Package edu.umd.cs.findbugs.ba

Interface XField

All Superinterfaces:
AccessibleEntity, AnnotatedObject, ClassMember, Comparable<ComparableField>, ComparableField, FieldOrMethodName, Serializable
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractField, FieldInfo, UnresolvedXField
public interface XField extends ClassMember, AnnotatedObject, ComparableField
Abstract representation of a field. Note that this is called "XField" to distinguish it from BCEL's Field class. Also, you can think of the "X" as expanding to "Instance" or "Static".

This interface and its implementations exist because Field objects in BCEL are awkward to deal with. They are not Comparable, it is difficult to find out what class they belong to, etc.

If the resolved() method returns true, then any information queried from this object can be assumed to be accurate. If the resolved() method returns false, then FindBugs can't find the field and any information other than name/signature/etc. cannot be trusted.

  • Method Details

    • isReferenceType

      boolean isReferenceType()
      Is the type of the field a reference type?

    • isVolatile

      boolean isVolatile()
      Is this a volatile field?

    • isEnum

      boolean isEnum()
      Returns:
      true if this is a enum constant

    • getFieldDescriptor

      FieldDescriptor getFieldDescriptor()
      Returns:
      FieldDescriptor referring to this field