Doc (Java SE 9 & JDK 9 )
Keywords: com.sun.javadoc.Doc interface

Module jdk.javadoc
Package com.sun.javadoc

## Interface Doc

- All Superinterfaces:
    `Comparable<Object>`
  All Known Subinterfaces:
    `AnnotationTypeDoc`, `AnnotationTypeElementDoc`, `ClassDoc`, `ConstructorDoc`, `ExecutableMemberDoc`, `FieldDoc`, `MemberDoc`, `MethodDoc`, `PackageDoc`, `ProgramElementDoc`, `RootDoc`

  Deprecated.
  The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package `jdk.javadoc.doclet`. For more information, see the Migration Guide in the documentation for that package.

      @Deprecated
      public interface Doc
      extends Comparable<Object>

  Represents Java language constructs (package, class, constructor, method, field) which have comments and have been processed by this run of javadoc. All Doc objects are unique, that is, they are == comparable.
  Since:
    1.2

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `String` | `commentText​()` | Deprecated. Return the text of the comment for this doc item.
    `int` | `compareTo​(Object obj)` | Deprecated. Compares this doc object with the specified object for order.
    `Tag[]` | `firstSentenceTags​()` | Deprecated. Return the first sentence of the comment as an array of tags.
    `String` | `getRawCommentText​()` | Deprecated. Return the full unprocessed text of the comment.
    `Tag[]` | `inlineTags​()` | Deprecated. Return comment as an array of tags.
    `boolean` | `isAnnotationType​()` | Deprecated. Is this Doc item an annotation type?
    `boolean` | `isAnnotationTypeElement​()` | Deprecated. Is this Doc item an annotation type element?
    `boolean` | `isClass​()` | Deprecated. Is this Doc item a class (and not an interface or annotation type)?
    `boolean` | `isConstructor​()` | Deprecated. Is this Doc item a constructor?
    `boolean` | `isEnum​()` | Deprecated. Is this Doc item an enum type?
    `boolean` | `isEnumConstant​()` | Deprecated. Is this Doc item an enum constant?
    `boolean` | `isError​()` | Deprecated. Is this Doc item an error class?
    `boolean` | `isException​()` | Deprecated. Is this Doc item an exception class?
    `boolean` | `isField​()` | Deprecated. Is this Doc item a field (but not an enum constant)?
    `boolean` | `isIncluded​()` | Deprecated. Return true if this Doc item is included in the result set.
    `boolean` | `isInterface​()` | Deprecated. Is this Doc item an interface (but not an annotation type)?
    `boolean` | `isMethod​()` | Deprecated. Is this Doc item a method (but not a constructor or annotation type element)?
    `boolean` | `isOrdinaryClass​()` | Deprecated. Is this Doc item an ordinary class?
    `String` | `name​()` | Deprecated. Returns the non-qualified name of this Doc item.
    `SourcePosition` | `position​()` | Deprecated. Return the source position of the first line of the corresponding declaration, or null if no position is available.
    `SeeTag[]` | `seeTags​()` | Deprecated. Return the see also tags in this Doc item.
    `void` | `setRawCommentText​(String rawDocumentation)` | Deprecated. Set the full unprocessed text of the comment.
    `Tag[]` | `tags​()` | Deprecated. Return all tags in this Doc item.
    `Tag[]` | `tags​(String tagname)` | Deprecated. Return tags of the specified kind in this Doc item.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### commentText

          String commentText​()

      Deprecated.
      Return the text of the comment for this doc item. Tags have been removed.
      Returns:
        the text of the comment for this doc item.

    - #### tags

          Tag[] tags​()

      Deprecated.
      Return all tags in this Doc item.
      Returns:
        an array of `Tag` objects containing all tags on this Doc item.

    - #### tags

          Tag[] tags​(String tagname)

      Deprecated.
      Return tags of the specified kind in this Doc item. For example, if 'tagname' has value "@serial", all tags in this Doc item of kind "@serial" will be returned.
      Parameters:
        `tagname` - name of the tag kind to search for.
      Returns:
        an array of Tag containing all tags whose 'kind()' matches 'tagname'.

    - #### seeTags

          SeeTag[] seeTags​()

      Deprecated.
      Return the see also tags in this Doc item.
      Returns:
        an array of SeeTag containing all @see tags.

