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package io.micronaut.inject;

import io.micronaut.core.annotation.AnnotatedElement;
import io.micronaut.core.annotation.AnnotationMetadataProvider;
import io.micronaut.core.type.Argument;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;

Defines an injection point for a field.
Author:
Graeme Rocher
Type parameters:
<B> – The bean type that declares the injection point
<T> – The field component type
Since:
1.0/**
 * Defines an injection point for a field.
 *
 * @param <B> The bean type that declares the injection point
 * @param <T> The field component type
 * @author Graeme Rocher
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface FieldInjectionPoint<B, T> extends InjectionPoint<B>, AnnotationMetadataProvider, AnnotatedElement {

    
Returns:
The name of the field/**
     * @return The name of the field
     */
    @Override
    String getName();

    
Resolves the underlying field. Note that this method will cause reflection
metadata to be initialized and should be avoided.
Returns:
The target field/**
     * Resolves the underlying field. Note that this method will cause reflection
     * metadata to be initialized and should be avoided.
     *
     * @return The target field
     */
    Field getField();

    
Returns:
The required component type/**
     * @return The required component type
     */
    Class<T> getType();

    
Sets the value of the field. Note that this method will cause reflection
metadata to be initialized and should be avoided.
Params:
instance – the instance
object –   The the field on the target object/**
     * Sets the value of the field. Note that this method will cause reflection
     * metadata to be initialized and should be avoided.
     *
     * @param instance the instance
     * @param object   The the field on the target object
     */
    void set(T instance, Object object);

    
Convert this field to an Argument reference. 
Returns:
The argument/**
     * Convert this field to an {@link Argument} reference.
     *
     * @return The argument
     */
    Argument<T> asArgument();
}