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package org.eclipse.dltk.compiler.env;

public interface ISourceField extends IGenericField {
	/**
	 * Answer the source end position of the field's declaration.
	 */
	int getDeclarationSourceEnd();

	/**
	 * Answer the source start position of the field's declaration.
	 */
	int getDeclarationSourceStart();

	/**
	 * Answer the initialization source for this constant field. Answer null if
	 * the field is not a constant or if it has no initialization.
	 */
	char[] getInitializationSource();

	/**
	 * Answer the source end position of the field's name.
	 */
	int getNameSourceEnd();

	/**
	 * Answer the source start position of the field's name.
	 */
	int getNameSourceStart();

	/**
	 * Answer the type name of the field.
	 * 
	 * The name is a simple name or a qualified, dot separated name. For
	 * example, Hashtable or java.util.Hashtable.
	 */
	char[] getTypeName();
}
