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  25 
  26 package com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit;
  27 
  28 import java.io.*;
  29 import com.sun.javadoc.*;
  30 
  31 /**
  32  * The interface for writing method output.
  33  *
  34  *  <p><b>This is NOT part of any supported API.
  35  *  If you write code that depends on this, you do so at your own risk.
  36  *  This code and its internal interfaces are subject to change or
  37  *  deletion without notice.</b>
  38  *
  39  * @author Jamie Ho
  40  * @author Bhavesh Patel (Modified)
  41  * @since 1.5
  42  */
  43 
  44 public interface MethodWriter {
  45 
  46     /**
  47      * Get the method details tree header.
  48      *
  49      * @param classDoc the class being documented
  50      * @param memberDetailsTree the content tree representing member details
  51      * @return content tree for the method details header
  52      */
  53     public Content getMethodDetailsTreeHeader(ClassDoc classDoc,
  54             Content memberDetailsTree);
  55 
  56     /**
  57      * Get the method documentation tree header.
  58      *
  59      * @param method the method being documented
  60      * @param methodDetailsTree the content tree representing method details
  61      * @return content tree for the method documentation header
  62      */
  63     public Content getMethodDocTreeHeader(MethodDoc method,
  64             Content methodDetailsTree);
  65 
  66     /**
  67      * Get the signature for the given method.
  68      *
  69      * @param method the method being documented
  70      * @return content tree for the method signature
  71      */
  72     public Content getSignature(MethodDoc method);
  73 
  74     /**
  75      * Add the deprecated output for the given method.
  76      *
  77      * @param method the method being documented
  78      * @param methodDocTree content tree to which the deprecated information will be added
  79      */
  80     public void addDeprecated(MethodDoc method, Content methodDocTree);
  81 
  82     /**
  83      * Add the comments for the given method.
  84      *
  85      * @param holder the holder type (not erasure) of the method
  86      * @param method the method being documented
  87      * @param methodDocTree the content tree to which the comments will be added
  88      */
  89     public void addComments(Type holder, MethodDoc method, Content methodDocTree);
  90 
  91     /**
  92      * Add the tags for the given method.
  93      *
  94      * @param method the method being documented
  95      * @param methodDocTree the content tree to which the tags will be added
  96      */
  97     public void addTags(MethodDoc method, Content methodDocTree);
  98 
  99     /**
 100      * Get the method details tree.
 101      *
 102      * @param methodDetailsTree the content tree representing method details
 103      * @return content tree for the method details
 104      */
 105     public Content getMethodDetails(Content methodDetailsTree);
 106 
 107     /**
 108      * Get the method documentation.
 109      *
 110      * @param methodDocTree the content tree representing method documentation
 111      * @param isLastContent true if the content to be added is the last content
 112      * @return content tree for the method documentation
 113      */
 114     public Content getMethodDoc(Content methodDocTree, boolean isLastContent);
 115 
 116     /**
 117      * Close the writer.
 118      */
 119     public void close() throws IOException;
 120 }