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-.TH javadoc 1 "10 May 2011"
-.SH "Name"
-javadoc \- The Java API Documentation Generator
-.LP
-Generates HTML pages of API documentation from Java source files. This document contains Javadoc examples for Solaris.
-.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-.LP
-\f4javadoc\fP\f2\ [\ \fP\f2options\fP\f2\ ]\ [\ packagenames\ ]\ [\ sourcefilenames\ ]\ [\ \-subpackages\fP\ \f2pkg1:pkg2:...\fP\f2\ ]\ [\ \fP\f2@argfiles\fP\f2\ ]\fP
-.LP
-Arguments can be in any order. See processing of Source Files for details on how the Javadoc tool determines which "\f2.java\fP" files to process.
-.RS 3
-.TP 3
-options
-Command\-line options, as specified in this document. To see a typical use of javadoc options, see Real\-World Example.
-.TP 3
-packagenames
-A series of names of packages, separated by spaces, such as \f2java.lang\ java.lang.reflect\ java.awt\fP. You must separately specify each package you want to document. Wildcards are not allowed; use \-subpackages for recursion. The Javadoc tool uses \f2\-sourcepath\fP to look for these package names. See Example \- Documenting One or More Packages
-.TP 3
-sourcefilenames
-A series of source file names, separated by spaces, each of which can begin with a path and contain a wildcard such as asterisk (*). The Javadoc tool will process every file whose name ends with ".java", and whose name, when stripped of that suffix, is actually a legal class name (see the Java Language Specification). Therefore, you can name files with dashes (such as \f2X\-Buffer\fP), or other illegal characters, to prevent them from being documented. This is useful for test files and template files The path that precedes the source file name determines where javadoc will look for the file. (The Javadoc tool does \f2not\fP use \f2\-sourcepath\fP to look for these source file names.) Relative paths are relative to the current directory, so passing in \f2Button.java\fP is identical to \f2./Button.java\fP. A source file name with an absolute path and a wildcard, for example, is \f2/home/src/java/awt/Graphics*.java\fP. See Example\ \-\ Documenting One or More Classes. You can also mix packagenames and sourcefilenames, as in Example\ \-\ Documenting Both Packages and Classes
-.TP 3
-\-subpackages pkg1:pkg2:...
-Generates documentation from source files in the specified packages and recursively in their subpackages. An alternative to supplying packagenames or sourcefilenames.
-.TP 3
-@argfiles
-One or more files that contain a list of Javadoc options, packagenames and sourcefilenames in any order. Wildcards (*) and \f2\-J\fP options are not allowed in these files.
-.RE
-.SH "DESCRIPTION"
-.LP
-The \f3Javadoc\fP tool parses the declarations and documentation comments in a set of Java source files and produces a corresponding set of HTML pages describing (by default) the public and protected classes, nested classes (but not anonymous inner classes), interfaces, constructors, methods, and fields. You can use it to generate the API (Application Programming Interface) documentation or the implementation documentation for a set of source files.
-.LP
-You can run the Javadoc tool on entire packages, individual source files, or both. When documenting entire packages, you can either use \f2\-subpackages\fP for traversing recursively down from a top\-level directory, or pass in an explicit list of package names. When documenting individual source files, you pass in a list of source (\f2.java\fP) filenames. Examples are given at the end of this document. How Javadoc processes source files is covered next.
-.SS
-Processing of source files
-.LP
-The Javadoc tool processes files that end in "\f2.java\fP" plus other files described under Source Files. If you run the Javadoc tool by explicitly passing in individual source filenames, you can determine exactly which "\f2.java\fP" files are processed. However, that is not how most developers want to work, as it is simpler to pass in package names. The Javadoc tool can be run three ways without explicitly specifying the source filenames. You can (1) pass in package names, (2) use \f2\-subpackages\fP, and (3) use wildcards with source filenames (\f2*.java\fP). In these cases, the Javadoc tool processes a "\f2.java\fP" file only if it fulfills all of the following requirements:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-Its name, after stripping off the "\f2.java\fP" suffix, is actually a legal class name (see the Java Language Specification for legal characters)
-.TP 2
-o
-Its directory path relative to the root of the source tree is actually a legal package name (after converting its separators to dots)
-.TP 2
-o
-Its package statement contains the legal package name (specified in the previous bullet)
-.RE
-.LP
-\f3Processing of links\fP \- During a run, the Javadoc tool automatically adds cross\-reference links to package, class and member names that are being documented as part of that run. Links appear in several places:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-Declarations (return types, argument types, field types)
-.TP 2
-o
-"See Also" sections generated from \f2@see\fP tags
-.TP 2
-o
-In\-line text generated from \f2{@link}\fP tags
-.TP 2
-o
-Exception names generated from \f2@throws\fP tags
-.TP 2
-o
-"Specified by" links to members in interfaces and "Overrides" links to members in classes
-.TP 2
-o
-Summary tables listing packages, classes and members
-.TP 2
-o
-Package and class inheritance trees
-.TP 2
-o
-The index
-.RE
-.LP
-You can add hyperlinks to existing text for classes not included on the command line (but generated separately) by way of the \f2\-link\fP and \f2\-linkoffline\fP options.
-.LP
-\f3Other processing details\fP \- The Javadoc tool produces one complete document each time it is run; it cannot do incremental builds \-\- that is, it cannot modify or \f2directly\fP incorporate results from previous runs of the Javadoc tool. However, it can link to results from other runs, as just mentioned.
-.LP
-As implemented, the Javadoc tool requires and relies on the java compiler to do its job. The Javadoc tool calls part of \f2javac\fP to compile the declarations, ignoring the member implementation. It builds a rich internal representation of the classes, including the class hierarchy, and "use" relationships, then generates the HTML from that. The Javadoc tool also picks up user\-supplied documentation from documentation comments in the source code.
-.LP
-In fact, the Javadoc tool will run on \f2.java\fP source files that are pure stub files with no method bodies. This means you can write documentation comments and run the Javadoc tool in the earliest stages of design while creating the API, before writing the implementation.
-.LP
-Relying on the compiler ensures that the HTML output corresponds exactly with the actual implementation, which may rely on implicit, rather than explicit, source code. For example, the Javadoc tool documents default constructors (see Java Language Specification) that are present in the \f2.class\fP files but not in the source code.
-.LP
-In many cases, the Javadoc tool allows you to generate documentation for source files whose code is incomplete or erroneous. This is a benefit that enables you to generate documentation before all debugging and troubleshooting is done. For example, according to the \f2Java Language Specification\fP, a class that contains an abstract method should itself be declared abstract. The Javadoc tool does not check for this, and would proceed without a warning, whereas the javac compiler stops on this error. The Javadoc tool does do some primitive checking of doc comments. Use the DocCheck doclet to check the doc comments more thoroughly.
-.LP
-When the Javadoc tool builds its internal structure for the documentation, it loads all referenced classes. Because of this, the Javadoc tool must be able to find all referenced classes, whether bootstrap classes, extensions, or user classes. For more about this, see
-.na
-\f2How Classes Are Found\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/tools/findingclasses.html. Generally speaking, classes you create must either be loaded as an extension or in the Javadoc tool's class path.
-.SS
-Javadoc Doclets
-.LP
-You can customize the content and format of the Javadoc tool's output by using doclets. The Javadoc tool has a default "built\-in" doclet, called the standard doclet, that generates HTML\-formatted API documentation. You can modify or subclass the standard doclet, or write your own doclet to generate HTML, XML, MIF, RTF or whatever output format you'd like. Information about doclets and their use is at the following locations:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-.na
-\f2Javadoc Doclets\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/javadoc/index.html
-.TP 2
-o
-The \f2\-doclet\fP command\-line option
-.RE
-.LP
-When a custom doclet is not specified with the \f2\-doclet\fP command line option, the Javadoc tool will use the default standard doclet. The javadoc tool has several command line options that are available regardless of which doclet is being used. The standard doclet adds a supplementary set of command line options. Both sets of options are described below in the options section.
-.SS
-Related Documentation and Doclets
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-.na
-\f2Javadoc Enhancements\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/javadoc/index.html for details about improvements added in Javadoc.
-.TP 2
-o
-.na
-\f2Javadoc FAQ\fP @
-.fi
-http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/faq/index.html for answers to common questions, information about Javadoc\-related tools, and workarounds for bugs.
-.TP 2
-o
-.na
-\f2How to Write Doc Comments for Javadoc\fP @
-.fi
-http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index\-137868.html for more information about Sun conventions for writing documentation comments.
-.TP 2
-o
-.na
-\f2Requirements for Writing API Specifications\fP @
-.fi
-http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/writingapispecs/index.html \- Standard requirements used when writing the Java SE Platform Specification. It can be useful whether you are writing API specifications in source file documentation comments or in other formats. It covers requirements for packages, classes, interfaces, fields and methods to satisfy testable assertions.
-.TP 2
-o
-.na
-\f2Documentation Comment Specification\fP @
-.fi
-http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/first_edition/html/18.doc.html \- The original specification on documentation comments, Chapter 18, Documentation Comments, in the \f2Java Language Specification\fP, First Edition, by James Gosling, Bill Joy, and Guy Steele. (This chapter was removed from the second edition.)
-.TP 2
-o
-.na
-\f2DocCheck Doclet\fP @
-.fi
-http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index\-141437.html \- Checks doc comments in source files and generates a report listing the errors and irregularities it finds. It is part of the Doc Check Utilities.
-.TP 2
-o
-.na
-\f2MIF Doclet\fP @
-.fi
-http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/mifdoclet/ \- Can automate the generation of API documentation in MIF, FrameMaker and PDF formats. MIF is Adobe FrameMaker's interchange format.
-.RE
-.SS
-Terminology
-.LP
-The terms \f2documentation comment\fP, \f2doc comment\fP, \f2main description\fP, \f2tag\fP, \f2block tag\fP, and \f2in\-line tag\fP are described at Documentation Comments. These other terms have specific meanings within the context of the Javadoc tool:
-.RS 3
-.TP 3
-generated document
-The document generated by the javadoc tool from the doc comments in Java source code. The default generated document is in HTML and is created by the standard doclet.
-.LP
-.TP 3
-name
-A name of a program element written in the Java Language \-\- that is, the name of a package, class, interface, field, constructor or method. A name can be fully\-qualified, such as \f2java.lang.String.equals(java.lang.Object)\fP, or partially\-qualified, such as \f2equals(Object)\fP.
-.LP
-.TP 3
-documented classes
-The classes and interfaces for which detailed documentation is generated during a javadoc run. To be documented, the source files must be available, their source filenames or package names must be passed into the javadoc command, and they must not be filtered out by their access modifier (public, protected, package\-private or private). We also refer to these as the classes included in the javadoc output, or the \f2included classes\fP.
-.LP
-.TP 3
-included classes
-Classes and interfaces whose details are documented during a run of the Javadoc tool. Same as \f2documented classes\fP.
-.LP
-.TP 3
-excluded classes
-Classes and interfaces whose details are \f2not\fP documented during a run of the Javadoc tool.
-.LP
-.TP 3
-referenced classes
-The classes and interfaces that are explicitly referred to in the definition (implementation) or doc comments of the documented classes and interfaces. Examples of references include return type, parameter type, cast type, extended class, implemented interface, imported classes, classes used in method bodies, @see, {@link}, {@linkplain}, and {@inheritDoc} tags. (Notice this definition has changed since
-.na
-\f21.3\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.3/docs/tooldocs/solaris/javadoc.html#referencedclasses.) When the Javadoc tool is run, it should load into memory all of the referenced classes in javadoc's bootclasspath and classpath. (The Javadoc tool prints a "Class not found" warning for referenced classes not found.) The Javadoc tool can derive enough information from the .class files to determine their existence and the fully\-qualified names of their members.
-.LP
-.TP 3
-external referenced classes
-The referenced classes whose documentation is not being generated during a javadoc run. In other words, these classes are not passed into the Javadoc tool on the command line. Links in the generated documentation to those classes are said to be \f2external references\fP or \f2external links\fP. For example, if you run the Javadoc tool on only the \f2java.awt\fP package, then any class in \f2java.lang\fP, such as \f2Object\fP, is an external referenced class. External referenced classes can be linked to using the \f2\-link\fP and \f2\-linkoffline\fP options. An important property of an external referenced class is that its source comments are normally not available to the Javadoc run. In this case, these comments cannot be inherited.
-.RE
-.SH "SOURCE FILES"
-.LP
-The Javadoc tool will generate output originating from four different types of "source" files: Java language source files for classes (\f2.java\fP), package comment files, overview comment files, and miscellaneous unprocessed files. This section also covers test files and template files that can also be in the source tree, but which you want to be sure not to document.
-.SS
-Class Source Code Files
-.LP
-Each class or interface and its members can have their own documentation comments, contained in a \f2.java\fP file. For more details about these doc comments, see Documentation Comments.
-.SS
-Package Comment Files
-.LP
-Each package can have its own documentation comment, contained in its own "source" file, that the Javadoc tool will merge into the package summary page that it generates. You typically include in this comment any documentation that applies to the entire package.
-.LP
-To create a package comment file, you have a choice of two files to place your comments:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2package\-info.java\fP \- Can contain a package declaration, package annotations, package comments and Javadoc tags. This file is generally preferred over package.html.
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2package.html\fP \- Can contain only package comments and Javadoc tags, no package annotations.
-.RE
-.LP
-A package may have a single \f2package.html\fP file or a single \f2package\-info.java\fP file but not both. Place either file in the package directory in the source tree along with your \f2.java\fP files.
-.LP
-\f4package\-info.java\fP \- This file can contain a package comment of the following structure \-\- the comment is placed before the package declaration:
-.LP
-File: \f2java/applet/package\-info.java\fP
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-/**
-.fl
- * Provides the classes necessary to create an
-.fl
- * applet and the classes an applet uses
-.fl
- * to communicate with its applet context.
-.fl
- * <p>
-.fl
- * The applet framework involves two entities:
-.fl
- * the applet and the applet context.
-.fl
- * An applet is an embeddable window (see the
-.fl
- * {@link java.awt.Panel} class) with a few extra
-.fl
- * methods that the applet context can use to
-.fl
- * initialize, start, and stop the applet.
-.fl
- *
-.fl
- * @since 1.0
-.fl
- * @see java.awt
-.fl
- */
-.fl
-package java.lang.applet;
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-Note that while the comment separators \f2/**\fP and \f2/*\fP must be present, the leading asterisks on the intermediate lines can be omitted.
-.LP
-\f4package.html\fP \- This file can contain a package comment of the following structure \-\- the comment is placed in the \f2<body>\fP element:
-.LP
-File: \f2java/applet/package.html\fP
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-<HTML>
-.fl
-<BODY>
-.fl
-Provides the classes necessary to create an applet and the
-.fl
-classes an applet uses to communicate with its applet context.
-.fl
-<p>
-.fl
-The applet framework involves two entities: the applet
-.fl
-and the applet context. An applet is an embeddable
-.fl
-window (see the {@link java.awt.Panel} class) with a
-.fl
-few extra methods that the applet context can use to
-.fl
-initialize, start, and stop the applet.
-.fl
+'\" t
+.\" Copyright (c) 1994, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+.\"
+.\" This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+.\" under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+.\" published by the Free Software Foundation.
+.\"
+.\" This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+.\" ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+.\" FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+.\" version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+.\" accompanied this code).
+.\"
+.\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+.\" 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+.\" Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+.\"
+.\" Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+.\" or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+.\" questions.
+.\"
+.\" Arch: generic
+.\" Software: JDK 8
+.\" Date: 10 May 2011
+.\" SectDesc: Basic Tools
+.\" Title: javadoc.1
+.\"
+.if n .pl 99999
+.TH javadoc 1 "10 May 2011" "JDK 8" "Basic Tools"
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * Define some portability stuff
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+.\" http://bugs.debian.org/507673
+.\" http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2009-02/msg00013.html
+.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq
+.el .ds Aq '
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * set default formatting
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" disable hyphenation
+.nh
+.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
+.ad l
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.SH NAME
+javadoc \- Generates HTML pages of API documentation from Java source files\&.
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.sp
+.nf
+
+\fBjavadoc\fR {\fIpackages\fR|\fIsource\-files\fR} [\fIoptions\fR] [\fI@argfiles\fR]
+.fi
+.sp
+.TP
+\fIpackages\fR
+Names of packages that you want to document, separated by spaces, for example \f3java\&.lang java\&.lang\&.reflect java\&.awt\fR\&. If you want to also document the subpackages, use the \f3-subpackages\fR option to specify the packages\&.
+
+By default, \f3javadoc\fR looks for the specified packages in the current directory and subdirectories\&. Use the \f3-sourcepath\fR option to specify the list of directories where to look for packages\&.
+.TP
+\fIsource-files\fR
+Names of Java source files that you want to document, separated by spaces, for example \f3Class\&.java Object\&.java Button\&.java\fR\&. By default, \f3javadoc\fR looks for the specified classes in the current directory\&. However, you can specify the full path to the class file and use wildcard characters, for example \f3/home/src/java/awt/Graphics*\&.java\fR\&. You can also specify the path relative to the current directory\&.
+.TP
+\fIoptions\fR
+Command-line options, separated by spaces\&. See Options\&.
+.TP
+\fI@argfiles\fR
+Names of files that contain a list of \f3javadoc\fR command options, package names and source file names in any order\&.
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The \f3javadoc\fR command parses the declarations and documentation comments in a set of Java source files and produces a corresponding set of HTML pages that describe (by default) the public and protected classes, nested classes (but not anonymous inner classes), interfaces, constructors, methods, and fields\&. You can use the \f3javadoc\fR command to generate the API documentation or the implementation documentation for a set of source files\&.
+.PP
+You can run the \f3javadoc\fR command on entire packages, individual source files, or both\&. When documenting entire packages, you can either use the \f3-subpackages\fR option to recursively traverse a directory and its subdirectories, or to pass in an explicit list of package names\&. When you document individual source files, pass in a list of Java source file names\&. See Simple Examples\&.
+.SS PROCESS\ SOURCE\ FILES
+The \f3javadoc\fR command processes files that end in source and other files described in Source Files\&. If you run the \f3javadoc\fR command by passing in individual source file names, then you can determine exactly which source files are processed\&. However, that is not how most developers want to work, because it is simpler to pass in package names\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command can be run three ways without explicitly specifying the source file names\&. You can pass in package names, use the \f3-subpackages\fR option, or use wild cards with source file names\&. In these cases, the \f3javadoc\fR command processes a source file only when the file fulfills all of the following requirements:
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+The file name prefix (with \f3\&.java\fR removed) is a valid class name\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+The path name relative to the root of the source tree is a valid package name after the separators are converted to dots\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+The package statement contains the valid package name\&.
+.PP
+Processing Links
+
+During a run, the \f3javadoc\fR command adds cross-reference links to package, class, and member names that are being documented as part of that run\&. Links appear in the following places\&. See Javadoc Tags for a description of the @ tags\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Declarations (return types, argument types, and field types)\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fISee Also\fR sections that are generated from \f3@see\fR tags\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Inline text generated from \f3{@link}\fR tags\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Exception names generated from \f3@throws\fR tags\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fISpecified by\fR links to interface members and \fIOverrides\fR links to class members\&. See Method Comment Inheritance\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Summary tables listing packages, classes and members\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Package and class inheritance trees\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+The index\&.
+.PP
+You can add links to existing text for classes not included on the command line (but generated separately) by way of the \f3-link\fR and \f3-linkoffline\fR options\&.
+.PP
+Processing Details
+
+The \f3javadoc\fR command produces one complete document every time it runs\&. It does not do incremental builds that modify or directly incorporate the results from earlier runs\&. However, the \f3javadoc\fR command can link to results from other runs\&.
+.PP
+The \f3javadoc\fR command implementation requires and relies on the Java compiler\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command calls part of the \f3javac\fR command to compile the declarations and ignore the member implementations\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command builds a rich internal representation of the classes that includes the class hierarchy and use relationships to generate the HTML\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command also picks up user-supplied documentation from documentation comments in the source code\&. See Documentation Comments\&.
+.PP
+The \f3javadoc\fR command runs on source files that are pure stub files with no method bodies\&. This means you can write documentation comments and run the \f3javadoc\fR command in the early stages of design before API implementation\&.
+.PP
+Relying on the compiler ensures that the HTML output corresponds exactly with the actual implementation, which may rely on implicit, rather than explicit, source code\&. For example, the \f3javadoc\fR command documents default constructors that are present in the compiled class files but not in the source code\&.
+.PP
+In many cases, the \f3javadoc\fR command lets you generate documentation for source files with incomplete or erroneous code\&. You can generate documentation before all debugging and troubleshooting is done\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command does primitive checking of documentation comments\&.
+.PP
+When the \f3javadoc\fR command builds its internal structure for the documentation, it loads all referenced classes\&. Because of this, the \f3javadoc\fR command must be able to find all referenced classes, whether bootstrap classes, extensions, or user classes\&. See How Classes Are Found at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/findingclasses\&.html
+.PP
+Typically, classes you create must either be loaded as an extension or in the \f3javadoc\fR command class path\&.
+.SS JAVADOC\ DOCLETS
+You can customize the content and format of the \f3javadoc\fR command output with doclets\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command has a default built-in doclet, called the standard doclet, that generates HTML-formatted API documentation\&. You can modify or make a subclass of the standard doclet, or write your own doclet to generate HTML, XML, MIF, RTF or whatever output format you want\&.
+.PP
+When a custom doclet is not specified with the \f3-doclet\fR option, the \f3javadoc\fR command uses the default standard doclet\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command has several options that are available regardless of which doclet is being used\&. The standard doclet adds a supplementary set of command-line options\&. See Options\&.
+.SH SOURCE\ FILES
+The \f3javadoc\fR command generates output that originates from the following types of source files: Java language source files for classes (\f3\&.java\fR), package comment files, overview comment files, and miscellaneous unprocessed files\&. This section also describes test files and template files that can also be in the source tree, but that you want to be sure not to document\&.
+.SS CLASS\ SOURCE\ FILES
+Each class or interface and its members can have their own documentation comments contained in a source file\&. See Documentation Comments\&.
+.SS PACKAGE\ COMMENT\ FILES
+Each package can have its own documentation comment, contained in its own source file, that the \f3javadoc\fR command merges into the generated package summary page\&. You typically include in this comment any documentation that applies to the entire package\&.
+.PP
+To create a package comment file, you can place your comments in one of the following files:
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+The \f3package-info\&.java\fR file can contain the package declaration, package annotations, package comments, and Javadoc tags\&. This file is preferred\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+The \f3package\&.html\fR file contains only package comments and Javadoc tags\&. No package annotations\&.
+.PP
+A package can have a single \f3package\&.html\fR file or a single \f3package-info\&.java\fR file, but not both\&. Place either file in the package directory in the source tree with your source files\&.
+.PP
+The package-info\&.java File
-.fl
-@since 1.0
-.fl
-@see java.awt
-.fl
-</BODY>
-.fl
-</HTML>
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-Notice this is just a normal HTML file and does not include a package declaration. The content of the package comment file is written in HTML, like all other comments, with one exception: The documentation comment should not include the comment separators \f2/**\fP and \f2*/\fP or leading asterisks. When writing the comment, you should make the first sentence a summary about the package, and not put a title or any other text between \f2<body>\fP and the first sentence. You can include package tags; as with any documentation comment, all block tags must appear after the main description. If you add a \f2@see\fP tag in a package comment file, it must have a fully\-qualified name. For more details, see the
-.na
-\f2example of \fP\f2package.html\fP @
-.fi
-http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index\-137868.html#packagecomments.
-.LP
-\f3Processing of package comment file\fP \- When the Javadoc tool runs, it will automatically look for the package comment file; if found, the Javadoc tool does the following:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-Copies the comment for processing. (For \f2package.html\fP, copies all content between \f2<body>\fP and \f2</body>\fP HTML tags. You can include a \f2<head>\fP section to put a \f2<title>\fP, source file copyright statement, or other information, but none of these will appear in the generated documentation.)
-.TP 2
-o
-Processes any package tags that are present.
-.TP 2
-o
-Inserts the processed text at the bottom of the package summary page it generates, as shown in
-.na
-\f2Package Summary\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/applet/package\-summary.html.
-.TP 2
-o
-Copies the first sentence of the package comment to the top of the package summary page. It also adds the package name and this first sentence to the list of packages on the overview page, as shown in
-.na
-\f2Overview Summary\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/overview\-summary.html. The end\-of\-sentence is determined by the same rules used for the end of the first sentence of class and member main descriptions.
-.RE
-.SS
-Overview Comment File
-.LP
-Each application or set of packages that you are documenting can have its own overview documentation comment, kept in its own "source" file, that the Javadoc tool will merge into the overview page that it generates. You typically include in this comment any documentation that applies to the entire application or set of packages.
-.LP
-To create an overview comment file, you can name the file anything you want, typically \f4overview.html\fP and place it anywhere, typically at the top level of the source tree. For example, if the source files for the \f2java.applet\fP package are contained in \f2/home/user/src/java/applet\fP directory, you could create an overview comment file at \f2/home/user/src/overview.html\fP.
-.LP
-Notice you can have multiple overview comment files for the same set of source files, in case you want to run javadoc multiple times on different sets of packages. For example, you could run javadoc once with \-private for internal documentation and again without that option for public documentation. In this case, you could describe the documentation as public or internal in the first sentence of each overview comment file.
-.LP
-The content of the overview comment file is one big documentation comment, written in HTML, like the package comment file described previously. See that description for details. To re\-iterate, when writing the comment, you should make the first sentence a summary about the application or set of packages, and not put a title or any other text between \f2<body>\fP and the first sentence. You can include overview tags; as with any documentation comment, all tags except in\-line tags, such as \f2{@link}\fP, must appear after the main description. If you add a \f2@see\fP tag, it must have a fully\-qualified name.
-.LP
-When you run the Javadoc tool, you specify the overview comment file name with the \-overview option. The file is then processed similar to that of a package comment file.
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-Copies all content between \f2<body>\fP and \f2</body>\fP tags for processing.
-.TP 2
-o
-Processes any overview tags that are present.
-.TP 2
-o
-Inserts the processed text at the bottom of the overview page it generates, as shown in
-.na
-\f2Overview Summary\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/overview\-summary.html.
