Interface ReturnTree

All Superinterfaces:: BlockTagTree, DocTree, InlineTagTree

public interface ReturnTree extends BlockTagTree, InlineTagTree

A tree node for an @return block tag.

   @return description
   {@return description}

Since:: 1.8

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface DocTree

DocTree.Kind

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static enum`	`DocTree.Kind`	Enumerates all kinds of trees.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<? extends DocTree>`	`getDescription()`	Returns the description of the return value of a method.
`default boolean`	`isInline()`	Returns whether this instance is an inline tag.

Methods declared in interface BlockTagTree

getTagName

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getTagName()`	Returns the name of the tag.

Methods declared in interface DocTree

accept, getKind

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<R,D> R`	`accept(DocTreeVisitor<R,D> visitor, D data)`	Accept method used to implement the visitor pattern.
`DocTree.Kind`	`getKind()`	Returns the kind of this tree.

Methods declared in interface InlineTagTree

getTagName

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getTagName()`	Returns the name of the tag.

Method Details

isInline

default boolean isInline()

Returns whether this instance is an inline tag.

Implementation Requirements:: this implementation returns false.
Returns:: true if this instance is an inline tag, and false otherwise
Since:: 16

getDescription

List<? extends DocTree> getDescription()

Returns the description of the return value of a method.

Returns:: the description

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