# Uses of Interface
javax.tools.Diagnostic

Packages that use Diagnostic
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).
javax.tools
Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program, for example, compilers.

## Uses of Diagnostic in com.sun.source.doctree

Methods in com.sun.source.doctree that return Diagnostic
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`Diagnostic<JavaFileObject>`
ErroneousTree.`getDiagnostic()`
Returns a diagnostic object giving details about the reason the body text is in error.

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

Methods in com.sun.source.util with parameters of type Diagnostic
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`ErroneousTree`
DocTreeFactory.`newErroneousTree(String text, Diagnostic<JavaFileObject> diag)`
Creates a new `ErroneousTree` object, to represent some unparseable input.

## Uses of Diagnostic in javax.tools

Methods in javax.tools that return types with arguments of type Diagnostic
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`List<Diagnostic<? extends S>>`
DiagnosticCollector.`getDiagnostics()`
Returns a list view of diagnostics collected by this object.
Methods in javax.tools with parameters of type Diagnostic
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
DiagnosticCollector.`report(Diagnostic<? extends S> diagnostic)`
`void`
DiagnosticListener.`report(Diagnostic<? extends S> diagnostic)`
Invoked when a problem is found.