-.TP 2
-o
-Copies the first sentence of the overview comment to the top of the overview summary page.
-.RE
-.SS
-Miscellaneous Unprocessed Files
-.LP
-You can also include in your source any miscellaneous files that you want the Javadoc tool to copy to the destination directory. These typically includes graphic files, example Java source (.java) and class (.class) files, and self\-standing HTML files whose content would overwhelm the documentation comment of a normal Java source file.
-.LP
-To include unprocessed files, put them in a directory called \f4doc\-files\fP which can be a subdirectory of any package directory that contains source files. You can have one such subdirectory for each package. You might include images, example code, source files, .class files, applets and HTML files. For example, if you want to include the image of a button \f2button.gif\fP in the \f2java.awt.Button\fP class documentation, you place that file in the \f2/home/user/src/java/awt/doc\-files/\fP directory. Notice the \f2doc\-files\fP directory should not be located at \f2/home/user/src/java/doc\-files\fP because \f2java\fP is not a package \-\- that is, it does not directly contain any source files.
-.LP
-All links to these unprocessed files must be hard\-coded, because the Javadoc tool does not look at the files \-\- it simply copies the directory and all its contents to the destination. For example, the link in the \f2Button.java\fP doc comment might look like:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- /**
-.fl
- * This button looks like this:
-.fl
- * <img src="doc\-files/Button.gif">
-.fl
- */
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.SS
-Test Files and Template Files
-.LP
-Some developers have indicated they want to store test files and templates files in the source tree near their corresponding source files. That is, they would like to put them in the same directory, or a subdirectory, of those source files.
-.LP
-If you run the Javadoc tool by explicitly passing in individual source filenames, you can deliberately omit test and templates files and prevent them from being processed. However, if you are passing in package names or wildcards, you need to follow certain rules to ensure these test files and templates files are not processed.
-.LP
-Test files differ from template files in that the former are legal, compilable source files, while the latter are not, but may end with ".java".
-.LP
-\f3Test files\fP \- Often developers want to put compilable, runnable test files for a given package in the \f2same\fP directory as the source files for that package. But they want the test files to belong to a package other than the source file package, such as the unnamed package (so the test files have no package statement or a different package statement from the source). In this scenario, when the source is being documented by specifying its package name specified on the command line, the test files will cause warnings or errors. You need to put such test files in a subdirectory. For example, if you want to add test files for source files in \f2com.package1\fP, put them in a subdirectory that would be an invalid package name (because it contains a hyphen):
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- com/package1/test\-files/
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-The test directory will be skipped by the Javadoc tool with no warnings.
-.LP
-If your test files contain doc comments, you can set up a separate run of the Javadoc tool to produce documentation of the test files by passing in their test source filenames with wildcards, such as \f2com/package1/test\-files/*.java\fP.
-.LP
-\f3Templates for source files\fP \- Template files have names that often end in ".java" and are not compilable. If you have a template for a source file that you want to keep in the source directory, you can name it with a dash (such as \f2Buffer\-Template.java\fP), or any other illegal Java character, to prevent it from being processed. This relies on the fact that the Javadoc tool will only process source files whose name, when stripped of the ".java" suffix, is actually a legal class name (see information about Identifiers in the Java Language Specification).
-.SH "GENERATED FILES"
-.LP
-By default, javadoc uses a standard doclet that generates HTML\-formatted documentation. This doclet generates the following kinds of files (where each HTML "page" corresponds to a separate file). Note that javadoc generates files with two types of names: those named after classes/interfaces, and those that are not (such as \f2package\-summary.html\fP). Files in the latter group contain hyphens to prevent filename conflicts with those in the former group.
-.LP
-\f3Basic Content Pages\fP
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-One \f3class or interface page\fP (\f2classname\fP\f2.html\fP) for each class or interface it is documenting.
-.TP 2
-o
-One \f3package page\fP (\f2package\-summary.html\fP) for each package it is documenting. The Javadoc tool will include any HTML text provided in a file named \f2package.html\fP or \f2package\-info.java\fP in the package directory of the source tree.
-.TP 2
-o
-One \f3overview page\fP (\f2overview\-summary.html\fP) for the entire set of packages. This is the front page of the generated document. The Javadoc tool will include any HTML text provided in a file specified with the \f2\-overview\fP option. Note that this file is created only if you pass into javadoc two or more package names. For further explanation, see HTML Frames.)
-.RE
-.LP
-\f3Cross\-Reference Pages\fP
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-One \f3class hierarchy page for the entire set of packages\fP (\f2overview\-tree.html\fP). To view this, click on "Overview" in the navigation bar, then click on "Tree".
-.TP 2
-o
-One \f3class hierarchy page for each package\fP (\f2package\-tree.html\fP) To view this, go to a particular package, class or interface page; click "Tree" to display the hierarchy for that package.
-.TP 2
-o
-One \f3"use" page\fP for each package (\f2package\-use.html\fP) and a separate one for each class and interface (\f2class\-use/\fP\f2classname\fP\f2.html\fP). This page describes what packages, classes, methods, constructors and fields use any part of the given class, interface or package. Given a class or interface A, its "use" page includes subclasses of A, fields declared as A, methods that return A, and methods and constructors with parameters of type A. You can access this page by first going to the package, class or interface, then clicking on the "Use" link in the navigation bar.
-.TP 2
-o
-A \f3deprecated API page\fP (\f2deprecated\-list.html\fP) listing all deprecated names. (A deprecated name is not recommended for use, generally due to improvements, and a replacement name is usually given. Deprecated APIs may be removed in future implementations.)
-.TP 2
-o
-A \f3constant field values page\fP (\f2constant\-values.html\fP) for the values of static fields.
-.TP 2
-o
-A \f3serialized form page\fP (\f2serialized\-form.html\fP) for information about serializable and externalizable classes. Each such class has a description of its serialization fields and methods. This information is of interest to re\-implementors, not to developers using the API. While there is no link in the navigation bar, you can get to this information by going to any serialized class and clicking "Serialized Form" in the "See also" section of the class comment. The standard doclet automatically generates a serialized form page: any class (public or non\-public) that implements Serializable is included, along with \f2readObject\fP and \f2writeObject\fP methods, the fields that are serialized, and the doc comments from the \f2@serial\fP, \f2@serialField\fP, and \f2@serialData\fP tags. Public serializable classes can be excluded by marking them (or their package) with \f2@serial exclude\fP, and package\-private serializable classes can be included by marking them (or their package) with \f2@serial include\fP. As of 1.4, you can generate the complete serialized form for public and private classes by running javadoc \f2without\fP specifying the \f2\-private\fP option.
-.TP 2
-o
-An \f3index\fP (\f2index\-*.html\fP) of all class, interface, constructor, field and method names, alphabetically arranged. This is internationalized for Unicode and can be generated as a single file or as a separate file for each starting character (such as A\-Z for English).
-.RE
-.LP
-\f3Support Files\fP
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-A \f3help page\fP (\f2help\-doc.html\fP) that describes the navigation bar and the above pages. You can provide your own custom help file to override the default using \f2\-helpfile\fP.
-.TP 2
-o
-One \f3index.html file\fP which creates the HTML frames for display. This is the file you load to display the front page with frames. This file itself contains no text content.
-.TP 2
-o
-Several \f3frame files\fP (\f2*\-frame.html\fP) containing lists of packages, classes and interfaces, used when HTML frames are being displayed.
-.TP 2
-o
-A \f3package list\fP file (\f2package\-list\fP), used by the \f2\-link\fP and \f2\-linkoffline\fP options. This is a text file, not HTML, and is not reachable through any links.
-.TP 2
-o
-A \f3style sheet\fP file (\f2stylesheet.css\fP) that controls a limited amount of color, font family, font size, font style and positioning on the generated pages.
-.TP 2
-o
-A \f3doc\-files\fP directory that holds any image, example, source code or other files that you want copied to the destination directory. These files are not processed by the Javadoc tool in any manner \-\- that is, any javadoc tags in them will be ignored. This directory is not generated unless it exists in the source tree.
-.RE
-.LP
-\f3HTML Frames\fP
-.LP
-The Javadoc tool will generate either two or three HTML frames, as shown in the figure below. It creates the minimum necessary number of frames by omitting the list of packages if there is only one package (or no packages). That is, when you pass a single package name or source files (*.java) belonging to a single package as arguments into the javadoc command, it will create only one frame (C) in the left\-hand column \-\- the list of classes. When you pass into javadoc two or more package names, it creates a third frame (P) listing all packages, as well as an overview page (Detail). This overview page has the filename \f2overview\-summary.html\fP. Thus, this file is created only if you pass in two or more package names. You can bypass frames by clicking on the "No Frames" link or entering at overview\-summary.html.
-.LP
-If you are unfamiliar with HTML frames, you should be aware that frames can have \f2focus\fP for printing and scrolling. To give a frame focus, click on it. Then on many browsers the arrow keys and page keys will scroll that frame, and the print menu command will print it.
-.LP
-Load one of the following two files as the starting page depending on whether you want HTML frames or not:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2index.html\fP (for frames)
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2overview\-summary.html\fP (for no frames)
-.RE
-.LP
-\f3Generated File Structure\fP
-.LP
-The generated class and interface files are organized in the same directory hierarchy that Java source files and class files are organized. This structure is one directory per subpackage.
-.LP
-For example, the document generated for the class \f2java.applet.Applet\fP class would be located at \f2java/applet/Applet.html\fP. The file structure for the java.applet package follows, given that the destination directory is named \f2apidocs\fP. All files that contain the word "frame" appear in the upper\-left or lower\-left frames, as noted. All other HTML files appear in the right\-hand frame.
-.LP
-NOTE \- Directories are shown in \f3bold\fP. The asterisks (\f2*\fP) indicate the files and directories that are \f2omitted\fP when the arguments to javadoc are source filenames (*.java) rather than package names. Also when arguments are source filenames, \f2package\-list\fP is created but is empty. The doc\-files directory will not be created in the destination unless it exists in the source tree.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
+The \f3package-info\&.java\fR file can contain a package comment of the following structure\&. The comment is placed before the package declaration\&.
+.PP
+\fINote:\fR The comment separators \f3/**\fR and \f3*/\fR must be present, but the leading asterisks on the intermediate lines can be left off\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * Provides the classes necessary to create an \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * applet and the classes an applet uses \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * to communicate with its applet context\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * <p>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * The applet framework involves two entities:\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * the applet and the applet context\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * An applet is an embeddable window (see the\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * {@link java\&.awt\&.Panel} class) with a few extra\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * methods that the applet context can use to \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * initialize, start, and stop the applet\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 *\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @since 1\&.0\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @see java\&.awt\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3package java\&.lang\&.applet;\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.PP
+The package\&.html File
+
+The \f3package\&.html\fR file can contain a package comment of the following structure\&. The comment is placed in the \f3<body>\fR element\&.
+.PP
+File: \f3java/applet/package\&.html\fR
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3<HTML>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3<BODY>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3Provides the classes necessary to create an applet and the \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3classes an applet uses to communicate with its applet context\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3<p>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3The applet framework involves two entities: the applet\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3and the applet context\&. An applet is an embeddable\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3window (see the {@link java\&.awt\&.Panel} class) with a\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3few extra methods that the applet context can use to\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3initialize, start, and stop the applet\&. \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@since 1\&.0 \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see java\&.awt\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3</BODY>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3</HTML>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+The \f3package\&.html\fR file is a typical HTML file and does not include a package declaration\&. The content of the package comment file is written in HTML with one exception\&. The documentation comment should not include the comment separators \f3/**\fR and \f3*/\fR or leading asterisks\&. When writing the comment, make the first sentence a summary about the package, and do not put a title or any other text between the \f3<body>\fR tag and the first sentence\&. You can include package tags\&. All block tags must appear after the main description\&. If you add an \f3@see\fR tag in a package comment file, then it must have a fully qualified name\&.
+.PP
+Processing the Comment File
+
+When the \f3javadoc\fR command runs, it searches for the package comment file\&. If the package comment file is found, then the \f3javadoc\fR command does the following:
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Copies the comment for processing\&. For package\&.html, the \f3javadoc\fR command copies all content between the \f3<body>\fR and \f3</body>\fR HTML tags\&. You can include a \f3<head>\fR section to put a \f3<title>\fR tag, source file copyright statement, or other information, but none of these appear in the generated documentation\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Processes the package tags\&. See Package Tags\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Inserts the processed text at the bottom of the generated package summary page\&. See Java Platform, Standard Edition API Specification Overview at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/api/overview-summary\&.html
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Copies the first sentence of the package comment to the top of the package summary page\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command also adds the package name and this first sentence to the list of packages on the overview page\&. See Java Platform, Standard Edition API Specification Overview at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/api/overview-summary\&.html
+
+The end of the sentence is determined by the same rules used for the end of the first sentence of class and member main descriptions\&.
+.SS OVERVIEW\ COMMENT\ FILES
+Each application or set of packages that you are documenting can have its own overview documentation comment that is kept in its own source file, that the \f3javadoc\fR command merges into the generated overview page\&. You typically include in this comment any documentation that applies to the entire application or set of packages\&.
+.PP
+You can name the file anything you want such as overview\&.html and place it anywhere\&. A typical location is at the top of the source tree\&.
+.PP
+For example, if the source files for the \f3java\&.applet\fR package are contained in the /home/user/src/java/applet directory, then you could create an overview comment file at /home/user/src/overview\&.html\&.
+.PP
+You can have multiple overview comment files for the same set of source files in case you want to run the \f3javadoc\fR command multiple times on different sets of packages\&. For example, you could run the \f3javadoc\fR command once with \f3-private\fR for internal documentation and again without that option for public documentation\&. In this case, you could describe the documentation as public or internal in the first sentence of each overview comment file\&.
+.PP
+The content of the overview comment file is one big documentation comment that is written in HTML\&. Make the first sentence a summary about the application or set of packages\&. Do not put a title or any other text between the \f3<body>\fR tag and the first sentence\&. All tags except inline tags, such as an {\f3@link}\fR tag, must appear after the main description\&. If you add an \f3@see\fR tag, then it must have a fully qualified name\&.
+.PP
+When you run the \f3javadoc\fR command, specify the overview comment file name with the \f3-overview\fR option\&. The file is then processed similarly to that of a package comment file\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command does the following:
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Copies all content between the \f3<body>\fR and \f3</body>\fR tags for processing\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Processes the overview tags that are present\&. See Overview Tags\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Inserts the processed text at the bottom of the generated overview page\&. See Java Platform Standard Edition API Specification Overview at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/api/overview-summary\&.html
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Copies the first sentence of the overview comment to the top of the overview summary page\&.
+.SS UNPROCESSED\ FILES
+Your source files can include any files that you want the \f3javadoc\fR command to copy to the destination directory\&. These files usually include graphic files, example Java source and class files, and self-standing HTML files with a lot of content that would overwhelm the documentation comment of a typical Java source file\&.
+.PP
+To include unprocessed files, put them in a directory called doc-files\&. The doc-files directory can be a subdirectory of any package directory that contains source files\&. You can have one doc-files subdirectory for each package\&.
+.PP
+For example, if you want to include the image of a button in the \f3java\&.awt\&.Button\fR class documentation, then place the image file in the /home/user/src/java/awt/doc-files/ directory\&. Do not place the doc-files directory at /home/user/src/java/doc-files, because java is not a package\&. It does not contain any source files\&.
+.PP
+All links to the unprocessed files must be included in the code because the \f3javadoc\fR command does not look at the files\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command copies the directory and all of its contents to the destination\&. The following example shows how the link in the Button\&.java documentation comment might look:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * This button looks like this: \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * <img src="doc\-files/Button\&.gif">\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+.SS TEST\ AND\ TEMPLATE\ FILES
+You can store test and template files in the source tree in the same directory with or in a subdirectory of the directory where the source files reside\&. To prevent test and template files from being processed, run the \f3javadoc\fR command and explicitly pass in individual source file names\&.
+.PP
+Test files are valid, compilable source files\&. Template files are not valid, compatible source files, but they often have the \f3\&.java\fR suffix\&.
+.PP
+Test Files
+
+If you want your test files to belong to either an unnamed package or to a package other than the package that the source files are in, then put the test files in a subdirectory underneath the source files and give the directory an invalid name\&. If you put the test files in the same directory with the source and call the \f3javadoc\fR command with a command-line argument that indicates its package name, then the test files cause warnings or errors\&. If the files are in a subdirectory with an invalid name, then the test file directory is skipped and no errors or warnings are issued\&. For example, to add test files for source files in com\&.package1, put them in a subdirectory in an invalid package name\&. The following directory name is invalid because it contains a hyphen:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3com/package1/test\-files/\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+If your test files contain documentation comments, then you can set up a separate run of the \f3javadoc\fR command to produce test file documentation by passing in their test source file names with wild cards, such as \f3com/package1/test-files/*\&.java\fR\&.
+.PP
+Template Files
-.fl
-\fP\f3apidocs\fP Top directory
-.fl
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- * overview\-summary.html Lists all packages with first sentence summaries
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- overview\-tree.html Lists class hierarchy for all packages
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- deprecated\-list.html Lists deprecated API for all packages
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- constant\-values.html Lists values of static fields for all packages
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- serialized\-form.html Lists serialized form for all packages
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- * overview\-frame.html Lists all packages, used in upper\-left frame
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- allclasses\-frame.html Lists all classes for all packages, used in lower\-left frame
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- help\-doc.html Lists user help for how these pages are organized
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- index\-all.html Default index created without \-splitindex option
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- \f3index\-files\fP Directory created with \-splitindex option
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- index\-<number>.html Index files created with \-splitindex option
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- package\-list Lists package names, used only for resolving external refs
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- stylesheet.css HTML style sheet for defining fonts, colors and positions
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- \f3java\fP Package directory
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- \f3applet\fP Subpackage directory
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- Applet.html Page for Applet class
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- AppletContext.html Page for AppletContext interface
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- AppletStub.html Page for AppletStub interface
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- AudioClip.html Page for AudioClip interface
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- * package\-summary.html Lists classes with first sentence summaries for this package
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- * package\-frame.html Lists classes in this package, used in lower left\-hand frame
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- * package\-tree.html Lists class hierarchy for this package
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- package\-use Lists where this package is used
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- \f3doc\-files\fP Directory holding image and example files
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- \f3class\-use\fP Directory holding pages API is used
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- Applet.html Page for uses of Applet class
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- AppletContext.html Page for uses of AppletContext interface
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- AppletStub.html Page for uses of AppletStub interface
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- AudioClip.html Page for uses of AudioClip interface
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- \f3src\-html\fP Source code directory
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- \f3java\fP Package directory
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- \f3applet\fP Subpackage directory
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- Applet.html Page for Applet source code
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- AppletContext.html Page for AppletContext source code
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- AppletStub.html Page for AppletStub source code
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- AudioClip.html Page for AudioClip source code
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-.SS
-Generated API Declarations
-.LP
-The Javadoc tool generates a declaration at the start of each class, interface, field, constructor, and method description for that API item. For example, the declaration for the \f2Boolean\fP class is:
-.LP
-\f2public final class Boolean\fP
-.br
-\f2extends Object\fP
-.br
-\f2implements Serializable\fP
-.LP
-and the declaration for the \f2Boolean.valueOf\fPmethod is:
-.LP
-\f2public static Boolean valueOf(String s)\fP
-.LP
-The Javadoc tool can include the modifiers \f2public\fP, \f2protected\fP, \f2private\fP, \f2abstract\fP, \f2final\fP, \f2static\fP, \f2transient\fP, and \f2volatile\fP, but not \f2synchronized\fP or \f2native\fP. These last two modifiers are considered implementation detail and not part of the API specification.
-.LP
-Rather than relying on the keyword \f2synchronized\fP, APIs should document their concurrency semantics in the comment's main description, as in "a single \f2Enumeration\fP cannot be used by multiple threads concurrently". The document should not describe how to achieve these semantics. As another example, while \f2Hashtable\fP should be thread\-safe, there's no reason to specify that we achieve this by synchronizing all of its exported methods. We should reserve the right to synchronize internally at the bucket level, thus offering higher concurrency.
-.SH "DOCUMENTATION COMMENTS"
-.LP
-The original "Documentation Comment Specification" can be found under related documentation.
-.SS
-Commenting the Source Code
-.LP
-You can include \f2documentation comments\fP ("doc comments") in the source code, ahead of declarations for any class, interface, method, constructor, or field. You can also create doc comments for each package and another one for the overview, though their syntax is slightly different. Doc comments are also known informally as "Javadoc comments" (but this term violates its trademark usage). A doc comment consists of the characters between the characters \f2/**\fP that begin the comment and the characters \f2*/\fP that end it. Leading asterisks are allowed on each line and are described further below. The text in a comment can continue onto multiple lines.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-/**
-.fl
- * This is the typical format of a simple documentation comment
-.fl
- * that spans two lines.
-.fl
- */
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
+If you want a template file to be in the source directory, but not generate errors when you execute the \f3javadoc\fR command, then give it an invalid file name such as \f3Buffer-Template\&.java\fR to prevent it from being processed\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command only processes source files with names, when stripped of the \f3\&.java\fR suffix, that are valid class names\&.
+.SH GENERATED\ FILES
+By default, the \f3javadoc\fR command uses a standard doclet that generates HTML-formatted documentation\&. The standard doclet generates basic content, cross-reference, and support pages described here\&. Each HTML page corresponds to a separate file\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command generates two types of files\&. The first type is named after classes and interfaces\&. The second type contain hyphens (such as package-summary\&.html) to prevent conflicts with the first type of file\&.
+.SS BASIC\ CONTENT\ PAGES
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+One class or interface page (classname\&.html) for each class or interface being documented\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+One package page (package-summary\&.html) for each package being documented\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command includes any HTML text provided in a file with the name package\&.html or package-info\&.java in the package directory of the source tree\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+One overview page (overview-summary\&.html) for the entire set of packages\&. The overview page is the front page of the generated document\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command includes any HTML text provided in a file specified by the \f3-overview\fR option\&. The Overview page is created only when you pass two or more package names into the \f3javadoc\fR command\&. See HTML Frames and Options\&.
+.SS CROSS-REFERENCE\ PAGES
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+One class hierarchy page for the entire set of packages (overview-tree\&.html)\&. To view the hierarchy page, click \fIOverview\fR in the navigation bar and click \fITree\fR\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+One class hierarchy page for each package (package-tree\&.html) To view the hierarchy page, go to a particular package, class, or interface page, and click \fITree\fR to display the hierarchy for that package\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+One use page for each package (package-use\&.html) and a separate use page for each class and interface (class-use/classname\&.html)\&. The use page describes what packages, classes, methods, constructors and fields use any part of the specified class, interface, or package\&. For example, given a class or interface A, its use page includes subclasses of A, fields declared as A, methods that return A, and methods and constructors with parameters of type A\&. To view the use page, go to the package, class, or interface and click the \fIUse\fR link in the navigation bar\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+A deprecated API page (deprecated-list\&.html) that lists all deprecated APIs and their suggested replacements\&. Avoid deprecated APIs because they can be removed in future implementations\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+A constant field values page (constant-values\&.html) for the values of static fields\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+A serialized form page (serialized-form\&.html) that provides information about serializable and externalizable classes with field and method descriptions\&. The information on this page is of interest to reimplementors, and not to developers who want to use the API\&. To access the serialized form page, go to any serialized class and click \fISerialized Form\fR in the See Also section of the class comment\&. The standard doclet generates a serialized form page that lists any class (public or non-public) that implements Serializable with its \f3readObject\fR and \f3writeObject\fR methods, the fields that are serialized, and the documentation comments from the \f3@serial\fR, \f3@serialField\fR, and \f3@serialData\fR tags\&. Public serializable classes can be excluded by marking them (or their package) with \f3@serial\fR exclude, and package-private serializable classes can be included by marking them (or their package) with an \f3@serial\fR include\&. As of Release 1\&.4, you can generate the complete serialized form for public and private classes by running the \f3javadoc\fR command without specifying the \f3-private\fR option\&. See Options\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+An index page (\f3index-*\&.html\fR) of all class, interface, constructor, field and method names, in alphabetical order\&. The index page is internationalized for Unicode and can be generated as a single file or as a separate file for each starting character (such as A\(enZ for English)\&.
+.SS SUPPORT\ PAGES
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+A help page (help-doc\&.html) that describes the navigation bar and the previous pages\&. Use \f3-helpfile\fR to override the default help file with your own custom help file\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+One index\&.html file that creates the HTML frames for display\&. Load this file to display the front page with frames\&. The index\&.html file contains no text content\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Several frame files (\f3*-frame\&.html\fR) that contains lists of packages, classes, and interfaces\&. The frame files display the HTML frames\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+A package list file (package-list) that is used by the \f3-link\fR and \f3-linkoffline\fR options\&. The package list file is a text file that is not reachable through links\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+A style sheet file (stylesheet\&.css) that controls a limited amount of color, font family, font size, font style, and positioning information on the generated pages\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+A doc-files directory that holds image, example, source code, or other files that you want copied to the destination directory\&. These files are not processed by the \f3javadoc\fR command\&. This directory is not processed unless it exists in the source tree\&.
+.PP
+See Options\&.
+.SS HTML\ FRAMES
+The \f3javadoc\fR command generates the minimum number of frames (two or three) necessary based on the values passed to the command\&. It omits the list of packages when you pass a single package name or source files that belong to a single package as an argument to the \f3javadoc\fR command\&. Instead, the \f3javadoc\fR command creates one frame in the left-hand column that displays the list of classes\&. When you pass two or more package names, the \f3javadoc\fR command creates a third frame that lists all packages and an overview page (overview-summary\&.html)\&. To bypass frames, click the \fINo Frames\fR link or enter the page set from the overview-summary\&.html page\&.
+.SS GENERATED\ FILE\ STRUCTURE
+The generated class and interface files are organized in the same directory hierarchy that Java source files and class files are organized\&. This structure is one directory per subpackage\&.
+.PP
+For example, the document generated for the \f3java\&.applet\&.Applet\fR class would be located at java/applet/Applet\&.html\&.
+.PP
+The file structure for the \f3java\&.applet\fR package follows, assuming that the destination directory is named \f3apidocs\fR\&. All files that contain the word \fIframe\fR appear in the upper-left or lower-left frames, as noted\&. All other HTML files appear in the right-hand frame\&.
