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package com.sun.tools.javadoc;

import java.io.PrintWriter;

import com.sun.tools.javadoc.main.Start;

Provides external entry points (tool and programmatic) for the javadoc program.

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.

Deprecated: This class is now deprecated and may be removed in a future release. See javax.tools.ToolProvider::getSystemDocumentationTool and javax.tools.DocumentationTool for replacement functionality.
Since:1.4
/** * Provides external entry points (tool and programmatic) * for the javadoc program. * * <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> * * @deprecated * This class is now deprecated and may be removed in a future release. * See * {@code javax.tools.ToolProvider::getSystemDocumentationTool} * and * {@code javax.tools.DocumentationTool} * for replacement functionality. * * @since 1.4 */
@Deprecated public class Main {
Constructor should never be called.
/** * Constructor should never be called. */
private Main() { }
Command line interface.
Params:
  • args – The command line parameters.
/** * Command line interface. * @param args The command line parameters. */
public static void main(String... args) { System.exit(execute(args)); }
Programmatic interface.
Params:
  • args – The command line parameters.
Returns:The return code.
/** * Programmatic interface. * @param args The command line parameters. * @return The return code. */
public static int execute(String... args) { Start jdoc = new Start(); return jdoc.begin(args); }
Programmatic interface.
Params:
  • args – The command line parameters.
  • docletParentClassLoader – The parent class loader used when creating the doclet classloader. If null, the class loader used to instantiate doclets will be created without specifying a parent class loader.
Returns:The return code.
Since:1.7
/** * Programmatic interface. * @param args The command line parameters. * @param docletParentClassLoader The parent class loader used when * creating the doclet classloader. If null, the class loader used * to instantiate doclets will be created without specifying a parent * class loader. * @return The return code. * @since 1.7 */
public static int execute(ClassLoader docletParentClassLoader, String... args) { Start jdoc = new Start(docletParentClassLoader); return jdoc.begin(args); }
Programmatic interface.
Params:
  • programName – Name of the program (for error messages).
  • args – The command line parameters.
Returns:The return code.
/** * Programmatic interface. * @param programName Name of the program (for error messages). * @param args The command line parameters. * @return The return code. */
public static int execute(String programName, String... args) { Start jdoc = new Start(programName); return jdoc.begin(args); }
Programmatic interface.
Params:
  • programName – Name of the program (for error messages).
  • args – The command line parameters.
  • docletParentClassLoader – The parent class loader used when creating the doclet classloader. If null, the class loader used to instantiate doclets will be created without specifying a parent class loader.
Returns:The return code.
Since:1.7
/** * Programmatic interface. * @param programName Name of the program (for error messages). * @param args The command line parameters. * @param docletParentClassLoader The parent class loader used when * creating the doclet classloader. If null, the class loader used * to instantiate doclets will be created without specifying a parent * class loader. * @return The return code. * @since 1.7 */
public static int execute(String programName, ClassLoader docletParentClassLoader, String... args) { Start jdoc = new Start(programName, docletParentClassLoader); return jdoc.begin(args); }
Programmatic interface.
Params:
  • programName – Name of the program (for error messages).
  • defaultDocletClassName – Fully qualified class name.
  • args – The command line parameters.
Returns:The return code.
/** * Programmatic interface. * @param programName Name of the program (for error messages). * @param defaultDocletClassName Fully qualified class name. * @param args The command line parameters. * @return The return code. */
public static int execute(String programName, String defaultDocletClassName, String... args) { Start jdoc = new Start(programName, defaultDocletClassName); return jdoc.begin(args); }
Programmatic interface.
Params:
  • programName – Name of the program (for error messages).
  • defaultDocletClassName – Fully qualified class name.
  • docletParentClassLoader – The parent class loader used when creating the doclet classloader. If null, the class loader used to instantiate doclets will be created without specifying a parent class loader.
  • args – The command line parameters.
Returns:The return code.
Since:1.7
/** * Programmatic interface. * @param programName Name of the program (for error messages). * @param defaultDocletClassName Fully qualified class name. * @param docletParentClassLoader The parent class loader used when * creating the doclet classloader. If null, the class loader used * to instantiate doclets will be created without specifying a parent * class loader. * @param args The command line parameters. * @return The return code. * @since 1.7 */
public static int execute(String programName, String defaultDocletClassName, ClassLoader docletParentClassLoader, String... args) { Start jdoc = new Start(programName, defaultDocletClassName, docletParentClassLoader); return jdoc.begin(args); }
Programmatic interface.
Params:
  • programName – Name of the program (for error messages).
  • errWriter – PrintWriter to receive error messages.
  • warnWriter – PrintWriter to receive error messages.
  • noticeWriter – PrintWriter to receive error messages.
  • defaultDocletClassName – Fully qualified class name.
  • args – The command line parameters.
Returns:The return code.
/** * Programmatic interface. * @param programName Name of the program (for error messages). * @param errWriter PrintWriter to receive error messages. * @param warnWriter PrintWriter to receive error messages. * @param noticeWriter PrintWriter to receive error messages. * @param defaultDocletClassName Fully qualified class name. * @param args The command line parameters. * @return The return code. */
public static int execute(String programName, PrintWriter errWriter, PrintWriter warnWriter, PrintWriter noticeWriter, String defaultDocletClassName, String... args) { Start jdoc = new Start(programName, errWriter, warnWriter, noticeWriter, defaultDocletClassName); return jdoc.begin(args); }
Programmatic interface.
Params:
  • programName – Name of the program (for error messages).
  • errWriter – PrintWriter to receive error messages.
  • warnWriter – PrintWriter to receive error messages.
  • noticeWriter – PrintWriter to receive error messages.
  • defaultDocletClassName – Fully qualified class name.
  • docletParentClassLoader – The parent class loader used when creating the doclet classloader. If null, the class loader used to instantiate doclets will be created without specifying a parent class loader.
  • args – The command line parameters.
Returns:The return code.
Since:1.7
/** * Programmatic interface. * @param programName Name of the program (for error messages). * @param errWriter PrintWriter to receive error messages. * @param warnWriter PrintWriter to receive error messages. * @param noticeWriter PrintWriter to receive error messages. * @param defaultDocletClassName Fully qualified class name. * @param docletParentClassLoader The parent class loader used when * creating the doclet classloader. If null, the class loader used * to instantiate doclets will be created without specifying a parent * class loader. * @param args The command line parameters. * @return The return code. * @since 1.7 */
public static int execute(String programName, PrintWriter errWriter, PrintWriter warnWriter, PrintWriter noticeWriter, String defaultDocletClassName, ClassLoader docletParentClassLoader, String... args) { Start jdoc = new Start(programName, errWriter, warnWriter, noticeWriter, defaultDocletClassName, docletParentClassLoader); return jdoc.begin(args); } }