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package jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit;

import java.io.*;

import javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement;

import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;

import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;

/**

 * The interface for writing method output.

 *

 *  <p><b>This is NOT part of any supported API.

 *  If you write code that depends on this, you do so at your own risk.

 *  This code and its internal interfaces are subject to change or

 *  deletion without notice.</b>

 *

 * @author Jamie Ho

 * @author Bhavesh Patel (Modified)

 */

public interface MethodWriter {

    /**

     * Get the method details tree header.

     *

     * @param typeElement the class being documented

     * @param memberDetailsTree the content tree representing member details

     * @return content tree for the method details header

     */

    public Content getMethodDetailsTreeHeader(TypeElement typeElement,

            Content memberDetailsTree);

    /**

     * Get the method documentation tree header.

     *

     * @param method the method being documented

     * @param methodDetailsTree the content tree representing method details

     * @return content tree for the method documentation header

     */

    public Content getMethodDocTreeHeader(ExecutableElement method,

            Content methodDetailsTree);

    /**

     * Get the signature for the given method.

     *

     * @param method the method being documented

     * @return content tree for the method signature

     */

    public Content getSignature(ExecutableElement method);

    /**

     * Add the deprecated output for the given method.

     *

     * @param method the method being documented

     * @param methodDocTree content tree to which the deprecated information will be added

     */

    public void addDeprecated(ExecutableElement method, Content methodDocTree);

    /**

     * Add the comments for the given method.

     *

     * @param holder the holder type (not erasure) of the method

     * @param method the method being documented

     * @param methodDocTree the content tree to which the comments will be added

     */

    public void addComments(TypeMirror holder, ExecutableElement method, Content methodDocTree);

    /**

     * Add the tags for the given method.

     *

     * @param method the method being documented

     * @param methodDocTree the content tree to which the tags will be added

     */

    public void addTags(ExecutableElement method, Content methodDocTree);

    /**

     * Get the method details tree.

     *

     * @param methodDetailsTree the content tree representing method details

     * @return content tree for the method details

     */

    public Content getMethodDetails(Content methodDetailsTree);

    /**

     * Get the method documentation.

     *

     * @param methodDocTree the content tree representing method documentation

     * @param isLastContent true if the content to be added is the last content

     * @return content tree for the method documentation

     */

    public Content getMethodDoc(Content methodDocTree, boolean isLastContent);

}