diff -r 000000000000 -r 9a66ca7c79fa src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/formats/html/HtmlSerialMethodWriter.java
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/formats/html/HtmlSerialMethodWriter.java	Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 2007 +0000
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+/*
+ * Copyright 1998-2003 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.tools.doclets.formats.html;
+
+import com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.*;
+import com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.taglets.*;
+import com.sun.javadoc.*;
+
+/**
+ * Generate serialized form for Serializable/Externalizable methods.
+ * Documentation denoted by the <code>serialData</code> tag is processed.
+ *
+ * @author Joe Fialli
+ */
+public class HtmlSerialMethodWriter extends MethodWriterImpl implements
+        SerializedFormWriter.SerialMethodWriter{
+
+    private boolean printedFirstMember = false;
+
+    public HtmlSerialMethodWriter(SubWriterHolderWriter writer,
+            ClassDoc classdoc) {
+        super(writer, classdoc);
+    }
+
+    public void writeHeader(String heading) {
+        writer.anchor("serialized_methods");
+        writer.printTableHeadingBackground(heading);
+        writer.p();
+    }
+
+    public void writeNoCustomizationMsg(String msg) {
+        writer.print(msg);
+        writer.p();
+    }
+
+    public void writeMemberHeader(MethodDoc member) {
+        if (printedFirstMember) {
+            writer.printMemberHeader();
+        }
+        printedFirstMember = true;
+        writer.anchor(member);
+        printHead(member);
+        writeSignature(member);
+    }
+
+    public void writeMemberFooter(MethodDoc member) {
+        writer.dlEnd();
+    }
+
+    public void writeDeprecatedMemberInfo(MethodDoc member) {
+        print(((TagletOutputImpl)
+            (new DeprecatedTaglet()).getTagletOutput(member,
+            writer.getTagletWriterInstance(false))).toString());
+    }
+
+    public void writeMemberDescription(MethodDoc member) {
+        printComment(member);
+    }
+
+    public void writeMemberTags(MethodDoc member) {
+        writer.dd();
+        writer.dl();
+        TagletOutputImpl output = new TagletOutputImpl("");
+        TagletManager tagletManager =
+            ConfigurationImpl.getInstance().tagletManager;
+        TagletWriter.genTagOuput(tagletManager, member,
+            tagletManager.getSerializedFormTags(),
+            writer.getTagletWriterInstance(false), output);
+        print(output.toString());
+        MethodDoc method = (MethodDoc)member;
+        if (method.name().compareTo("writeExternal") == 0
+                && method.tags("serialData").length == 0) {
+            serialWarning(member.position(), "doclet.MissingSerialDataTag",
+                method.containingClass().qualifiedName(), method.name());
+        }
+        writer.ddEnd();
+        writer.dlEnd();
+    }
+
+    protected void printTypeLinkNoDimension(Type type) {
+        ClassDoc cd = type.asClassDoc();
+        if (type.isPrimitive() || cd.isPackagePrivate()) {
+            print(type.typeName());
+        } else {
+            writer.printLink(new LinkInfoImpl(
+                LinkInfoImpl.CONTEXT_SERIAL_MEMBER,type));
+        }
+    }
+}