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package org.apache.druid.frame.field;

/**
 * Pointer to a field position in some memory. Only points to the beginning of the field, since all fields
 * can be read without knowing their entire length.
 *
 * See {@link org.apache.druid.frame.write.RowBasedFrameWriter} for details about the format.
 */
public interface ReadableFieldPointer
{
  /**
   * Starting position of the field.
   */
  long position();

  /**
   * Length of the field.
   */
  long length();
}