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1 /* |
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2 * Copyright 1998-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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3 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. |
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4 * |
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5 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it |
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6 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as |
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7 * published by the Free Software Foundation. Sun designates this |
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8 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided |
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9 * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. |
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10 * |
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11 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT |
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12 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or |
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13 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License |
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14 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that |
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15 * accompanied this code). |
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16 * |
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17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version |
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18 * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, |
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19 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. |
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20 * |
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21 * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, |
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22 * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or |
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23 * have any questions. |
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24 */ |
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25 |
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26 package com.sun.javadoc; |
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27 |
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28 /** |
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29 * Represents a method of a java class. |
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30 * |
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31 * @since 1.2 |
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32 * @author Robert Field |
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33 */ |
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34 public interface MethodDoc extends ExecutableMemberDoc { |
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35 |
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36 /** |
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37 * Return true if this method is abstract |
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38 */ |
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39 boolean isAbstract(); |
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40 |
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41 /** |
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42 * Get return type. |
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43 * |
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44 * @return the return type of this method, null if it |
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45 * is a constructor. |
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46 */ |
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47 Type returnType(); |
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48 |
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49 /** |
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50 * Return the class containing the method that this method overrides. |
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51 * |
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52 * <p> <i>The <code>overriddenClass</code> method cannot |
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53 * accommodate certain generic type constructs. The |
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54 * <code>overriddenType</code> method should be used instead.</i> |
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55 * |
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56 * @return a ClassDoc representing the superclass |
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57 * defining a method that this method overrides, or null if |
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58 * this method does not override. |
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59 */ |
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60 ClassDoc overriddenClass(); |
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61 |
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62 /** |
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63 * Return the type containing the method that this method overrides. |
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64 * It may be a <code>ClassDoc</code> or a <code>ParameterizedType</code>. |
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65 * |
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66 * @return the supertype whose method is overridden, or null if this |
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67 * method does not override another in a superclass |
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68 * @since 1.5 |
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69 */ |
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70 Type overriddenType(); |
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71 |
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72 /** |
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73 * Return the method that this method overrides. |
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74 * |
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75 * @return a MethodDoc representing a method definition |
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76 * in a superclass this method overrides, null if |
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77 * this method does not override. |
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78 */ |
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79 MethodDoc overriddenMethod(); |
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80 |
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81 /** |
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82 * Tests whether this method overrides another. |
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83 * The overridden method may be one declared in a superclass or |
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84 * a superinterface (unlike {@link #overriddenMethod()}). |
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85 * |
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86 * <p> When a non-abstract method overrides an abstract one, it is |
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87 * also said to <i>implement</i> the other. |
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88 * |
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89 * @param meth the other method to examine |
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90 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this method overrides the other |
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91 * @since 1.5 |
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92 */ |
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93 boolean overrides(MethodDoc meth); |
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94 } |