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duke@1: package com.sun.tools.doclets;
duke@1: 
duke@1: import com.sun.javadoc.*;
duke@1: 
duke@1: /**
duke@1:  * The interface for a custom tag used by Doclets. A custom
duke@1:  * tag must implement this interface.  To be loaded and used by
duke@1:  * doclets at run-time, the taglet must have a static method called
duke@1:  * <code>register</code> that accepts a {@link java.util.Map} as an
duke@1:  * argument with the following signature:
duke@1:  * <pre>
duke@1:  *   public void register(Map map)
duke@1:  * </pre>
duke@1:  * This method should add an instance of the custom taglet to the map
duke@1:  * with the name of the taglet as the key.  If overriding a taglet,
duke@1:  * to avoid a name conflict, the overridden taglet must be deleted from
duke@1:  * the map before an instance of the new taglet is added to the map.
duke@1:  * <p>
duke@1:  * It is recommended that the taglet throw an exception when it fails
duke@1:  * to register itself.  The exception that it throws is up to the user.
duke@1:  * <p>
duke@1:  * Here are two sample taglets: <br>
duke@1:  * <ul>
duke@1:  *  <li><a href="{@docRoot}/../../../../technotes/guides/javadoc/taglet/ToDoTaglet.java">ToDoTaglet.java</a>
duke@1:  *         - Standalone taglet</li>
duke@1:  *  <li><a href="{@docRoot}/../../../../technotes/guides/javadoc/taglet/UnderlineTaglet.java">UnderlineTaglet.java</a>
duke@1:  *         - Inline taglet</li>
duke@1:  * </ul>
duke@1:  * <p>
duke@1:  * For more information on how to create your own Taglets, please see the
duke@1:  * <a href="{@docRoot}/../../../../technotes/guides/javadoc/taglet/overview.html">Taglet Overview</a>.
duke@1:  *
duke@1:  * @since 1.4
duke@1:  * @author Jamie Ho
duke@1:  */
duke@1: 
duke@1: public interface Taglet {
duke@1: 
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is used in field documentation.  Set to
duke@1:      * false for inline tags.
duke@1:      * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is used in field documentation and false
duke@1:      * otherwise.
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     public abstract boolean inField();
duke@1: 
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is used in constructor documentation. Set to
duke@1:      * false for inline tags.
duke@1:      * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is used in constructor documentation and false
duke@1:      * otherwise.
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     public abstract boolean inConstructor();
duke@1: 
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is used in method documentation. Set to
duke@1:      * false for inline tags.
duke@1:      * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is used in method documentation and false
duke@1:      * otherwise.
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     public abstract boolean inMethod();
duke@1: 
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is used in overview documentation. Set to
duke@1:      * false for inline tags.
duke@1:      * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is used in method documentation and false
duke@1:      * otherwise.
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     public abstract boolean inOverview();
duke@1: 
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is used in package documentation. Set to
duke@1:      * false for inline tags.
duke@1:      * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is used in package documentation and false
duke@1:      * otherwise.
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     public abstract boolean inPackage();
duke@1: 
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is used in type documentation (classes or
duke@1:      * interfaces). Set to false for inline tags.
duke@1:      * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is used in type documentation and false
duke@1:      * otherwise.
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     public abstract boolean inType();
duke@1: 
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is an inline tag. Return false otherwise.
duke@1:      * @return true if this <code>Taglet</code>
duke@1:      * is an inline tag and false otherwise.
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     public abstract boolean isInlineTag();
duke@1: 
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Return the name of this custom tag.
duke@1:      * @return the name of this custom tag.
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     public abstract String getName();
duke@1: 
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Given the <code>Tag</code> representation of this custom
duke@1:      * tag, return its string representation, which is output
duke@1:      * to the generated page.
duke@1:      * @param tag the <code>Tag</code> representation of this custom tag.
duke@1:      * @return the string representation of this <code>Tag</code>.
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     public abstract String toString(Tag tag);
duke@1: 
duke@1:     /**
duke@1:      * Given an array of <code>Tag</code>s representing this custom
duke@1:      * tag, return its string representation, which is output
duke@1:      * to the generated page.  This method should
duke@1:      * return null if this taglet represents an inline tag.
duke@1:      * @param tags the array of <code>Tag</code>s representing of this custom tag.
duke@1:      * @return the string representation of this <code>Tag</code>.
duke@1:      */
duke@1:     public abstract String toString(Tag[] tags);
duke@1: 
duke@1: }