diff -r 1fbc1cc6e260 -r 5240b1120530 src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/formats/html/AbstractMemberWriter.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/formats/html/AbstractMemberWriter.java	Tue Feb 24 17:48:53 2009 -0800
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/formats/html/AbstractMemberWriter.java	Fri Feb 27 18:57:17 2009 -0800
@@ -25,19 +25,20 @@
 
 package com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+import java.util.*;
+
+import com.sun.javadoc.*;
 import com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.util.*;
 import com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.taglets.*;
 
-import com.sun.javadoc.*;
-import java.util.*;
-import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
-
 /**
  * The base class for member writers.
  *
  * @author Robert Field
  * @author Atul M Dambalkar
  * @author Jamie Ho (Re-write)
+ * @author Bhavesh Patel (Modified)
  */
 public abstract class AbstractMemberWriter {
 
@@ -232,10 +233,26 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Print the deprecated output for the given member.
+     *
+     * @param member the member being documented.
+     */
+    protected void printDeprecated(ProgramElementDoc member) {
+        String output = (new DeprecatedTaglet()).getTagletOutput(member,
+            writer.getTagletWriterInstance(false)).toString().trim();
+        if (!output.isEmpty()) {
+            writer.printMemberDetailsListStartTag();
+            writer.print(output);
+        }
+    }
+
     protected void printComment(ProgramElementDoc member) {
         if (member.inlineTags().length > 0) {
+            writer.printMemberDetailsListStartTag();
             writer.dd();
             writer.printInlineComment(member);
+            writer.ddEnd();
         }
     }
 
@@ -267,6 +284,14 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Write the member footer.
+     */
+    protected void printMemberFooter() {
+        writer.printMemberDetailsListEndTag();
+        assert !writer.getMemberDetailsListPrinted();
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Forward to containing writer
      */
     public void printSummaryHeader(ClassDoc cd) {