langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/javadoc/MethodDoc.java
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6893947: Deserialization of RMIConnectionImpl objects should enforce stricter checks [ZDI-CAN-588] Summary: narrow the doPrivileged block to only set context ClassLoader Reviewed-by: hawtin, emcmanus
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/*
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 * Copyright 1998-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
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 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
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 *
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 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
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 * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
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 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
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 * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
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 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
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 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
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 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
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 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
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 * accompanied this code).
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 *
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 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
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 * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
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 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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 * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
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 * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
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 * have any questions.
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 */
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package com.sun.javadoc;
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/**
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 * Represents a method of a java class.
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 *
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 * @since 1.2
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 * @author Robert Field
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 */
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public interface MethodDoc extends ExecutableMemberDoc {
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    /**
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     * Return true if this method is abstract
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     */
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    boolean isAbstract();
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    /**
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     * Get return type.
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     *
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     * @return the return type of this method, null if it
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     * is a constructor.
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     */
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    Type returnType();
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    /**
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     * Return the class containing the method that this method overrides.
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     *
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     * <p> <i>The <code>overriddenClass</code> method cannot
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     * accommodate certain generic type constructs.  The
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     * <code>overriddenType</code> method should be used instead.</i>
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     *
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     * @return a ClassDoc representing the superclass
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     *         defining a method that this method overrides, or null if
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     *         this method does not override.
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     */
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    ClassDoc overriddenClass();
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    /**
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     * Return the type containing the method that this method overrides.
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     * It may be a <code>ClassDoc</code> or a <code>ParameterizedType</code>.
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     *
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     * @return the supertype whose method is overridden, or null if this
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     *         method does not override another in a superclass
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     * @since 1.5
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     */
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    Type overriddenType();
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    /**
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     * Return the method that this method overrides.
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     *
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     * @return a MethodDoc representing a method definition
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     * in a superclass this method overrides, null if
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     * this method does not override.
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     */
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    MethodDoc overriddenMethod();
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    /**
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     * Tests whether this method overrides another.
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     * The overridden method may be one declared in a superclass or
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     * a superinterface (unlike {@link #overriddenMethod()}).
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     *
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     * <p> When a non-abstract method overrides an abstract one, it is
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     * also said to <i>implement</i> the other.
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     *
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     * @param meth  the other method to examine
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     * @return <tt>true</tt> if this method overrides the other
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     * @since 1.5
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     */
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    boolean overrides(MethodDoc meth);
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}