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    25 

    26 package com.sun.javadoc;

    27 

    28 /**

    29  * This is an example of a starting class for a doclet,

    30  * showing the entry-point methods.  A starting class must

    31  * import com.sun.javadoc.* and implement the

    32  * <code>start(RootDoc)</code> method, as described in the

    33  * <a href="package-summary.html#package_description">package

    34  * description</a>.  If the doclet takes command line options,

    35  * it must also implement <code>optionLength</code> and

    36  * <code>validOptions</code>.

    37  *

    38  * <p> A doclet supporting the language features added since 1.1

    39  * (such as generics and annotations) should indicate this

    40  * by implementing <code>languageVersion</code>.  In the absence of

    41  * this the doclet should not invoke any of the Doclet API methods

    42  * added since 1.5, and

    43  * the results of several other methods are modified so as

    44  * to conceal the new constructs (such as type parameters) from

    45  * the doclet.

    46  *

    47  * <p> To start the doclet, pass

    48  * <code>-doclet</code> followed by the fully-qualified

    49  * name of the starting class on the javadoc tool command line.

    50  */

    51 public abstract class Doclet {

    52 

    53     /**

    54      * Generate documentation here.

    55      * This method is required for all doclets.

    56      *

    57      * @return true on success.

    58      */

    59     public static boolean start(RootDoc root) {

    60         return true;

    61     }

    62 

    63     /**

    64      * Check for doclet-added options.  Returns the number of

    65      * arguments you must specify on the command line for the

    66      * given option.  For example, "-d docs" would return 2.

    67      * <P>

    68      * This method is required if the doclet contains any options.

    69      * If this method is missing, Javadoc will print an invalid flag

    70      * error for every option.

    71      *

    72      * @return number of arguments on the command line for an option

    73      *         including the option name itself.  Zero return means

    74      *         option not known.  Negative value means error occurred.

    75      */

    76     public static int optionLength(String option) {

    77         return 0;  // default is option unknown

    78     }

    79 

    80     /**

    81      * Check that options have the correct arguments.

    82      * <P>

    83      * This method is not required, but is recommended,

    84      * as every option will be considered valid if this method

    85      * is not present.  It will default gracefully (to true)

    86      * if absent.

    87      * <P>

    88      * Printing option related error messages (using the provided

    89      * DocErrorReporter) is the responsibility of this method.

    90      *

    91      * @return true if the options are valid.

    92      */

    93     public static boolean validOptions(String options[][],

    94                                        DocErrorReporter reporter) {

    95         return true;  // default is options are valid

    96     }

    97 

    98     /**

    99      * Return the version of the Java Programming Language supported

   100      * by this doclet.

   101      * <p>

   102      * This method is required by any doclet supporting a language version

   103      * newer than 1.1.

   104      *

   105      * @return  the language version supported by this doclet.

   106      * @since 1.5

   107      */

   108     public static LanguageVersion languageVersion() {

   109         return LanguageVersion.JAVA_1_1;

   110     }

   111 }