+.PP
+Directories are bold\&. The asterisks (*) indicate the files and directories that are omitted when the arguments to the \f3javadoc\fR command are source file names rather than package names\&. When arguments are source file names, an empty package list is created\&. The doc-files directory is not created in the destination unless it exists in the source tree\&. See Generated Files\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIapidocs\fR: Top-level directory
+.RS
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+index\&.html: Initial Page that sets up HTML frames
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+*overview-summary\&.html: Package list with summaries
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+overview-tree\&.html: Class hierarchy for all packages
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+deprecated-list\&.html: Deprecated APIs for all packages
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+constant-values\&.html: Static field values for all packages
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+serialized-form\&.html: Serialized forms for all packages
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+*overview-frame\&.html: All packages for display in upper-left frame
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+allclasses-frame\&.html: All classes for display in lower-left frame
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+help-doc\&.html: Help about Javadoc page organization
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+index-all\&.html: Default index created without \f3-splitindex\fR option
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIindex-files\fR: Directory created with \f3-splitindex\fR option
+.RS
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+index-<number>\&.html: Index files created with \f3-splitindex\fR option
+.RE
+
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+package-list: Package names for resolving external references
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+stylesheet\&.css: Defines fonts, colors, positions, and so on
+.RE
+
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIjava\fR: Package directory
+.RS
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIapplet\fR: Subpackage directory
+.RS
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Applet\&.html: \f3Applet\fR class page
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+AppletContext\&.html: \f3AppletContext\fR interface
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+AppletStub\&.html: \f3AppletStub\fR interface
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+AudioClip\&.html: \f3AudioClip\fR interface
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+package-summary\&.html: Classes with summaries
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+package-frame\&.html: Package classes for display in lower-left frame
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+package-tree\&.html: Class hierarchy for this package
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+package-use\&.html: Where this package is used
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIdoc-files\fR: Image and example files directory
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIclass-use\fR: Image and examples file location
+
+- Applet\&.html: Uses of the Applet class
+
+- AppletContext\&.html: Uses of the \f3AppletContext\fR interface
+
+- AppletStub\&.html: Uses of the \f3AppletStub\fR interface
+
+- AudioClip\&.html: Uses of the \f3AudioClip\fR interface
+.RE
+
+.RE
+
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIsrc-html\fR: Source code directory
+.RS
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIjava\fR: Package directory
+.RS
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIapplet\fR: Subpackage directory
+
+- Applet\&.html: Applet source code
+
+- AppletContext\&.html: \f3AppletContext\fR source code
+
+- AppletStub\&.html: \f3AppletStub\fR source code
+
+- AudioClip\&.html: \f3AudioClip\fR source code
+.RE
+
+.RE
+
+.SS GENERATED\ API\ DECLARATIONS
+The \f3javadoc\fR command generates a declaration at the start of each class, interface, field, constructor, and method description for that API item\&. For example, the declaration for the \f3Boolean\fR class is:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3public final class Boolean\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3extends Object\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3implements Serializable\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+The declaration for the \f3Boolean\&.valueOf\fR method is:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3public static Boolean valueOf(String s)\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+The \f3javadoc\fR command can include the modifiers \f3public\fR, \f3protected\fR, \f3private\fR, \f3abstract\fR, \f3final\fR, \f3static\fR, \f3transient\fR, and \f3volatile\fR, but not \f3synchronized\fR or \f3native\fR\&. The \f3synchronized\fR and \f3native\fR modifiers are considered implementation detail and not part of the API specification\&.
+.PP
+Rather than relying on the keyword \f3synchronized\fR, APIs should document their concurrency semantics in the main description of the comment\&. For example, a description might be: A single enumeration cannot be used by multiple threads concurrently\&. The document should not describe how to achieve these semantics\&. As another example, while the \f3Hashtable\fR option should be thread-safe, there is no reason to specify that it is achieved by synchronizing all of its exported methods\&. It is better to reserve the right to synchronize internally at the bucket level for higher concurrency\&.
+.SH DOCUMENTATION\ COMMENTS
+This section describes source code comments and comment inheritance\&.
+.SS SOURCE\ CODE\ COMMENTS
+You can include documentation comments in the source code, ahead of declarations for any class, interface, method, constructor, or field\&. You can also create documentation comments for each package and another one for the overview, though their syntax is slightly different\&. A documentation comment consists of the characters between \f3/**\fR and \f3*/\fR that end it\&. Leading asterisks are allowed on each line and are described further in the following section\&. The text in a comment can continue onto multiple lines\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * This is the typical format of a simple documentation comment\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * that spans two lines\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
To save space you can put a comment on one line:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-/** This comment takes up only one line. */
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-\f3Placement of comments\fP \- Documentation comments are recognized only when placed immediately before class, interface, constructor, method, or field declarations \-\- see the class example, method example, and field example. Documentation comments placed in the body of a method are ignored. Only one documentation comment per declaration statement is recognized by the Javadoc tool.
-.LP
-A common mistake is to put an \f2import\fP statement between the class comment and the class declaration. Avoid this, as the Javadoc tool will ignore the class comment.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- /**
-.fl
- * This is the class comment for the class Whatever.
-.fl
- */
-.fl
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/** This comment takes up only one line\&. */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
-.fl
- import com.sun; // MISTAKE \- Important not to put import statement here
-.fl
+.PP
+Placement of Comments
-.fl
- public class Whatever {
-.fl
- }
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-\f3A doc comment is composed of a \fP\f4main description\fP\f3 followed by a \fP\f4tag section\fP \- The \f2main description\fP begins after the starting delimiter \f2/**\fP and continues until the tag section. The \f2tag section\fP starts with the first block tag, which is defined by the first \f2@\fP character that begins a line (ignoring leading asterisks, white space, and leading separator \f2/**\fP). It is possible to have a comment with only a tag section and no main description. The main description cannot continue after the tag section begins. The argument to a tag can span multiple lines. There can be any number of tags \-\- some types of tags can be repeated while others cannot. For example, this \f2@see\fP starts the tag section:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-/**
-.fl
- * This sentence would hold the main description for this doc comment.
-.fl
- * @see java.lang.Object
-.fl
- */
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-\f3Block tags and in\-line tags\fP \- A \f2tag\fP is a special keyword within a doc comment that the Javadoc tool can process. There are two kinds of tags: block tags, which appear as \f2@tag\fP (also known as "standalone tags"), and in\-line tags, which appear within curly braces, as \f2{@tag}\fP. To be interpreted, a block tag must appear at the beginning of a line, ignoring leading asterisks, white space, and separator (\f2/**\fP). This means you can use the \f2@\fP character elsewhere in the text and it will not be interpreted as the start of a tag. If you want to start a line with the \f2@\fP character and not have it be interpreted, use the HTML entity \f2@\fP. Each block tag has associated text, which includes any text following the tag up to, but not including, either the next tag, or the end of the doc comment. This associated text can span multiple lines. An in\-line tag is allowed and interpreted anywhere that text is allowed. The following example contains the block tag \f2@deprecated\fP and in\-line tag \f2{@link}\fP.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-/**
-.fl
- * @deprecated As of JDK 1.1, replaced by {@link #setBounds(int,int,int,int)}
-.fl
- */
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-\f3Comments are written in HTML\fP \- The text must be written in HTML, in that they should use HTML entities and can use HTML tags. You can use whichever version of HTML your browser supports; we have written the standard doclet to generate HTML 3.2\-compliant code elsewhere (outside of the documentation comments) with the inclusion of cascading style sheets and frames. (We preface each generated file with "HTML 4.0" because of the frame sets.)
-.LP
-For example, entities for the less\-than (\f2<\fP) and greater\-than (\f2>\fP) symbols should be written \f2<\fP and \f2>\fP. Likewise, the ampersand (\f2&\fP) should be written \f2&\fP. The bold HTML tag \f2<b>\fP is shown in the following example.
-.LP
-Here is a doc comment:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-/**
-.fl
- * This is a <b>doc</b> comment.
-.fl
- * @see java.lang.Object
-.fl
- */
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-\f3Leading asterisks\fP \- When javadoc parses a doc comment, leading asterisk (\f2*\fP) characters on each line are discarded; blanks and tabs preceding the initial asterisk (\f2*\fP) characters are also discarded. Starting with 1.4, if you omit the leading asterisk on a line, the leading white space is no longer removed. This enables you to paste code examples directly into a doc comment inside a \f2<PRE>\fP tag, and its indentation will be honored. Spaces are generally interpreted by browsers more uniformly than tabs. Indentation is relative to the left margin (rather than the separator \f2/**\fP or \f2<PRE>\fP tag).
-.LP
-\f3First sentence\fP \- The first sentence of each doc comment should be a summary sentence, containing a concise but complete description of the declared entity. This sentence ends at the first period that is followed by a blank, tab, or line terminator, or at the first block tag. The Javadoc tool copies this first sentence to the member summary at the top of the HTML page.
-.LP
-\f3Declaration with multiple fields\fP \- Java allows declaring multiple fields in a single statement, but this statement can have only one documentation comment, which is copied for all fields. Therefore if you want individual documentation comments for each field, you must declare each field in a separate statement. For example, the following documentation comment doesn't make sense written as a single declaration and would be better handled as two declarations:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-/**
-.fl
- * The horizontal and vertical distances of point (x,y)
-.fl
- */
-.fl
-public int x, y; // Avoid this
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-The Javadoc tool generates the following documentation from the above code:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-public int \fP\f3x\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.RS 3
-The horizontal and vertical distances of point (x,y)
-.RE
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-public int \fP\f3y\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.RS 3
-The horizontal and vertical distances of point (x,y)
-.RE
-.LP
-\f3Use header tags carefully\fP \- When writing documentation comments for members, it's best not to use HTML heading tags such as <H1> and <H2>, because the Javadoc tool creates an entire structured document and these structural tags might interfere with the formatting of the generated document. However, it is fine to use these headings in class and package comments to provide your own structure.
-.SS
-Automatic Copying of Method Comments
-.LP
-The Javadoc tool has the ability to copy or "inherit" method comments in classes and interfaces under the following two circumstances. Constructors, fields and nested classes do not inherit doc comments.
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Automatically inherit comment to fill in missing text\fP \- When a main description, or \f2@return\fP, \f2@param\fP or \f2@throws\fP tag is missing from a method comment, the Javadoc tool copies the corresponding main description or tag comment from the method it overrides or implements (if any), according to the algorithm below.
-.LP
-More specifically, when a \f2@param\fP tag for a particular parameter is missing, then the comment for that parameter is copied from the method further up the inheritance hierarchy. When a \f2@throws\fP tag for a particular exception is missing, the \f2@throws\fP tag is copied \f2only if that exception is declared\fP.
-.LP
-This behavior contrasts with version 1.3 and earlier, where the presence of any main description or tag would prevent all comments from being inherited.
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Explicitly inherit comment with {@inheritDoc} tag\fP \- Insert the inline tag \f2{@inheritDoc}\fP in a method main description or \f2@return\fP, \f2@param\fP or \f2@throws\fP tag comment \-\- the corresponding inherited main description or tag comment is copied into that spot.
-.RE
-.LP
-The source file for the inherited method need only be on the path specified by \-sourcepath for the doc comment to actually be available to copy. Neither the class nor its package needs to be passed in on the command line. This contrasts with 1.3.x and earlier releases, where the class had to be a documented class
-.LP
-\f3Inherit from classes and interfaces\fP \- Inheriting of comments occurs in all three possible cases of inheritance from classes and interfaces:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-When a method in a class overrides a method in a superclass
-.TP 2
-o
-When a method in an interface overrides a method in a superinterface
-.TP 2
-o
-When a method in a class implements a method in an interface
-.RE
-.LP
-In the first two cases, for method overrides, the Javadoc tool generates a subheading "Overrides" in the documentation for the overriding method, with a link to the method it is overriding, whether or not the comment is inherited.
-.LP
-In the third case, when a method in a given class implements a method in an interface, the Javadoc tool generates a subheading "Specified by" in the documentation for the overriding method, with a link to the method it is implementing. This happens whether or not the comment is inherited.
-.LP
-\f3Algorithm for Inheriting Method Comments\fP \- If a method does not have a doc comment, or has an {@inheritDoc} tag, the Javadoc tool searches for an applicable comment using the following algorithm, which is designed to find the most specific applicable doc comment, giving preference to interfaces over superclasses:
-.RS 3
-.TP 3
-1.
-Look in each directly implemented (or extended) interface in the order they appear following the word implements (or extends) in the method declaration. Use the first doc comment found for this method.
-.TP 3
-2.
-If step 1 failed to find a doc comment, recursively apply this entire algorithm to each directly implemented (or extended) interface, in the same order they were examined in step 1.
-.TP 3
-3.
-If step 2 failed to find a doc comment and this is a class other than Object (not an interface):
-.RS 3
-.TP 3
-a.
-If the superclass has a doc comment for this method, use it.
-.TP 3
-b.
-If step 3a failed to find a doc comment, recursively apply this entire algorithm to the superclass.
-.RE
-.RE
-.SH "JAVADOC TAGS"
-.LP
-The Javadoc tool parses special tags when they are embedded within a Java doc comment. These doc tags enable you to autogenerate a complete, well\-formatted API from your source code. The tags start with an "at" sign (\f2@\fP) and are case\-sensitive \-\- they must be typed with the uppercase and lowercase letters as shown. A tag must start at the beginning of a line (after any leading spaces and an optional asterisk) or it is treated as normal text. By convention, tags with the same name are grouped together. For example, put all \f2@see\fP tags together.
-.LP
-Tags come in two types:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Block tags\fP \- Can be placed only in the tag section that follows the main description. Block tags are of the form: \f2@tag\fP.
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Inline tags\fP \- Can be placed anywhere in the main description or in the comments for block tags. Inline tags are denoted by curly braces: \f2{@tag}\fP.
-.RE
-.LP
-For information about tags we might introduce in future releases, see
-.na
-\f2Proposed Tags\fP @
-.fi
-http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/proposed\-tags.html.
-.LP
-The current tags are:
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-.LP
-For custom tags, see the \-tag option.
-.RS 3
-.TP 3
-@author\ name\-text
-Adds an "Author" entry with the specified \f2name\-text\fP to the generated docs when the \-author option is used. A doc comment may contain multiple \f2@author\fP tags. You can specify one name per \f2@author\fP tag or multiple names per tag. In the former case, the Javadoc tool inserts a comma (\f2,\fP) and space between names. In the latter case, the entire text is simply copied to the generated document without being parsed. Therefore, you can use multiple names per line if you want a localized name separator other than comma.
+Documentation comments are recognized only when placed immediately before class, interface, constructor, method, or field declarations\&. Documentation comments placed in the body of a method are ignored\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command recognizes only one documentation comment per declaration statement\&. See Where Tags Can Be Used\&.
+.PP
+A common mistake is to put an \f3import\fR statement between the class comment and the class declaration\&. Do not put an \f3import\fR statement at this location because the \f3javadoc\fR command ignores the class comment\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * This is the class comment for the class Whatever\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3import com\&.example; // MISTAKE \- Important not to put import statement here\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3public class Whatever{ }\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.PP
+Parts of Comments
+
+A documentation comment has a main description followed by a tag section\&. The main description begins after the starting delimiter \f3/**\fR and continues until the tag section\&. The tag section starts with the first block tag, which is defined by the first \f3@\fR character that begins a line (ignoring leading asterisks, white space, and leading separator \f3/**\fR)\&. It is possible to have a comment with only a tag section and no main description\&. The main description cannot continue after the tag section begins\&. The argument to a tag can span multiple lines\&. There can be any number of tags, and some types of tags can be repeated while others cannot\&. For example, this \f3@see\fR tag starts the tag section:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * This sentence holds the main description for this documentation comment\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @see java\&.lang\&.Object\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.PP
+Block and inline Tags
+
+A tag is a special keyword within a documentation comment that the \f3javadoc\fR command processes\&. There are two kinds of tags: block tags, which appear as an \f3@tag\fR tag (also known as standalone tags), and inline tags, which appear within braces, as an \f3{@tag}\fR tag\&. To be interpreted, a block tag must appear at the beginning of a line, ignoring leading asterisks, white space, and the separator (\f3/**\fR)\&. This means you can use the \f3@\fR character elsewhere in the text and it will not be interpreted as the start of a tag\&. If you want to start a line with the \f3@\fR character and not have it be interpreted, then use the HTML entity \f3@\fR\&. Each block tag has associated text, which includes any text following the tag up to, but not including, either the next tag, or the end of the documentation comment\&. This associated text can span multiple lines\&. An inline tag is allowed and interpreted anywhere that text is allowed\&. The following example contains the \f3@deprecated\fR block tag and the \f3{@link}\fR inline tag\&. See Javadoc Tags\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @deprecated As of JDK 1\&.1, replaced by {@link #setBounds(int,int,int,int)}\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.PP
+Write Comments in HTML
+
+The text must be written in HTML with HTML entities and HTML tags\&. You can use whichever version of HTML your browser supports\&. The standard doclet generates HTML 3\&.2-compliant code elsewhere (outside of the documentation comments) with the inclusion of cascading style sheets and frames\&. HTML 4\&.0 is preferred for generated files because of the frame sets\&.
+.PP
+For example, entities for the less than symbol (<) and the greater than symbol (>) should be written as \f3<\fR and \f3>\fR\&. Similarly, the ampersand (&) should be written as \f3&\fR\&. The bold HTML tag \f3<b>\fR is shown in the following example\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * This is a <b>doc</b> comment\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @see java\&.lang\&.Object\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.PP
+Leading Asterisks
+
+When the \f3javadoc\fR command parses a documentation comment, leading asterisks (*) on each line are discarded, and blanks and tabs that precede the initial asterisks (*) are also discarded\&. If you omit the leading asterisk on a line, then the leading white space is no longer removed so that you can paste code examples directly into a documentation comment inside a \f3<PRE>\fR tag with its indentation preserved\&. Spaces are interpreted by browsers more uniformly than tabs\&. Indentation is relative to the left margin (rather than the separator \f3/**\fR or \f3<PRE>\fR tag)\&.
+.PP
+First Sentence
+
+The first sentence of each documentation comment should be a summary sentence that contains a concise but complete description of the declared entity\&. This sentence ends at the first period that is followed by a blank, tab, or line terminator, or at the first block tag\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command copies this first sentence to the member summary at the top of the HTML page\&.
+.PP
+Multiple-Field Declarations
+
+The Java platform lets you declare multiple fields in a single statement, but this statement can have only one documentation comment that is copied for all fields\&. If you want individual documentation comments for each field, then declare each field in a separate statement\&. For example, the following documentation comment does not make sense written as a single declaration and would be better handled as two declarations:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/** \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * The horizontal and vertical distances of point (x,y)\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3public int x, y; // Avoid this \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+The \f3javadoc\fR command generates the following documentation from the previous code:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3public int x\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+The horizontal and vertical distances of point (x, y)\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3public int y\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+The horizontal and vertical distances of point (x, y)\&.
+.PP
+Use of Header Tags
+
+When writing documentation comments for members, it is best not to use HTML heading tags such as \f3<H1>\fR and \f3<H2>\fR, because the \f3javadoc\fR command creates an entire structured document, and these structural tags might interfere with the formatting of the generated document\&. However, you can use these headings in class and package comments to provide your own structure\&.
+.SS METHOD\ COMMENT\ INHERITANCE
+The \f3javadoc\fR command allows method comment inheritance in classes and interfaces to fill in missing text or to explicitly inherit method comments\&. Constructors, fields, and nested classes do not inherit documentation comments\&.
+.PP
+\fINote:\fR The source file for an inherited method must be on the path specified by the \f3-sourcepath\fR option for the documentation comment to be available to copy\&. Neither the class nor its package needs to be passed in on the command line\&. This contrasts with Release 1\&.3\&.\fIn\fR and earlier releases, where the class had to be a documented class\&.
+.PP
+Fill in Missing Text
+
+When a main description, or \f3@return\fR, \f3@param\fR, or \f3@throws\fR tag is missing from a method comment, the \f3javadoc\fR command copies the corresponding main description or tag comment from the method it overrides or implements (if any)\&. See Method Comment Inheritance\&.
+.PP
+When an \f3@param\fR tag for a particular parameter is missing, the comment for that parameter is copied from the method further up the inheritance hierarchy\&. When an \f3@throws\fR tag for a particular exception is missing, the \f3@throws\fR tag is copied only when that exception is declared\&.
+.PP
+This behavior contrasts with Release 1\&.3 and earlier, where the presence of any main description or tag would prevent all comments from being inherited\&.
+.PP
+See Javadoc Tags and Options\&.
+.PP
+Explicit Inheritance
+
+Insert the \f3{@inheritDoc}\fR inline tag in a method main description or \f3@return\fR, \f3@param\fR, or \f3@throws\fR tag comment\&. The corresponding inherited main description or tag comment is copied into that spot\&.
+.SS CLASS\ AND\ INTERFACE\ INHERITANCE
+Comment inheritance occurs in all possible cases of inheritance from classes and interfaces:
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+When a method in a class overrides a method in a superclass
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+When a method in an interface overrides a method in a superinterface
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+When a method in a class implements a method in an interface
+.PP
+In the first two cases, the \f3javadoc\fR command generates the subheading \fIOverrides\fR in the documentation for the overriding method\&. A link to the method being overridden is included, whether or not the comment is inherited\&.
+.PP
+In the third case, when a method in a specified class implements a method in an interface, the \f3javadoc\fR command generates the subheading \fISpecified by\fR in the documentation for the overriding method\&. A link to the method being implemented is included, whether or not the comment is inherited\&.
+.SS METHOD\ COMMENTS\ ALGORITHM
+If a method does not have a documentation comment, or has an \f3{@inheritDoc}\fR tag, then the \f3javadoc\fR command uses the following algorithm to search for an applicable comment\&. The algorithm is designed to find the most specific applicable documentation comment, and to give preference to interfaces over superclasses:
+.TP 0.4i
+1\&.
+Look in each directly implemented (or extended) interface in the order they appear following the word \f3implements\fR (or \f3extends\fR) in the method declaration\&. Use the first documentation comment found for this method\&.
+.TP 0.4i
+2\&.
+If Step 1 failed to find a documentation comment, then recursively apply this entire algorithm to each directly implemented (or extended) interface in the same order they were examined in Step 1\&.
+.TP 0.4i
+3\&.
+When Step 2 fails to find a documentation comment and this is a class other than the \f3Object\fR class, but not an interface:
+.RS
+.TP 0.4i
+1\&.
+If the superclass has a documentation comment for this method, then use it\&.
+.TP 0.4i
+2\&.
+If Step 3a failed to find a documentation comment, then recursively apply this entire algorithm to the superclass\&.
+.RE
+
+.SH JAVADOC\ TAGS
+The \f3javadoc\fR command parses special tags when they are embedded within a Java documentation comment\&. The \f3javadoc\fR tags let you autogenerate a complete, well-formatted API from your source code\&. The tags start with an at sign (\f3@\fR) and are case-sensitive\&. They must be typed with the uppercase and lowercase letters as shown\&. A tag must start at the beginning of a line (after any leading spaces and an optional asterisk), or it is treated as text\&. By convention, tags with the same name are grouped together\&. For example, put all \f3@see\fR tags together\&. For more information, see Where Tags Can Be Used\&.
+.PP
+Tags have the following types:
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Bock tags: Place block tags only in the tag section that follows the description\&. Block tags have the form: \fI@tag\fR\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Inline tags: Place inline tags anywhere in the main description or in the comments for block tags\&. Inline tags are enclosed within braces: \fI{@tag}\fR\&.
+.PP
+For custom tags, see -tag tagname:Xaoptcmf:"taghead"\&. See also Where Tags Can Be Used\&.
+.SS TAG\ DESCRIPTIONS
+.TP
+@author \fIname-text\fR
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.0
+
+Adds an Author entry with the specified name text to the generated documents when the \f3-author\fR option is used\&. A documentation comment can contain multiple \f3@author\fR tags\&. You can specify one name per \f3@author\fR tag or multiple names per tag\&. In the former case, the \f3javadoc\fR command inserts a comma (,) and space between names\&. In the latter case, the entire text is copied to the generated document without being parsed\&. Therefore, you can use multiple names per line if you want a localized name separator other than a comma\&. See @author in How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc Tool at http://www\&.oracle\&.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index-137868\&.html#@author
+.TP
+{@code \fItext\fR}
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.5
+
+Equivalent to \f3<code>{@literal}</code>\fR\&.
+
+Displays text in code font without interpreting the text as HTML markup or nested Javadoc tags\&. This enables you to use regular angle brackets (< and >) instead of the HTML entities (\f3<\fR and \f3>\fR) in documentation comments, such as in parameter types (\f3<Object>\fR), inequalities (\f33 < 4\fR), or arrows (\f3<-\fR)\&. For example, the documentation comment text \f3{@code A<B>C}\fR displayed in the generated HTML page unchanged as \f3A<B>C\fR\&. This means that the \f3<B>\fR is not interpreted as bold and is in code font\&. If you want the same functionality without the code font, then use the \f3{@literal}\fR tag\&.
+.TP
+@deprecated \fIdeprecated-text\fR
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.0
+
+Adds a comment indicating that this API should no longer be used (even though it may continue to work)\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command moves \f3deprecated-text\fRahead of the main description, placing it in italics and preceding it with a bold warning: Deprecated\&. This tag is valid in all documentation comments: overview, package, class, interface, constructor, method and field\&.
+
+The first sentence of deprecated text should tell the user when the API was deprecated and what to use as a replacement\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command copies the first sentence to the summary section and index\&. Subsequent sentences can also explain why it was deprecated\&. You should include an \f3{@link}\fR tag (for Javadoc 1\&.2 or later) that points to the replacement API\&.
+
+Use the \fI@deprecated annotation\fR tag to deprecate a program element\&. See How and When to Deprecate APIs at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/javadoc/deprecation/deprecation\&.html
+
+See also @deprecated in How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc Tool at http://www\&.oracle\&.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index-137868\&.html#@deprecated
+.TP
+{@docRoot}
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.3
+
+Represents the relative path to the generated document\&'s (destination) root directory from any generated page\&. This tag is useful when you want to include a file, such as a copyright page or company logo, that you want to reference from all generated pages\&. Linking to the copyright page from the bottom of each page is common\&.
