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package com.sun.javadoc;
import java.text.BreakIterator;
import java.util.Locale;
/**
* Represents Java language constructs (package, class, constructor,
* method, field) which have comments and have been processed by this
* run of javadoc. All Doc objects are unique, that is, they
* are == comparable.
*
* @since 1.2
* @author Robert Field
* @author Scott Seligman (generics, enums, annotations)
*/
public interface Doc extends Comparable<Object> {
/**
* Return the text of the comment for this doc item.
* Tags have been removed.
*/
String commentText();
/**
* Return all tags in this Doc item.
*
* @return an array of {@link Tag} objects containing all tags on
* this Doc item.
*/
Tag[] tags();
/**
* Return tags of the specified {@linkplain Tag#kind() kind} in
* this Doc item.
*
* For example, if 'tagname' has value "@serial", all tags in
* this Doc item of kind "@serial" will be returned.
*
* @param tagname name of the tag kind to search for.
* @return an array of Tag containing all tags whose 'kind()'
* matches 'tagname'.
*/
Tag[] tags(String tagname);
/**
* Return the see also tags in this Doc item.
*
* @return an array of SeeTag containing all @see tags.
*/
SeeTag[] seeTags();
/**
* Return comment as an array of tags. Includes inline tags
* (i.e. {@link <i>reference</i>} tags) but not
* block tags.
* Each section of plain text is represented as a {@link Tag}
* of {@linkplain Tag#kind() kind} "Text".
* Inline tags are represented as a {@link SeeTag} of kind "@see"
* and name "@link".
*
* @return an array of {@link Tag}s representing the comment
*/
Tag[] inlineTags();
/**
* Return the first sentence of the comment as an array of tags.
* Includes inline tags
* (i.e. {@link <i>reference</i>} tags) but not
* block tags.
* Each section of plain text is represented as a {@link Tag}
* of {@linkplain Tag#kind() kind} "Text".
* Inline tags are represented as a {@link SeeTag} of kind "@see"
* and name "@link".
* <p>
* If the locale is English language, the first sentence is
* determined by the rules described in the Java Language
* Specification (first version): "This sentence ends
* at the first period that is followed by a blank, tab, or
* line terminator or at the first tagline.", in
* addition a line will be terminated by block
* HTML tags: <p> </p> <h1>
* <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> <h6>
* <hr> <pre> or </pre>.
* If the locale is not English, the sentence end will be
* determined by
* {@link BreakIterator#getSentenceInstance(Locale)}.
* @return an array of {@link Tag}s representing the
* first sentence of the comment
*/
Tag[] firstSentenceTags();
/**
* Return the full unprocessed text of the comment. Tags
* are included as text. Used mainly for store and retrieve
* operations like internalization.
*/
String getRawCommentText();
/**
* Set the full unprocessed text of the comment. Tags
* are included as text. Used mainly for store and retrieve
* operations like internalization.
*/
void setRawCommentText(String rawDocumentation);
/**
* Returns the non-qualified name of this Doc item.
*
* @return the name
*/
String name();
/**
* Compares this doc object with the specified object for order. Returns a
* negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this doc object is less
* than, equal to, or greater than the given object.
* <p>
* This method satisfies the {@link java.lang.Comparable} interface.
*
* @param obj the <code>Object</code> to be compared.
* @return a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this Object
* is less than, equal to, or greater than the given Object.
* @exception ClassCastException the specified Object's type prevents it
* from being compared to this Object.
*/
int compareTo(Object obj);
/**
* Is this Doc item a field (but not an enum constant)?
*
* @return true if it represents a field
*/
boolean isField();
/**
* Is this Doc item an enum constant?
*
* @return true if it represents an enum constant
* @since 1.5
*/
boolean isEnumConstant();
/**
* Is this Doc item a constructor?
*
* @return true if it represents a constructor
*/
boolean isConstructor();
/**
* Is this Doc item a method (but not a constructor or annotation
* type element)?
*
* @return true if it represents a method
*/
boolean isMethod();
/**
* Is this Doc item an annotation type element?
*
* @return true if it represents an annotation type element
* @since 1.5
*/
boolean isAnnotationTypeElement();
/**
* Is this Doc item an interface (but not an annotation type)?
*
* @return true if it represents an interface
*/
boolean isInterface();
/**
* Is this Doc item an exception class?
*
* @return true if it represents an exception
*/
boolean isException();
/**
* Is this Doc item an error class?
*
* @return true if it represents a error
*/
boolean isError();
/**
* Is this Doc item an enum type?
*
* @return true if it represents an enum type
* @since 1.5
*/
boolean isEnum();
/**
* Is this Doc item an annotation type?
*
* @return true if it represents an annotation type
* @since 1.5
*/
boolean isAnnotationType();
/**
* Is this Doc item an
* <a href="{@docRoot}/com/sun/javadoc/package-summary.html#class">ordinary
* class</a>?
* (i.e. not an interface, annotation type, enum, exception, or error)?
*
* @return true if it represents an ordinary class
*/
boolean isOrdinaryClass();
/**
* Is this Doc item a
* <a href="{@docRoot}/com/sun/javadoc/package-summary.html#class">class</a>
* (and not an interface or annotation type)?
* This includes ordinary classes, enums, errors and exceptions.
*
* @return true if it represents a class
*/
boolean isClass();
/**
* Return true if this Doc item is
* <a href="{@docRoot}/com/sun/javadoc/package-summary.html#included">included</a>
* in the result set.
*/
boolean isIncluded();
/**
* Return the source position of the first line of the
* corresponding declaration, or null if
* no position is available. A default constructor returns
* null because it has no location in the source file.
*
* @since 1.4
*/
SourcePosition position();
}