Project > Generate Javadoc…. In the Javadoc command: field, browse to find javadoc.exe (usually at [path_to_jdk_directory]\bin\javadoc.exe). Check the box next to the project/package/file for which you are creating the Javadoc. In the Destination: field, browse to find the desired destination (for example, the root directory of the current project). Click Finish. You should now be … Read more
Have a look at the reStructuredText (also known as “reST”) format, which is a plaintext/docstring markup format, and probably the most popular in the Python world. And you should certainly look at Sphinx, a tool to generate documentation from reStructuredText (used for eg. the Python documentation itself). Sphinx includes the possibility to extract documentation from … Read more
You can overwrite the ${USER} variable in the template file with the #set( $VARIABLE = “value”) function. Go to Settings -> Editor -> File and Code Templates -> Includes -> File Header prepend the #set() function call, for example: #set( $USER = “Your name” ) /** * Created by ${USER} on ${DATE}. */
Typing /** + then pressing Enter above a method signature will create Javadoc stubs for you.
It should be done just like this: /** * @param <T> This describes my type parameter */ class MyClass<T>{ } Source
I am sure m2eclipse Maven plugin for Eclipse – the other way around – can do that. You can configure it to download both the source files and javadoc automatically for you. This is achieved by going into Window > Preferences > Maven and checking the “Download Artifact Sources” and “Download Artifact JavaDoc” options.
As of 1.5 you can define a package-info.java file and provide a standard javadoc style comment for a package: com/foo/package-info.java: /** * com.foo is a group of bar utils for operating on foo things. */ package com.foo; //rest of the file is empty Language specification for packages
Before the annotation, since the annotation is code that “belongs” to the class. See examples with javadoc in the official documentation. Here’s a random example I found in another official Java page: /** * Delete multiple items from the list. * * @deprecated Not for public use. * This method is expected to be retained … Read more
The official guidelines on this are pretty clear. The functional differences are: {@link} is an inline link and can be placed wherever you like @see creates its own section In my opinion, {@link} is best used when you literally use a class, field, constructor or method name in your description. The user will be able … Read more
Use the {@literal} javadoc tag: /** * This is an “at” symbol: {@literal @} */ The javadoc for this will read: This is an “at” symbol: @ Of course, this will work for any characters, and is the “officially supported” way of displaying any “special” characters. It is also the most straighforward – you don’t … Read more