+
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-.LP
-The following notes apply to the above table:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-The first set of forms (with no class or package) will cause the Javadoc tool to search only through the current class's hierarchy. It will find a member of the current class or interface, one of its superclasses or superinterfaces, or one of its enclosing classes or interfaces (search steps 1\-3). It will not search the rest of the current package or other packages (search steps 4\-5).
-.TP 2
-o
-If any method or constructor is entered as a name with no parentheses, such as \f2getValue\fP, and if there is no field with the same name, the Javadoc tool will correctly create a link to it, but will print a warning message reminding you to add the parentheses and arguments. If this method is overloaded, the Javadoc tool will link to the first method its search encounters, which is unspecified.
-.TP 2
-o
-Nested classes must be specified as \f2outer\fP\f2.\fP\f2inner\fP, not simply \f2inner\fP, for all forms.
-.TP 2
-o
-As stated, the hash character (\f2#\fP), rather than a dot (\f2.\fP) separates a member from its class. This enables the Javadoc tool to resolve ambiguities, since the dot also separates classes, nested classes, packages, and subpackages. However, the Javadoc tool is generally lenient and will properly parse a dot if you know there is no ambiguity, though it will print a warning.
-.RE
-.LP
-\f3Search order for @see\fP \- the Javadoc tool will process a \f2@see\fP tag that appears in a source file (.java), package file (package.html or package\-info.java) or overview file (overview.html). In the latter two files, you must fully\-qualify the name you supply with \f2@see\fP. In a source file, you can specify a name that is fully\-qualified or partially\-qualified.
-.LP
-When the Javadoc tool encounters a \f2@see\fP tag in a \f2.java\fP file that is \f2not\fP fully qualified, it searches for the specified name in the same order as the Java compiler would (except the Javadoc tool will not detect certain namespace ambiguities, since it assumes the source code is free of these errors). This search order is formally defined in the \f2Java Language Specification\fP. The Javadoc tool searches for that name through all related and imported classes and packages. In particular, it searches in this order:
-.RS 3
-.TP 3
-1.
-the current class or interface
-.TP 3
-2.
-any enclosing classes and interfaces, searching closest first
-.TP 3
-3.
-any superclasses and superinterfaces, searching closest first
-.TP 3
-4.
-the current package
-.TP 3
-5.
-any imported packages, classes and interfaces, searching in the order of the import statement
+.TP
+{@link \fIpackage\&.class#member label\fR}
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.2
+
+Inserts an inline link with a visible text label that points to the documentation for the specified package, class, or member name of a referenced class\&. This tag is valid in all documentation comments: overview, package, class, interface, constructor, method and field, including the text portion of any tag, such as the \f3@return\fR, \f3@param\fR and \f3@deprecated\fR tags\&. See @link in How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc Tool at http://www\&.oracle\&.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index-137868\&.html#{@link
+
+This tag is similar to the \f3@see\fR tag\&. Both tags require the same references and accept the same syntax for \f3package\&.class#member\fR and \f3label\fR\&. The main difference is that the \f3{@link}\fR tag generates an inline link rather than placing the link in the See Also section\&. The \f3{@link}\fR tag begins and ends with braces to separate it from the rest of the inline text\&. If you need to use the right brace (\f3}\fR) inside the label, then use the HTML entity notation \f3}\fR\&.
+
+There is no limit to the number of \f3{@link}\fR tags allowed in a sentence\&. You can use this tag in the main description part of any documentation comment or in the text portion of any tag, such as the \f3@deprecated\fR, \f3@return\fR or \f3@param\fR tags\&.
+
+For example, here is a comment that refers to the \f3getComponentAt(int, int)\fR method:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3Use the {@link #getComponentAt(int, int) getComponentAt} method\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+From this code, the standard doclet generates the following HTML (assuming it refers to another class in the same package):
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3Use the <a href="Component\&.html#getComponentAt(int, int)">getComponentAt</a> method\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+The previous line appears on the web page as:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3Use the getComponentAt method\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.TP
+{@linkplain \fIpackage\&.class#member label\fR}
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.4
+
+Behaves the same as the \f3{@link}\fR tag, except the link label is displayed in plain text rather than code font\&. Useful when the label is plain text\&. For example, \f3Refer to {@linkplain add() the overridden method}\fR\&. displays as: Refer to the overridden method\&.
+.TP
+{@literal \fItext\fR}
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.5
+
+Displays text without interpreting the text as HTML markup or nested Javadoc tags\&. This enables you to use angle brackets (\f3< and >\fR) instead of the HTML entities (\f3<\fR and \f3>\fR) in documentation comments, such as in parameter types (\f3<Object>\fR), inequalities (\f33 < 4\fR), or arrows (<-)\&. For example, the documentation comment text \f3{@literal A<B>C}\fR displays unchanged in the generated HTML page in your browser, as \f3A<B>C\fR\&. The \f3<B>\fR is not interpreted as bold (and it is not in code font)\&. If you want the same functionality with the text in code font, then use the \f3{@code}\fR tag\&.
+.TP
+@param \fIparameter-name description\fR
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.0
+
+Adds a parameter with the specified \f3parameter-name\fR followed by the specified description to the Parameters section\&. When writing the documentation comment, you can continue the description onto multiple lines\&. This tag is valid only in a documentation comment for a method, constructor, or class\&. See @param in How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc Tool at http://www\&.oracle\&.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index-137868\&.html#@param
+
+The \f3parameter-name\fR can be the name of a parameter in a method or constructor, or the name of a type parameter of a class, method, or constructor\&. Use angle brackets around this parameter name to specify the use of a type parameter\&.
+
+Example of a type parameter of a class:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @param <E> Type of element stored in a list\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3public interface List<E> extends Collection<E> {\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3}\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+Example of a type parameter of a method:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @param string the string to be converted\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @param type the type to convert the string to\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @param <T> the type of the element\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @param <V> the value of the element\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3<T, V extends T> V convert(String string, Class<T> type) {\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3}\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.TP
+@return \fIdescription\fR
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.0
+
+Adds a Returns section with the description text\&. This text should describe the return type and permissible range of values\&. This tag is valid only in a documentation comment for a method\&. See @return in How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc Tool at http://www\&.oracle\&.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index-137868\&.html#@return
+.TP
+@see \fIreference\fR
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.0
+
+Adds a \fISee Also\fR heading with a link or text entry that points to a reference\&. A documentation comment can contain any number of \f3@see\fR tags, which are all grouped under the same heading\&. The \f3@see\fR tag has three variations\&. The form is the most common\&. This tag is valid in any documentation comment: overview, package, class, interface, constructor, method, or field\&. For inserting an inline link within a sentence to a package, class, or member, see \f3{@link}\fR\&.
+
+\fIForm 1\fR\&. The @see \f3string\fR tag form adds a text entry for \fIstring\fR\&. No link is generated\&. The string is a book or other reference to information not available by URL\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command distinguishes this from the previous cases by searching for a double quotation mark (") as the first character\&. For example, \f3@see "The Java Programming Language"\fR that generates the following text:
+
+\fISee Also\fR:
+
+"The Java Programming Language"
+
+\fIForm 2\fR\&. The \f3@see <a href="URL#value">label</a>\fR form adds a link as defined by \f3URL#value\fR\&. The \f3URL#value\fR parameter is a relative or absolute URL\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command distinguishes this from other cases by searching for a less-than symbol (\f3<\fR) as the first character\&. For example, \f3@see <a href="spec\&.html#section">Java Spec</a>\fR generates the following link:
+
+\fISee Also\fR:
+
+Java Spec
+
+\fIForm 3\fR\&. The \f3@see package\&.class#member label\fR form adds a link with a visible text label that points to the documentation for the specified name in the Java Language that is referenced\&. The label is optional\&. If the label is omitted, then the name appears instead as visible text, suitably shortened\&. Use the \f3-noqualifier\fR option to globally remove the package name from this visible text\&. Use the label when you want the visible text to be different from the autogenerated visible text\&. See How a Name Appears\&.
+
+In Java SE 1\&.2 only, the name but not the label automatically appears in \f3<code>\fR HTML tags\&. Starting with Java SE 1\&.2\&.2, the \f3<code>\fR tag is always included around the visible text, whether or not a label is used\&.
+.RS
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\f3package\&.class#member\fR is any valid program element name that is referenced, such as a package, class, interface, constructor, method or field name, except that the character ahead of the member name should be a number sign (\f3#\fR)\&. The class represents any top-level or nested class or interface\&. The member represents any constructor, method, or field (not a nested class or interface)\&. If this name is in the documented classes, then the \f3javadoc\fR command create a link to it\&. To create links to external referenced classes, use the \f3-link\fR option\&. Use either of the other two \f3@see\fR tag forms to refer to the documentation of a name that does not belong to a referenced class\&. See Specify a Name\&.
+
+\fINote:\fR External referenced classes are classes that are not passed into the \f3javadoc\fR command on the command line\&. Links in the generated documentation to external referenced classes are called external references or external links\&. For example, if you run the \f3javadoc\fR command on only the \f3java\&.awt package\fR, then any class in \f3java\&.lang\fR, such as \f3Object\fR, is an external referenced class\&. Use the \f3-link\fR and \f3-linkoffline\fR options to link to external referenced classes\&. The source comments of external referenced classes are not available to the \f3javadoc\fR command run\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\f3label\fR is optional text that is visible as the link label\&. The label can contain white space\&. If \f3label\fR is omitted, then \f3package\&.class\&.member\fR appears, suitably shortened relative to the current class and package\&. See How a Name Appears\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+A space is the delimiter between \f3package\&.class#member\fR and \f3label\fR\&. A space inside parentheses does not indicate the start of a label, so spaces can be used between parameters in a method\&.
+.RE
+
+
+\fI\fRIn the following example, an \f3@see\fR tag (in the \f3Character\fR class) refers to the equals method in the \f3String\fR class\&. The tag includes both arguments: the name \f3String#equals(Object)\fR and the label \f3equals\fR\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @see String#equals(Object) equals\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+The standard doclet produces HTML that is similar to:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3<dl>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3<dt><b>See Also:</b>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3<dd><a href="\&.\&./\&.\&./java/lang/String#equals(java\&.lang\&.Object)"><code>equals<code></a>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3</dl>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+The previous code looks similar to the following in a browser, where the label is the visible link text:
+
+\fISee Also\fR:
+
+equals
+.PP
+Specify a Name
+
+\fI\fRThis \f3package\&.class#member\fR name can be either fully qualified, such as \f3java\&.lang\&.String#toUpperCase()\fR or not, such as \f3String#toUpperCase()\fR or \f3#toUpperCase()\fR\&. If the name is less than fully qualified, then the \f3javadoc\fR command uses the standard Java compiler search order to find it\&. See Search Order for the @see Tag\&. The name can contain white space within parentheses, such as between method arguments\&.The advantage to providing shorter, partially qualified names is that they are shorter to type and there is less clutter in the source code\&. The following listing shows the different forms of the name, where \f3Class\fR can be a class or interface; Type can be a class, interface, array, or primitive; and method can be a method or constructor\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3\fITypical forms for\fR\fI @see package\&.class#member\fR\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fIReferencing a member of the current class\fR\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see #field\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see #method(Type, Type,\&.\&.\&.)\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see #method(Type argname, Type argname,\&.\&.\&.)\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see #constructor(Type, Type,\&.\&.\&.)\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see #constructor(Type argname, Type argname,\&.\&.\&.) \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fIReferencing another class in the current or imported packages\fR\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see Class#field\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see Class#method(Type, Type,\&.\&.\&.)\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see Class#method(Type argname, Type argname,\&.\&.\&.)\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see Class#constructor(Type, Type,\&.\&.\&.)\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see Class#constructor(Type argname, Type argname,\&.\&.\&.)\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see Class\&.NestedClass\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see Class \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fIReferencing an element in another package (fully qualified)\fR\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see package\&.Class#field\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see package\&.Class#method(Type, Type,\&.\&.\&.)\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see package\&.Class#method(Type argname, Type argname,\&.\&.\&.)\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see package\&.Class#constructor(Type, Type,\&.\&.\&.)\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see package\&.Class#constructor(Type argname, Type argname,\&.\&.\&.)\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see package\&.Class\&.NestedClass\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see package\&.Class\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see package\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+\f3\fRNotes about the previous listing:
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+The first set of forms with no class or package causes the \f3javadoc\fR command to search only through the current class hierarchy\&. It finds a member of the current class or interface, one of its superclasses or superinterfaces, or one of its enclosing classes or interfaces (search Items 1\(en3)\&. It does not search the rest of the current package or other packages (search Items 4\(en5)\&. See Search Order for the @see Tag\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+If any method or constructor is entered as a name with no parentheses, such as \f3getValue\fR, and if there is no field with the same name, then the \f3javadoc\fR command still creates a link to the method\&. If this method is overloaded, then the \f3javadoc\fR command links to the first method its search encounters, which is unspecified\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Nested classes must be specified as \f3outer\&.inner\fR, not simply \f3inner\fR, for all forms\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+As stated, the number sign (\f3#\fR), rather than a dot (\f3\&.\fR) separates a member from its class\&. This enables the \f3javadoc\fR command to resolve ambiguities, because the dot also separates classes, nested classes, packages, and subpackages\&. However, the \f3javadoc\fR command properly parses a dot when there is no ambiguity, but prints a warning to alert you\&.
+.PP
+Search Order for the @see Tag
+
+\fI\fRThe \f3javadoc\fR command processes an \f3@see\fR tag that appears in a source file, package file, or overview file\&. In the latter two files, you must fully qualify the name you supply with the \f3@see\fR tag\&. In a source file, you can specify a name that is fully qualified or partially qualified\&.
+.PP
+The following is the search order for the \f3@see\fR tag\&.
+.TP 0.4i
+1\&.
+The current class or interface\&.
+.TP 0.4i
+2\&.
+Any enclosing classes and interfaces searching the closest first\&.
+.TP 0.4i
+3\&.
+Any superclasses and superonterfaces, searching the closest first\&.
+.TP 0.4i
+4\&.
+The current package\&.
+.TP 0.4i
+5\&.
+Any imported packages, classes, and interfaces, searching in the order of the \f3import\fR statement\&.
+.PP
+The \f3javadoc\fR command continues to search recursively through Items 1-3 for each class it encounters until it finds a match\&. That is, after it searches through the current class and its enclosing class E, it searches through the superclasses of E before the enclosing classes of E\&. In Items 4 and 5, the \f3javadoc\fR command does not search classes or interfaces within a package in any specified order (that order depends on the particular compiler)\&. In Item 5, the \f3javadoc\fR command searches in \fIjava\&.lang\fR because that is imported by all programs\&.
+.PP
+When the \f3javadoc\fR command encounters an \f3@see\fR tag in a source file that is not fully qualified, it searches for the specified name in the same order as the Java compiler would, except the \f3javadoc\fR command does not detect certain name space ambiguities because it assumes the source code is free of these errors\&. This search order is formally defined in the Java Language Specification\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command searches for that name through all related and imported classes and packages\&. In particular, it searches in this order:
+.TP 0.4i
+1\&.
+The current class or interface\&.
+.TP 0.4i
+2\&.
+Any enclosing classes and interfaces, searching the closest first\&.
+.TP 0.4i
+3\&.
+Any superclasses and superinterfaces, searching the closest first\&.
+.TP 0.4i
+4\&.
+The current package\&.
+.TP 0.4i
+5\&.
+Any imported packages, classes, and interfaces, searching in the order of the \f3import\fR statements\&.
+.PP
+The \f3javadoc\fR command does not necessarily look in subclasses, nor will it look in other packages even when their documentation is being generated in the same run\&. For example, if the \f3@see\fR tag is in the \f3java\&.awt\&.event\&.KeyEvent\fR class and refers to a name in the \f3java\&.awt package\fR, then the \f3javadoc\fR command does not look in that package unless that class imports it\&.
+.PP
+How a Name Appears
+
+\fI\fRIf \f3label\fR is omitted, then \f3package\&.class\&.member\fR appears\&. In general, it is suitably shortened relative to the current class and package\&. Shortened means the \f3javadoc\fR command displays only the minimum name necessary\&. For example, if the \f3String\&.toUpperCase()\fR method contains references to a member of the same class and to a member of a different class, then the class name is displayed only in the latter case, as shown in the following listing\&. Use the \f3-noqualifier\fR option to globally remove the package names\&.
+.PP
+\fIType of reference\fR: The \f3@see\fR tag refers to a member of the same class, same package
+.br
+\fIExample in\fR: \f3@see String#toLowerCase()\fR
+.br
+\fIAppears as\fR: \f3toLowerCase()\fR - omits the package and class names
+.br
+
+.PP
+\fIType of reference\fR: The \f3@see\fR tag refers to a member of a different class, same package
+.br
+\fIExample in\fR: \f3@see Character#toLowerCase(char)\fR
+.br
+\fIAppears as\fR: \f3Character\&.toLowerCase(char)\fR - omits the package name, includes the class name
+.br
+
+.PP
+\fIType of reference\fR: The \f3@see\fR tag refers to a member of a different class, different package
+.br
+\fIExample in\fR: \f3@see java\&.io\&.File#exists()\fR
+.br
+\fIAppears as\fR: \f3java\&.io\&.File\&.exists()\fR - includes the package and class names
+.br
+
+.PP
+Examples of the @see Tag
+
+The comment to the right shows how the name appears when the \f3@see\fR tag is in a class in another package, such as \f3java\&.applet\&.Applet\fR\&. See @see in How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc Tool at http://www\&.oracle\&.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index-137868\&.html#@see
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3 See also:\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see java\&.lang\&.String // String \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see java\&.lang\&.String The String class // The String class \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see String // String \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see String#equals(Object) // String\&.equals(Object) \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see String#equals // String\&.equals(java\&.lang\&.Object) \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see java\&.lang\&.Object#wait(long) // java\&.lang\&.Object\&.wait(long) \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see Character#MAX_RADIX // Character\&.MAX_RADIX \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see <a href="spec\&.html">Java Spec</a> // Java Spec \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@see "The Java Programming Language" // "The Java Programming Language" \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+\fINote:\fR You can extend the \f3@se\fR\f3e\fR tag to link to classes not being documented with the \f3-link\fR option\&.
+.TP
+@serial \fIfield-description\fR | include | exclude
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.2
+
+Used in the documentation comment for a default serializable field\&. See Documenting Serializable Fields and Data for a Class at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/platform/serialization/spec/serial-arch\&.html#5251
+
+See also Oracle\(cqs Criteria for Including Classes in the Serialilzed Form Specification at http://www\&.oracle\&.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/serialized-criteria-137781\&.html
+
+An optional \f3field-description\fR should explain the meaning of the field and list the acceptable values\&. When needed, the description can span multiple lines\&. The standard doclet adds this information to the serialized form page\&. See Cross-Reference Pages\&.
+
+If a serializable field was added to a class after the class was made serializable, then a statement should be added to its main description to identify at which version it was added\&.
+
+The \f3include\fR and \f3exclude\fR arguments identify whether a class or package should be included or excluded from the serialized form page\&. They work as follows:
+.RS
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
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+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
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.RE
-.LP
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-.LP
-\f3Examples of @see\fP
+.RS
+For example, the \f3javax\&.swing\fR package is marked with the \f3@serial\fR\f3exclude\fR tag in package\&.html or package-info\&.java\&. The public class \f3java\&.security\&.BasicPermission\fR is marked with the \f3@serial exclude\fR tag\&. The package-private class \f3java\&.util\&.PropertyPermissionCollection\fR is marked with the \f3@serial include\fR tag\&.
+
+The \f3@serial\fR tag at the class level overrides the \f3@serial\fR tag at the package level\&.
+
+.RE
+.TP
+@serialData \fIdata-description\fR
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.2
+
+Uses the data description value to document the types and order of data in the serialized form\&. This data includes the optional data written by the \f3writeObject\fR method and all data (including base classes) written by the \f3Externalizable\&.writeExternal\fR method\&.
+
+The \f3@serialData\fR tag can be used in the documentation comment for the \f3writeObject\fR, \f3readObject\fR, \f3writeExternal\fR, \f3readExternal\fR, \f3writeReplace\fR, and \f3readResolve\fR methods\&.
+.TP
+@serialField \fIfield-name\fR\fIfield-type\fR\fIfield-description\fR
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.2
+
+Documents an \f3ObjectStreamField\fR component of the \f3serialPersistentFields\fR member of a \f3Serializable\fR class\&. Use one \f3@serialField\fR tag for each \f3ObjectStreamField\fR component\&.
+.TP
+@since \fIsince-text\fR
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.1
+
+Adds a \fISince\fR heading with the specified \f3since-text\fR value to the generated documentation\&. The text has no special internal structure\&. This tag is valid in any documentation comment: overview, package, class, interface, constructor, method, or field\&. This tag means that this change or feature has existed since the software release specified by the \f3since-text\fR value, for example: \f3@since 1\&.5\fR\&.
+
+For Java platform source code, the \f3@since\fR tag indicates the version of the Java platform API specification, which is not necessarily when the source code was added to the reference implementation\&. Multiple \f3@since\fR tags are allowed and are treated like multiple \f3@author\fR tags\&. You could use multiple tags when the program element is used by more than one API\&.
+.TP
+@throws \fIclass-name\fR\fIdescription\fR
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.2
+
+Behaves the same as the \f3@exception\fR tag\&. See @throws in How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc Tool at http://www\&.oracle\&.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index-137868\&.html#@exception
+
+The \f3@throws\fR tag adds a \fIThrows\fR subheading to the generated documentation, with the \f3class-name\fR and \f3description\fR text\&. The \fIclass-name\fR is the name of the exception that might be thrown by the method\&. This tag is valid only in the documentation comment for a method or constructor\&. If this class is not fully specified, then the \f3javadoc\fR command uses the search order to look up this class\&. Multiple \f3@throws\fR tags can be used in a specified documentation comment for the same or different exceptions\&. See Search Order for the @see Tag\&.
+
+To ensure that all checked exceptions are documented, when an \f3@throws\fR tag does not exist for an exception in the throws clause, the \f3javadoc\fR command adds that exception to the HTML output (with no description) as though it were documented with the \f3@throws\fR tag\&.
+
+The \f3@throws\fR documentation is copied from an overridden method to a subclass only when the exception is explicitly declared in the overridden method\&. The same is true for copying from an interface method to an implementing method\&. You can use the \f3{@inheritDoc}\fR tag to force the \f3@throws\fR tag to inherit documentation\&.
+.TP
+{@value \fIpackage\&.class#field\fR}
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.4
+
+Displays constant values\&. When the \f3{@value}\fR tag is used without an argument in the documentation comment of a static field, it displays the value of that constant:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * The value of this constant is {@value}\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3public static final String SCRIPT_START = "<script>"\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+When used with the argument \f3package\&.class#field\fR in any documentation comment, he \f3{@value}\fR tag displays the value of the specified constant:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * Evaluates the script starting with {@value #SCRIPT_START}\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3public String evalScript(String script) {}\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+The argument \f3package\&.class#field\fR takes a form similar to that of the \f3@see\fR tag argument, except that the member must be a static field\&.
+
+The values of these constants are also displayed in Constant Field Values at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/api/constant-values\&.html
+.TP
+@version \fIversion-text\fR
+Introduced in JDK 1\&.0
+
+Adds a \fIVersion\fR subheading with the specified \f3version-text\fR value to the generated documents when the \f3-version\fR option is used\&. This tag is intended to hold the current release number of the software that this code is part of, as opposed to the\f3@since\fR tag, which holds the release number where this code was introduced\&. The \f3version-text\fR value has no special internal structure\&. See @version in How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc Tool at http://www\&.oracle\&.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index-137868\&.html#@version
+
+A documentation comment can contain multiple \f3@version\fR tags\&. When it makes sense, you can specify one release number per \f3@version\fR tag or multiple release numbers per tag\&. In the former case, the \f3javadoc\fR command inserts a comma (,) and a space between the names\&. In the latter case, the entire text is copied to the generated document without being parsed\&. Therefore, you can use multiple names per line when you want a localized name separator other than a comma\&.
+.SH WHERE\ TAGS\ CAN\ BE\ USED
+The following sections describe where tags can be used\&. Note that the following tags can be used in all documentation comments: \f3@see\fR, \f3@since\fR, \f3@deprecated\fR, \f3{@link}\fR, \f3{@linkplain}\fR, and \f3{@docroot}\fR\&.
+.SS OVERVIEW\ TAGS
+Overview tags are tags that can appear in the documentation comment for the overview page (which resides in the source file typically named overview\&.html)\&. Similar to any other documentation comments, these tags must appear after the main description
+.PP
+\fINote:\fR The \f3{@link}\fR tag has a bug in overview documents in Java SE 1\&.2\&. The text appears correctly but has no link\&. The \f3{@docRoot}\fR tag does not currently work in overview documents\&.
+.PP
+The overview tags are the following:
+.PP
+@see reference || @since since-text || @serialField field-name field-type field-description || @author name-text || @version version-text || {@link package\&.class#member label} || {@linkplain package\&.class#member label} || {@docRoot} ||
+.SS PACKAGE\ TAGS
+Package tags are tags that can appear in the documentation comment for a package, that resides in the source file named package\&.html or package-info\&.java\&. The \f3@serial\fR tag can only be used here with the \f3include\fR or \f3exclude\fR argument\&.
+.PP
+The package tags are the following:
+.PP
+@see reference || @since since-text || @serial field-description | include | exclude || @author name-text || @version version-text || {@linkplain package\&.class#member label} || {@linkplain package\&.class#member label} || {@docRoot} ||
+.SS CLASS\ AND\ INTERFACE\ TAGS
+The following are tags that can appear in the documentation comment for a class or interface\&. The \f3@serial\fR tag can only be used within the documentation for a class or interface with an \f3include\fR or \f3exclude\fR argument\&.
