FieldOperations (MsgBuf Generator 1.1.8 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

Field
```
public interface FieldOperations
```
Mix-in interface for Field providing operations.

Author:

Bernhard Haumacher

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default Field`	`container()`	The `Field` in this field's type that is marked as `container`, or `null` if no such field exists.
`default String`	`getReverse()`	The name of the inverse reference of this one.
`default Option`	`getReverseAnnotation()`	The annotation marking this reference as "reverse".
`default boolean`	`isContainer()`	Whether this is a derived reference pointing to the owner of the object this referenec belongs to.
`default boolean`	`isDerived()`	Whether this field cannot be set by the application
`default boolean`	`isRef()`	Whether this is a cross reference (not a composition which is the default).
`default boolean`	`isReverse()`	Whether this is a reverse reference.
`default boolean`	`isReverseOf(String name)`	Whether this field is the reverse to the reference with the given name.
`Field`	`self()`	The implementation.

- Method Detail
  - self
```
Field self()
```
    The implementation.
  - isDerived
```
default boolean isDerived()
```
    Whether this field cannot be set by the application
  - isContainer
```
default boolean isContainer()
```
    Whether this is a derived reference pointing to the owner of the object this referenec belongs to.
  - isRef
```
default boolean isRef()
```
    Whether this is a cross reference (not a composition which is the default).
  - isReverse
```
default boolean isReverse()
```
    Whether this is a reverse reference.
  - isReverseOf
```
default boolean isReverseOf(String name)
```
    Whether this field is the reverse to the reference with the given name.
  - getReverse
```
default String getReverse()
```
    The name of the inverse reference of this one.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the reverse reference to this one, or null if no such reference exists.
  - getReverseAnnotation
```
default Option getReverseAnnotation()
```
    The annotation marking this reference as "reverse".
  - container
```
default Field container()
```
    The Field in this field's type that is marked as container, or null if no such field exists.