    - #### inlineTags

          Tag[] inlineTags​()

      Deprecated.
      Return comment as an array of tags. Includes inline tags (i.e. {@link reference} tags) but not block tags. Each section of plain text is represented as a `Tag` of kind "Text". Inline tags are represented as a `SeeTag` of kind "@see" and name "@link".
      Returns:
        an array of `Tag`s representing the comment

    - #### firstSentenceTags

          Tag[] firstSentenceTags​()

      Deprecated.
      Return the first sentence of the comment as an array of tags. Includes inline tags (i.e. {@link reference} tags) but not block tags. Each section of plain text is represented as a `Tag` of kind "Text". Inline tags are represented as a `SeeTag` of kind "@see" and name "@link".

      If the locale is English language, the first sentence is determined by the rules described in the Java Language Specification (first version): "This sentence ends at the first period that is followed by a blank, tab, or line terminator or at the first tagline.", in addition a line will be terminated by block HTML tags: <p> </p> <h1> <h2> <h3> <h4> <h5> <h6> <hr> <pre> or </pre>. If the locale is not English, the sentence end will be determined by `BreakIterator.getSentenceInstance(Locale)`.

      Returns:
        an array of `Tag`s representing the first sentence of the comment

    - #### getRawCommentText

          String getRawCommentText​()

      Deprecated.
      Return the full unprocessed text of the comment. Tags are included as text. Used mainly for store and retrieve operations like internalization.
      Returns:
        the full unprocessed text of the comment.

    - #### setRawCommentText

          void setRawCommentText​(String rawDocumentation)

      Deprecated.
      Set the full unprocessed text of the comment. Tags are included as text. Used mainly for store and retrieve operations like internalization.
      Parameters:
        `rawDocumentation` - A String containing the full unprocessed text of the comment.

    - #### name

          String name​()

      Deprecated.
      Returns the non-qualified name of this Doc item.
      Returns:
        the name

    - #### compareTo

          int compareTo​(Object obj)

      Deprecated.
      Compares this doc object with the specified object for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this doc object is less than, equal to, or greater than the given object.

      This method satisfies the `Comparable` interface.

      Specified by:
        `compareTo` in interface `Comparable<Object>`
      Parameters:
        `obj` - the `Object` to be compared.
      Returns:
        a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this Object is less than, equal to, or greater than the given Object.
      Throws:
        `ClassCastException` - the specified Object's type prevents it from being compared to this Object.

    - #### isField

          boolean isField​()

      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item a field (but not an enum constant)?
      Returns:
        true if it represents a field

    - #### isEnumConstant

          boolean isEnumConstant​()

      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an enum constant?
      Returns:
        true if it represents an enum constant
      Since:
        1.5

    - #### isConstructor

          boolean isConstructor​()

      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item a constructor?
      Returns:
        true if it represents a constructor

    - #### isMethod

          boolean isMethod​()

      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item a method (but not a constructor or annotation type element)?
      Returns:
        true if it represents a method

    - #### isAnnotationTypeElement

          boolean isAnnotationTypeElement​()

      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an annotation type element?
      Returns:
        true if it represents an annotation type element
      Since:
        1.5

    - #### isInterface

          boolean isInterface​()

      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an interface (but not an annotation type)?
      Returns:
        true if it represents an interface

    - #### isException

          boolean isException​()

      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an exception class?
      Returns:
        true if it represents an exception

    - #### isError

          boolean isError​()

      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an error class?
      Returns:
        true if it represents a error

    - #### isEnum

          boolean isEnum​()

      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an enum type?
      Returns:
        true if it represents an enum type
      Since:
        1.5

    - #### isAnnotationType

          boolean isAnnotationType​()

      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an annotation type?
      Returns:
        true if it represents an annotation type
      Since:
        1.5

    - #### isOrdinaryClass

          boolean isOrdinaryClass​()

      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item an ordinary class? (i.e. not an interface, annotation type, enum, exception, or error)?
      Returns:
        true if it represents an ordinary class

    - #### isClass

          boolean isClass​()

      Deprecated.
      Is this Doc item a class (and not an interface or annotation type)? This includes ordinary classes, enums, errors and exceptions.
      Returns:
        true if it represents a class

    - #### isIncluded

          boolean isIncluded​()

      Deprecated.
      Return true if this Doc item is included in the result set.
      Returns:
        true if this Doc item is included in the result set.

    - #### position

          SourcePosition position​()

      Deprecated.
      Return the source position of the first line of the corresponding declaration, or null if no position is available. A default constructor returns null because it has no location in the source file.
      Returns:
        the source positino of the first line of the corresponding declaration, or null if no position is available. A default constructor returns null because it has no location in the source file.
      Since:
        1.4