+.PP
+@see reference || @since since-text || @deprecated deprecated-text || @serial field-description | include | exclude || @author name-text || @version version-text || {@link package\&.class#member label} || {@linkplain package\&.class#member label} || {@docRoot} ||
+.PP
+Class comment example:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * A class representing a window on the screen\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * For example:\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * <pre>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * Window win = new Window(parent);\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * win\&.show();\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * </pre>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 *\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @author Sami Shaio\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @version 1\&.13, 06/08/06\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @see java\&.awt\&.BaseWindow\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @see java\&.awt\&.Button\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3class Window extends BaseWindow {\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \&.\&.\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3}\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+.SS FIELD\ TAGS
+These tags can appear in fields:
+.PP
+@see reference || @since since-text || @deprecated deprecated-text || @serial field-description | include | exclude || @serialField field-name field-type field-description || {@link package\&.class#member label} || {@linkplain package\&.class#member label} || {@docRoot} || {@value package\&.class#field}
+.PP
+Field comment example:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3 /**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * The X\-coordinate of the component\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 *\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @see #getLocation()\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 int x = 1263732;\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+.SS CONSTRUCTOR\ AND\ METHOD\ TAGS
+The following tags can appear in the documentation comment for a constructor or a method, except for the \f3@return\fR tag, which cannot appear in a constructor, and the \f3{@inheritDoc}\fR tag, which has restrictions\&.
+.PP
+@see reference || @since since-text || @deprecated deprecated-text || @param parameter-name description || @return description || @throws class-name description || @exception class-name description || @serialData data-description || {@link package\&.class#member label} || {@linkplain package\&.class#member label} || {@inheritDoc} || {@docRoot}
+.PP
+\fINote:\fR The \f3@serialData\fR tag can only be used in the documentation comment for the \f3writeObject\fR, \f3readObject\fR, \f3writeExternal\fR, \f3readExternal\fR, \f3writeReplace\fR, and \f3readResolve\fR methods\&.
+.PP
+Method comment example:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * Returns the character at the specified index\&. An index \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * ranges from <code>0</code> to <code>length() \- 1</code>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 *\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @param index the index of the desired character\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @return the desired character\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @exception StringIndexOutOfRangeException \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * if the index is not in the range <code>0</code> \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * to <code>length()\-1</code>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @see java\&.lang\&.Character#charValue()\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 public char charAt(int index) {\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \&.\&.\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 }\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+.SH OPTIONS
+The \f3javadoc\fR command uses doclets to determine its output\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command uses the default standard doclet unless a custom doclet is specified with the \f3-doclet\fR option\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command provides a set of command-line options that can be used with any doclet\&. These options are described in Javadoc Options\&. The standard doclet provides an additional set of command-line options that are described in Standard Doclet Options\&. All option names are not case-sensitive, but their arguments are case-sensitive\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+See also Javadoc Options
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+See also Standard Doclet Options
+.PP
+The options are:
+.PP
+-1\&.1 || -author || -bootclasspath classpathlist || -bottom text || -breakiterator || -charset name || -classpath classpathlist || -d directory || -docencoding name || -docfilesubdirs || -doclet class || -docletpath classpathlist || -doctitle title || -encoding || -exclude packagename1:packagename2:\&.\&.\&. || -excludedocfilessubdir name1:name2 || -extdirs dirist || -footer footer || -group groupheading packagepattern:packagepattern || -header header || -help || -helpfile path\efilename || -Jflag || -keywords || -link extdocURL || -linkoffline extdocURL packagelistLoc || -linksource || -locale language_country_variant || -nocomment || -nodeprecated || -nodeprecatedlist || -nohelp || -noindex || -nonavbar || -noqualifier all | packagename1:packagename2\&.\&.\&. || -nosince || -notimestamp || -notree || -overview path/filename || -package || -private || -protected || -public || -quiet || -serialwarn || -source release || -sourcepath sourcepathlist || -sourcetab tablength || -splitindex || -stylesheet path/filename || -subpackages package1:package2:\&.\&.\&. || -tag tagname:Xaoptcmf:"taghead" || -taglet class || -tagletpath tagletpathlist || -title title || -top || -use || -verbose || -version || -windowtitle title
+.PP
+The following options are the core Javadoc options that are available to all doclets\&. The standard doclet provides the rest of the doclets: \f3-bootclasspath\fR, \f3-breakiterator\fR, \f3-classpath\fR, \f3-doclet\fR, \f3-docletpath\fR, \f3-encoding\fR, -\f3exclude\fR, \f3-extdirs\fR, \f3-help\fR, \f3-locale\fR, \f3-\fR\f3overview\fR, \f3-package\fR, \f3-private\fR, \f3-protected\fR, \f3-public\fR, \f3-quiet\fR, \f3-source\fR, \f3-sourcepath\fR, \f3-subpackages\fR, and \f3-verbose\fR\&.
+.SS JAVADOC\ OPTIONS
+.TP
+-overview \fIpath/filename\fR
.br
-The comment to the right shows how the name would be displayed if the \f2@see\fP tag is in a class in another package, such as \f2java.applet.Applet\fP.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- See also:
-.fl
-@see java.lang.String // String \fP\f3
-.fl
-@see java.lang.String The String class // The String class \fP\f3
-.fl
-@see String // String \fP\f3
-.fl
-@see String#equals(Object) // String.equals(Object) \fP\f3
-.fl
-@see String#equals // String.equals(java.lang.Object) \fP\f3
-.fl
-@see java.lang.Object#wait(long) // java.lang.Object.wait(long) \fP\f3
-.fl
-@see Character#MAX_RADIX // Character.MAX_RADIX \fP\f3
-.fl
-@see <a href="spec.html">Java Spec</a> // Java Spec \fP\f3
-.fl
-@see "The Java Programming Language" // "The Java Programming Language" \fP\f3
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-You can extend \f2@see\fP to link to classes not being documented by using the \f2\-link\fP option.
-.LP
-For more details, see
-.na
-\f2writing @see tags\fP @
-.fi
-http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index\-137868.html#@see.
-.RE
-.RE
-.LP
-.RS 3
-.TP 3
-@serial\ field\-description | include | exclude
-Used in the doc comment for a default serializable field.
-.LP
-An optional \f2field\-description\fP should explain the meaning of the field and list the acceptable values. If needed, the description can span multiple lines. The standard doclet adds this information to the serialized form page.
-.LP
-If a serializable field was added to a class some time after the class was made serializable, a statement should be added to its main description to identify at which version it was added.
-.LP
-The \f2include\fP and \f2exclude\fP arguments identify whether a class or package should be included or excluded from the serialized form page. They work as follows:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-A public or protected class that implements \f2Serializable\fP is \f2included\fP unless that class (or its package) is marked \f2@serial exclude\fP.
-.TP 2
-o
-A private or package\-private class that implements \f2Serializable\fP is \f2excluded\fP unless that class (or its package) is marked \f2@serial include\fP.
+Specifies that the \f3javadoc\fR command should retrieve the text for the overview documentation from the source file specified by the \fIpath/filename\fRand place it on the Overview page (overview-summary\&.html)\&. The \fIpath/filename\fRis relative to the current directory\&.
+
+While you can use any name you want for the \f3filename\fR value and place it anywhere you want for the path, it is typical to name it overview\&.html and place it in the source tree at the directory that contains the topmost package directories\&. In this location, no path is needed when documenting packages, because the \f3-sourcepath\fR option points to this file\&.
+
+For example, if the source tree for the \f3java\&.lang\fR package is /src/classes/java/lang/, then you could place the overview file at /src/classes/overview\&.html
+
+See Real-World Examples\&.
+
+For information about the file specified by \fIpath/filename,\fRsee Overview Comment Files\&.
+
+The overview page is created only when you pass two or more package names to the \f3javadoc\fR command\&. For a further explanation, see HTML Frames\&. The title on the overview page is set by \f3-doctitle\fR\&.
+.TP
+-Xdoclint:(all|none|[-]\fI<group>\fR)
+.br
+Reports warnings for bad references, lack of accessibility and missing Javadoc comments, and reports errors for invalid Javadoc syntax and missing HTML tags\&.
+
+This option enables the \f3javadoc\fR command to check for all documentation comments included in the generated output\&. As always, you can select which items to include in the generated output with the standard options \f3-public\fR, \f3-protected\fR, \f3-package\fR and \f3-private\fR\&.
+
+When the \f3-Xdoclint\fR is enabled, it reports issues with messages similar to the \f3javac\fR command\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command prints a message, a copy of the source line, and a caret pointing at the exact position where the error was detected\&. Messages may be either warnings or errors, depending on their severity and the likelihood to cause an error if the generated documentation were run through a validator\&. For example, bad references or missing Javadoc comments do not cause the \f3javadoc\fR command to generate invalid HTML, so these issues are reported as warnings\&. Syntax errors or missing HTML end tags cause the \f3javadoc\fR command to generate invalid output, so these issues are reported as errors\&.
+
+By default, the \f3-Xdoclint\fR option is enabled\&. Disable it with the option \f3-Xdoclint:none\fR\&.
+
+Change what the \f3-Xdoclint\fR option reports with the following options:
+.RS
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\f3-Xdoclint none\fR : disable the \f3-Xdoclint\fR option
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\f3-Xdoclint\fR\fIgroup\fR : enable \fIgroup\fR checks
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\f3-Xdoclint all\fR : enable all groups of checks
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\f3-Xdoclint all,\fR\fI-group\fR : enable all except \fIgroup\fR checks
.RE
-.LP
-Examples: The \f2javax.swing\fP package is marked \f2@serial exclude\fP (in \f2package.html\fP or \f2package\-info.java\fP). The public class \f2java.security.BasicPermission\fP is marked \f2@serial exclude\fP. The package\-private class \f2java.util.PropertyPermissionCollection\fP is marked \f2@serial include\fP.
-.LP
-The tag @serial at a class level overrides @serial at a package level.
-.LP
-For more information about how to use these tags, along with an example, see "
-.na
-\f2Documenting Serializable Fields and Data for a Class\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/platform/serialization/spec/serial\-arch.html," Section 1.6 of the \f2Java Object Serialization Specification\fP. Also see the
-.na
-\f2Serialization FAQ\fP @
-.fi
-http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/core/basic/serializationFAQ.jsp#javadoc_warn_missing, which covers common questions, such as "Why do I see javadoc warnings stating that I am missing @serial tags for private fields if I am not running javadoc with the \-private switch?". Also see
-.na
-\f2Sun's criteria\fP @
-.fi
-http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/writingapispecs/serialized\-criteria.html for including classes in the serialized form specification.
-.LP
-.TP 3
-@serialField\ field\-name\ field\-type\ field\-description
-Documents an \f2ObjectStreamField\fP component of a \f2Serializable\fP class's \f2serialPersistentFields\fP member. One \f2@serialField\fP tag should be used for each \f2ObjectStreamField\fP component.
-.LP
-.TP 3
-@serialData\ data\-description
-The \f2data\-description\fP documents the types and order of data in the serialized form. Specifically, this data includes the optional data written by the \f2writeObject\fP method and all data (including base classes) written by the \f2Externalizable.writeExternal\fP method.
-.LP
-The \f2@serialData\fP tag can be used in the doc comment for the \f2writeObject\fP, \f2readObject\fP, \f2writeExternal\fP, \f2readExternal\fP, \f2writeReplace\fP, and \f2readResolve\fP methods.
-.LP
-.TP 3
-@since\ since\-text
-Adds a "Since" heading with the specified \f2since\-text\fP to the generated documentation. The text has no special internal structure. This tag is valid in any doc comment: overview, package, class, interface, constructor, method or field. This tag means that this change or feature has existed since the software release specified by the \f2since\-text\fP. For example:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- @since 1.5
-.fl
-
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-For source code in the Java platform, this tag indicates the version of the Java platform API specification (not necessarily when it was added to the reference implementation). Multiple @since tags are allowed and are treated like multiple @author tags. You could use multiple tags if the prgram element is used by more than one API.
-.LP
-.TP 3
-@throws\ class\-name\ description
-The \f2@throws\fP and \f2@exception\fP tags are synonyms. Adds a "Throws" subheading to the generated documentation, with the \f2class\-name\fP and \f2description\fP text. The \f2class\-name\fP is the name of the exception that may be thrown by the method. This tag is valid only in the doc comment for a method or constructor. If this class is not fully\-specified, the Javadoc tool uses the search order to look up this class. Multiple \f2@throws\fP tags can be used in a given doc comment for the same or different exceptions.
-.LP
-To ensure that all checked exceptions are documented, if a \f2@throws\fP tag does not exist for an exception in the throws clause, the Javadoc tool automatically adds that exception to the HTML output (with no description) as if it were documented with @throws tag.
-.LP
-The \f2@throws\fP documentation is copied from an overridden method to a subclass only when the exception is explicitly declared in the overridden method. The same is true for copying from an interface method to an implementing method. You can use {@inheritDoc} to force @throws to inherit documentation.
-.LP
-For more details, see
-.na
-\f2writing @throws tags\fP @
-.fi
-http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index\-137868.html#@exception.
-.LP
-.TP 3
-{@value\ package.class#field}
-When \f2{@value}\fP is used (without any argument) in the doc comment of a static field, it displays the value of that constant:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- /**
-.fl
- * The value of this constant is {@value}.
-.fl
- */
-.fl
- public static final String SCRIPT_START = "<script>"
-.fl
-
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-When used with argument \f2package.class#field\fP in any doc comment, it displays the value of the specified constant:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- /**
-.fl
- * Evaluates the script starting with {@value #SCRIPT_START}.
-.fl
- */
-.fl
- public String evalScript(String script) {
-.fl
- }
-.fl
-
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-The argument \f2package.class#field\fP takes a form identical to that of the @see argument, except that the member must be a static field.
-.LP
-These values of these constants are also displayed on the
-.na
-\f2Constant Field Values\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/constant\-values.html page.
-.LP
-.TP 3
-@version\ version\-text
-Adds a "Version" subheading with the specified \f2version\-text\fP to the generated docs when the \-version option is used. This tag is intended to hold the current version number of the software that this code is part of (as opposed to @since, which holds the version number where this code was introduced). The \f2version\-text\fP has no special internal structure. To see where the version tag can be used, see Where Tags Can Be Used.
-.LP
-A doc comment may contain multiple \f2@version\fP tags. If it makes sense, you can specify one version number per \f2@version\fP tag or multiple version numbers per tag. In the former case, the Javadoc tool inserts a comma (\f2,\fP) and space between names. In the latter case, the entire text is simply copied to the generated document without being parsed. Therefore, you can use multiple names per line if you want a localized name separator other than comma.
-.LP
-For more details, see
-.na
-\f2writing @version tags\fP @
-.fi
-http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index\-137868.html#@version.
+.RS
+The variable \fIgroup\fR has one of the following values:
+.RS
+
.RE
-.SS
-Where Tags Can Be Used
-.LP
-The following sections describe where the tags can be used. Note that these tags can be used in all doc comments: \f2@see\fP, \f2@since\fP, \f2@deprecated\fP, \f2{@link}\fP, \f2{@linkplain}\fP, and \f2{@docroot}\fP.
-.SS
-Overview Documentation Tags
-.LP
-Overview tags are tags that can appear in the documentation comment for the overview page (which resides in the source file typically named \f2overview.html\fP). Like in any other documentation comments, these tags must appear after the main description.
-.LP
-\f3NOTE\fP \- The \f2{@link}\fP tag has a bug in overview documents in version 1.2 \-\- the text appears properly but has no link. The \f2{@docRoot}\fP tag does not currently work in overview documents.
-.LP
-\f3Overview Tags\fP
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@see\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@since\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@author\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@version\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2{@link}\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2{@linkplain}\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2{@docRoot}\fP
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\f3accessibility\fR : Checks for the issues to be detected by an accessibility checker (for example, no caption or summary attributes specified in a \f3<table>\fR tag)\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\f3html\fR : Detects high-level HTML issues, like putting block elements inside inline elements, or not closing elements that require an end tag\&. The rules are derived from theHTML 4\&.01 Specification\&. This type of check enables the \f3javadoc\fR command to detect HTML issues that many browsers might accept\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\f3missing\fR : Checks for missing Javadoc comments or tags (for example, a missing comment or class, or a missing \f3@return\fR tag or similar tag on a method)\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\f3reference\fR : Checks for issues relating to the references to Java API elements from Javadoc tags (for example, item not found in \f3@see\fR , or a bad name after \f3@param)\fR\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\f3syntax\fR : Checks for low level issues like unescaped angle brackets (\f3<\fR and \f3>\fR) and ampersands (\f3&\fR) and invalid Javadoc tags\&.
.RE
-.SS
-Package Documentation Tags
-.LP
-Package tags are tags that can appear in the documentation comment for a package (which resides in the source file named \f2package.html\fP or \f2package\-info.java\fP). The \f2@serial\fP tag can only be used here with the \f2include\fP or \f2exclude\fP argument.
-.LP
-\f3Package Tags\fP
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@see\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@since\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@serial\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@author\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@version\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2{@link}\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2{@linkplain}\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2{@docRoot}\fP
+.RS
+You can specify the \f3-Xdoclint\fR option multiple times to enable the option to check errors and warnings in multiple categories\&. Alternatively, you can specify multiple error and warning categories by using the preceding options\&. For example, use either of the following commands to check for the HTML, syntax, and accessibility issues in the file \fIfilename\fR\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-Xdoclint:html \-Xdoclint:syntax \-Xdoclint:accessibility \fIfilename\fR\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-Xdoclint:html,syntax,accessibility \fIfilename\fR\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+\fINote:\fR The \f3javadoc\fR command does not guarantee the completeness of these checks\&. In particular, it is not a full HTML compliance checker\&. The goal of the -\f3Xdoclint\fR option is to enable the \f3javadoc\fR command to report majority of common errors\&.
+
+The \f3javadoc\fR command does not attempt to fix invalid input, it just reports it\&.
+
.RE
-.SS
-Class and Interface Documentation Tags
-.LP
-The following are tags that can appear in the documentation comment for a class or interface. The \f2@serial\fP tag can only be used here with the \f2include\fP or \f2exclude\fP argument.
-.LP
-\f3Class/Interface Tags\fP
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@see\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@since\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@deprecated\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@serial\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@author\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@version\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2{@link}\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2{@linkplain}\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2{@docRoot}\fP
-.RE
-\f3An example of a class comment:\fP
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-/**
-.fl
- * A class representing a window on the screen.
-.fl
- * For example:
-.fl
- * <pre>
-.fl
- * Window win = new Window(parent);
-.fl
- * win.show();
-.fl
- * </pre>
-.fl
- *
-.fl
- * @author Sami Shaio
-.fl
- * @version 1.13, 06/08/06
-.fl
- * @see java.awt.BaseWindow
-.fl
- * @see java.awt.Button
-.fl
- */
-.fl
-class Window extends BaseWindow {
-.fl
- ...
-.fl
-}
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.SS
-Field Documentation Tags
-.LP
-The following are the tags that can appear in
-.LP
-\f3Field Tags\fP
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@see\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@since\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@deprecated\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@serial\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2@serialField\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2{@link}\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2{@linkplain}\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2{@docRoot}\fP
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2{@value}\fP
+.TP
+-public
+.br
+Shows only public classes and members\&.
+.TP
+-protected
+.br
+Shows only protected and public classes and members\&. This is the default\&.
+.TP
+-package
+.br
+Shows only package, protected, and public classes and members\&.
+.TP
+-private
+.br
+Shows all classes and members\&.
+.TP
+-help
+.br
+Displays the online help, which lists all of the \f3javadoc\fR and \f3doclet\fR command-line options\&.
+.TP
+-doclet \fIclass\fR
+.br
+Specifies the class file that starts the doclet used in generating the documentation\&. Use the fully qualified name\&. This doclet defines the content and formats the output\&. If the \f3-doclet\fR option is not used, then the \f3javadoc\fR command uses the standard doclet for generating the default HTML format\&. This class must contain the \f3start(Root)\fR method\&. The path to this starting class is defined by the \f3-docletpath\fR option\&. See Doclet Overview at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/javadoc/doclet/overview\&.html
+.TP
+-docletpath \fIclasspathlist\fR
+.br
+Specifies the path to the doclet starting class file (specified with the \f3-doclet\fR option) and any JAR files it depends on\&. If the starting class file is in a JAR file, then this option specifies the path to that JAR file\&. You can specify an absolute path or a path relative to the current directory\&. If \f3classpathlist\fR contains multiple paths or JAR files, then they should be separated with a colon (:) on Oracle Solaris and a semi-colon (;) on Windows\&. This option is not necessary when the doclet starting class is already in the search path\&. See Doclet Overview at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/javadoc/doclet/overview\&.html
+.TP
+-1\&.1
+.br
+Removed from Javadoc 1\&.4 with no replacement\&. This option created documentation with the appearance and functionality of documentation generated by Javadoc 1\&.1 (it never supported nested classes)\&. If you need this option, then use Javadoc 1\&.2 or 1\&.3 instead\&.
+.TP
+-source \fIrelease\fR
+.br
+Specifies the release of source code accepted\&. The following values for the \f3release\fR parameter are allowed\&. Use the value of \f3release\fR that corresponds to the value used when you compile code with the \f3javac\fR command\&.
+.RS
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIRelease Value: 1\&.5\fR\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command accepts code containing generics and other language features introduced in JDK 1\&.5\&. The compiler defaults to the 1\&.5 behavior when the \f3-source\fR option is not used\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIRelease Value: 1\&.4\fR\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command accepts code containing assertions, which were introduced in JDK 1\&.4\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIRelease Value: 1\&.3\fR\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command does not support assertions, generics, or other language features introduced after JDK 1\&.3\&.
+.RE
+
+.TP
+-sourcepath \fIsourcepathlist\fR
+.br
+Specifies the search paths for finding source files when passing package names or the \f3-subpackages\fR option into the \f3javadoc\fR command\&. Separate multiple paths with a colon (:)\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command searches all subdirectories of the specified paths\&. Note that this option is not only used to locate the source files being documented, but also to find source files that are not being documented, but whose comments are inherited by the source files being documented\&.
+
+You can use the \f3-sourcepath\fR option only when passing package names into the \f3javadoc\fR command\&. This will not locate source files passed into the \f3javadoc\fR command\&. To locate source files, \f3\fRchange to that directory or include the path ahead of each file, as shown at Document One or More Classes\&. If you omit \f3-sourcepath\fR, then the \f3javadoc\fR command uses the class path to find the source files (see \f3-classpath\fR)\&. The default \f3-sourcepath\fR is the value of class path\&. If \f3-classpath\fR is omitted and you pass package names into the \f3javadoc\fR command, then the \f3javadoc\fR command searches in the current directory and subdirectories for the source files\&.
+
+Set \f3sourcepathlist\fR to the root directory of the source tree for the package you are documenting\&.
+
+For example, suppose you want to document a package called \f3com\&.mypackage\fR, whose source files are located at:/home/user/src/com/mypackage/*\&.java\&. Specify the sourcepath to /home/user/src, the directory that contains com\emypackage, and then supply the package name, as follows:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-sourcepath /home/user/src/ com\&.mypackage\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+Notice that if you concatenate the value of sourcepath and the package name together and change the dot to a slash (/), then you have the full path to the package:
+
+/home/user/src/com/mypackage
+
+To point to two source paths:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-sourcepath /home/user1/src:/home/user2/src com\&.mypackage\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.TP
+-classpath \fIclasspathlist\fR
+.br
+Specifies the paths where the \f3javadoc\fR command searches for referenced classes These are the documented classes plus any classes referenced by those classes\&. Separate multiple paths with a colon (:)\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command searches all subdirectories of the specified paths\&. Follow the instructions in the class path documentation for specifying the \f3classpathlist\fR value\&.
+
+If you omit \f3-sourcepath\fR, then the \f3javadoc\fR command uses \f3-classpath\fR to find the source files and class files (for backward compatibility)\&. If you want to search for source and class files in separate paths, then use both \f3-sourcepath\fR and \f3-classpath\fR\&.
+
+For example, if you want to document \f3com\&.mypackage\fR, whose source files reside in the directory /home/user/src/com/mypackage, and if this package relies on a library in /home/user/libthen you would use the following command:
+.sp
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+\f3javadoc \-sourcepath /home/user/lib \-classpath /home/user/src com\&.mypackage\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+Similar to other tools, if you do not specify \f3-classpath\fR, then the \f3javadoc\fR command uses the \f3CLASSPATH\fR environment variable when it is set\&. If both are not set, then the \f3javadoc\fR command searches for classes from the current directory\&.
+
+For an in-depth description of how the \f3javadoc\fR command uses \f3-classpath\fR to find user classes as it relates to extension classes and bootstrap classes, see How Classes Are Found at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/findingclasses\&.html
+
+A class path element that contains a base name of * is considered equivalent to specifying a list of all the files in the directory with the extension \f3\&.jar\fR or \f3\&.JAR\fR\&.
+
+For example, if directory \f3mydir\fR contains \f3a\&.jar\fR and \f3b\&.JA\fRR, then the class path element \f3foo/*\fR is expanded to a \f3A\&.jar:b\&.JAR\fR, except that the order of JAR files is unspecified\&. All JAR files in the specified directory including hidden files are included in the list\&. A class path entry that consists of * expands to a list of all the jar files in the current directory\&. The \f3CLASSPATH\fR environment variable is similarly expanded\&. Any class path wildcard expansion occurs before the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) starts\&. No Java program ever sees unexpanded wild cards except by querying the environment, for example, by calling System\&.getenv(\f3"CLASSPATH"\fR)\&.
+.TP
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+Generates documentation from source files in the specified packages and recursively in their subpackages\&. This option is useful when adding new subpackages to the source code because they are automatically included\&. Each package argument is any top-level subpackage (such as \f3java\fR) or fully qualified package (such as \f3javax\&.swing\fR) that does not need to contain source files\&. Arguments are separated by colons on all operating systems\&. Wild cards are not allowed\&. Use \f3-sourcepath\fR to specify where to find the packages\&. This option does not process source files that are in the source tree but do not belong to the packages\&. See Process Source Files\&.
+
+For example, the following command generates documentation for packages named \f3java\fR and \f3javax\&.swing\fR and all of their subpackages\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-d docs \-sourcepath /home/user/src \-subpackages java:javax\&.swing \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.TP
+-exclude \fIpackagename1:packagename2:\&.\&.\&.\fR
+.br
+Unconditionally excludes the specified packages and their subpackages from the list formed by \f3-subpackages\fR\&. It excludes those packages even when they would otherwise be included by some earlier or later \f3-subpackages\fR option\&.
