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package jdk.javadoc.doclet;

import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
import javax.tools.Diagnostic;

import com.sun.source.util.DocTreePath;

This interface provides error, warning and notice reporting.
Since:
9/**
 * This interface provides error, warning and notice reporting.
 *
 * @since 9
 */
public interface Reporter {

    
Print error message and increment error count.
Params:
kind – specify the diagnostic kind
msg – message to print/**
     * Print error message and increment error count.
     *
     * @param kind specify the diagnostic kind
     * @param msg message to print
     */
    void print(Diagnostic.Kind kind, String msg);

    
Print an error message and increment error count.
Params:
kind – specify the diagnostic kind
path – the DocTreePath of item where the error occurs
msg – message to print/**
     * Print an error message and increment error count.
     *
     * @param kind specify the diagnostic kind
     * @param path the DocTreePath of item where the error occurs
     * @param msg message to print
     */
    void print(Diagnostic.Kind kind, DocTreePath path, String msg);

    
Print an error message and increment error count.
Params:
kind – specify the diagnostic kind
e – the Element for which  the error occurs
msg – message to print/**
     * Print an error message and increment error count.
     *
     * @param kind specify the diagnostic kind
     * @param e the Element for which  the error occurs
     * @param msg message to print
     */
    void print(Diagnostic.Kind kind, Element e, String msg);
}