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package jdk.javadoc.internal.doclets.toolkit;

import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
import javax.lang.model.element.VariableElement;


/**
 * The interface for writing field 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 FieldWriter {

    /**
     * Get the field details tree header.
     *
     * @param typeElement the class being documented
     * @param memberDetailsTree the content tree representing member details
     * @return content tree for the field details header
     */
    public Content getFieldDetailsTreeHeader(TypeElement typeElement,
            Content memberDetailsTree);

    /**
     * Get the field documentation tree header.
     *
     * @param field the constructor being documented
     * @param fieldDetailsTree the content tree representing field details
     * @return content tree for the field documentation header
     */
    public Content getFieldDocTreeHeader(VariableElement field,
            Content fieldDetailsTree);

    /**
     * Get the signature for the given field.
     *
     * @param field the field being documented
     * @return content tree for the field signature
     */
    public Content getSignature(VariableElement field);

    /**
     * Add the deprecated output for the given field.
     *
     * @param field the field being documented
     * @param fieldDocTree content tree to which the deprecated information will be added
     */
    public void addDeprecated(VariableElement field, Content fieldDocTree);

    /**
     * Add the comments for the given field.
     *
     * @param field the field being documented
     * @param fieldDocTree the content tree to which the comments will be added
     */
    public void addComments(VariableElement field, Content fieldDocTree);

    /**
     * Add the tags for the given field.
     *
     * @param field the field being documented
     * @param fieldDocTree the content tree to which the tags will be added
     */
    public void addTags(VariableElement field, Content fieldDocTree);

    /**
     * Get the field details tree.
     *
     * @param memberDetailsTreeHeader the content tree representing member details tree header
     * @param memberDetailsTree the content tree representing member details
     * @return content tree for the field details
     */
    public Content getFieldDetails(Content memberDetailsTreeHeader, Content memberDetailsTree);

    /**
     * Get the field documentation.
     *
     * @param fieldDocTree the content tree representing field documentation
     * @return content tree for the field documentation
     */
    public Content getFieldDoc(Content fieldDocTree);

    /**
     * Gets the member header tree.
     *
     * @return a content tree for the member header
     */
    public Content getMemberTreeHeader();
}