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+/*
+ * Copyright 1998-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+package com.sun.javadoc;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a method of a java class.
+ *
+ * @since 1.2
+ * @author Robert Field
+ */
+public interface MethodDoc extends ExecutableMemberDoc {
+
+    /**
+     * Return true if this method is abstract
+     */
+    boolean isAbstract();
+
+    /**
+     * Get return type.
+     *
+     * @return the return type of this method, null if it
+     * is a constructor.
+     */
+    Type returnType();
+
+    /**
+     * Return the class containing the method that this method overrides.
+     *
+     * <p> <i>The <code>overriddenClass</code> method cannot
+     * accommodate certain generic type constructs.  The
+     * <code>overriddenType</code> method should be used instead.</i>
+     *
+     * @return a ClassDoc representing the superclass
+     *         defining a method that this method overrides, or null if
+     *         this method does not override.
+     */
+    ClassDoc overriddenClass();
+
+    /**
+     * Return the type containing the method that this method overrides.
+     * It may be a <code>ClassDoc</code> or a <code>ParameterizedType</code>.
+     *
+     * @return the supertype whose method is overridden, or null if this
+     *         method does not override another in a superclass
+     * @since 1.5
+     */
+    Type overriddenType();
+
+    /**
+     * Return the method that this method overrides.
+     *
+     * @return a MethodDoc representing a method definition
+     * in a superclass this method overrides, null if
+     * this method does not override.
+     */
+    MethodDoc overriddenMethod();
+
+    /**
+     * Tests whether this method overrides another.
+     * The overridden method may be one declared in a superclass or
+     * a superinterface (unlike {@link #overriddenMethod()}).
+     *
+     * <p> When a non-abstract method overrides an abstract one, it is
+     * also said to <i>implement</i> the other.
+     *
+     * @param meth  the other method to examine
+     * @return <tt>true</tt> if this method overrides the other
+     * @since 1.5
+     */
+    boolean overrides(MethodDoc meth);
+}