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using System;
using Decoder = org.apache.qpid.transport.codec.Decoder;
using Encoder = org.apache.qpid.transport.codec.Encoder;

namespace org.apache.qpid.transport
{
    /// <summary> 
    /// Field
    /// </summary>
    public abstract class Field<C, T>
    {
        private C container;
        private T type;
        private String name;
        private int index;

        protected Field(C container, T type, String name, int index)
        {
            this.container = container;
            this.type = type;
            this.name = name;
            this.index = index;
        }

        public C Container
        {
            get { return container; }
        }

        public T Type
        {
            get { return type; }
        }

        public String Name
        {
            get { return name; }
        }

        public int Index
        {
            get { return index; }
        }

        public abstract bool has(Object mystruct);

        public abstract void has(Object mystruct, bool value);

        public abstract T get(Object mystruct);

        public abstract void read(Decoder dec, Object mystruct);

        public abstract void write(Encoder enc, Object mystruct);
    }
}