[Chapter 13] Member
Author: Mark Grand and Jonathan Knudsen
Date: Fri Aug 8 17:13:17 1997

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| Chapter 13 The java.lang.reflect Package |

# Member

## Name

Member

## Synopsis

Interface Name:

  `java.lang.reflect.Member`

Super-interface:

  None

Immediate Sub-interfaces:

  None

Implemented By:

  `java.lang.reflect.Constructor`,

  `java.lang.reflect.Field`,

  `java.lang.reflect.Method`

Availability:

  New as of JDK 1.1

## Description

The `Member` interface defines methods shared by members of a class: fields, methods, and constructors.

## Class Summary

    public abstract interface java.lang.reflect.Member {
      // Constants
      public final static int DECLARED;
      public final static int PUBLIC;
      // Methods
      public abstract Class getDeclaringClass();
      public abstract int getModifiers();
      public abstract String getName();
    }

## Constants

### DECLARED

#### public final static int DECLARED

Description

  A constant that represents the set of all declared members of a class or interface. This set does not include inherited members. The set can be used in calls to `SecurityManager.checkMemberAccess()`.

### PUBLIC

#### public final static int PUBLIC

Description

  A constant that represents the set of all public members of a class or interface, including inherited members. The set can be used in calls to `SecurityManager.checkMemberAccess()`.

## Methods

### getDeclaringClass

#### public abstract Class getDeclaringClass()

Returns

  The `Class` object that represents the class that declared this member.

Description

  This method returns the `Class` object for the class in which this member is declared.

### getModifiers

#### public abstract int getModifiers()

Returns

  An integer that represents the modifier keywords used to declare this member.

Description

  This method returns an integer value that represents the modifiers of this member. The `Modifier` class should be used to decode the returned value.

### getName

#### public abstract String getName()

Returns

  The name of this member as a `String`.

Description

  This method returns the name of this member.

## See Also

`Class`, `Constructor`, `Field`, `Method`, `Modifier`, `SecurityManager`

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