src/java.xml/share/classes/com/sun/org/apache/bcel/internal/classfile/AttributeReader.java

@@ -19,20 +19,23 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
 package com.sun.org.apache.bcel.internal.classfile;
 
-
 /**
  * Unknown (non-standard) attributes may be read via user-defined factory
  * objects that can be registered with the Attribute.addAttributeReader
  * method. These factory objects should implement this interface.
 
  * @see Attribute
- * @author  <A HREF="mailto:markus.dahm@berlin.de">M. Dahm</A>
+ * @version $Id: AttributeReader.java 1748467 2016-06-14 21:05:14Z ggregory $
+ *
+ * @deprecated Use UnknownAttributeReader instead
  */
+@java.lang.Deprecated
 public interface AttributeReader {
+
   /**
      When this attribute reader is added via the static method
      Attribute.addAttributeReader, an attribute name is associated with it.
      As the class file parser parses attributes, it will call various
      AttributeReaders based on the name of the attributes it is

@@ -55,10 +58,7 @@
      it to construct an attribute.  In the case of errors, a null can be
      returned which will cause the parsing of the class file to fail.
 
      @see Attribute#addAttributeReader( String, AttributeReader )
   */
-  public Attribute createAttribute(int name_index,
-                                   int length,
-                                   java.io.DataInputStream file,
-                                   ConstantPool constant_pool);
+    Attribute createAttribute( int name_index, int length, java.io.DataInputStream file, ConstantPool constant_pool );
 }