Interface Doc

All Superinterfaces:
Comparable<Object>
All Known Subinterfaces:
AnnotationTypeDoc, AnnotationTypeElementDoc, ClassDoc, ConstructorDoc, ExecutableMemberDoc, FieldDoc, MemberDoc, MethodDoc, PackageDoc, ProgramElementDoc, RootDoc
All Known Implementing Classes:
AnnotationTypeDocImpl, AnnotationTypeElementDocImpl, ClassDocImpl, ConstructorDocImpl, DocImpl, ExecutableMemberDocImpl, FieldDocImpl, GSDocImplShim, MemberDocImpl, MethodDocImpl, PackageDocImpl, ProgramElementDocImpl, RootDocImpl

@Deprecated public interface Doc extends Comparable<Object>
Deprecated.
The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package jdk.javadoc.doclet. For more information, see the Migration Guide in the documentation for that package.
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
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Deprecated.
    Return the text of the comment for this doc item.
    int
    Deprecated.
    Compares this doc object with the specified object for order.
    Tag[]
    Deprecated.
    Return the first sentence of the comment as an array of tags.
    Deprecated.
    Return the full unprocessed text of the comment.
    Tag[]
    Deprecated.
    Return comment as an array of tags.
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Is this Doc item an annotation type?
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Is this Doc item an annotation type element?
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Is this Doc item a class (and not an interface or annotation type)? This includes ordinary classes, enums, errors and exceptions.
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Is this Doc item a constructor?
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Is this Doc item an enum type?
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Is this Doc item an enum constant?
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Is this Doc item an error class?
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Is this Doc item an exception class?
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Is this Doc item a field (but not an enum constant)?
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Return true if this Doc item is included in the result set.
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Is this Doc item an interface (but not an annotation type)?
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Is this Doc item a method (but not a constructor or annotation type element)?
    boolean
    Deprecated.
    Is this Doc item an ordinary class? (i.e.
    Deprecated.
    Returns the non-qualified name of this Doc item.
    Deprecated.
    Return the source position of the first line of the corresponding declaration, or null if no position is available.
    Deprecated.
    Return the see also tags in this Doc item.
    void
    setRawCommentText(String rawDocumentation)
    Deprecated.
    Set the full unprocessed text of the comment.
    Tag[]
    Deprecated.
    Return all tags in this Doc item.
    Tag[]
    tags(String tagname)
    Deprecated.
    Return tags of the specified kind in this Doc item.
  • Method Details

    • commentText

      String commentText()
      Deprecated.
      Return the text of the comment for this doc item. Tags have been removed.
      Returns:
      the text of the comment for this doc item.
    • tags

      Tag[] tags()
      Deprecated.
      Return all tags in this Doc item.
      Returns:
      an array of Tag objects containing all tags on this Doc item.
    • tags

      Tag[] tags(String tagname)
      Deprecated.
      Return tags of the specified kind in this Doc item. For example, if 'tagname' has value "@serial", all tags in this Doc item of kind "@serial" will be returned.
      Parameters:
      tagname - name of the tag kind to search for.
      Returns:
      an array of Tag containing all tags whose 'kind()' matches 'tagname'.
    • seeTags

      SeeTag[] seeTags()
      Deprecated.
      Return the see also tags in this Doc item.
      Returns:
      an array of SeeTag containing all @see tags.
    • inlineTags

      Tag[] inlineTags()
      Deprecated.
      Return comment as an array of tags. Includes inline tags (i.e. {@link reference} tags) but not block tags. Each section of plain text is represented as a Tag of kind "Text". Inline tags are represented as a SeeTag of kind "@see" and name "@link".
      Returns:
      an array of Tags representing the comment
    • firstSentenceTags

      Tag[] firstSentenceTags()
      Deprecated.
      Return the first sentence of the comment as an array of tags. Includes inline tags (i.e. {@link reference} tags) but not block tags. Each section of plain text is represented as a Tag of kind "Text". Inline tags are represented as a SeeTag of kind "@see" and name "@link".

      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 BreakIterator.getSentenceInstance(Locale).

      Returns:
      an array of Tags representing the first sentence of the comment
    • getRawCommentText

      String getRawCommentText()
      Deprecated.
      Return the full unprocessed text of the comment. Tags are included as text. Used mainly for store and retrieve operations like internalization.
      Returns:
      the full unprocessed text of the comment.
    • setRawCommentText

      void setRawCommentText(String rawDocumentation)
      Deprecated.
      Set the full unprocessed text of the comment. Tags are included as text. Used mainly for store and retrieve operations like internalization.
      Parameters:
      rawDocumentation - A String containing the full unprocessed text of the comment.
    • name

      String name()
      Deprecated.
      Returns the non-qualified name of this Doc item.
      Returns:
      the name
    • compareTo

      int compareTo(Object obj)
      Deprecated.
      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.

      This method satisfies the Comparable interface.

      Specified by:
      compareTo in interface Comparable<Object>
      Parameters:
      obj - the Object to be compared.
      Returns:
      a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this Object is less than, equal to, or greater than the given Object.
      Throws:
      ClassCastException - the specified Object's type prevents it from being compared to this Object.
    • isField

      boolean isField()
      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item a field (but not an enum constant)?
      Returns:
      true if it represents a field
    • isEnumConstant

      boolean isEnumConstant()
      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an enum constant?
      Returns:
      true if it represents an enum constant
      Since:
      1.5
    • isConstructor

      boolean isConstructor()
      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item a constructor?
      Returns:
      true if it represents a constructor
    • isMethod

      boolean isMethod()
      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item a method (but not a constructor or annotation type element)?
      Returns:
      true if it represents a method
    • isAnnotationTypeElement

      boolean isAnnotationTypeElement()
      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an annotation type element?
      Returns:
      true if it represents an annotation type element
      Since:
      1.5
    • isInterface

      boolean isInterface()
      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an interface (but not an annotation type)?
      Returns:
      true if it represents an interface
    • isException

      boolean isException()
      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an exception class?
      Returns:
      true if it represents an exception
    • isError

      boolean isError()
      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an error class?
      Returns:
      true if it represents a error
    • isEnum

      boolean isEnum()
      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an enum type?
      Returns:
      true if it represents an enum type
      Since:
      1.5
    • isAnnotationType

      boolean isAnnotationType()
      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an annotation type?
      Returns:
      true if it represents an annotation type
      Since:
      1.5
    • isOrdinaryClass

      boolean isOrdinaryClass()
      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an ordinary class? (i.e. not an interface, annotation type, enum, exception, or error)?
      Returns:
      true if it represents an ordinary class
    • isClass

      boolean isClass()
      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item a class (and not an interface or annotation type)? This includes ordinary classes, enums, errors and exceptions.
      Returns:
      true if it represents a class
    • isIncluded

      boolean isIncluded()
      Deprecated.
      Return true if this Doc item is included in the result set.
      Returns:
      true if this Doc item is included in the result set.
    • position

      SourcePosition position()
      Deprecated.
      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.
      Returns:
      the source positino 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