Gets a diagnostic code indicating the type of diagnostic.

  Gets a diagnostic code indicating the type of diagnostic. The
code is implementation-dependent and might be null.
Returns: a diagnostic code

  Gets the column number of the character offset returned by Diagnostic.getPosition().

  Gets the column number of the character offset returned by
Diagnostic.getPosition().
Returns: a column number or {@link #NOPOS} if and only if {@link #getPosition()} returns {@link #NOPOS}

  Gets the character offset from the beginning of the file associated with this diagnostic that indicates the end of the problem.

  Gets the character offset from the beginning of the file
associated with this diagnostic that indicates the end of the
problem.
Returns: offset from beginning of file; {@link #NOPOS} if and only if {@link #getPosition()} returns {@link #NOPOS}

  Gets the kind of this diagnostic, for example, error or warning.

  Gets the kind of this diagnostic, for example, error or
warning.
Returns: the kind of this diagnostic

  Gets the line number of the character offset returned by Diagnostic.getPosition().

  Gets the line number of the character offset returned by
Diagnostic.getPosition().
Returns: a line number or {@link #NOPOS} if and only if {@link #getPosition()} returns {@link #NOPOS}

  Gets a localized message for the given locale.

  Gets a localized message for the given locale. The actual
message is implementation-dependent. If the locale is null use the default locale.
Returns: a localized message
Parameters:
- locale - a locale; might be {@code null}

  Gets a character offset from the beginning of the source object associated with this diagnostic that indicates the location of the problem.

  Gets a character offset from the beginning of the source object associated with this diagnostic that indicates the location of the problem. In addition, the following must be true:

getStartPostion() <= getPosition()

getPosition() <= getEndPosition()
Returns: character offset from beginning of source; {@link #NOPOS} if {@link #getSource()} would return {@code null} or if no location is suitable

  Gets the source object associated with this diagnostic.

  Gets the source object associated with this diagnostic.
Returns: the source object associated with this diagnostic. {@code null} if no source object is associated with the diagnostic.

  Gets the character offset from the beginning of the file associated with this diagnostic that indicates the start of the problem.

  Gets the character offset from the beginning of the file
associated with this diagnostic that indicates the start of the
problem.
Returns: offset from beginning of file; {@link #NOPOS} if and only if {@link #getPosition()} returns {@link #NOPOS}