```
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

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class DocletEnvironment.ModuleMode

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 Detail
  - 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

Interface DocletEnvironment

Nested Class Summary

Method Summary

Method Detail

getSpecifiedElements

getIncludedElements

getDocTrees

getElementUtils

getTypeUtils

isIncluded

isSelected

getJavaFileManager

getSourceVersion

getModuleMode

getFileKind