/**
 * Distinguishes different types of Token objects.
 */
export declare enum TokenKind {
    /**
     * A token representing a newline -> "\n" or "\r\n"
     */
    Newline = 0,
    /**
     * A token representing one or more spaces and/or tabs (but not newlines).
     */
    Spaces = 1,
    /**
     * A token representing one or more ASCII letters, numbers, and/or underscores.
     */
    AsciiWord = 2,
    /**
     * The slash character `/`
     */
    Slash = 3,
    /**
     * The star character `*`.
     */
    Star = 4,
    /**
     * The backslash character `\`. Can be used to escape characters.
     */
    Backslash = 5,
    /**
     * The double-quote character `"`. Double quotes can be used to
     * surround unusual characters (similar to escaping them).
     */
    DoubleQuote = 6,
    /**
     * The tilde character `~`. Can be used to reference inner members in links.
     */
    Tilde = 7,
    /**
     * The at-sign character `@`.
     */
    AtSign = 8,
    /**
     * The left curly bracket character `{`.
     */
    LeftCurlyBracket = 9,
    /**
     * The right curly bracket character `}`.
     */
    RightCurlyBracket = 10,
    /**
     * The backtick character. Can be used to include code snippets.
     */
    Backtick = 11,
    /**
     * The period character `.`. Can be used to reference static members.
     */
    Period = 12,
    /**
     * The colon character `:`. Can be used to reference external symbols.
     */
    Colon = 13,
    /**
     * The pipe character `|`. Can be used to define the link text.
     */
    Pipe = 14,
    /**
     * The pound character `#`. Can be used to define instance members in links.
     */
    PoundSymbol = 15,
    /**
     * The right square bracket character `]`. Can be used when defining
     * the default value.
     */
    RightSquareBracket = 16,
    /**
     * The left square bracket character `[`. Can be used when defining
     * the default value.
     */
    LeftSquareBracket = 17,
    /**
     * The equal character `=`. Can be used when defining the default value.
     */
    Equal = 18,
    /**
     * The hyphen character `-`. Can be used to separate the name from the description.
     */
    Hyphen = 19,
    /**
     * A token representing any other character not present in the above tokens.
     */
    Other = 20
}
/**
 * A sequence of characters that are treated as a unit as it cannot be further
 * broken down.
 */
export declare class Token {
    /**
     * The kind of token
     */
    private readonly _kind;
    /**
     * Whether this token can be merged with continuous tokens of the same kind
     */
    private readonly _multiple;
    /**
     * The starting index into the associated text.
     */
    private readonly _start;
    /**
     * The doc comment "line" number that this Token was extracted from.
     */
    private readonly _line;
    /**
     * The sequence of characters in the source code
     * that matched the pattern associated with the token.
     */
    private _lexeme;
    /**
     * The (non-inclusive) ending index into the associated text.
     */
    private _end;
    constructor(kind: TokenKind, lexeme: string, multiple: boolean, line: number, start: number, end: number);
    get kind(): TokenKind;
    get start(): number;
    get end(): number;
    get line(): number;
    get length(): number;
    get multiple(): boolean;
    merge(token: Token): void;
    toString(): string;
}
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