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| Javadoc Generation |
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| <p> |
| The |
| <a class="command-link" href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.file.export(exportWizardId=org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javadocexport.JavadocWizard)")'> |
| <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="Opens the Javadoc wizard"> |
| <b>Javadoc Generation</b></a> wizard |
| allows you to generate Javadoc. It is a user interface for the javadoc.exe tool available in the Java JDK. Visit <a href= |
| "http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/javadoc/index.html" target="_blank">Sun's Javadoc Tool</a> page for a complete documentation of the Javadoc tool. |
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| First page |
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| Type Selection: |
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| <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" summary="First page options"> |
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| <th> |
| <p> |
| Option |
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| <th> |
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| Description |
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| Javadoc command |
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| </td> |
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| Specify which command to use to generate the javadoc. |
| </p> |
| </td> |
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| <tr> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| Select types for which Javadoc will be generated |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| In the list, check or clear the boxes to specify exactly the types that you want to export. This list is initialized by the workbench selection. |
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| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
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| Create Javadoc for members with visibility |
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| </td> |
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| <ul> |
| <li> |
| <strong>Private</strong>: All members will be documented |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <strong>Package</strong>: Only members with package, protected or public visibility will be documented |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <strong>Protected</strong>: Only members with protected or public visibility will be documented |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <strong>Public</strong>: Only members with public visibility will be documented (default) |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
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| <br> |
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| Use standard doclet |
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| </td> |
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| <p> |
| Start the Javadoc command with the standard doclet (default) |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li> |
| <strong>Destination</strong>: select the destination to which the standard doclet will write the generated documentation. The destination is a doclet specific |
| argument, and therefore not enabled when using a custom doclet. |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
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| <br> |
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| Use custom doclet |
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| </td> |
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| <p> |
| Use a custom doclet to generate documentation |
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| <ul> |
| <li> |
| <strong>Doclet name</strong>: Qualified type name of the doclet |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <strong>Doclet class path</strong>: Classpath needed by the doclet class |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| <br> |
| <br> |
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| |
| <h2> |
| Standard doclet arguments |
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| <p> |
| Standard Doclet Arguments (available when <strong>Use standard doclet</strong> has been selected): |
| </p> |
| <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" summary="Standard doclet arguments"> |
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| <th> |
| <p> |
| Option |
| </p> |
| </th> |
| <th> |
| <p> |
| Description |
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| </th> |
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| Document title |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| Specify a document title. |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td> |
| Generate use page |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Selected this option if you want the documentation to contain a Use page. |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td> |
| Generate hierarchy tree |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Selected this option if you want the documentation to contain a Tree page. |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
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| Generate navigator bar |
| </p> |
| </td> |
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| Selected this option if you want the documentation to contain a navigation bar (header and footer). |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
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| Generate index |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Selected this option if you want the documentation to contain a Index page. |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td> |
| Separate index per letter |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Create an index per letter. Enabled when <strong>Generate Index</strong> is selected. |
| </td> |
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| <td> |
| @author |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Selected this option if you want to the @author tag to be documented. |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| @version |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Selected this option if you want to the @version tag to be documented. |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
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| <td> |
| @deprecated |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Selected this option if you want to the @deprecated tag to be documented. |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| deprecated list |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Selected this option if you want the documentation to contain a Deprecated page. Enabled when the <strong>@deprecated</strong> option is selected. |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| Select referenced archives and projects to which links should be generated |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Specify to which other documentation Javadoc should create links when other types are referenced. |
| <ul> |
| <li> |
| Select All: Create links to all other documentation locations |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| Clear All: Do not create links to other documentation locations |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| Configure: Configure the Javadoc location of a referenced JAR or project. |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
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| Style sheet |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Select the style sheet to use |
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| General arguments |
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| <p> |
| General Javadoc Options: |
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| <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" summary="General Javadoc Options"> |
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| <th> |
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| Option |
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| </th> |
| <th> |
| <p> |
| Description |
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| Overview |
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| </td> |
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| Specifies that Javadoc should retrieve the text for the overview documentation from the given file. It will be placed in overview-summary.html. |
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| <p> |
| VM options |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| <p> |
| Add any number of extra VM options here. |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
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| <p> |
| Extra Javadoc options |
| </p> |
| </td> |
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| <p> |
| Add any number of extra options here: Custom doclet options or JRE 1.4 compatibility options.<br> |
| Note that arguments containing spaces must enclosed in quotes. For arguments specifying html code (e.g. -header) use the & or &" to avoid spaces and |
| quotes. |
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| </td> |
| </tr> |
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| <p> |
| JRE source compatibility |
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| </td> |
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| <p> |
| The JRE source compatibility to be accepted by the javadoc tool. |
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| </td> |
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| <p> |
| Save the settings of this Javadoc export as an Ant script |
| </p> |
| </td> |
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| <p> |
| Specify to store an Ant script that will perform the specified Javadoc export without the need to use the wizard. Existing Ant script can be modified with this wizard |
| (Use Open Javadoc wizard' from the context menu on the generated Ant script) |
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| Open generated index file in browser |
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| <td> |
| Opens the generated index.html file in the browser (Only available when using the standard doclet) |
| </td> |
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| </table> |
| <p> |
| Press <strong>Finish</strong> to start the Javadoc generation. |
| If the destination is different to the location configured the project's <a href="ref-dialog-javadoc-location.htm"> Javadoc Location page</a> , you will be asked if you |
| want to set the project's Javadoc location to the new destination folder. By doing this, all invocations of Open External Javadoc will use the now created |
| documentation. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| A new process will be started and the generation performed in the background. Open the <a href="views/console/ref-console_view.htm">Console view</a> (Window > Show View > Console) to see the |
| progress and status of the generation. |
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| <h3 class="related">Related references</h3> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-menu-file.htm">File actions</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/ref-dialog-javadoc-location.htm">Javadoc location properties</a> |
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