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25 package jdk.incubator.code.dialect.java;
26 
27 import jdk.incubator.code.CodeType;
28 
29 /**
30  * A symbolic reference to a Java class member or a Java type including members,
31  * commonly containing symbolic names together with {@link JavaType symbolic descriptions}
32  * of Java types.
33  * <p>
34  * A symbolic Java reference can be resolved to a corresponding instance of its
35  * reflected representation, much like the symbolic description of a Java type
36  * can be resolved to an instance of {@link java.lang.reflect.Type Type}.
37  */
38 public sealed interface JavaRef extends CodeType
39         permits MethodRef, FieldRef, RecordTypeRef {
40     // @@@ Make RecordTypeRef.ComponentRef implement JavaRef?
41     //     - resolve to RecordComponent
42     //     - (RecordTypeRef resolves to Type.)
43     // @@@ AnnotatedElement is the common top type for resolved Java refs and types
44 }