com.sun.javadoc
Interface MethodDoc

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<Object>, Doc, ExecutableMemberDoc, MemberDoc, ProgramElementDoc

All Known Subinterfaces:

AnnotationTypeElementDoc

public interface MethodDoc
extends ExecutableMemberDoc

Represents a method of a java class.

Since:

1.2

Method Summary

boolean	isAbstract() Return true if this method is abstract
ClassDoc	overriddenClass() Return the class containing the method that this method overrides.
MethodDoc	overriddenMethod() Return the method that this method overrides.
Type	overriddenType() Return the type containing the method that this method overrides.
boolean	overrides(MethodDoc meth) Tests whether this method overrides another.
Type	returnType() Get return type.

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.javadoc.ExecutableMemberDoc

flatSignature, isNative, isSynchronized, isVarArgs, parameters, paramTags, signature, thrownExceptions, thrownExceptionTypes, throwsTags, typeParameters, typeParamTags

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.javadoc.MemberDoc

isSynthetic

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.javadoc.ProgramElementDoc

annotations, containingClass, containingPackage, isFinal, isPackagePrivate, isPrivate, isProtected, isPublic, isStatic, modifiers, modifierSpecifier, qualifiedName

Methods inherited from interface com.sun.javadoc.Doc

commentText, compareTo, firstSentenceTags, getRawCommentText, inlineTags, isAnnotationType, isAnnotationTypeElement, isClass, isConstructor, isEnum, isEnumConstant, isError, isException, isField, isIncluded, isInterface, isMethod, isOrdinaryClass, name, position, seeTags, setRawCommentText, tags, tags

Method Detail

isAbstract

boolean isAbstract()

Return true if this method is abstract

returnType

Type returnType()

Get return type.

Returns:

the return type of this method, null if it is a constructor.

overriddenClass

ClassDoc overriddenClass()

Return the class containing the method that this method overrides.

The overriddenClass method cannot accommodate certain generic type constructs. The overriddenType method should be used instead.

Returns:

a ClassDoc representing the superclass defining a method that this method overrides, or null if this method does not override.

overriddenType

Type overriddenType()

Return the type containing the method that this method overrides. It may be a ClassDoc or a ParameterizedType.

Returns:

the supertype whose method is overridden, or null if this method does not override another in a superclass

Since:

1.5

overriddenMethod

MethodDoc overriddenMethod()

Return the method that this method overrides.

Returns:

a MethodDoc representing a method definition in a superclass this method overrides, null if this method does not override.

overrides

boolean overrides(MethodDoc meth)

Tests whether this method overrides another. The overridden method may be one declared in a superclass or a superinterface (unlike overriddenMethod()).

When a non-abstract method overrides an abstract one, it is also said to implement the other.

Parameters:

meth - the other method to examine

Returns:

true if this method overrides the other

Since:

1.5