## Uses of Interface
com.sun.source.doctree.DocCommentTree

- Packages that use DocCommentTree
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  com.sun.source.doctree | Provides interfaces to represent documentation comments as abstract syntax trees (AST).
  com.sun.source.util | Provides utilities for operations on abstract syntax trees (AST).

- - ### Uses of DocCommentTree in com.sun.source.doctree

    Methods in com.sun.source.doctree with parameters of type DocCommentTree
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `R` | DocTreeVisitor.`visitDocComment​(DocCommentTree node, P p)` | Visits a DocCommentTree node.

  - ### Uses of DocCommentTree in com.sun.source.util

    Methods in com.sun.source.util that return DocCommentTree
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `DocCommentTree` | DocTreePath.`getDocComment​()` | Returns the DocCommentTree associated with this path.
    `abstract DocCommentTree` | DocTrees.`getDocCommentTree​(TreePath path)` | Returns the doc comment tree, if any, for the Tree node identified by a given TreePath.
    `abstract DocCommentTree` | DocTrees.`getDocCommentTree​(Element e)` | Returns the doc comment tree of the given element.
    `abstract DocCommentTree` | DocTrees.`getDocCommentTree​(Element e, String relativePath)` | Returns the doc comment tree of the given file whose path is specified relative to the given element.
    `abstract DocCommentTree` | DocTrees.`getDocCommentTree​(FileObject fileObject)` | Returns the doc comment tree of the given file.
    `DocCommentTree` | DocTreeFactory.`newDocCommentTree​(List<? extends DocTree> fullBody, List<? extends DocTree> tags)` | Create a new `DocCommentTree` object, to represent a complete doc comment.

    Methods in com.sun.source.util with parameters of type DocCommentTree
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `long` | DocSourcePositions.`getEndPosition​(CompilationUnitTree file, DocCommentTree comment, DocTree tree)` | Returns the ending position of the tree within the comment within the file.
    `static DocTreePath` | DocTreePath.`getPath​(TreePath treePath, DocCommentTree doc, DocTree target)` | Returns a documentation tree path for a tree node within a compilation unit, or `null` if the node is not found.
    `long` | DocSourcePositions.`getStartPosition​(CompilationUnitTree file, DocCommentTree comment, DocTree tree)` | Returns the starting position of the tree within the comment within the file.
    `abstract void` | DocTrees.`printMessage​(Diagnostic.Kind kind, CharSequence msg, DocTree t, DocCommentTree c, CompilationUnitTree root)` | Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the tree within the provided compilation unit
    `R` | DocTreeScanner.`visitDocComment​(DocCommentTree node, P p)` | Visits a DocCommentTree node.
    `R` | SimpleDocTreeVisitor.`visitDocComment​(DocCommentTree node, P p)` | Visits a DocCommentTree node.

    Constructors in com.sun.source.util with parameters of type DocCommentTree
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `DocTreePath​(TreePath treePath, DocCommentTree t)` | Creates a DocTreePath for a root node.