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

Packages that use ReferenceTree
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 ReferenceTree in com.sun.source.doctree

Methods in com.sun.source.doctree that return ReferenceTree
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`ReferenceTree` | ThrowsTree.`getExceptionName()` | Returns the name of the exception being documented.
`ReferenceTree` | LinkTree.`getReference()` | Returns the reference of a link.
`ReferenceTree` | ValueTree.`getReference()` | Returns the reference to the value.
`ReferenceTree` | ProvidesTree.`getServiceType()` | Returns the name of the service type being documented.
`ReferenceTree` | UsesTree.`getServiceType()` | Returns the name of the service type being documented.
`ReferenceTree` | SerialFieldTree.`getType()` | Returns the type of the serial field.

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

## Uses of ReferenceTree in com.sun.source.util

Methods in com.sun.source.util that return ReferenceTree
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`ReferenceTree` | DocTreeFactory.`newReferenceTree​(String signature)` | Create a new `ReferenceTree` object, to represent a reference to an API element.

Methods in com.sun.source.util with parameters of type ReferenceTree
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`ThrowsTree` | DocTreeFactory.`newExceptionTree​(ReferenceTree name, List<? extends DocTree> description)` | Create a new `ExceptionTree` object, to represent an `@exception` tag.
`LinkTree` | DocTreeFactory.`newLinkPlainTree​(ReferenceTree ref, List<? extends DocTree> label)` | Create a new `LinkPlainTree` object, to represent a `{@linkplain }` tag.
`LinkTree` | DocTreeFactory.`newLinkTree​(ReferenceTree ref, List<? extends DocTree> label)` | Create a new `LinkTree` object, to represent a `{@link }` tag.
`ProvidesTree` | DocTreeFactory.`newProvidesTree​(ReferenceTree name, List<? extends DocTree> description)` | Create a new `ProvidesTree` object, to represent a `@provides` tag.
`SerialFieldTree` | DocTreeFactory.`newSerialFieldTree​(IdentifierTree name, ReferenceTree type, List<? extends DocTree> description)` | Create a new `SerialFieldTree` object, to represent a `@serialField` tag.
`ThrowsTree` | DocTreeFactory.`newThrowsTree​(ReferenceTree name, List<? extends DocTree> description)` | Create a new `ThrowsTree` object, to represent a `@throws` tag.
`UsesTree` | DocTreeFactory.`newUsesTree​(ReferenceTree name, List<? extends DocTree> description)` | Create a new `UsesTree` object, to represent a `@uses` tag.
`ValueTree` | DocTreeFactory.`newValueTree​(ReferenceTree ref)` | Create a new `ValueTree` object, to represent a `{@value }` tag.
`R` | DocTreeScanner.`visitReference​(ReferenceTree node, P p)` | Visits a ReferenceTree node.
`R` | SimpleDocTreeVisitor.`visitReference​(ReferenceTree node, P p)` | Visits a ReferenceTree node.