Tuesday, August 26, 2014

What does lined-out content mean?




It means the methods are annotated as @deprecated. This means these methods are still available, but they will be changed in name, different parameters or removed completely and should not be used anymore. You're advised to find an alternative. Usually, the JavaDoc shows what alternative method you should use.




See also: How and When to Deprecate APIs







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