diff -r 000000000000 -r 9a66ca7c79fa src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/internal/toolkit/taglets/LiteralTaglet.java
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+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/internal/toolkit/taglets/LiteralTaglet.java	Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 2007 +0000
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+/*
+ * Copyright 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.internal.toolkit.taglets;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import com.sun.javadoc.Tag;
+import com.sun.tools.doclets.Taglet;
+
+
+/**
+ * An inline Taglet used to denote literal text.
+ * The enclosed text is interpreted as not containing HTML markup or
+ * nested javadoc tags.
+ * For example, the text:
+ * <blockquote>  {@code {@literal a<B>c}}  </blockquote>
+ * displays as:
+ * <blockquote>  {@literal a<B>c}  </blockquote>
+ *
+ * @author Scott Seligman
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+
+public class LiteralTaglet implements Taglet {
+
+    private static final String NAME = "literal";
+
+    public static void register(Map map) {
+           map.remove(NAME);
+           map.put(NAME, new LiteralTaglet());
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return NAME;
+    }
+
+    public String toString(Tag tag) {
+        return textToString(tag.text());
+    }
+
+    public String toString(Tag[] tags) { return null; }
+
+    public boolean inField() { return false; }
+
+    public boolean inConstructor() { return false; }
+
+    public boolean inMethod() { return false; }
+
+    public boolean inOverview() { return false; }
+
+    public boolean inPackage() { return false; }
+
+    public boolean inType() { return false; }
+
+    public boolean isInlineTag() { return true; }
+
+    /*
+     * Replace occurrences of the following characters:  < > &
+     */
+    protected static String textToString(String text) {
+           StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
+           for (int i = 0; i < text.length(); i++) {
+               char c = text.charAt(i);
+               switch (c) {
+                   case '<':
+                          buf.append("&lt;");
+                          break;
+                   case '>':
+                          buf.append("&gt;");
+                          break;
+                   case '&':
+                          buf.append("&amp;");
+                          break;
+                   default:
+                          buf.append(c);
+               }
+           }
+           return buf.toString();
+    }
+}