Caplin Systems - Field (DataSource for Java 7.1.5-1128-ee5f4ae API Reference)

```
public interface Field
```
Represents a name/value field pair.

You do not have to implement this interface yourself. Fields can be retrieved from the relevant implementations of Message; for example, RecordMessage provides the RecordMessage.getFields() method and PermissionMessage provides the PermissionMessage.getFields() method.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Gets the field name.
`int`	`getNumber()`	Gets the field number.
`java.lang.String`	`getValue()`	Gets the field value.
`void`	`setValue(java.lang.String value)`	Sets the field value.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Gets the field name.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name.
  - getNumber
```
int getNumber()
```
    Gets the field number.
    
    Returns:
    
    The number.
  - getValue
```
java.lang.String getValue()
```
    Gets the field value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The value.
  - setValue
```
void setValue(java.lang.String value)
```
    Sets the field value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The value.