+
+The following example would include \f3java\&.io\fR, \f3java\&.util\fR, and \f3java\&.math\fR (among others), but would exclude packages rooted at \f3java\&.net\fR and \f3java\&.lang\fR\&. Notice that this example excludes \f3java\&.lang\&.ref\fR, which is a subpackage of \f3java\&.lang\fR\&.
+.sp
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+\f3javadoc \-sourcepath /home/user/src \-subpackages java \-exclude \fP
+.fi
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+\f3 java\&.net:java\&.lang\fP
+.fi
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+\f3\fR
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+
+.TP
+-bootclasspath \fIclasspathlist\fR
+.br
+Specifies the paths where the boot classes reside\&. These are typically the Java platform classes\&. The \f3bootclasspath\fR is part of the search path the \f3javadoc\fR command uses to look up source and class files\&. For more information, see How Classes Are Found at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/findingclasses\&.html
+
+Separate directories in the \f3classpathlist\fR parameters with semicolons (;) for Windows and colons (:) for Oracle Solaris\&.
+.TP
+-extdirs \fIdirist\fR
+.br
+Specifies the directories where extension classes reside\&. These are any classes that use the Java Extension mechanism\&. The \f3extdirs\fR option is part of the search path the \f3javadoc\fR command uses to look up source and class files\&. See the \f3-classpath\fR option for more information\&. Separate directories in \f3dirlist\fR with semicolons (;) for Windows and colons (:) for Oracle Solaris\&.
+.TP
+-verbose
+.br
+Provides more detailed messages while the \f3javadoc\fR command runs\&. Without the \f3verbose\fR option, messages appear for loading the source files, generating the documentation (one message per source file), and sorting\&. The verbose option causes the printing of additional messages that specify the number of milliseconds to parse each Java source file\&.
+.TP
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+Shuts off messages so that only the warnings and errors appear to make them easier to view\&. It also suppresses the \f3version\fR string\&.
+.TP
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+Uses the internationalized sentence boundary of \f3java\&.text\&.BreakIterator\fR to determine the end of the first sentence in the main description of a package, class, or member for English\&. All other locales already use the \f3BreakIterator\fR class, rather than an English language, locale-specific algorithm\&. The first sentence is copied to the package, class, or member summary and to the alphabetic index\&. From JDK 1\&.2 and later, the \f3BreakIterator\fR class is used to determine the end of a sentence for all languages except for English\&. Therefore, the \f3-breakiterator\fR option has no effect except for English from 1\&.2 and later\&. English has its own default algorithm:
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+English default sentence-break algorithm\&. Stops at a period followed by a space or an HTML block tag, such as \f3<P>\fR\&.
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+Breakiterator sentence-break algorithm\&. Stops at a period, question mark, or exclamation point followed by a space when the next word starts with a capital letter\&. This is meant to handle most abbreviations (such as "The serial no\&. is valid", but will not handle "Mr\&. Smith")\&. The \f3-breakiterator\fR option does not stop at HTML tags or sentences that begin with numbers or symbols\&. The algorithm stops at the last period in \&.\&./filename, even when embedded in an HTML tag\&.
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+Specifies the locale that the \f3javadoc\fR command uses when it generates documentation\&. The argument is the name of the locale, as described in \f3j\fR\f3ava\&.util\&.Locale\fR documentation, such as \f3en_US\fR (English, United States) or \f3en_US_WIN\fR (Windows variant)\&.
+
+\fINote:\fR The \f3-locale\fR option must be placed ahead (to the left) of any options provided by the standard doclet or any other doclet\&. Otherwise, the navigation bars appear in English\&. This is the only command-line option that depends on order\&. See Standard Doclet Options\&.
+
+Specifying a locale causes the \f3javadoc\fR command to choose the resource files of that locale for messages such as strings in the navigation bar, headings for lists and tables, help file contents, comments in the stylesheet\&.css file, and so on\&. It also specifies the sorting order for lists sorted alphabetically, and the sentence separator to determine the end of the first sentence\&. The \f3-locale\fR option does not determine the locale of the documentation comment text specified in the source files of the documented classes\&.
+.TP
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+Specifies the encoding name of the source files, such as \f3EUCJIS/SJIS\fR\&. If this option is not specified, then the platform default converter is used\&. See also the\f3-docencoding name\fR and \f3-charset name\fR options\&.
+.TP
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+Passes \f3flag\fR directly to the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) that runs the \f3javadoc\fR command\&. For example, if you must ensure that the system sets aside 32 MB of memory in which to process the generated documentation, then you would call the \f3-Xmx\fR option as follows: \f3javadoc -J-Xmx32m -J-Xms32m com\&.mypackage\fR\&. Be aware that \f3-Xms\fR is optional because it only sets the size of initial memory, which is useful when you know the minimum amount of memory required\&.
+
+There is no space between the \f3J\fR and the \f3flag\fR\&.
+
+Use the \f3-version\fR option to find out what version of the \f3javadoc\fR command you are using\&. The version number of the standard doclet appears in its output stream\&. See Running the Javadoc Command\&.
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+\f3javadoc \-J\-version\fP
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+\f3java version "1\&.7\&.0_09"\fP
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+\f3Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1\&.7\&.0_09\-b05)\fP
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+\f3Java HotSpot(TM) 64\-Bit Server VM (build 23\&.5\-b02, mixed mode)\fP
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+Specifies the destination directory where the \f3javadoc\fR command saves the generated HTML files\&. If you omit the \f3-d\fR option, then the files are saved to the current directory\&. The \f3directory\fR value can be absolute or relative to the current working directory\&. As of Java SE 1\&.4, the destination directory is automatically created when the \f3javadoc\fR command runs\&.
+
+For example, the following command generates the documentation for the package \f3com\&.mypackage\fR and saves the results in the /user/doc/ directory: \f3javadoc -d\fR\f3/user/doc/\fR\f3com\&.mypackage\fR\&.
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+Includes one Use page for each documented class and package\&. The page describes what packages, classes, methods, constructors and fields use any API of the specified class or package\&. Given class C, things that use class C would include subclasses of C, fields declared as C, methods that return C, and methods and constructors with parameters of type C\&. For example, you can look at the Use page for the \f3String\fR type\&. Because the \f3getName\fR method in the \f3java\&.awt\&.Font\fR class returns type \f3String\fR, the \f3getName\fR method uses \f3String\fR and so the \f3getName\fR method appears on the Use page for \f3String\fR\&.This documents only uses of the API, not the implementation\&. When a method uses \f3String\fR in its implementation, but does not take a string as an argument or return a string, that is not considered a use of \f3String\fR\&.To access the generated Use page, go to the class or package and click the \fIUse link\fR in the navigation bar\&.
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+Includes the @version text in the generated docs\&. This text is omitted by default\&. To find out what version of the \f3javadoc\fR command you are using, use the \f3-J-version\fR option\&.
+.TP
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+Includes the \f3@author\fR text in the generated docs\&.
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+Splits the index file into multiple files, alphabetically, one file per letter, plus a file for any index entries that start with non-alphabetical symbols\&.
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+Specifies the title to be placed in the HTML \f3<title>\fR tag\&. The text specified in the \f3title\fR tag appears in the window title and in any browser bookmarks (favorite places) that someone creates for this page\&. This title should not contain any HTML tags because the browser does not interpret them correctly\&. Use escape characters on any internal quotation marks within the \f3title\fR tag\&. If the \f3-windowtitle\fR option is omitted, then the \f3javadoc\fR command uses the value of the \f3-doctitle\fR option for the \f3-windowtitle\fR option\&. For example, \f3javadoc -windowtitle "Java SE Platform" com\&.mypackage\fR\&.
+.TP
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+No longer exists\&. It existed only in Beta releases of Javadoc 1\&.2\&. It was renamed to \f3-doctitle\fR\&. This option was renamed to make it clear that it defines the document title, rather than the window title\&.
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+.TP
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+Specifies the footer text to be placed at the bottom of each output file\&. The \fIfooter\fR value is placed to the right of the lower navigation bar\&. The \f3footer\fR value can contain HTML tags and white space, but when it does, the \f3footer\fR value must be enclosed in quotation marks\&. Use escape characters for any internal quotation marks within a footer\&.
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-\-doclet\ class
-Specifies the class file that starts the doclet used in generating the documentation. Use the fully\-qualified name. This doclet defines the content and formats the output. If the \f4\-doclet\fP option is not used, javadoc uses the standard doclet for generating the default HTML format. This class must contain the \f2start(Root)\fP method. The path to this starting class is defined by the \f2\-docletpath\fP option.
-.br
-.br
-For example, to call the MIF doclet, use:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- \-doclet com.sun.tools.doclets.mif.MIFDoclet
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-For full, working examples of running a particular doclet, see the
-.na
-\f2MIF Doclet documentation\fP @
-.fi
-http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/mifdoclet/docs/mifdoclet.html.
-.TP 3
-\-docletpath\ classpathlist
-Specifies the path to the doclet starting class file (specified with the \f2\-doclet\fP option) and any jar files it depends on. If the starting class file is in a jar file, then this specifies the path to that jar file, as shown in the example below. You can specify an absolute path or a path relative to the current directory. If \f2classpathlist\fP contains multiple paths or jar files, they should be separated with a colon (:) on Solaris and a semi\-colon (;) on Windows. This option is not necessary if the doclet starting class is already in the search path.
-.br
+Creates links to existing Javadoc-generated documentation of externally referenced classes\&. The \fIextdocURL\fR argument is the absolute or relative URL of the directory that contains the external Javadoc-generated documentation you want to link to\&. You can specify multiple \f3-link\fR options in a specified \f3javadoc\fR command run to link to multiple documents\&.
+
+The package-list file must be found in this directory (otherwise, use the \f3-linkoffline\fR option)\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command reads the package names from the package-list file and links to those packages at that URL\&. When the \f3javadoc\fR command runs, the \f3extdocURL\fR value is copied into the \f3<A HREF>\fR links that are created\&. Therefore, \f3extdocURL\fR must be the URL to the directory, and not to a file\&. You can use an absolute link for \fIextdocURL\fR to enable your documents to link to a document on any web site, or you can use a relative link to link only to a relative location\&. If you use a relative link, then the value you pass in should be the relative path from the destination directory (specified with the \f3-d\fR option) to the directory containing the packages being linked to\&.When you specify an absolute link, you usually use an HTTP link\&. However, if you want to link to a file system that has no web server, then you can use a file link\&. Use a file link only when everyone who wants to access the generated documentation shares the same file system\&.In all cases, and on all operating systems, use a slash as the separator, whether the URL is absolute or relative, and \f3h\fR\f3ttp:\fR or \f3f\fR\f3ile:\fR as specified in the URL Memo: Uniform Resource Locators at http://www\&.ietf\&.org/rfc/rfc1738\&.txt
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3\-link http://<host>/<directory>/<directory>/\&.\&.\&./<name>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-link file://<host>/<directory>/<directory>/\&.\&.\&./<name>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-link <directory>/<directory>/\&.\&.\&./<name>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.PP
+Differences between the -linkoffline and -link options
+
+Use the \f3-link\fR option in the following cases:
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+When you use a relative path to the external API document\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+When you use an absolute URL to the external API document if your shell lets you open a connection to that URL for reading\&.
+.PP
+Use the \f3-linkoffline\fR option when you use an absolute URL to the external API document, if your shell does not allow a program to open a connection to that URL for reading\&. This can occur when you are behind a firewall and the document you want to link to is on the other side\&.
+.PP
+\f3Example 1 Absolute Link to External Documents\fR
+.PP
+Use the following command if you want to link to the \f3java\&.lang\fR, \f3java\&.io\fR and other Java platform packages, shown at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/api/index\&.html
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-link http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/api/ com\&.mypackage\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+The command generates documentation for the package \f3com\&.mypackage\fR with links to the Java SE packages\&. The generated documentation contains links to the \f3Object\fR class, for example, in the class \f3trees\fR\&. Other options, such as the \f3-sourcepath\fR and \f3-d\fR options, are not shown\&.
+.PP
+\f3Example 2 Relative Link to External Documents\fR
+.PP
+In this example, there are two packages with documents that are generated in different runs of the \f3javadoc\fR command, and those documents are separated by a relative path\&. The packages are \f3com\&.apipackage\fR, an API, and c\f3om\&.spipackage\fR, an Service Provide Interface (SPI)\&. You want the documentation to reside in docs/api/com/apipackage and docs/spi/com/spipackage\&. Assuming that the API package documentation is already generated, and that docs is the current directory, you document the SPI package with links to the API documentation by running: \f3javadoc -d \&./spi -link \&.\&./api com\&.spipackage\fR\&.
+.PP
+Notice the \f3-link\fR option is relative to the destination directory (docs/spi)\&.
+.PP
+Notes
+
+The \f3-link\fR option lets you link to classes referenced to by your code, but not documented in the current \f3javadoc\fR command run\&. For these links to go to valid pages, you must know where those HTML pages are located and specify that location with \f3extdocURL\fR\&. This allows third-party documentation to link to java\&.* documentation at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com\&.Omit the \f3-link\fR option when you want the \f3javadoc\fR command to create links only to APIs within the documentation it is generating in the current run\&. Without the \f3-link\fR option, the \f3javadoc\fR command does not create links to documentation for external references because it does not know whether or where that documentation exists\&.The \f3-link\fR option can create links in several places in the generated documentation\&. See Process Source Files\&. Another use is for cross-links between sets of packages: Execute the \f3javadoc\fR command on one set of packages, then run the \f3javadoc\fR command again on another set of packages, creating links both ways between both sets\&.
+.PP
+How to Reference a Class
+
+For a link to an externally referenced class to appear (and not just its text label), the class must be referenced in the following way\&. It is not sufficient for it to be referenced in the body of a method\&. It must be referenced in either an \f3import\fR statement or in a declaration\&. Here are examples of how the class \f3java\&.io\&.File\fR can be referenced:
+.PP
+\fI\fRIn any kind of import statement\&. By wildcard import, import explicitly by name, or automatically import for \f3java\&.lang\&.*\fR\&.
+.PP
+In Java SE 1\&.3\&.\fIn\fR and 1\&.2\&.\fIn\fR, only an explicit import by name works\&. A wildcard \f3import\fR statement does not work, nor does the automatic \f3import java\&.lang\&.*\fR\&.
+.PP
+\fI\fRIn a declaration: \f3void mymethod(File f) {}\fR
+.PP
+The reference can be in the return type or parameter type of a method, constructor, field, class, or interface, or in an implements, extends, or throws statement\&.
+.PP
+An important corollary is that when you use the \f3-link\fR option, there can be many links that unintentionally do not appear due to this constraint\&. The text would appear without being a link\&. You can detect these by the warnings they emit\&. The simplest way to properly reference a class and add the link would be to import that class\&.
+.PP
+Package List
+
+The \f3-link\fR option requires that a file named package-list, which is generated by the \f3javadoc\fR command, exists at the URL you specify with the \f3-link\fR option\&. The package-list file is a simple text file that lists the names of packages documented at that location\&. In the earlier example, the \f3javadoc\fR command searches for a file named package-list at the specified URL, reads in the package names, and links to those packages at that URL\&.
+.PP
+For example, the package list for the Java SE API is located at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/api/package-list
+.PP
+The package list starts as follows:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3java\&.applet\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3java\&.awt\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3java\&.awt\&.color\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3java\&.awt\&.datatransfer\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3java\&.awt\&.dnd\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3java\&.awt\&.event\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3java\&.awt\&.font\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3and so on \&.\&.\&.\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+When \f3javadoc\fR is run without the \f3-link\fR option and encounters a name that belongs to an externally referenced class, it prints the name with no link\&. However, when the \f3-link\fR option is used, the \f3javadoc\fR command searches the package-list file at the specified \fIextdocURL\fR location for that package name\&. When it finds the package name, it prefixes the name with \fIextdocURL\fR\&.
+.PP
+For there to be no broken links, all of the documentation for the external references must exist at the specified URLs\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command does not check that these pages exist, but only that the package-list exists\&.
+.PP
+Multiple Links
+
+You can supply multiple \f3-link\fR options to link to any number of externally generated documents\&. Javadoc 1\&.2 has a known bug that prevents you from supplying more than one \f3-link\fR options\&. This was fixed in Javadoc 1\&.2\&.2\&. Specify a different link option for each external document to link to \f3javadoc -link extdocURL1 -link extdocURL2 \&.\&.\&. -link extdocURLn com\&.mypackage\fR where \fIextdocURL1\fR, \fIextdocURL2\fR, \&.\f3\&.\&. extdocURLn\fR point respectively to the roots of external documents, each of which contains a file named package-list\&.
+.PP
+Cross Links
+
+Note that bootstrapping might be required when cross-linking two or more documents that were previously generated\&. If package-list does not exist for either document when you run the \f3javadoc\fR command on the first document, then the package-list does not yet exist for the second document\&. Therefore, to create the external links, you must regenerate the first document after you generate the second document\&.
+.PP
+In this case, the purpose of first generating a document is to create its package-list (or you can create it by hand if you are certain of the package names)\&. Then, generate the second document with its external links\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command prints a warning when a needed external package-list file does not exist\&.
+.TP
+-linkoffline \fIextdocURL packagelistLoc\fR
.br
-Example of path to jar file that contains the starting doclet class file. Notice the jar filename is included.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- \-docletpath /home/user/mifdoclet/lib/mifdoclet.jar
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-Example of path to starting doclet class file. Notice the class filename is omitted.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- \-docletpath /home/user/mifdoclet/classes/com/sun/tools/doclets/mif/
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-For full, working examples of running a particular doclet, see the
-.na
-\f2MIF Doclet documentation\fP @
-.fi
-http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/mifdoclet/docs/mifdoclet.html.
-.TP 3
-\-1.1
-\f2This feature has been removed from Javadoc 1.4. There is no replacement for it. This option created documentation with the appearance and functionality of documentation generated by Javadoc 1.1 (it never supported nested classes). If you need this option, use Javadoc 1.2 or 1.3 instead.\fP
-.TP 3
-\-source release
-Specifies the version of source code accepted. The following values for \f2release\fP are allowed:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f31.5\fP \- javadoc accepts code containing generics and other language features introduced in JDK 1.5. The compiler defaults to the 1.5 behavior if the \f3\-source\fP flag is not used.
-.TP 2
-o
-\f31.4\fP \- javadoc accepts code containing assertions, which were introduced in JDK 1.4.
-.TP 2
-o
-\f31.3\fP \- javadoc does \f2not\fP support assertions, generics, or other language features introduced after JDK 1.3.
-.RE
-Use the value of \f2release\fP corresponding to that used when compiling the code with javac.
-.TP 3
-\-sourcepath\ sourcepathlist
-Specifies the search paths for finding source files (\f2.java\fP) when passing package names or \f2\-subpackages\fP into the \f2javadoc\fP command. The \f2sourcepathlist\fP can contain multiple paths by separating them with a colon (\f2:\fP). The Javadoc tool will search in all subdirectories of the specified paths. Note that this option is not only used to locate the source files being documented, but also to find source files that are not being documented but whose comments are inherited by the source files being documented.
-.br
-.br
-Note that you can use the \f2\-sourcepath\fP option only when passing package names into the javadoc command \-\- it will not locate \f2.java\fP files passed into the \f2javadoc\fP command. (To locate \f2.java\fP files, cd to that directory or include the path ahead of each file, as shown at Documenting One or More Classes.) If \f2\-sourcepath\fP is omitted, javadoc uses the class path to find the source files (see \-classpath). Therefore, the default \-sourcepath is the value of class path. If \-classpath is omitted and you are passing package names into javadoc, it looks in the current directory (and subdirectories) for the source files.
-.br
+This option is a variation of the \f3-link\fR option\&. They both create links to Javadoc-generated documentation for externally referenced classes\&. Use the \f3-link\fRo\f3ffline\fR option when linking to a document on the web when the \f3javadoc\fR command cannot access the document through a web connection\&. Use the \f3-linkoffline\fR option when package-list file of the external document is not accessible or does not exist at the \f3extdocURL\fR location, but does exist at a different location that can be specified by \f3packageListLoc\fR (typically local)\&. If \f3extdocURL\fR is accessible only on the World Wide Web, then the \f3-linkoffline\fR option removes the constraint that the \f3javadoc\fR command must have a web connection to generate documentation\&. Another use is as a work-around to update documents: After you have run the \f3javadoc\fR command on a full set of packages, you can run the \f3javadoc\fR command again on a smaller set of changed packages, so that the updated files can be inserted back into the original set\&. Examples follow\&. The \f3-linkoffline\fR option takes two arguments\&. The first is for the string to be embedded in the \f3<a href>\fR links, and the second tells the \f3-linkoffline\fR option where to find package-list:
+.RS
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+The \f3extdocURL\fR value is the absolute or relative URL of the directory that contains the external Javadoc-generated documentation you want to link to\&. When relative, the value should be the relative path from the destination directory (specified with the \f3-d\fR option) to the root of the packages being linked to\&. For more information, see \fIextdocURL\fR in the \f3-link\fR option\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+The \f3packagelistLoc\fR value is the path or URL to the directory that contains the package-list file for the external documentation\&. This can be a URL (http: or file:) or file path, and can be absolute or relative\&. When relative, make it relative to the current directory from where the \f3javadoc\fR command was run\&. Do not include the package-list file name\&.
+
+You can specify multiple \f3-linkoffline\fR options in a specified \f3javadoc\fR command run\&. Before Javadoc 1\&.2\&.2, the \f3-linkfile\fR options could be specified once\&.
+.RE
+
+.PP
+Absolute Links to External Documents
+
+You might have a situation where you want to link to the \f3java\&.lang\fR, \f3java\&.io\fR and other Java SE packages at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/api/index\&.html
+.PP
+However, your shell does not have web access\&. In this case, do the following:
+.TP 0.4i
+1\&.
+Open the package-list file in a browser at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/api/package-list
+.TP 0.4i
+2\&.
+Save the file to a local directory, and point to this local copy with the second argument, \f3packagelistLoc\fR\&. In this example, the package list file was saved to the current directory (\&.)\&.
+.PP
+The following command generates documentation for the package c\f3om\&.mypackage\fR with links to the Java SE packages\&. The generated documentation will contain links to the \f3Object\fR class, for example, in the class \f3trees\fR\&. Other necessary options, such as \f3-sourcepath\fR, are not shown\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-linkoffline http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/api/ \&. com\&.mypackage \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.PP
+Relative Links to External Documents
+
+It is not very common to use \f3-linkoffline\fR with relative paths, for the simple reason that the \f3-link\fR option is usually enough\&. When you use the \f3-linkoffline\fR option, the package-list file is usually local, and when you use relative links, the file you are linking to is also local, so it is usually unnecessary to give a different path for the two arguments to the \f3-linkoffline\fR option When the two arguments are identical, you can use the \f3-link\fR option\&.
+.PP
+Create a package-list File Manually
+
+If a package-list file does not exist yet, but you know what package names your document will link to, then you can manually create your own copy of this file and specify its path with \f3packagelistLoc\fR\&. An example would be the previous case where the package list for \f3com\&.spipackage\fR did not exist when \f3com\&.apipackage\fR was first generated\&. This technique is useful when you need to generate documentation that links to new external documentation whose package names you know, but which is not yet published\&. This is also a way of creating package-list files for packages generated with Javadoc 1\&.0 or 1\&.1, where package-list files were not generated\&. Similarly, two companies can share their unpublished package-list files so they can release their cross-linked documentation simultaneously\&.
+.PP
+Link to Multiple Documents
+
+You can include the \f3-linkoffline\fR option once for each generated document you want to refer to:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-linkoffline extdocURL1 packagelistLoc1 \-linkoffline extdocURL2\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3packagelistLoc2 \&.\&.\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.PP
+Update Documents
+
+You can also use the \f3-linkoffline\fR option when your project has dozens or hundreds of packages\&. If you have already run the \f3javadoc\fR command on the entire source tree, then you can quickly make small changes to documentation comments and rerun the \f3javadoc\fR command on a portion of the source tree\&. Be aware that the second run works properly only when your changes are to documentation comments and not to declarations\&. If you were to add, remove, or change any declarations from the source code, then broken links could show up in the index, package tree, inherited member lists, Use page, and other places\&.
+.PP
+First, create a new destination directory, such as update, for this new small run\&. In this example, the original destination directory is named html\&. In the simplest example, change directory to the parent of html\&. Set the first argument of the \f3-linkoffline\fR option to the current directory (\&.) and set the second argument to the relative path to html, where it can find package-list and pass in only the package names of the packages you want to update:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-d update \-linkoffline \&. html com\&.mypackage\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+When the \f3javadoc\fR command completes, copy these generated class pages in update/com/package (not the overview or index) to the original files in html/com/package\&.
+.TP
+-linksource
.br
-Set \f2sourcepathlist\fP to the root directory of the source tree for the package you are documenting. For example, suppose you want to document a package called \f2com.mypackage\fP whose source files are located at:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- /home/user/src/com/mypackage/*.java
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-In this case you would specify the \f2sourcepath\fP to \f2/home/user/src\fP, the directory that contains \f2com/mypackage\fP, and then supply the package name \f2com.mypackage\fP:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-sourcepath /home/user/src/ com.mypackage\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-This is easy to remember by noticing that if you concatenate the value of sourcepath and the package name together and change the dot to a slash "/", you end up with the full path to the package: \f2/home/user/src/com/mypackage\fP.
-.br
-.br
-To point to two source paths:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-sourcepath /home/user1/src:/home/user2/src com.mypackage\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.TP 3
-\-classpath\ classpathlist
-Specifies the paths where javadoc will look for referenced classes (\f2.class\fP files) \-\- these are the documented classes plus any classes referenced by those classes. The \f2classpathlist\fP can contain multiple paths by separating them with a colon (\f2:\fP). The Javadoc tool will search in all subdirectories of the specified paths. Follow the instructions in
-.na
-\f2class path\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/tools/index.html#general documentation for specifying \f2classpathlist\fP.
-.br
-.br
-If \f2\-sourcepath\fP is omitted, the Javadoc tool uses \f2\-classpath\fP to find the source files as well as class files (for backward compatibility). Therefore, if you want to search for source and class files in separate paths, use both \f2\-sourcepath\fP and \f2\-classpath\fP.
