Module jdk.javadoc
Package com.sun.javadoc

Interface SourcePosition

  • @Deprecated
public interface SourcePosition
    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    The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package jdk.javadoc.doclet.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.
    This interface describes a source position: filename, line number, and column number.
    Since:
    1.4

    • Method Detail

      • file

        File file()
        Deprecated.
        The source file. Returns null if no file information is available.
        Returns:
        the source file as a File.

      • line

        int line()
        Deprecated.
        The line in the source file. The first line is numbered 1; 0 means no line number information is available.
        Returns:
        the line number in the source file as an integer.

      • column

        int column()
        Deprecated.
        The column in the source file. The first column is numbered 1; 0 means no column information is available. Columns count characters in the input stream; a tab advances the column number to the next 8-column tab stop.
        Returns:
        the column on the source line as an integer.

      • toString

        String toString()
        Deprecated.
        Convert the source position to the form "Filename:line".
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object
        Returns:
        a string representation of the object.