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package jdk.vm.ci.hotspot;

import jdk.vm.ci.meta.JavaConstant;
import jdk.vm.ci.meta.ResolvedJavaField;

Represents a field in a HotSpot type.
/**
 * Represents a field in a HotSpot type.
 */
public interface HotSpotResolvedJavaField extends ResolvedJavaField {

    
Determines if a given object contains this field.
Returns:
true iff this is a non-static field and its declaring class is assignable from object's class/**
     * Determines if a given object contains this field.
     *
     * @return true iff this is a non-static field and its declaring class is assignable from
     *         {@code object}'s class
     */
    boolean isInObject(JavaConstant object);

    
Determines if this field should be treated as a constant.
/**
     * Determines if this field should be treated as a constant.
     */
    boolean isStable();
}