-.br
-.br
-For example, if you want to document \f2com.mypackage\fP, whose source files reside in the directory \f2/home/user/src/com/mypackage\fP, and if this package relies on a library in \f2/home/user/lib\fP, you would specify:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-classpath /home/user/lib \-sourcepath /home/user/src com.mypackage\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-As with other tools, if you do not specify \f2\-classpath\fP, the Javadoc tool uses the CLASSPATH environment variable, if it is set. If both are not set, the Javadoc tool searches for classes from the current directory.
-.br
-.br
-For an in\-depth description of how the Javadoc tool uses \f2\-classpath\fP to find user classes as it relates to extension classes and bootstrap classes, see
-.na
-\f2How Classes Are Found\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/tools/findingclasses.html.
-.br
-.br
-As a special convenience, a class path element containing a basename of \f2*\fP is considered equivalent to specifying a list of all the files in the directory with the extension \f2.jar\fP or \f2.JAR\fP (a Java program cannot tell the difference between the two invocations).
-.br
-.br
-For example, if directory \f2foo\fP contains \f2a.jar\fP and \f2b.JAR\fP, then the class path element \f2foo/*\fP is expanded to a \f2A.jar:b.JAR\fP, except that the order of jar files is unspecified. All jar files in the specified directory, even hidden ones, are included in the list. A classpath entry consisting simply of \f2*\fP expands to a list of all the jar files in the current directory. The \f2CLASSPATH\fP environment variable, where defined, will be similarly expanded. Any classpath wildcard expansion occurs before the Java virtual machine is started \-\- no Java program will ever see unexpanded wildcards except by querying the environment. For example; by invoking \f2System.getenv("CLASSPATH")\fP.
-.TP 3
-\-subpackages\ \ package1:package2:...
-Generates documentation from source files in the specified packages and recursively in their subpackages. This option is useful when adding new subpackages to the source code, as they are automatically included. Each \f2package\fP argument is any top\-level subpackage (such as \f2java\fP) or fully qualified package (such as \f2javax.swing\fP) that does not need to contain source files. Arguments are separated by colons (on all operating systmes). Wildcards are not needed or allowed. Use \f2\-sourcepath\fP to specify where to find the packages. This option is smart about not processing source files that are in the source tree but do not belong to the packages, as described at processing of source files.
-.br
-.br
-For example:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-d docs \-sourcepath /home/user/src \-subpackages java:javax.swing\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-This command generates documentation for packages named "java" and "javax.swing" and all their subpackages.
-.br
+Creates an HTML version of each source file (with line numbers) and adds links to them from the standard HTML documentation\&. Links are created for classes, interfaces, constructors, methods, and fields whose declarations are in a source file\&. Otherwise, links are not created, such as for default constructors and generated classes\&.
+
+This option exposes all private implementation details in the included source files, including private classes, private fields, and the bodies of private methods, regardless of the \f3-public\fR, \f3-package\fR, \f3-protected\fR, and \f3-private\fR options\&. Unless you also use the \f3-private\fR option, not all private classes or interfaces are accessible through links\&.
+
+Each link appears on the name of the identifier in its declaration\&. For example, the link to the source code of the \f3Button\fR class would be on the word \f3Button\fR:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3public class Button extends Component implements Accessible\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+The link to the source code of the \f3getLabel\fR method in the \f3Button\fR class is on the word \f3getLabel\fR:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3public String getLabel()\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.TP
+-group groupheading \fIpackagepattern:packagepattern\fR
.br
-You can use \f2\-subpackages\fP in conjunction with \f2\-exclude\fP to exclude specific packages.
-.TP 3
-\-exclude\ \ packagename1:packagename2:...
-Unconditionally excludes the specified packages and their subpackages from the list formed by \f2\-subpackages\fP. It excludes those packages even if they would otherwise be included by some previous or later \f2\-subpackages\fP option. For example:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-sourcepath /home/user/src \-subpackages java \-exclude java.net:java.lang\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-would include \f2java.io\fP, \f2java.util\fP, and \f2java.math\fP (among others), but would exclude packages rooted at \f2java.net\fP and \f2java.lang\fP. Notice this excludes \f2java.lang.ref\fP, a subpackage of \f2java.lang\fP).
-.TP 3
-\-bootclasspath\ classpathlist
-Specifies the paths where the boot classes reside. These are nominally the Java platform classes. The bootclasspath is part of the search path the Javadoc tool will use to look up source and class files. See
-.na
-\f2How Classes Are Found\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/tools/findingclasses.html#srcfiles. for more details. Separate directories in \f2classpathlist\fP with colons (:).
-.TP 3
-\-extdirs\ dirlist
-Specifies the directories where extension classes reside. These are any classes that use the Java Extension mechanism. The extdirs is part of the search path the Javadoc tool will use to look up source and class files. See \f2\-classpath\fP (above) for more details. Separate directories in \f2dirlist\fP with colons (:).
-.TP 3
-\-verbose
-Provides more detailed messages while javadoc is running. Without the verbose option, messages appear for loading the source files, generating the documentation (one message per source file), and sorting. The verbose option causes the printing of additional messages specifying the number of milliseconds to parse each java source file.
-.TP 3
-\-quiet
-Shuts off non\-error and non\-warning messages, leaving only the warnings and errors appear, making them easier to view. Also suppresses the version string.
-.TP 3
-\-breakiterator\
-Uses the internationalized sentence boundary of
-.na
-\f2java.text.BreakIterator\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/BreakIterator.html to determine the end of the first sentence for English (all other locales already use \f2BreakIterator\fP), rather than an English language, locale\-specific algorithm. By \f2first sentence\fP, we mean the first sentence in the main description of a package, class or member. This sentence is copied to the package, class or member summary, and to the alphabetic index.
-.br
-.br
-From JDK 1.2 forward, the BreakIterator class is already used to determine the end of sentence for all languages but English. Therefore, the \f2\-breakiterator\fP option has no effect except for English from 1.2 forward. English has its own default algorithm:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-English default sentence\-break algorithm \- Stops at a period followed by a space or a HTML block tag, such as \f2<P>\fP.
-.TP 2
-o
-Breakiterator sentence\-break algorithm \- In general, stops at a period, question mark or exclamation mark followed by a space if the next word starts with a capital letter. This is meant to handle most abbreviations (such as "The serial no. is valid", but won't handle "Mr. Smith"). Doesn't stop at HTML tags or sentences that begin with numbers or symbols. Stops at the last period in "../filename", even if embedded in an HTML tag.
+Separates packages on the overview page into whatever groups you specify, one group per table\&. You specify each group with a different \f3-group\fR option\&. The groups appear on the page in the order specified on the command line\&. Packages are alphabetized within a group\&. For a specified \f3-group\fR option, the packages matching the list of \f3packagepattern\fR expressions appear in a table with the heading \fIgroupheading\fR\&.
+.RS
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+The \f3groupheading\fR can be any text and can include white space\&. This text is placed in the table heading for the group\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+The \f3packagepattern\fR value can be any package name at the start of any package name followed by an asterisk (*)\&. The asterisk is the only wildcard allowed and means match any characters\&. Multiple patterns can be included in a group by separating them with colons (:)\&. If you use an asterisk in a pattern or pattern list, then the pattern list must be inside quotation marks, such as \f3"java\&.lang*:java\&.util"\fR\&.
.RE
-NOTE: We have removed from 1.5.0 the breakiterator warning messages that were in 1.4.x and have left the default sentence\-break algorithm unchanged. That is, the \-breakiterator option is not the default in 1.5.0, nor do we expect it to become the default. This is a reversal from our former intention that the default would change in the "next major release" (1.5.0). This means if you have not modified your source code to eliminate the breakiterator warnings in 1.4.x, then you don't have to do anything, and the warnings go away starting with 1.5.0. The reason for this reversal is because any benefit to having breakiterator become the default would be outweighed by the incompatible source change it would require. We regret any extra work and confusion this has caused.
-.TP 3
-\-locale\ language_country_variant
-\f3Important\fP \- The \f2\-locale\fP option must be placed \f2ahead\fP (to the left) of any options provided by the standard doclet or any other doclet. Otherwise, the navigation bars will appear in English. This is the only command\-line option that is order\-dependent.
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-.br
-Specifies the locale that javadoc uses when generating documentation. The argument is the name of the locale, as described in java.util.Locale documentation, such as \f2en_US\fP (English, United States) or \f2en_US_WIN\fP (Windows variant).
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-.br
-Specifying a locale causes javadoc to choose the resource files of that locale for messages (strings in the navigation bar, headings for lists and tables, help file contents, comments in stylesheet.css, and so forth). It also specifies the sorting order for lists sorted alphabetically, and the sentence separator to determine the end of the first sentence. It does not determine the locale of the doc comment text specified in the source files of the documented classes.
-.TP 3
-\-encoding\ name
-Specifies the encoding name of the source files, such as \f2EUCJIS/SJIS\fP. If this option is not specified, the platform default converter is used.
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-.br
-Also see \-docencoding and \-charset.
-.TP 3
-\-Jflag
-Passes \f2flag\fP directly to the runtime system java that runs javadoc. Notice there must be no space between the \f2J\fP and the \f2flag\fP. For example, if you need to ensure that the system sets aside 32 megabytes of memory in which to process the generated documentation, then you would call the \f2\-Xmx\fP option of java as follows (\f2\-Xms\fP is optional, as it only sets the size of initial memory, which is useful if you know the minimum amount of memory required):
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-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-J\-Xmx32m \-J\-Xms32m\fP \f3com.mypackage\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-To tell what version of javadoc you are using, call the "\f2\-version\fP" option of java:
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-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-J\-version\fP
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- java version "1.2"
-.fl
- Classic VM (build JDK\-1.2\-V, green threads, sunwjit)
-.fl
-.fi
-(The version number of the standard doclet appears in its output stream.)
+.RS
+When you do not supply a \f3-group\fR option, all packages are placed in one group with the heading \fIPackages\fR and appropriate subheadings\&. If the subheadings do not include all documented packages (all groups), then the remaining packages appear in a separate group with the subheading Other Packages\&.
+
+For example, the following \f3javadoc\fR command separates the three documented packages into \fICore\fR, \fIExtension\fR, and \fIOther Packages\fR\&. The trailing dot (\&.) does not appear in \f3java\&.lang*\fR\&. Including the dot, such as \f3java\&.lang\&.*\fR omits the\f3java\&.lang\fR package\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-group "Core Packages" "java\&.lang*:java\&.util"\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \-group "Extension Packages" "javax\&.*"\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 java\&.lang java\&.lang\&.reflect java\&.util javax\&.servlet java\&.new\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+\fICore Packages\fR
+
+\f3java\&.lang\fR
+
+\f3java\&.lang\&.reflect\fR
+
+\f3java\&.util\fR
+
+\fIExtension Packages\fR
+
+\f3javax\&.servlet\fR
+
+\fIOther Packages\fR
+
+\f3java\&.new\fR
+
.RE
-.SS
-Options Provided by the Standard Doclet
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-.TP 3
-\-d\ directory
-Specifies the destination directory where javadoc saves the generated HTML files. (The "d" means "destination.") Omitting this option causes the files to be saved to the current directory. The value \f2directory\fP can be absolute, or relative to the current working directory. As of 1.4, the destination directory is automatically created when javadoc is run.
+.TP
+-nodeprecated
+.br
+Prevents the generation of any deprecated API in the documentation\&. This does what the \f3-nodeprecatedlist\fR option does, and it does not generate any deprecated API throughout the rest of the documentation\&. This is useful when writing code when you do not want to be distracted by the deprecated code\&.
+.TP
+-nodeprecatedlist
.br
+Prevents the generation of the file that contains the list of deprecated APIs (deprecated-list\&.html) and the link in the navigation bar to that page\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command continues to generate the deprecated API throughout the rest of the document\&. This is useful when your source code contains no deprecated APIs, and you want to make the navigation bar cleaner\&.
+.TP
+-nosince
+.br
+Omits from the generated documents the \f3Since\fR sections associated with the \f3@since\fR tags\&.
+.TP
+-notree
.br
-For example, the following generates the documentation for the package \f2com.mypackage\fP and saves the results in the \f2/home/user/doc/\fP directory:
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-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-d /home/user/doc com.mypackage\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.TP 3
-\-use
-Includes one "Use" page for each documented class and package. The page describes what packages, classes, methods, constructors and fields use any API of the given class or package. Given class C, things that use class C would include subclasses of C, fields declared as C, methods that return C, and methods and constructors with parameters of type C.
+Omits the class/interface hierarchy pages from the generated documents\&. These are the pages you reach using the Tree button in the navigation bar\&. The hierarchy is produced by default\&.
+.TP
+-noindex
+.br
+Omits the index from the generated documents\&. The index is produced by default\&.
+.TP
+-nohelp
.br
-.br
-For example, let us look at what might appear on the "Use" page for String. The \f2getName()\fP method in the \f2java.awt.Font\fP class returns type \f2String\fP. Therefore, \f2getName()\fP uses \f2String\fP, and you will find that method on the "Use" page for \f2String\fP.
+Omits the HELP link in the navigation bars at the top and bottom of each page of output\&.
+.TP
+-nonavbar
.br
-.br
-Note that this documents only uses of the API, not the implementation. If a method uses \f2String\fP in its implementation but does not take a string as an argument or return a string, that is not considered a "use" of \f2String\fP.
-.br
+Prevents the generation of the navigation bar, header, and footer, that are usually found at the top and bottom of the generated pages\&. The \f3-nonavbar\fR option has no affect on the \f3-bottom\fR option\&. The \f3-nonavbar\fR option is useful when you are interested only in the content and have no need for navigation, such as when you are converting the files to PostScript or PDF for printing only\&.
+.TP
+-helpfile \fIpath\efilename\fR
.br
-You can access the generated "Use" page by first going to the class or package, then clicking on the "Use" link in the navigation bar.
-.TP 3
-\-version
-Includes the @version text in the generated docs. This text is omitted by default. To tell what version of the Javadoc tool you are using, use the \f2\-J\-version\fP option.
-.TP 3
-\-author
-Includes the @author text in the generated docs.
-.TP 3
-\-splitindex
-Splits the index file into multiple files, alphabetically, one file per letter, plus a file for any index entries that start with non\-alphabetical characters.
-.TP 3
-\-windowtitle\ title
-Specifies the title to be placed in the HTML <title> tag. This appears in the window title and in any browser bookmarks (favorite places) that someone creates for this page. This title should not contain any HTML tags, as the browser will not properly interpret them. Any internal quotation marks within \f2title\fP may have to be escaped. If \-windowtitle is omitted, the Javadoc tool uses the value of \-doctitle for this option.
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-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-windowtitle "Java SE Platform" com.mypackage\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.TP 3
-\-doctitle\ title
-Specifies the title to be placed near the top of the overview summary file. The title will be placed as a centered, level\-one heading directly beneath the upper navigation bar. The \f2title\fP may contain html tags and white space, though if it does, it must be enclosed in quotes. Any internal quotation marks within \f2title\fP may have to be escaped.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-doctitle "Java(TM)" com.mypackage\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.TP 3
-\-title\ title
-\f3This option no longer exists.\fP It existed only in Beta versions of Javadoc 1.2. It has been renamed to \f2\-doctitle\fP. This option is being renamed to make it clear that it defines the document title rather than the window title.
-.TP 3
-\-header\ header
-Specifies the header text to be placed at the top of each output file. The header will be placed to the right of the upper navigation bar. \f2header\fP may contain HTML tags and white space, though if it does, it must be enclosed in quotes. Any internal quotation marks within \f2header\fP may have to be escaped.
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-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-header "<b>Java 2 Platform </b><br>v1.4" com.mypackage\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.TP 3
-\-footer\ footer
-Specifies the footer text to be placed at the bottom of each output file. The footer will be placed to the right of the lower navigation bar. \f2footer\fP may contain html tags and white space, though if it does, it must be enclosed in quotes. Any internal quotation marks within \f2footer\fP may have to be escaped.
-.TP 3
-\-top
-Specifies the text to be placed at the top of each output file.
-.TP 3
-\-bottom\ text
-Specifies the text to be placed at the bottom of each output file. The text will be placed at the bottom of the page, below the lower navigation bar. The \f2text\fP may contain HTML tags and white space, though if it does, it must be enclosed in quotes. Any internal quotation marks within \f2text\fP may have to be escaped.
-.TP 3
-\-link\ extdocURL
-Creates links to existing javadoc\-generated documentation of external referenced classes. It takes one argument:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f4extdocURL\fP is the absolute or relative URL of the directory containing the external javadoc\-generated documentation you want to link to. Examples are shown below. The package\-list file must be found in this directory (otherwise, use \f2\-linkoffline\fP). The Javadoc tool reads the package names from the \f2package\-list\fP file and then links to those packages at that URL. When the Javadoc tool is run, the \f2extdocURL\fP value is copied literally into the \f2<A HREF>\fP links that are created. Therefore, \f2extdocURL\fP must be the URL to the \f2directory\fP, not to a file.
+Specifies the path of an alternate help file path\efilename that the HELP link in the top and bottom navigation bars link to\&. Without this option, the \f3javadoc\fR command creates a help file help-doc\&.html that is hard-coded in the \f3javadoc\fR command\&. This option lets you override the default\&. The file name can be any name and is not restricted to help-doc\&.html\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command adjusts the links in the navigation bar accordingly, for example:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-helpfile /home/user/myhelp\&.html java\&.awt\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.TP
+-stylesheet \fIpath/filename\fR
.br
+Specifies the path of an alternate HTML stylesheet file\&. Without this option, the \f3javadoc\fR command automatically creates a stylesheet file stylesheet\&.css that is hard-coded in the \f3javadoc\fR command\&. This option lets you override the default\&. The file name can be any name and is not restricted to stylesheet\&.css, for example:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-stylesheet file /home/user/mystylesheet\&.css com\&.mypackage\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.TP
+-serialwarn
.br
-You can use an absolute link for \f2extdocURL\fP to enable your docs to link to a document on any website, or can use a relative link to link only to a relative location. If relative, the value you pass in should be the relative path from the destination directory (specified with \f2\-d\fP) to the directory containing the packages being linked to.
+Generates compile-time warnings for missing \f3@serial\fR tags\&. By default, Javadoc 1\&.2\&.2 and later versions generate no serial warnings\&. This is a reversal from earlier releases\&. Use this option to display the serial warnings, which helps to properly document default serializable fields and \f3writeExternal\fR methods\&.
+.TP
+-charset \fIname\fR
.br
-.br
-When specifying an absolute link you normally use an \f2http:\fP link. However, if you want to link to a file system that has no web server, you can use a \f2file:\fP link \-\- however, do this only if everyone wanting to access the generated documentation shares the same file system.
-.br
+Specifies the HTML character set for this document\&. The name should be a preferred MIME name as specified in the IANA Registry, Character Sets at http://www\&.iana\&.org/assignments/character-sets
+
+For example, \f3javadoc -charset "iso-8859-1" mypackage\fR inserts the following line in the head of every generated page:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3<META http\-equiv="Content\-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO\-8859\-1">\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+This \f3META\fR tag is described in the HTML standard (4197265 and 4137321), HTML Document Representation, at http://www\&.w3\&.org/TR/REC-html40/charset\&.html#h-5\&.2\&.2
+
+See also the \f3-encoding\fR and \f3-docencoding name\fR options\&.
+.TP
+-docencoding \fIname\fR
.br
-In all cases, and on all operating systems, you should use a forward slash as the separator, whether the URL is absolute or relative, and "http:" or "file:" based (as specified in the
-.na
-\f2URL Memo\fP @
-.fi
-http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1738.txt).
-.RS 3
-.TP 3
-Absolute http: based link:
-\f2\-link http://<host>/<directory>/<directory>/.../<name>\fP
-.TP 3
-Absolute file: based link:
-\f2\-link file://<host>/<directory>/<directory>/.../<name>\fP
-.TP 3
-Relative link:
-\f2\-link <directory>/<directory>/.../<name>\fP
-.RE
-.RE
-You can specify multiple \f2\-link\fP options in a given javadoc run to link to multiple documents.
-.br
-.br
-\f3Choosing between \-linkoffline and \-link\fP:
-.br
-.br
-Use \f2\-link\fP:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-when using a relative path to the external API document, or
-.TP 2
-o
-when using an absolute URL to the external API document, if your shell allows a program to open a connection to that URL for reading.
-.RE
-Use \f2\-linkoffline\fP:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-when using an absolute URL to the external API document, if your shell \f2does not allow\fP a program to open a connection to that URL for reading. This can occur if you are behind a firewall and the document you want to link to is on the other side.
-.RE
-.br
-.br
-\f3Example using absolute links to the external docs\fP \- Let us say you want to link to the \f2java.lang\fP, \f2java.io\fP and other Java Platform packages at
-.na
-\f2http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/. The following command generates documentation for the package \f2com.mypackage\fP with links to the Java SE Platform packages. The generated documentation will contain links to the \f2Object\fP class, for example, in the class trees. (Other options, such as \f2\-sourcepath\fP and \f2\-d\fP, are not shown.)
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-link http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/ com.mypackage\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-\f3Example using relative links to the external docs\fP \- Let us say you have two packages whose docs are generated in different runs of the Javadoc tool, and those docs are separated by a relative path. In this example, the packages are \f2com.apipackage\fP, an API, and \f2com.spipackage\fP, an SPI (Service Provide Interface). You want the documentation to reside in \f2docs/api/com/apipackage\fP and \f2docs/spi/com/spipackage\fP. Assuming the API package documentation is already generated, and that \f2docs\fP is the current directory, you would document the SPI package with links to the API documentation by running:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-d ./spi \-link ../api com.spipackage\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-Notice the \f2\-link\fP argument is relative to the destination directory (\f2docs/spi\fP).
-.br
-.br
-\f3Details\fP \- The \f2\-link\fP option enables you to link to classes referenced to by your code but \f2not\fP documented in the current javadoc run. For these links to go to valid pages, you must know where those HTML pages are located, and specify that location with \f2extdocURL\fP. This allows, for instance, third party documentation to link to \f2java.*\fP documentation on \f2http://java.sun.com\fP.
-.br
-.br
-Omit the \f2\-link\fP option for javadoc to create links only to API within the documentation it is generating in the current run. (Without the \f2\-link\fP option, the Javadoc tool does not create links to documentation for external references, because it does not know if or where that documentation exists.)
-.br
-.br
-This option can create links in several places in the generated documentation.
-.br
-.br
-Another use is for cross\-links between sets of packages: Execute javadoc on one set of packages, then run javadoc again on another set of packages, creating links both ways between both sets.
-.br
-.br
-\f3How a Class Must be Referenced\fP \- For a link to an external referenced class to actually appear (and not just its text label), the class must be referenced in the following way. It is not sufficient for it to be referenced in the body of a method. It must be referenced in either an \f2import\fP statement or in a declaration. Here are examples of how the class \f2java.io.File\fP can be referenced:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-In any kind of \f2import\fP statement: by wildcard import, import explicitly by name, or automatically import for \f2java.lang.*\fP. For example, this would suffice:
-.br
-\f2import java.io.*;\fP
-.br
-In 1.3.x and 1.2.x, only an explicit import by name works \-\- a wildcard import statement does not work, nor does the automatic import \f2java.lang.*\fP.
-.TP 2
-o
-In a declaration:
-.br
-\f2void foo(File f) {}\fP
-.br
-The reference and be in the return type or parameter type of a method, constructor, field, class or interface, or in an \f2implements\fP, \f2extends\fP or \f2throws\fP statement.
-.RE
-An important corollary is that when you use the \f2\-link\fP option, there may be many links that unintentionally do not appear due to this constraint. (The text would appear without a hypertext link.) You can detect these by the warnings they emit. The most innocuous way to properly reference a class and thereby add the link would be to import that class, as shown above.
-.br
-.br
-\f3Package List\fP \- The \f2\-link\fP option requires that a file named \f2package\-list\fP, which is generated by the Javadoc tool, exist at the URL you specify with \f2\-link\fP. The \f2package\-list\fP file is a simple text file that lists the names of packages documented at that location. In the earlier example, the Javadoc tool looks for a file named \f2package\-list\fP at the given URL, reads in the package names and then links to those packages at that URL.
-.br
-.br
-For example, the package list for the Java SE 6 API is located at
-.na
-\f2http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/package\-list\fP @
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-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/package\-list. and starts as follows:
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-\f3
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- java.applet
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- java.awt
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- java.awt.color
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- java.awt.datatransfer
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- java.awt.dnd
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- java.awt.event
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- java.awt.font
-.fl
- etc.
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-When javadoc is run without the \f2\-link\fP option, when it encounters a name that belongs to an external referenced class, it prints the name with no link. However, when the \f2\-link\fP option is used, the Javadoc tool searches the \f2package\-list\fP file at the specified \f2extdocURL\fP location for that package name. If it finds the package name, it prefixes the name with \f2extdocURL\fP.
-.br
+Specifies the encoding of the generated HTML files\&. The name should be a preferred MIME name as specified in the IANA Registry, Character Sets at http://www\&.iana\&.org/assignments/character-sets
+
+If you omit the \f3-docencoding\fR option but use the \f3-encoding\fR option, then the encoding of the generated HTML files is determined by the \f3-encoding\fR option, for example: \f3javadoc -docencoding"iso-8859-1" mypackage\fR\&. See also the \f3-encoding\fR and \f3-docencoding name\fR options\&.
+.TP
+-keywords
.br
-In order for there to be no broken links, all of the documentation for the external references must exist at the specified URLs. The Javadoc tool will not check that these pages exist \-\- only that the package\-list exists.
-.br
-.br
-\f3Multiple Links\fP \- You can supply multiple \f2\-link\fP options to link to any number of external generated documents. \ Javadoc 1.2 has a known bug which prevents you from supplying more than one \f2\-link\fP command. This was fixed in 1.2.2.
