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+package net.sourceforge.pmd.ast;
+
+public interface AccessFlags {
+    // Stolen Shamelessly from BCEL
+    /** Access flags for classes, fields and methods.
+     */
+    public final static short ACC_PUBLIC       = 0x0001;
+    public final static short ACC_PRIVATE      = 0x0002;
+    public final static short ACC_PROTECTED    = 0x0004;
+    public final static short ACC_STATIC       = 0x0008;
+    
+    public final static short ACC_FINAL        = 0x0010;
+    public final static short ACC_SYNCHRONIZED = 0x0020;
+    public final static short ACC_VOLATILE     = 0x0040;
+    public final static short ACC_TRANSIENT    = 0x0080;
+    
+    public final static short ACC_NATIVE       = 0x0100;
+    public final static short ACC_INTERFACE    = 0x0200;
+    public final static short ACC_ABSTRACT     = 0x0400;
+    public final static short ACC_STRICT       = 0x0800;
+    
+    // Applies to classes compiled by new compilers only
+    public final static short ACC_SUPER        = 0x0020;
+    
+}