IMetaField (EASy-Producer Documentation API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractIvmlFieldDescriptor, CompoundTypeDescriptor.SlotDescriptor, FieldDescriptor, IvmlAccessorFieldDescriptor, IvmlAnnotationFieldDescriptor, IvmlConfigurationFieldDescriptor, ReflectionFieldDescriptor
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public interface IMetaField
```
Represents a data field.

Author:

Holger Eichelberger

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getJavaSignature()`	Returns the java-like signature of this operation.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of the method.
`java.lang.String`	`getSignature()`	Returns the signature of the method (in terms of VIL types where possible).
`IMetaType`	`getType()`	Returns the type of this attribute.
`boolean`	`isReadOnly()`	Returns whether the field is read-only.
`boolean`	`isStatic()`	Returns whether the field is static.

- Method Detail
  - getName
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java.lang.String getName()
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    Returns the name of the method.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the method
  - getJavaSignature
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java.lang.String getJavaSignature()
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    Returns the java-like signature of this operation.
    
    Returns:
    
    the java-like Java signature of this operation
  - getSignature
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java.lang.String getSignature()
```
    Returns the signature of the method (in terms of VIL types where possible).
    
    Returns:
    
    the signature of the method
  - getType
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IMetaType getType()
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    Returns the type of this attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type
  - isReadOnly
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boolean isReadOnly()
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    Returns whether the field is read-only. Please note that this method provides a "static" information, i.e., it cannot change during script execution. If a field can be modified at all, this method shall return true and determine when the value is changed, whether the actual access is permitted. In contrast, if it is known that the field cannot be changed at all, this method shall return false.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the field is read-only, false else
  - isStatic
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boolean isStatic()
```
    Returns whether the field is static.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the field is static, false else