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package com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.util;

import com.sun.javadoc.*;

/**

 * This class is useful for searching a method which has documentation

 * comment and documentation tags. The method is searched in all the

 * superclasses and interfaces(subsequently super-interfaces also)

 * recursively.

 *

 *  <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>

 */

public abstract class MethodFinder {

    abstract boolean isCorrectMethod(MethodDoc method);

    public MethodDoc search(ClassDoc cd, MethodDoc method) {

        MethodDoc meth = searchInterfaces(cd, method);

        if (meth != null) {

            return meth;

        }

        ClassDoc icd = cd.superclass();

        if (icd != null) {

            meth = Util.findMethod(icd, method);

            if (meth != null) {

            if (isCorrectMethod(meth)) {

                    return meth;

                }

            }

            return search(icd, method);

        }

        return null;

    }

    public MethodDoc searchInterfaces(ClassDoc cd, MethodDoc method) {

        MethodDoc[] implementedMethods = (new ImplementedMethods(method, null)).build();

            }

        }

        return null;

    }

}