com.sun.javadoc
Class Doclet

java.lang.Object
  com.sun.javadoc.Doclet

public abstract class Doclet

extends Object

This is an example of a starting class for a doclet, showing the entry-point methods. A starting class must import com.sun.javadoc.* and implement the start(RootDoc) method, as described in the package description. If the doclet takes command line options, it must also implement optionLength and validOptions. To start the doclet, you pass -doclet followed by the fully-qualified name of the starting class on the javadoc tool command line.

Constructor Summary

Doclet()

Method Summary

static int	optionLength(String option) Check for doclet-added options.
static boolean	start(RootDoc root) Generate documentation here.
static boolean	validOptions(String[][] options, DocErrorReporter reporter) Check that options have the correct arguments.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Doclet

public Doclet()

Method Detail

start

public static boolean start(RootDoc root)

Generate documentation here. This method is required for all doclets.

Returns:

true on success.

optionLength

public static int optionLength(String option)

Check for doclet-added options. Returns the number of arguments you must specify on the command line for the given option. For example, "-d docs" would return 2.

This method is required if the doclet contains any options. If this method is missing, Javadoc will print an invalid flag error for every option.

Returns:

number of arguments on the command line for an option including the option name itself. Zero return means option not known. Negative value means error occurred.

validOptions

public static boolean validOptions(String[][] options,
                                   DocErrorReporter reporter)

Check that options have the correct arguments.

This method is not required, but is recommended, as every option will be considered valid if this method is not present. It will default gracefully (to true) if absent.

Printing option related error messages (using the provided DocErrorReporter) is the responsibility of this method.

Returns:

true if the options are valid.