Java example source code file (ToDoTaglet.java)

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The ToDoTaglet.java Java example source code

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import com.sun.tools.doclets.Taglet;
import com.sun.javadoc.*;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * A sample Taglet representing @todo. This tag can be used in any kind of
 * {@link com.sun.javadoc.Doc}.  It is not an inline tag. The text is displayed
 * in yellow to remind the developer to perform a task.  For
 * example, "@todo Fix this!" would be shown as:
 * <DL>
 * <DT>
 * <B>To Do:
 * <DD>
Fix this!
 * </td>
 * </DL>
 *
 * @author Jamie Ho
 * @since 1.4
 */

public class ToDoTaglet implements Taglet {

    private static final String NAME = "todo";
    private static final String HEADER = "To Do:";

    /**
     * Return the name of this custom tag.
     */
    public String getName() {
        return NAME;
    }

    /**
     * Will return true since <code>@todo
     * can be used in field documentation.
     * @return true since <code>@todo
     * can be used in field documentation and false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public boolean inField() {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Will return true since <code>@todo
     * can be used in constructor documentation.
     * @return true since <code>@todo
     * can be used in constructor documentation and false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public boolean inConstructor() {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Will return true since <code>@todo
     * can be used in method documentation.
     * @return true since <code>@todo
     * can be used in method documentation and false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public boolean inMethod() {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Will return true since <code>@todo
     * can be used in method documentation.
     * @return true since <code>@todo
     * can be used in overview documentation and false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public boolean inOverview() {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Will return true since <code>@todo
     * can be used in package documentation.
     * @return true since <code>@todo
     * can be used in package documentation and false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public boolean inPackage() {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Will return true since <code>@todo
     * can be used in type documentation (classes or interfaces).
     * @return true since <code>@todo
     * can be used in type documentation and false
     * otherwise.
     */
    public boolean inType() {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Will return false since <code>@todo
     * is not an inline tag.
     * @return false since <code>@todo
     * is not an inline tag.
     */

    public boolean isInlineTag() {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Register this Taglet.
     * @param tagletMap  the map to register this tag to.
     */
    public static void register(Map tagletMap) {
       ToDoTaglet tag = new ToDoTaglet();
       Taglet t = (Taglet) tagletMap.get(tag.getName());
       if (t != null) {
           tagletMap.remove(tag.getName());
       }
       tagletMap.put(tag.getName(), tag);
    }

    /**
     * Given the <code>Tag representation of this custom
     * tag, return its string representation.
     * @param tag   the <code>Tag representation of this custom tag.
     */
    public String toString(Tag tag) {
        return "<DT>" + HEADER + "
"
               + "<table cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0>