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package org.apache.felix.scrplugin.tags;

/**
 * <code>JavaField.java</code>...
 *
 */
public interface JavaField {

    /** The name of the field. */
    String getName();

    /** The type of the field. */
    String getType();

    /**
     * Return the given tag.
     * @param name The tag name.
     * @return The tag or null.
     */
    JavaTag getTagByName(String name);

    /**
     * Return the initial value if this is a static constant.
     * If this field is not an array, an array of length 1 is
     * returned with the value. If this field is an array,
     * the array of values is returned.
     * @return The initial value of the field.
     */
    String[] getInitializationExpression();
}