<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1255" ?><Interface name="IField" hierarchy="GMLDOM" id="core.dev:IField" sort="23" urn="core.dev:interfaces.IField.gs" toc="\Core Interfaces"><Summary>An abstract class for fields.</Summary><Copyright>(c) SAP AG 2003-2006. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
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<Method name="getAlias" abstract="Yes" modifier="abstract" sortGroup="true" scope="public" id="core.dev:IField!getAlias" sort="35" group="Methods" seq="0000"><Summary>DEPRECATED - use getName() or getLabel() instead
   Gets the field's friendly name.</Summary><Parameters signature="method:: &lt;i&gt;this&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;b&gt;getAlias&lt;/b&gt;() &amp;rarr; String&lt;i&gt;Abstract=&quot;Yes&quot;&lt;/i&gt;"></Parameters><Return type="String">The fields's friendly name.</Return></Method>
<Method name="getAppName" abstract="Yes" modifier="abstract" sortGroup="true" scope="public" id="core.dev:IField!getAppName" sort="35" group="Methods" seq="0001"><Summary>Gets the string representation of the application-specific technical field name.</Summary><Parameters signature="method:: &lt;i&gt;this&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;b&gt;getAppName&lt;/b&gt;() &amp;rarr; String&lt;i&gt;Abstract=&quot;Yes&quot;&lt;/i&gt;"></Parameters><Return type="String">The application-specific technical field name.</Return></Method>
<Method name="getAppType" abstract="Yes" modifier="abstract" sortGroup="true" scope="public" id="core.dev:IField!getAppType" sort="35" group="Methods" seq="0002"><Summary>Gets the string representation of the application-specific technical field type.</Summary><Parameters signature="method:: &lt;i&gt;this&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;b&gt;getAppType&lt;/b&gt;() &amp;rarr; String&lt;i&gt;Abstract=&quot;Yes&quot;&lt;/i&gt;"></Parameters><Return type="String">The application-specific technical field type.</Return></Method>
<Method name="getDescription" abstract="Yes" modifier="abstract" sortGroup="true" scope="public" id="core.dev:IField!getDescription" sort="35" group="Methods" seq="0003"><Summary>Gets the field's description, as retrieved from the backend.</Summary><Parameters signature="method:: &lt;i&gt;this&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;b&gt;getDescription&lt;/b&gt;() &amp;rarr; String&lt;i&gt;Abstract=&quot;Yes&quot;&lt;/i&gt;"></Parameters><Return type="String">The fields's description.</Return></Method>
<Method name="getId" abstract="Yes" modifier="abstract" sortGroup="true" scope="public" id="core.dev:IField!getId" sort="35" group="Methods" seq="0004"><Summary>Gets the field's id.</Summary><Parameters signature="method:: &lt;i&gt;this&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;b&gt;getId&lt;/b&gt;() &amp;rarr; String&lt;i&gt;Abstract=&quot;Yes&quot;&lt;/i&gt;"></Parameters><Return type="String">The field's id.</Return></Method>
<Method name="getLabel" abstract="Yes" modifier="abstract" sortGroup="true" scope="public" id="core.dev:IField!getLabel" sort="35" group="Methods" seq="0005"><Summary>Gets the field's control label, retrieved from the backend.</Summary><Parameters signature="method:: &lt;i&gt;this&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;b&gt;getLabel&lt;/b&gt;() &amp;rarr; String&lt;i&gt;Abstract=&quot;Yes&quot;&lt;/i&gt;"></Parameters><Return type="String">The fields's control label.</Return></Method>
<Method name="getName" abstract="Yes" modifier="abstract" sortGroup="true" scope="public" id="core.dev:IField!getName" sort="35" group="Methods" seq="0006"><Summary>Gets the field's unique identifier. 
   It should consist of letters, digits or '_', and not start with a digit.
   It is unique in the scope of all fields and infoshapes with the same parent (structured field or infoshape).</Summary><Parameters signature="method:: &lt;i&gt;this&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;b&gt;getName&lt;/b&gt;() &amp;rarr; String&lt;i&gt;Abstract=&quot;Yes&quot;&lt;/i&gt;"></Parameters><Return type="String">The fields's unique identifier.</Return></Method>
<Method name="getType" abstract="Yes" modifier="abstract" sortGroup="true" scope="public" id="core.dev:IField!getType" sort="35" group="Methods" seq="0007"><Summary>Gets the field's type.</Summary><Parameters signature="method:: &lt;i&gt;this&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;b&gt;getType&lt;/b&gt;() &amp;rarr; String&lt;i&gt;Abstract=&quot;Yes&quot;&lt;/i&gt;"></Parameters><Return type="String">The field's type.</Return></Method>
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