Module jdk.javadoc
Package com.sun.javadoc

Interface ClassDoc

  • All Superinterfaces:
    Comparable<Object>, Doc, ProgramElementDoc, Type
    All Known Subinterfaces:
    AnnotationTypeDoc
    @Deprecated(since="9",
            forRemoval=true)
public interface ClassDoc
extends ProgramElementDoc, Type
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package jdk.javadoc.doclet.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.
    Represents a java class or interface and provides access to information about the class, the class's comment and tags, and the members of the class. A ClassDoc only exists if it was processed in this run of javadoc. References to classes which may or may not have been processed in this run are referred to using Type (which can be converted to ClassDoc, if possible).
    Since:
    1.2
    See Also:
    Type

    • Method Detail

      • isAbstract

        boolean isAbstract()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return true if this class is abstract. Return true for all interfaces.
        Returns:
        true if this class is abstract. Return true for all interfaces.

      • isSerializable

        boolean isSerializable()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return true if this class implements or interface extends java.io.Serializable. Since java.io.Externalizable extends java.io.Serializable, Externalizable objects are also Serializable.
        Returns:
        true if this class implements or interface extends java.io.Serializable.

      • isExternalizable

        boolean isExternalizable()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return true if this class implements or interface extends java.io.Externalizable.
        Returns:
        true if this class implements or interface extends java.io.Externalizable.

      • serializationMethods

        MethodDoc[] serializationMethods()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return the serialization methods for this class or interface.
        Returns:
        an array of MethodDoc objects that represents the serialization methods for this class or interface.

      • serializableFields

        FieldDoc[] serializableFields()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return the Serializable fields of this class or interface.

        Return either a list of default fields documented by serial tag
        or return a single FieldDoc for serialPersistentField member. There should be a serialField tag for each Serializable field defined by an ObjectStreamField array component of serialPersistentField.

        Returns:
        an array of FieldDoc objects for the Serializable fields of this class or interface.
        See Also:
        definesSerializableFields(), SerialFieldTag

      • definesSerializableFields

        boolean definesSerializableFields()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return true if Serializable fields are explicitly defined with the special class member serialPersistentFields.
        Returns:
        true if Serializable fields are explicitly defined with the special class member serialPersistentFields.
        See Also:
        serializableFields(), SerialFieldTag

      • superclass

        ClassDoc superclass()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return the superclass of this class. Return null if this is an interface.

        This method cannot accommodate certain generic type constructs. The superclassType method should be used instead.

        Returns:
        the ClassDoc for the superclass of this class, null if there is no superclass.
        See Also:
        superclassType()

      • superclassType

        Type superclassType()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return the superclass of this class. Return null if this is an interface. A superclass is represented by either a ClassDoc or a ParametrizedType.
        Returns:
        the superclass of this class, or null if there is no superclass.
        Since:
        1.5

      • subclassOf

        boolean subclassOf​(ClassDoc cd)
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Test whether this class is a subclass of the specified class. If this is an interface, return false for all classes except java.lang.Object (we must keep this unexpected behavior for compatibility reasons).
        Parameters:
        cd - the candidate superclass.
        Returns:
        true if cd is a superclass of this class.

      • interfaces

        ClassDoc[] interfaces()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return interfaces implemented by this class or interfaces extended by this interface. Includes only directly-declared interfaces, not inherited interfaces. Return an empty array if there are no interfaces.

        This method cannot accommodate certain generic type constructs. The interfaceTypes method should be used instead.

        Returns:
        an array of ClassDoc objects representing the interfaces.
        See Also:
        interfaceTypes()

      • interfaceTypes

        Type[] interfaceTypes()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return interfaces implemented by this class or interfaces extended by this interface. Includes only directly-declared interfaces, not inherited interfaces. Return an empty array if there are no interfaces.
        Returns:
        an array of interfaces, each represented by a ClassDoc or a ParametrizedType.
        Since:
        1.5

      • typeParameters

        TypeVariable[] typeParameters()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return the formal type parameters of this class or interface. Return an empty array if there are none.
        Returns:
        the formal type parameters of this class or interface.
        Since:
        1.5

      • typeParamTags

        ParamTag[] typeParamTags()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return the type parameter tags of this class or interface. Return an empty array if there are none.
        Returns:
        the type parameter tags of this class or interface.
        Since:
        1.5

      • fields

        FieldDoc[] fields()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return included fields in this class or interface. Excludes enum constants if this is an enum type.
        Returns:
        an array of FieldDoc objects representing the included fields in this class or interface.

