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package com.sun.source.util;
import com.sun.source.doctree.DocCommentTree;
import com.sun.source.doctree.DocTree;
import com.sun.source.tree.CompilationUnitTree;
/**
* Provides methods to obtain the position of a DocTree within a javadoc comment.
* A position is defined as a simple character offset from the start of a
* CompilationUnit where the first character is at offset 0.
*
* @since 1.8
*/
@jdk.Exported
public interface DocSourcePositions extends SourcePositions {
/**
* Returns the starting position of the tree within the comment within the file. If tree is not found within
* file, or if the starting position is not available,
* return {@link javax.tools.Diagnostic#NOPOS}.
* The given tree should be under the given comment tree, and the given documentation
* comment tree should be returned from a {@link DocTrees#getDocCommentTree(com.sun.source.util.TreePath) }
* for a tree under the given file.
* The returned position must be at the start of the yield of this tree, that
* is for any sub-tree of this tree, the following must hold:
*
* <p>
* {@code tree.getStartPosition() <= subtree.getStartPosition()} or <br>
* {@code tree.getStartPosition() == NOPOS} or <br>
* {@code subtree.getStartPosition() == NOPOS}
* </p>
*
* @param file CompilationUnit in which to find tree.
* @param comment the comment tree that encloses the tree for which the
* position is being sought
* @param tree tree for which a position is sought.
* @return the start position of tree.
*/
long getStartPosition(CompilationUnitTree file, DocCommentTree comment, DocTree tree);
/**
* Returns the ending position of the tree within the comment within the file. If tree is not found within
* file, or if the ending position is not available,
* return {@link javax.tools.Diagnostic#NOPOS}.
* The given tree should be under the given comment tree, and the given documentation
* comment tree should be returned from a {@link DocTrees#getDocCommentTree(com.sun.source.util.TreePath) }
* for a tree under the given file.
* The returned position must be at the end of the yield of this tree,
* that is for any sub-tree of this tree, the following must hold:
*
* <p>
* {@code tree.getEndPosition() >= subtree.getEndPosition()} or <br>
* {@code tree.getEndPosition() == NOPOS} or <br>
* {@code subtree.getEndPosition() == NOPOS}
* </p>
*
* In addition, the following must hold:
*
* <p>
* {@code tree.getStartPosition() <= tree.getEndPosition()} or <br>
* {@code tree.getStartPosition() == NOPOS} or <br>
* {@code tree.getEndPosition() == NOPOS}
* </p>
*
* @param file CompilationUnit in which to find tree.
* @param comment the comment tree that encloses the tree for which the
* position is being sought
* @param tree tree for which a position is sought.
* @return the start position of tree.
*/
long getEndPosition(CompilationUnitTree file, DocCommentTree comment, DocTree tree);
}