/**
* Get the field value.
*/
public int theField()
{
InputStream in = null;
try
{
// The special name of operation instructs just to get
// the field value rather than calling the method.
OutputStream out = _request("_get_theField", true);
in = _invoke(out);
int result = in.read_long();
return result;
}
catch (ApplicationException ex)
{
in = ex.getInputStream();