      • fields

        FieldDoc[] fields​(boolean filter)
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return fields in this class or interface, filtered to the specified access modifier option. Excludes enum constants if this is an enum type.
        Parameters:
        filter - Specify true to filter according to the specified access modifier option. Specify false to include all fields regardless of access modifier option.
        Returns:
        an array of FieldDoc objects representing the included fields in this class or interface.

      • enumConstants

        FieldDoc[] enumConstants()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return the enum constants if this is an enum type. Return an empty array if there are no enum constants, or if this is not an enum type.
        Returns:
        the enum constants if this is an enum type.

      • methods

        MethodDoc[] methods()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return included methods in this class or interface. Same as methods(true).
        Returns:
        an array of MethodDoc objects representing the included methods in this class or interface. Does not include constructors or annotation type elements.

      • methods

        MethodDoc[] methods​(boolean filter)
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return methods in this class or interface, filtered to the specified access modifier option. Does not include constructors or annotation type elements.
        Parameters:
        filter - Specify true to filter according to the specified access modifier option. Specify false to include all methods regardless of access modifier option.
        Returns:
        an array of MethodDoc objects representing the included methods in this class or interface.

      • constructors

        ConstructorDoc[] constructors()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return included constructors in this class. An array containing the default no-arg constructor is returned if no other constructors exist. Return empty array if this is an interface.
        Returns:
        an array of ConstructorDoc objects representing the included constructors in this class.

      • constructors

        ConstructorDoc[] constructors​(boolean filter)
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return constructors in this class, filtered to the specified access modifier option. Return an array containing the default no-arg constructor if no other constructors exist.
        Parameters:
        filter - Specify true to filter according to the specified access modifier option. Specify false to include all constructors regardless of access modifier option.
        Returns:
        an array of ConstructorDoc objects representing the included constructors in this class.

      • innerClasses

        ClassDoc[] innerClasses()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return included nested classes and interfaces within this class or interface. This includes both static and non-static nested classes. (This method should have been named nestedClasses(), as inner classes are technically non-static.) Anonymous and local classes or interfaces are not included.
        Returns:
        an array of ClassDoc objects representing the included classes and interfaces defined in this class or interface.

      • innerClasses

        ClassDoc[] innerClasses​(boolean filter)
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return nested classes and interfaces within this class or interface filtered to the specified access modifier option. This includes both static and non-static nested classes. Anonymous and local classes are not included.
        Parameters:
        filter - Specify true to filter according to the specified access modifier option. Specify false to include all nested classes regardless of access modifier option.
        Returns:
        a filtered array of ClassDoc objects representing the included classes and interfaces defined in this class or interface.

      • findClass

        ClassDoc findClass​(String className)
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Find the specified class or interface within the context of this class doc. Search order: 1) qualified name, 2) nested in this class or interface, 3) in this package, 4) in the class imports, 5) in the package imports. Return the ClassDoc if found, null if not found.
        Parameters:
        className - Specify the class name to find as a String.
        Returns:
        the ClassDoc if found, null if not found.

      • importedClasses

        @Deprecated(since="9",
            forRemoval=true)
ClassDoc[] importedClasses()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Import declarations are implementation details that should not be exposed here. In addition, not all imported classes are imported through single-type-import declarations.
        Get the list of classes and interfaces declared as imported. These are called "single-type-import declarations" in The Java™ Language Specification.
        Returns:
        an array of ClassDoc representing the imported classes.

      • importedPackages

        @Deprecated(since="9",
            forRemoval=true)
PackageDoc[] importedPackages()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Import declarations are implementation details that should not be exposed here. In addition, this method's return type does not allow for all type-import-on-demand declarations to be returned.
        Get the list of packages declared as imported. These are called "type-import-on-demand declarations" in The Java™ Language Specification.
        Returns:
        an array of PackageDoc representing the imported packages.