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package jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit;

import java.io.*;

import javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement;
import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;

The interface for writing method output.
 
This is NOT part of any supported API.
 If you write code that depends on this, you do so at your own risk.
 This code and its internal interfaces are subject to change or
 deletion without notice.
Author:
Jamie Ho, Bhavesh Patel (Modified)/**
 * The interface for writing method output.
 *
 *  <p><b>This is NOT part of any supported API.
 *  If you write code that depends on this, you do so at your own risk.
 *  This code and its internal interfaces are subject to change or
 *  deletion without notice.</b>
 *
 * @author Jamie Ho
 * @author Bhavesh Patel (Modified)
 */

public interface MethodWriter {

    
Get the method details tree header.
Params:
typeElement – the class being documented
memberDetailsTree – the content tree representing member details
Returns:
content tree for the method details header/**
     * Get the method details tree header.
     *
     * @param typeElement the class being documented
     * @param memberDetailsTree the content tree representing member details
     * @return content tree for the method details header
     */
    public Content getMethodDetailsTreeHeader(TypeElement typeElement,
            Content memberDetailsTree);

    
Get the method documentation tree header.
Params:
method – the method being documented
methodDetailsTree – the content tree representing method details
Returns:
content tree for the method documentation header/**
     * Get the method documentation tree header.
     *
     * @param method the method being documented
     * @param methodDetailsTree the content tree representing method details
     * @return content tree for the method documentation header
     */
    public Content getMethodDocTreeHeader(ExecutableElement method,
            Content methodDetailsTree);

    
Get the signature for the given method.
Params:
method – the method being documented
Returns:
content tree for the method signature/**
     * Get the signature for the given method.
     *
     * @param method the method being documented
     * @return content tree for the method signature
     */
    public Content getSignature(ExecutableElement method);

    
Add the deprecated output for the given method.
Params:
method – the method being documented
methodDocTree – content tree to which the deprecated information will be added/**
     * Add the deprecated output for the given method.
     *
     * @param method the method being documented
     * @param methodDocTree content tree to which the deprecated information will be added
     */
    public void addDeprecated(ExecutableElement method, Content methodDocTree);

    
Add the comments for the given method.
Params:
holder – the holder type (not erasure) of the method
method – the method being documented
methodDocTree – the content tree to which the comments will be added/**
     * Add the comments for the given method.
     *
     * @param holder the holder type (not erasure) of the method
     * @param method the method being documented
     * @param methodDocTree the content tree to which the comments will be added
     */
    public void addComments(TypeMirror holder, ExecutableElement method, Content methodDocTree);

    
Add the tags for the given method.
Params:
method – the method being documented
methodDocTree – the content tree to which the tags will be added/**
     * Add the tags for the given method.
     *
     * @param method the method being documented
     * @param methodDocTree the content tree to which the tags will be added
     */
    public void addTags(ExecutableElement method, Content methodDocTree);

    
Get the method details tree.
Params:
methodDetailsTree – the content tree representing method details
Returns:
content tree for the method details/**
     * Get the method details tree.
     *
     * @param methodDetailsTree the content tree representing method details
     * @return content tree for the method details
     */
    public Content getMethodDetails(Content methodDetailsTree);

    
Get the method documentation.
Params:
methodDocTree – the content tree representing method documentation
isLastContent – true if the content to be added is the last content
Returns:
content tree for the method documentation/**
     * Get the method documentation.
     *
     * @param methodDocTree the content tree representing method documentation
     * @param isLastContent true if the content to be added is the last content
     * @return content tree for the method documentation
     */
    public Content getMethodDoc(Content methodDocTree, boolean isLastContent);
}