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| |
| using System; |
| using System.Collections; |
| |
| namespace Google.Protobuf.Reflection |
| { |
| /// <summary> |
| /// Allows fields to be reflectively accessed. |
| /// </summary> |
| public interface IFieldAccessor |
| { |
| /// <summary> |
| /// Returns the descriptor associated with this field. |
| /// </summary> |
| FieldDescriptor Descriptor { get; } |
| |
| /// <summary> |
| /// Clears the field in the specified message. (For repeated fields, |
| /// this clears the list.) |
| /// </summary> |
| void Clear(IMessage message); |
| |
| /// <summary> |
| /// Fetches the field value. For repeated values, this will be an |
| /// <see cref="IList"/> implementation. For map values, this will be an |
| /// <see cref="IDictionary"/> implementation. |
| /// </summary> |
| object GetValue(IMessage message); |
| |
| /// <summary> |
| /// Mutator for single "simple" fields only. |
| /// </summary> |
| /// <remarks> |
| /// Repeated fields are mutated by fetching the value and manipulating it as a list. |
| /// Map fields are mutated by fetching the value and manipulating it as a dictionary. |
| /// </remarks> |
| /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The field is not a "simple" field.</exception> |
| void SetValue(IMessage message, object value); |
| } |
| } |