PField (Providence Core 1.10.2 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

Any._Field, Empty._Field, PApplicationException._Field
```
public interface PField
```
Field descriptor. All struct variants contains a set of fields. This interface describes the properties each field has. It is an interface so the fields themselves may be implemented as an enum.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static java.lang.String`	`asString(PField field)`	asString helper for fields.
`java.lang.Object`	`getDefaultValue()`
`PDescriptor`	`getDescriptor()`
`int`	`getId()`
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`
`PRequirement`	`getRequirement()`
`default PType`	`getType()`
`boolean`	`hasDefaultValue()`

- Method Detail
  - getId
```
int getId()
```
    Returns:
    
    The field numeric ID or key.
  - getRequirement
```
@Nonnull
PRequirement getRequirement()
```
    Returns:
    
    How the field is required for validity.
  - getType
```
@Nonnull
default PType getType()
```
    Returns:
    
    The data type of the field.
  - getDescriptor
```
@Nonnull
PDescriptor getDescriptor()
```
    Returns:
    
    The type descriptor for the field data type.
  - getName
```
@Nonnull
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Returns:
    
    The field name (original).
  - hasDefaultValue
```
boolean hasDefaultValue()
```
    Returns:
    
    Whether the field has an explicit default value.
  - getDefaultValue
```
java.lang.Object getDefaultValue()
```
    Returns:
    
    The default value or null if none. This should return value also where the field has an implicit default value, e.g. numerical types.
  - asString
```
static java.lang.String asString(PField field)
```
    asString helper for fields.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - The field to make string of.
    
    Returns:
    
    The field asString.