/*
 * FindBugs - Find Bugs in Java programs
 * Copyright (C) 2003-2007 University of Maryland
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
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 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */

package edu.umd.cs.findbugs.ba;

import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.classfile.ClassDescriptor;

/**
 * Common superinterface for code entities having access flags:
 * classes, fields, and methods.
 * 
 * @author David Hovemeyer
 */
public interface AccessibleEntity {

	/**
	 * Get the entity's access flags.
	 */
	public int getAccessFlags();

	/**
	 * Is the entity static?
	 */
	public boolean isStatic();

	/**
	 * Is the entity final?
	 */
	public boolean isFinal();

	/**
	 * Is the entity public?
	 */
	public boolean isPublic();

	/**
	 * Is the entity protected?
	 */
	public boolean isProtected();

	/**
	 * Is the entity private?
	 */
	public boolean isPrivate();

	/**
	 * Is the entity synthetic?
	 */
	public boolean isSynthetic();
	/**
	 * Is the entity deprecated?
	 */
	public boolean isDeprecated();
	/**
	 * Get the ClassDescriptor representing the class (if entity is a class)
	 * or the class containing the entity (if a field or method).
	 */
	public ClassDescriptor getClassDescriptor();



}
