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 * Contributors:
 * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.model.internal.validation;

import org.eclipse.jem.java.Field;
import org.eclipse.jem.java.JavaClass;
import org.eclipse.jst.j2ee.ejb.EnterpriseBean;


public abstract interface IFieldType {
	public static final String NO_MESSAGE_PREFIX = ""; // For the two getMessageId_X methods, if the method never requires that particular message, return this message prefix instead //$NON-NLS-1$
	
	public long getId();
	
	public boolean isFieldType(EnterpriseBean bean, JavaClass clazz, Field field);
}