langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/internal/toolkit/taglets/InheritableTaglet.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation. Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+package com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.taglets;
+
+import com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.util.DocFinder;
+
+/**
+ * A taglet should implement this interface if it supports the inheritDoc
+ * tag or is automatically inherited if it is missing.
+ *
+ * @author Jamie Ho
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+public interface InheritableTaglet extends Taglet {
+
+ /**
+ * Given an {@link com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.util.DocFinder.Output}
+ * object, set its values with the appropriate information to inherit
+ * documentation.
+ *
+ * @param input the input for documentation search.
+ * @param output the output for documentation search.
+ */
+ void inherit(DocFinder.Input input, DocFinder.Output output);
+}