Module jdk.javadoc
Package com.sun.javadoc

## Interface SourcePosition

-     @Deprecated(since="9",
                  forRemoval=true)
      public interface SourcePosition

  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  The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package `jdk.javadoc.doclet`.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.
  This interface describes a source position: filename, line number, and column number.
  Since:
    1.4

- - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `int` | `column()` | Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. The column in the source file.
    `File` | `file()` | Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. The source file.
    `int` | `line()` | Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. The line in the source file.
    `String` | `toString()` | Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Convert the source position to the form "Filename:line".

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### file

          File file()

      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      The source file. Returns null if no file information is available.
      Returns:
        the source file as a File.

    - #### line

          int line()

      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      The line in the source file. The first line is numbered 1; 0 means no line number information is available.
      Returns:
        the line number in the source file as an integer.

    - #### column

          int column()

      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      The column in the source file. The first column is numbered 1; 0 means no column information is available. Columns count characters in the input stream; a tab advances the column number to the next 8-column tab stop.
      Returns:
        the column on the source line as an integer.

    - #### toString

          String toString()

      Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
      Convert the source position to the form "Filename:line".
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`
      Returns:
        a string representation of the object.