Java example source code file (DocCommentTable.java)

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The DocCommentTable.java Java example source code

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package com.sun.tools.javac.tree;

import com.sun.source.doctree.ErroneousTree;
import com.sun.tools.javac.parser.Tokens.Comment;
import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.DCTree.DCDocComment;

/**
 * A table giving the doc comment, if any, for any tree node.
 *
 *  <p>This is NOT part of any supported API.
 *  If you write code that depends on this, you do so at your own
 *  risk.  This code and its internal interfaces are subject to change
 *  or deletion without notice.</b>
 */
public interface DocCommentTable {
    /**
     * Check if a tree node has a corresponding doc comment.
     */
    public boolean hasComment(JCTree tree);

    /**
     * Get the Comment token containing the doc comment, if any, for a tree node.
     */
    public Comment getComment(JCTree tree);

    /**
     * Get the plain text of the doc comment, if any, for a tree node.
     */
    public String getCommentText(JCTree tree);

    /**
     * Get the parsed form of the doc comment as a DocTree. If any errors
     * are detected during parsing, they will be reported via
     * {@link ErroneousTree ErroneousTree} nodes within the resulting tree.
     */
    public DCDocComment getCommentTree(JCTree tree);

    /**
     * Set the Comment to be associated with a tree node.
     */
    public void putComment(JCTree tree, Comment c);
}