Interface DocletEnvironment

public interface DocletEnvironment

Represents the operating environment of a single invocation of the doclet. This object can be used to access the program structures, various utilities and the user specified elements on the command line.

Since:: 9

Nested Class Summary

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static enum`	`DocletEnvironment.ModuleMode`	The mode specifying the level of detail of module documentation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DocTrees`	`getDocTrees()`	Returns an instance of the `DocTrees` utility class.
`Elements`	`getElementUtils()`	Returns an instance of the `Elements` utility class.
`JavaFileObject.Kind`	`getFileKind(TypeElement type)`	Returns the file kind of a type element.
`Set<? extends Element>`	`getIncludedElements()`	Returns the module, package and type elements that should be included in the documentation.
`JavaFileManager`	`getJavaFileManager()`	Returns the file manager used to read and write files.
`DocletEnvironment.ModuleMode`	`getModuleMode()`	Returns the required level of module documentation.
`SourceVersion`	`getSourceVersion()`	Returns the source version of the source files that were read.
`Set<? extends Element>`	`getSpecifiedElements()`	Returns the elements specified when the tool is invoked.
`Types`	`getTypeUtils()`	Returns an instance of the `Types` utility class.
`boolean`	`isIncluded(Element e)`	Returns true if an element should be included in the documentation.
`boolean`	`isSelected(Element e)`	Returns true if the element is selected.

Method Details

getSpecifiedElements

Set<? extends Element> getSpecifiedElements()

Returns the elements specified when the tool is invoked.

Returns:: the set of specified elements

getIncludedElements

Set<? extends Element> getIncludedElements()

Returns the module, package and type elements that should be included in the documentation.

Returns:: the set of included elements

getDocTrees

DocTrees getDocTrees()

Returns an instance of the DocTrees utility class. This class provides methods to access TreePaths, DocCommentTrees and so on.

Returns:: a utility class to operate on doc trees

getElementUtils

Elements getElementUtils()

Returns an instance of the Elements utility class. This class provides methods for operating on elements.

Returns:: a utility class to operate on elements

getTypeUtils

Types getTypeUtils()

Returns an instance of the Types utility class. This class provides methods for operating on type mirrors.

Returns:: a utility class to operate on type mirrors

isIncluded

boolean isIncluded(Element e)

Returns true if an element should be included in the documentation.

Parameters:: e - the element
Returns:: true if included, false otherwise

isSelected

boolean isSelected(Element e)

Returns true if the element is selected.

Parameters:: e - the element
Returns:: true if selected, false otherwise

getJavaFileManager

JavaFileManager getJavaFileManager()

Returns the file manager used to read and write files.

Returns:: the file manager used to read and write files

getSourceVersion

SourceVersion getSourceVersion()

Returns the source version of the source files that were read.

Returns:: the source version

getModuleMode

DocletEnvironment.ModuleMode getModuleMode()

Returns the required level of module documentation.

Returns:: the required level of module documentation

getFileKind

JavaFileObject.Kind getFileKind(TypeElement type)

Returns the file kind of a type element.

Parameters:: type - the type element
Returns:: the file kind

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