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JavaDoc Tool for Java Documentation

JavaDoc is a documentation generator tool in Java that creates HTML documentation from source files containing class, method, and field declarations. It requires specific comments formatted with an extra asterisk and can include HTML tags for enhanced documentation. Key tags include @author, @param, @see, @version, and @return, which provide structured information about the code elements.

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JavaDoc Tool for Java Documentation

JavaDoc is a documentation generator tool in Java that creates HTML documentation from source files containing class, method, and field declarations. It requires specific comments formatted with an extra asterisk and can include HTML tags for enhanced documentation. Key tags include @author, @param, @see, @version, and @return, which provide structured information about the code elements.

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JavaDoc

• JavaDoc tool is a document generator tool in Java


programming language for generating standard
documentation in HTML format.
• It parses the declarations ad documentation in a set
of source file describing classes, methods,
constructors, and fields.
• Before using JavaDoc tool, you must include JavaDoc
comments /**………………..*/ providing information
about classes, methods, and constructors, etc.
• For creating a good and understandable document
API for any java file you must write better comments
for every class, method, constructor.
• The JavaDoc comments is different from the
normal comments because of the extra
asterisk at the beginning of the comment.
• It may contain the HTML tags as well.
Tag Parameter Description
@author author_name Describes an author

provide information about


@param description method parameter or the
input it takes
generate a link to other
@see reference element of the document

provide version of the class,


@version version-name interface or enum.

@return description provide the return value


package pack1;
public class Calculator
{
public static void add(int x,int y)
{
[Link](x+y);
}
}

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