/**
* Parses a field type definition
*
* @param docField
* @return
*/
protected static Field ParseField(FieldDoc docField) {
assert (docField != null);
Field xmlField = new Field();
xmlField.name = docField.name();
xmlField.comment = docField.commentText();
xmlField.type = ParseType(docField.type());
xmlField.isFinal = docField.isFinal();
if (xmlField.isFinal) {
xmlField.finalExpression = docField.constantValueExpression();
} else if (docField.constantValueExpression() != null) {
// how would a non-final field have a constant value expression?
// my understanding is that this field is only != null when is not final
assert (false);
}
xmlField.isStatic = docField.isStatic();
xmlField.isVolatile = docField.isVolatile();
xmlField.isTransient = docField.isTransient();
xmlField.scope = DetermineScope(docField);
// parse annotations from the field
xmlField.annotationInstances =
ParseAnnotationInstances(docField.annotations(), docField.qualifiedName());
return xmlField;
}
