@abc.abstractmethod<EOL><INDENT>def supports_heading_type(self, heading_type):<DEDENT>
return<EOL>
Tests if the given heading type is supported.

        :param heading_type: a heading Type
        :type heading_type: ``osid.type.Type``
        :return: ``true`` if the type is supported, ``false`` otherwise
        :rtype: ``boolean``
        :raise: ``IllegalState`` -- syntax is not a ``HEADING``
        :raise: ``NullArgument`` -- ``heading_type`` is ``null``

        *compliance: mandatory -- This method must be implemented.*