Field (pvDataJava 6.1.4 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

Array, BoundedString, Scalar, ScalarArray, Structure, StructureArray, Union, UnionArray

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseBoundedString, BaseField, BaseScalar, BaseScalarArray, BaseScalarBoundedArray, BaseScalarFixedArray, BaseStructure, BaseStructureArray, BaseUnion, BaseUnionArray
```
public interface Field
extends Serializable
```
Interface for field reflection.

Author:

mrk

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getID()`	Get the identification string.
`Type`	`getType()`	Get the field type.
`String`	`toString()`	Implement standard toString().
`void`	`toString(StringBuilder buf)`	Convert to a string
`void`	`toString(StringBuilder buf, int indentLevel)`	Convert to a string

Methods inherited from interface org.epics.pvdata.pv.Serializable
deserialize, serialize

- Method Detail
  - getID
```
String getID()
```
    Get the identification string.
    
    Returns:
    
    the identification string, can be empty
  - getType
```
Type getType()
```
    Get the field type.
    
    Returns:
    
    the field type
  - toString
```
void toString(StringBuilder buf)
```
    Convert to a string
    
    Parameters:
    
    buf - the buffer for the result
  - toString
```
void toString(StringBuilder buf,
              int indentLevel)
```
    Convert to a string
    
    Parameters:
    
    buf - buffer for the result
    
    indentLevel - the indentation level
  - toString
```
String toString()
```
    Implement standard toString().
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    The field as a String