Module jdk.javadoc
Package com.sun.javadoc

Interface SerialFieldTag

  • All Superinterfaces:
    Comparable<Object>, Tag
    @Deprecated(since="9",
            forRemoval=true)
public interface SerialFieldTag
extends Tag, Comparable<Object>
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package jdk.javadoc.doclet. For more information, see the Migration Guide in the documentation for that package.
    Documents a Serializable field defined by an ObjectStreamField. 
     The class parses and stores the three serialField tag parameters:

 - field name
 - field type name
      (fully-qualified or visible from the current import context)
 - description of the valid values for the field
    This tag is only allowed in the javadoc for the special member serialPersistentFields.
    See Also:
    ObjectStreamField

    • Method Detail

      • fieldName

        String fieldName()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return the serializable field name.
        Returns:
        the serializable field name.

      • fieldType

        String fieldType()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return the field type string.
        Returns:
        the field type string.

      • fieldTypeDoc

        ClassDoc fieldTypeDoc()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return the ClassDoc for field type.
        Returns:
        null if no ClassDoc for field type is visible from containingClass context.

      • description

        String description()
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Return the field comment. If there is no serialField comment, return javadoc comment of corresponding FieldDoc.
        Returns:
        the field comment. If there is no serialField comment, return javadoc comment of corresponding FieldDoc.

      • compareTo

        int compareTo​(Object obj)
        Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
        Compares this Object with the specified Object for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this Object is less than, equal to, or greater than the given Object.

        Included to make SerialFieldTag items java.lang.Comparable.

        Specified by:
        compareTo in interface Comparable<Object>
        Parameters:
        obj - the Object to be compared.
        Returns:
        a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this Object is less than, equal to, or greater than the given Object.
        Throws:
        ClassCastException - the specified Object's type prevents it from being compared to this Object.
        Since:
        1.2