class YARD::Tags::Tag

Tag.new(:param, ‘an argument’, [‘String’, ‘nil’], ‘arg’)
# is equivalent to:
#
# @param [String, nil] arg an argument
# The following docstring syntax:
@example Programmatic tag creation
{#types}, {#name} and {#text}, or none of the above.
Represents a metadata tag value (+@tag+). Tags can have any combination of

def explain_types

Returns:
  • (nil) - if no types are provided or not parsable
  • (String) - a plain English description of the associated types 
def explain_types
  return nil if !types || types.empty?
  TypesExplainer.explain(*types)
end

def initialize(tag_name, text, types = nil, name = nil)

Parameters:
  • name (String) -- optional key name which the tag refers to
  • types (Array) -- optional type list of formally declared types
  • text (String, nil) -- the descriptive text for this tag, or nil if none provided
  • tag_name (#to_s) -- the tag name to create the tag for 
def initialize(tag_name, text, types = nil, name = nil)
  @tag_name = tag_name.to_s
  @text = text
  @name = name
  @types = (types ? [types].flatten.compact : nil)
end

def type

Other tags:
    See: #types -

Returns:
  • (String) - the first of the list of specified types 
def type
  types.first
end