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package org.exolab.castor.mapping;
import org.castor.core.nature.PropertyHolder;
/**
* Describes the properties of a class and its fields. Implementations will extend this interface to
* provide additional properties.
*
* @author Assaf Arkin
* @version $Revision$ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $
* @see FieldDescriptor
*/
public interface ClassDescriptor extends PropertyHolder {
/**
* Returns the Java class represented by this descriptor.
*
* @return The Java class
*/
Class getJavaClass();
/**
* Returns a list of fields represented by this descriptor.
*
* @return A list of fields
*/
FieldDescriptor[] getFields();
/**
* Returns the class descriptor of the class extended by this class.
*
* @return The extended class descriptor
*/
ClassDescriptor getExtends();
/**
* Returns the identity field, null if this class has no identity.
*
* @return The identity field
*/
FieldDescriptor getIdentity();
}