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package jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit.taglets;

import javax.lang.model.element.Element;

import com.sun.source.doctree.DocTree;
import jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit.Content;


This is the Taglet interface used internally within the doclet.

Author:Jamie Ho
/**
 * This is the Taglet interface used internally within the doclet.
 *
 * @author Jamie Ho
 */

public interface Taglet {

    
Return true if this Taglet
is used in field documentation.

Returns:true if this Taglet
is used in field documentation and false
otherwise.
/**
     * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in field documentation.
     * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in field documentation and false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public abstract boolean inField();

    
Return true if this Taglet
is used in constructor documentation.

Returns:true if this Taglet
is used in constructor documentation and false
otherwise.
/**
     * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in constructor documentation.
     * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in constructor documentation and false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public abstract boolean inConstructor();

    
Return true if this Taglet
is used in method documentation.

Returns:true if this Taglet
is used in method documentation and false
otherwise.
/**
     * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in method documentation.
     * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in method documentation and false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public abstract boolean inMethod();

    
Return true if this Taglet
is used in overview documentation.

Returns:true if this Taglet
is used in method documentation and false
otherwise.
/**
     * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in overview documentation.
     * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in method documentation and false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public abstract boolean inOverview();

    
Return true if this Taglet
is used in module documentation.

Returns:true if this Taglet
is used in module documentation and false
otherwise.
/**
     * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in module documentation.
     * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in module documentation and false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public abstract boolean inModule();

    
Return true if this Taglet
is used in package documentation.

Returns:true if this Taglet
is used in package documentation and false
otherwise.
/**
     * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in package documentation.
     * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in package documentation and false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public abstract boolean inPackage();

    
Return true if this Taglet
is used in type documentation (classes or
interfaces).

Returns:true if this Taglet
is used in type documentation and false
otherwise.
/**
     * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in type documentation (classes or
     * interfaces).
     * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is used in type documentation and false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public abstract boolean inType();

    
Return true if this Taglet
is an inline tag. Return false otherwise.

Returns:true if this Taglet
is an inline tag and false otherwise.
/**
     * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is an inline tag. Return false otherwise.
     * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
     * is an inline tag and false otherwise.
     */
    public abstract boolean isInlineTag();

    
Return the name of this custom tag.

Returns:the name of this custom tag.
/**
     * Return the name of this custom tag.
     * @return the name of this custom tag.
     */
    public abstract String getName();

    
Given the Tag representation of this custom
tag, return its Content representation, which is output
to the generated page.

Params:
  • holder – the element holding the tag
  • tag – the Tag representation of this custom tag.
  • writer – a TagletWriter Taglet writer.
Throws:
Returns:the Content representation of this Tag.
/**
     * Given the <code>Tag</code> representation of this custom
     * tag, return its Content representation, which is output
     * to the generated page.
     * @param holder the element holding the tag
     * @param tag the <code>Tag</code> representation of this custom tag.
     * @param writer a {@link TagletWriter} Taglet writer.
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException thrown when the method is not supported by the taglet.
     * @return the Content representation of this <code>Tag</code>.
     */
    public abstract Content getTagletOutput(Element holder, DocTree tag, TagletWriter writer) throws
            UnsupportedOperationException;

    
Given a Doc object, check if it holds any tags of
this type.  If it does, return the string representing the output.
If it does not, return null.

Params:
  • holder – a Doc object holding the custom tag.
  • writer – a TagletWriter Taglet writer.
Throws:
Returns:the TagletOutput representation of this Tag.
/**
     * Given a <code>Doc</code> object, check if it holds any tags of
     * this type.  If it does, return the string representing the output.
     * If it does not, return null.
     * @param holder a {@link Doc} object holding the custom tag.
     * @param writer a {@link TagletWriter} Taglet writer.
     * @throws UnsupportedTagletOperationException thrown when the method is not
     *         supported by the taglet.
     * @return the TagletOutput representation of this <code>Tag</code>.
     */
    public abstract Content getTagletOutput(Element holder, TagletWriter writer) throws
            UnsupportedTagletOperationException;

    @Override
    public abstract String toString();

    static class UnsupportedTagletOperationException extends UnsupportedOperationException {
        private static final long serialVersionUID = -3530273193380250271L;
        public UnsupportedTagletOperationException(String message) {
            super(message);
        }
    };
}