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1 package net.sf.clirr.core.spi;
2
3 /**
4  * A Java source code entity like a type or a method that has the
5  * concept of a visibility scope.
6  *
7  * Each entity has two scopes: One that is declared and the effective scope.
8  * For example a public method can have an effective scope of package if it
9  * appears in a class that is package visible.
10  *
11  * @author lk
12  *
13  */
14 public interface Scoped
15 {
16     /**
17      * The declared scope of this entity.
18      * @return the scope that appears in the modifiers of this entity.
19      */
20     Scope getDeclaredScope();
21     
22     /**
23      * The effective Scope of this entity.
24      *
25      * @return the minimum scope of the modifiers of this entity and
26      * it's all of it's containers.
27      */
28     Scope getEffectiveScope();
29 }
30
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