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Add doclet API layer that gives method call / variable use info

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      Secondly, regarding "uses of the class members", it would be extremely
      useful to us to be able to see "who" calls a particular method OR "who"
      accesses a particular class variable.

      Every software developer on the planet, from time to time, needs to add an
      argument to or change the return value of a method. In other cases you may
      need to change the data type of a variable OR even remove a variable from a
      class. In situations like these it is extremely important to be able to find
      all the references to the particular method or variable that you want to
      change so that you can properly evaluate the impact of the change you are
      about to make.

      So, my question then is, does Javadoc produce or gather this cross reference
      information for class methods and variables like it does for the classes
      themselves. Hopefully the answer to this question is yes and if so, then
      hopefully I can access this information in my doclet and produce this extra
      cross reference information in the Javadoc's of our system.

            gafter Neal Gafter (Inactive)
            rfield Robert Field (Inactive)
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