-.br
-.br
-Specify a different link option for each external document to link to:
-.br
-.br
-\ \ \f2% \fP\f4javadoc \-link\fP \f2extdocURL1\fP \f4\-link\fP \f2extdocURL2\fP \f2... \fP\f4\-link\fP \f2extdocURLn\fP \f4com.mypackage\fP
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-.br
-where \f2extdocURL1\fP,\ \f2extdocURL2\fP,\ ... \f2extdocURLn\fP point respectively to the roots of external documents, each of which contains a file named \f2package\-list\fP.
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-\f3Cross\-links\fP \- Note that "bootstrapping" may be required when cross\-linking two or more documents that have not previously been generated. In other words, if \f2package\-list\fP does not exist for either document, when you run the Javadoc tool on the first document, the \f2package\-list\fP will not yet exist for the second document. Therefore, to create the external links, you must re\-generate the first document after generating the second document.
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-In this case, the purpose of first generating a document is to create its \f2package\-list\fP (or you can create it by hand it if you're certain of the package names). Then generate the second document with its external links. The Javadoc tool prints a warning if a needed external \f2package\-list\fP file does not exist.
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-\-linkoffline\ extdocURL\ packagelistLoc
-This option is a variation of \f2\-link\fP; they both create links to javadoc\-generated documentation for external referenced classes. Use the \f2\-linkoffline\fP option when linking to a document on the web when the Javadoc tool itself is "offline" \-\- that is, it cannot access the document through a web connection.
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-More specifically, use \f2\-linkoffline\fP if the external document's \f2package\-list\fP file is not accessible or does not exist at the \f2extdocURL\fP location but does exist at a different location, which can be specified by \f2packageListLoc\fP (typically local). Thus, if \f2extdocURL\fP is accessible only on the World Wide Web, \f2\-linkoffline\fP removes the constraint that the Javadoc tool have a web connection when generating the documentation.
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-Another use is as a "hack" to update docs: After you have run javadoc on a full set of packages, then you can run javadoc again on onlya smaller set of changed packages, so that the updated files can be inserted back into the original set. Examples are given below.
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-The \f2\-linkoffline\fP option takes two arguments \-\- the first for the string to be embedded in the \f2<a href>\fP links, the second telling it where to find \f2package\-list\fP:
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-o
-\f4extdocURL\fP is the absolute or relative URL of the directory containing the external javadoc\-generated documentation you want to link to. If relative, the value should be the relative path from the destination directory (specified with \f2\-d\fP) to the root of the packages being linked to. For more details, see \f2extdocURL\fP in the \f2\-link\fP option.
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-o
-\f4packagelistLoc\fP is the path or URL to the directory containing the \f2package\-list\fP file for the external documentation. This can be a URL (http: or file:) or file path, and can be absolute or relative. If relative, make it relative to the \f2current\fP directory from where javadoc was run. Do not include the \f2package\-list\fP filename.
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-You can specify multiple \f2\-linkoffline\fP options in a given javadoc run. (Prior to 1.2.2, it could be specified only once.)
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-\f3Example using absolute links to the external docs\fP \- Let us say you want to link to the \f2java.lang\fP, \f2java.io\fP and other Java SE Platform packages at \f2http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/\fP, but your shell does not have web access. You could open the \f2package\-list\fP file in a browser at
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-\f2http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/package\-list\fP @
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-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/package\-list, save it to a local directory, and point to this local copy with the second argument, \f2packagelistLoc\fP. In this example, the package list file has been saved to the current directory "\f2.\fP" . The following command generates documentation for the package \f2com.mypackage\fP with links to the Java SE Platform packages. The generated documentation will contain links to the \f2Object\fP class, for example, in the class trees. (Other necessary options, such as \f2\-sourcepath\fP, are not shown.)
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-\f3
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-% \fP\f3javadoc \-linkoffline http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/ . com.mypackage\fP
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-\f3Example using relative links to the external docs\fP \- It's not very common to use \f2\-linkoffline\fP with relative paths, for the simple reason that \f2\-link\fP usually suffices. When using \f2\-linkoffline\fP, the \f2package\-list\fP file is generally local, and when using relative links, the file you are linking to is also generally local. So it is usually unnecessary to give a different path for the two arguments to \f2\-linkoffline\fP. When the two arguments are identical, you can use \f2\-link\fP. See the \f2\-link\fP relative example.
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-\f3Manually Creating a \fP\f4package\-list\fP\f3 File\fP \- If a \f2package\-list\fP file does not yet exist, but you know what package names your document will link to, you can create your own copy of this file by hand and specify its path with \f2packagelistLoc\fP. An example would be the previous case where the package list for \f2com.spipackage\fP did not exist when \f2com.apipackage\fP was first generated. This technique is useful when you need to generate documentation that links to new external documentation whose package names you know, but which is not yet published. This is also a way of creating \f2package\-list\fP files for packages generated with Javadoc 1.0 or 1.1, where \f2package\-list\fP files were not generated. Likewise, two companies can share their unpublished \f2package\-list\fP files, enabling them to release their cross\-linked documentation simultaneously.
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-\f3Linking to Multiple Documents\fP \- You can include \f2\-linkoffline\fP once for each generated document you want to refer to (each option is shown on a separate line for clarity):
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-\f2% \fP\f4javadoc \-linkoffline\fP \f2extdocURL1\fP \f2packagelistLoc1\fP \f2\\\fP
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-\f2\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \fP\f4\-linkoffline\fP \f2extdocURL2\fP \f2packagelistLoc2\fP \f2\\\fP
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-\f2\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ...\fP
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-\f3Updating docs\fP \- Another use for \f2\-linkoffline\fP option is useful if your project has dozens or hundreds of packages, if you have already run javadoc on the entire tree, and now, in a separate run, you want to quickly make some small changes and re\-run javadoc on just a small portion of the source tree. This is somewhat of a hack in that it works properly only if your changes are only to doc comments and not to declarations. If you were to add, remove or change any declarations from the source code, then broken links could show up in the index, package tree, inherited member lists, use page, and other places.
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-First, you create a new destination directory (call it \f2update\fP) for this new small run. Let us say the original destination directory was named \f2html\fP. In the simplest example, cd to the parent of \f2html\fP. Set the first argument of \f2\-linkoffline\fP to the current directory "." and set the second argument to the relative path to \f2html\fP, where it can find \f2package\-list\fP, and pass in only the package names of the packages you want to update:
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-\f3
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- % \fP\f3javadoc \-d update \-linkoffline . html com.mypackage\fP
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-When the Javadoc tool is done, copy these generated class pages in \f2update/com/package\fP (not the overview or index), over the original files in \f2html/com/package\fP.
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-\-linksource\
-Creates an HTML version of each source file (with line numbers) and adds links to them from the standard HTML documentation. Links are created for classes, interfaces, constructors, methods and fields whose declarations are in a source file. Otherwise, links are not created, such as for default constructors and generated classes.
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-\f3This option exposes \fP\f4all\fP\f3 private implementation details in the included source files, including private classes, private fields, and the bodies of private methods, \fP\f4regardless of the \fP\f4\-public\fP\f3, \fP\f4\-package\fP\f3, \fP\f4\-protected\fP\f3 and \fP\f4\-private\fP\f3 options.\fP Unless you also use the \f2\-private\fP option, not all private classes or interfaces will necessarily be accessible via links.
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-Each link appears on the name of the identifier in its declaration. For example, the link to the source code of the \f2Button\fP class would be on the word "Button":
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-\f3
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- public class Button
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- extends Component
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- implements Accessible
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-\fP
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-and the link to the source code of the \f2getLabel()\fP method in the Button class would be on the word "getLabel":
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-\f3
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- public String getLabel()
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-\fP
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-\-group\ groupheading\ packagepattern:packagepattern:...
-Separates packages on the overview page into whatever groups you specify, one group per table. You specify each group with a different \f2\-group\fP option. The groups appear on the page in the order specified on the command line; packages are alphabetized within a group. For a given \f2\-group\fP option, the packages matching the list of \f2packagepattern\fP expressions appear in a table with the heading \f2groupheading\fP.
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-o
-\f4groupheading\fP can be any text, and can include white space. This text is placed in the table heading for the group.
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-o
-\f4packagepattern\fP can be any package name, or can be the start of any package name followed by an asterisk (\f2*\fP). The asterisk is a wildcard meaning "match any characters". This is the only wildcard allowed. Multiple patterns can be included in a group by separating them with colons (\f2:\fP).
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-\f3NOTE: If using an asterisk in a pattern or pattern list, the pattern list must be inside quotes, such as \fP\f4"java.lang*:java.util"\fP
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-If you do not supply any \f2\-group\fP option, all packages are placed in one group with the heading "Packages". If the all groups do not include all documented packages, any leftover packages appear in a separate group with the heading "Other Packages".
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+Adds HTML keyword <META> tags to the generated file for each class\&. These tags can help search engines that look for <META> tags find the pages\&. Most search engines that search the entire Internet do not look at <META> tags, because pages can misuse them\&. Search engines offered by companies that confine their searches to their own website can benefit by looking at <META> tags\&. The <META> tags include the fully qualified name of the class and the unqualified names of the fields and methods\&. Constructors are not included because they are identical to the class name\&. For example, the class \f3String\fR starts with these keywords:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3<META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="java\&.lang\&.String class">\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3<META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER">\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3<META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="length()">\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3<META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="charAt()">\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.TP
+-tag \fItagname\fR:Xaoptcmf:"\fItaghead\fR"
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-For example, the following option separates the four documented packages into core, extension and other packages. Notice the trailing "dot" does not appear in "java.lang*" \-\- including the dot, such as "java.lang.*" would omit the java.lang package.
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-\f3
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- % \fP\f3javadoc \-group "Core Packages" "java.lang*:java.util"
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- \-group "Extension Packages" "javax.*"
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- java.lang java.lang.reflect java.util javax.servlet java.new\fP
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-This results in the groupings:
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-\f2java.lang.reflect\fP
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-Extension Packages
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-Other Packages
-\f2java.new\fP
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-.TP 3
-\-nodeprecated
-Prevents the generation of any deprecated API at all in the documentation. This does what \-nodeprecatedlist does, plus it does not generate any deprecated API throughout the rest of the documentation. This is useful when writing code and you don't want to be distracted by the deprecated code.
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-\-nodeprecatedlist
-Prevents the generation of the file containing the list of deprecated APIs (deprecated\-list.html) and the link in the navigation bar to that page. (However, javadoc continues to generate the deprecated API throughout the rest of the document.) This is useful if your source code contains no deprecated API, and you want to make the navigation bar cleaner.
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-\-nosince
-Omits from the generated docs the "Since" sections associated with the @since tags.
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-\-notree
-Omits the class/interface hierarchy pages from the generated docs. These are the pages you reach using the "Tree" button in the navigation bar. The hierarchy is produced by default.
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-\-noindex
-Omits the index from the generated docs. The index is produced by default.
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-\-nohelp
-Omits the HELP link in the navigation bars at the top and bottom of each page of output.
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-\-nonavbar
-Prevents the generation of the navigation bar, header and footer, otherwise found at the top and bottom of the generated pages. Has no affect on the "bottom" option. The \f2\-nonavbar\fP option is useful when you are interested only in the content and have no need for navigation, such as converting the files to PostScript or PDF for print only.
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-\-helpfile\ path/filename
-Specifies the path of an alternate help file \f2path/filename\fP that the HELP link in the top and bottom navigation bars link to. Without this option, the Javadoc tool automatically creates a help file \f2help\-doc.html\fP that is hard\-coded in the Javadoc tool. This option enables you to override this default. The \f2filename\fP can be any name and is not restricted to \f2help\-doc.html\fP \-\- the Javadoc tool will adjust the links in the navigation bar accordingly. For example:
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-\f3
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- % \fP\f3javadoc \-helpfile /home/user/myhelp.html java.awt\fP
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-\-stylesheetfile\ path/filename
-Specifies the path of an alternate HTML stylesheet file. Without this option, the Javadoc tool automatically creates a stylesheet file \f2stylesheet.css\fP that is hard\-coded in the Javadoc tool. This option enables you to override this default. The \f2filename\fP can be any name and is not restricted to \f2stylesheet.css\fP. For example:
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-\f3
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- % \fP\f3javadoc \-stylesheetfile /home/user/mystylesheet.css com.mypackage\fP
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-\-serialwarn
-Generates compile\-time warnings for missing @serial tags. By default, Javadoc 1.2.2 (and later versions) generates no serial warnings. (This is a reversal from earlier versions.) Use this option to display the serial warnings, which helps to properly document default serializable fields and \f2writeExternal\fP methods.
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-\-charset\ name
-Specifies the HTML character set for this document. The name should be a preferred MIME name as given in the
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-\f2IANA Registry\fP @
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-http://www.iana.org/assignments/character\-sets. For example:
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-\f3
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- % \fP\f3javadoc \-charset "iso\-8859\-1" mypackage\fP
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-would insert the following line in the head of every generated page:
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-\f3
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- <META http\-equiv="Content\-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO\-8859\-1">
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-\fP
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-This META tag is described in the
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-\f2HTML standard\fP @
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-http://www.w3.org/TR/REC\-html40/charset.html#h\-5.2.2. (4197265 and 4137321)
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-Also see \-encoding and \-docencoding.
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-\-docencoding\ name
-Specifies the encoding of the generated HTML files. The name should be a preferred MIME name as given in the
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-\f2IANA Registry\fP @
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-http://www.iana.org/assignments/character\-sets. If you omit this option but use \-encoding, then the encoding of the generated HTML files is determined by \-encoding. Example:
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-\f3
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- % \fP\f3javadoc \-docencoding "ISO\-8859\-1" mypackage\fP
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-Also see \-encoding and \-charset.
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-\-keywords
-Adds HTML meta keyword tags to the generated file for each class. These tags can help the page be found by search engines that look for meta tags. (Most search engines that search the entire Internet do not look at meta tags, because pages can misuse them; but search engines offered by companies that confine their search to their own website can benefit by looking at meta tags.)
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-The meta tags include the fully qualified name of the class and the unqualified names of the fields and methods. Constructors are not included because they are identical to the class name. For example, the class String starts with these keywords:
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-\f3
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- <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="java.lang.String class">
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- <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER">
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- <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="length()">
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- <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="charAt()">
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-\fP
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-\-tag\ \ tagname:Xaoptcmf:"taghead"
-Enables the Javadoc tool to interpret a simple, one\-argument custom block tag \f2@\fP\f2tagname\fP in doc comments. So the Javadoc tool can "spell\-check" tag names, it is important to include a \f2\-tag\fP option for every custom tag that is present in the source code, disabling (with \f2X\fP) those that are not being output in the current run.
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-The colon (\f4:\fP) is always the separator. To use a colon in \f2tagname\fP, see Use of Colon in Tag Name.
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-The \f2\-tag\fP option outputs the tag's heading \f2taghead\fP in bold, followed on the next line by the text from its single argument, as shown in the example below. Like any block tag, this argument's text can contain inline tags, which are also interpreted. The output is similar to standard one\-argument tags, such as \f2@return\fP and \f2@author\fP. Omitting \f2taghead\fP causes \f2tagname\fP to appear as the heading.
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+Enables the \f3javadoc\fR command to interpret a simple, one-argument \f3@tagname\fR custom block tag in documentation comments\&. For the \f3javadoc\fR command to spell-check tag names, it is important to include a \f3-tag\fR option for every custom tag that is present in the source code, disabling (with \f3X\fR) those that are not being output in the current run\&.The colon (:) is always the separator\&. The \f3-tag\fR option outputs the tag heading \fItaghead\fR in bold, followed on the next line by the text from its single argument\&. Similar to any block tag, the argument text can contain inline tags, which are also interpreted\&. The output is similar to standard one-argument tags, such as the \f3@return\fR and \f3@author\fR tags\&. Omitting a value for \fItaghead\fR causes \f3tagname\fR to be the heading\&.
+
+\fIPlacement of tags\fR: The \f3Xaoptcmf\fR arguments determine where in the source code the tag is allowed to be placed, and whether the tag can be disabled (using \f3X\fR)\&. You can supply either \f3a\fR, to allow the tag in all places, or any combination of the other letters:
+
+\f3X\fR (disable tag)
+
+\f3a\fR (all)
+
+\f3o\fR (overview)
+
+\f3p\fR (packages)
+
+\f3t\fR (types, that is classes and interfaces)
+
+\f3c\fR (constructors)
+
+\f3m\fR (methods)
+
+\f3f\fR (fields)
+
+\fIExamples of single tags\fR: An example of a tag option for a tag that can be used anywhere in the source code is: \f3-tag todo:a:"To Do:"\fR\&.
+
+If you want the \f3@todo\fR tag to be used only with constructors, methods, and fields, then you use: \f3-tag todo:cmf:"To Do:"\fR\&.
+
+Notice the last colon (:) is not a parameter separator, but is part of the heading text\&. You would use either tag option for source code that contains the \f3@todo\fR tag, such as: \f3@todo The documentation for this method needs work\fR\&.
+
+\fIColons in tag names\fR: Use a backslash to escape a colon that you want to use in a tag name\&. Use the \f3-tag ejb\e\e:bean:a:"EJB Bean:"\fR option for the following documentation comment:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3/**\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 * @ejb:bean\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+\fISpell-checking tag names\fR: Some developers put custom tags in the source code that they do not always want to output\&. In these cases, it is important to list all tags that are in the source code, enabling the ones you want to output and disabling the ones you do not want to output\&. The presence of \f3X\fR disables the tag, while its absence enables the tag\&. This gives the \f3javadoc\fR command enough information to know whether a tag it encounters is unknown, which is probably the results of a typographical error or a misspelling\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command prints a warning in these cases\&. You can add \f3X\fR to the placement values already present, so that when you want to enable the tag, you can simply delete the \f3X\fR\&. For example, if the \f3@todo\fR tag is a tag that you want to suppress on output, then you would use: \f3-tag todo:Xcmf:"To Do:"\fR\&. If you would rather keep it simple, then use this: \f3-tag todo:X\fR\&. The syntax \f3-tag todo:X\fR works even when the \f3@todo\fR tag is defined by a taglet\&.
+
+\fIOrder of tags\fR: The order of the \f3-ta\fR\f3g\fR and \f3-taglet\fR options determines the order the tags are output\&. You can mix the custom tags with the standard tags to intersperse them\&. The tag options for standard tags are placeholders only for determining the order\&. They take only the standard tag\&'s name\&. Subheadings for standard tags cannot be altered\&. This is illustrated in the following example\&.If the \f3-tag\fR option is missing, then the position of the \f3-tagle\fR\f3t\fR option determines its order\&. If they are both present, then whichever appears last on the command line determines its order\&. This happens because the tags and taglets are processed in the order that they appear on the command line\&. For example, if the \f3-taglet\fR and \f3-tag\fR options have the name \f3todo\fR value, then the one that appears last on the command line determines the order\&.
+
+\fIExample of a complete set of tags\fR: This example inserts To Do after Parameters and before Throws in the output\&. By using \f3X\fR, it also specifies that the \f3@example\fR tag might be encountered in the source code that should not be output during this run\&. If you use the \f3@argfile\fR tag, then you can put the tags on separate lines in an argument file similar to this (no line continuation characters needed):
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3\-tag param\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-tag return\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-tag todo:a:"To Do:"\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-tag throws\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-tag see\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-tag example:X\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+
+When the \f3javadoc\fR command parses the documentation comments, any tag encountered that is neither a standard tag nor passed in with the \f3-tag\fR or \f3-taglet\fR options is considered unknown, and a warning is thrown\&.
+
+The standard tags are initially stored internally in a list in their default order\&. Whenever the \f3-tag\fR options are used, those tags get appended to this list\&. Standard tags are moved from their default position\&. Therefore, if a \f3-tag\fR option is omitted for a standard tag, then it remains in its default position\&.
+
+\fIAvoiding conflicts\fR: If you want to create your own namespace, then you can use a dot-separated naming convention similar to that used for packages: \f3com\&.mycompany\&.todo\fR\&. Oracle will continue to create standard tags whose names do not contain dots\&. Any tag you create will override the behavior of a tag by the same name defined by Oracle\&. If you create a \f3@todo\fR tag or taglet, then it always has the same behavior you define, even when Oracle later creates a standard tag of the same name\&.
+
+\fIAnnotations vs\&. Javadoc tags\fR: In general, if the markup you want to add is intended to affect or produce documentation, then it should be a Javadoc tag\&. Otherwise, it should be an annotation\&. See Custom Tags and Annotations in How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc Tool at http://www\&.oracle\&.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index-137868\&.html#annotations
+
+You can also create more complex block tags or custom inline tags with the \f3-taglet\fR option\&.
+.TP
+-taglet \fIclass\fR
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-\f3Placement of tags\fP \- The \f4Xaoptcmf\fP part of the argument determines where in the source code the tag is allowed to be placed, and whether the tag can be disabled (using \f2X\fP). You can supply either \f4a\fP, to allow the tag in all places, or any combination of the other letters:
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-\f4X\fP (disable tag)
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-\f4a\fP (all)
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-\f4o\fP (overview)
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-\f4p\fP (packages)
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-\f4t\fP (types, that is classes and interfaces)
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-\f4c\fP (constructors)
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-\f4m\fP (methods)
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-\f4f\fP (fields)
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-\f3Examples of single tags\fP \- An example of a tag option for a tag that can be used anywhere in the source code is:
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- \-tag todo:a:"To Do:"
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-If you wanted @todo to be used only with constructors, methods and fields, you would use:
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-\f3
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- \-tag todo:cmf:"To Do:"
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-\fP
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-Notice the last colon (\f2:\fP) above is not a parameter separator, but is part of the heading text (as shown below). You would use either tag option for source code that contains the tag \f2@todo\fP, such as:
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-\f3
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- @todo The documentation for this method needs work.
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-\fP
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-\f3Use of Colon in Tag Name\fP \- A colon can be used in a tag name if it is escaped with a backslash. For this doc comment:
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-\f3
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- /**
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- * @ejb:bean
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- */
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-\fP
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-use this tag option:
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-\f3
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- \-tag ejb\\\\:bean:a:"EJB Bean:"
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-\fP
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-\f3Spell\-checking tag names (Disabling tags)\fP \- Some developers put custom tags in the source code that they don't always want to output. In these cases, it is important to list all tags that are present in the source code, enabling the ones you want to output and disabling the ones you don't want to output. The presence of \f2X\fP disables the tag, while its absence enables the tag. This gives the Javadoc tool enough information to know if a tag it encounters is unknown, probably the results of a typo or a misspelling. It prints a warning in these cases.
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+Specifies the class file that starts the taglet used in generating the documentation for that tag\&. Use the fully qualified name for the \f3class\fR value\&. This taglet also defines the number of text arguments that the custom tag has\&. The taglet accepts those arguments, processes them, and generates the output\&. For extensive documentation with example taglets, see: Taglet Overview at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/javadoc/taglet/overview\&.html
+
+Taglets are useful for block or inline tags\&. They can have any number of arguments and implement custom behavior, such as making text bold, formatting bullets, writing out the text to a file, or starting other processes\&. Taglets can only determine where a tag should appear and in what form\&. All other decisions are made by the doclet\&. A taglet cannot do things such as remove a class name from the list of included classes\&. However, it can execute side effects, such as printing the tag\&'s text to a file or triggering another process\&. Use the \f3-tagletpath\fR option to specify the path to the taglet\&. The following example inserts the To Do taglet after Parameters and ahead of Throws in the generated pages\&. Alternately, you can use the \f3-taglet\fR option in place of its \f3-tag\fR option, but that might be difficult to read\&.
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+.nf
+\f3\-taglet com\&.sun\&.tools\&.doclets\&.ToDoTaglet\fP
+.fi
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+\f3\-tagletpath /home/taglets \fP
+.fi
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+\f3\-tag return\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-tag param\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-tag todo\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-tag throws\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-tag see\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.TP
+-tagletpath \fItagletpathlist\fR
.br
-You can add \f2X\fP to the placement values already present, so that when you want to enable the tag, you can simply delete the \f2X\fP. For example, if @todo is a tag that you want to suppress on output, you would use:
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-\f3
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- \-tag todo:Xcmf:"To Do:"
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-\fP
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-or, if you'd rather keep it simple:
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-\f3
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- \-tag todo:X
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-\fP
-.fi
-The syntax \f2\-tag todo:X\fP works even if \f2@todo\fP is defined by a taglet.
+Specifies the search paths for finding taglet class files\&. The \f3tagletpathlist\fR can contain multiple paths by separating them with a colon (:)\&. The \f3javadoc\fR command searches all subdirectories of the specified paths\&.
+.TP
+-docfilesubdirs
.br
-.br
-\f3Order of tags\fP \- The order of the \f2\-tag\fP (and \f2\-taglet\fP) options determine the order the tags are output. You can mix the custom tags with the standard tags to intersperse them. The tag options for standard tags are placeholders only for determining the order \-\- they take only the standard tag's name. (Subheadings for standard tags cannot be altered.) This is illustrated in the following example.
+Enables deep copying of doc-files directories\&. Subdirectories and all contents are recursively copied to the destination\&. For example, the directory doc-files/example/images and all of its contents would be copied\&. There is also an option to exclude subdirectories\&.
+.TP
+-excludedocfilessubdir \fIname1:name2\fR
.br
-.br
-If \f2\-tag\fP is missing, then the position of \f2\-taglet\fP determines its order. If they are both present, then whichever appears last on the command line determines its order. (This happens because the tags and taglets are processed in the order that they appear on the command line. For example, if \f2\-taglet\fP and \f2\-tag\fP both have the name "todo", the one that appears last on the command line will determine its order.
-.br
+Excludes any doc-files subdirectories with the specified names\&. This prevents the copying of SCCS and other source-code-control subdirectories\&.
+.TP
+-noqualifier all | \fIpackagename1\fR:\fIpackagename2\&.\&.\&.\fR
.br
-\f3Example of a complete set of tags\fP \- This example inserts "To Do" after "Parameters" and before "Throws" in the output. By using "X", it also specifies that @example is a tag that might be encountered in the source code that should not be output during this run. Notice that if you use @argfile, you can put the tags on separate lines in an argument file like this (no line continuation characters needed):
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-\f3
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- \-tag param
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- \-tag return
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- \-tag todo:a:"To Do:"
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- \-tag throws
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- \-tag see
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- \-tag example:X
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-\fP
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-When javadoc parses the doc comments, any tag encountered that is neither a standard tag nor passed in with \f2\-tag\fP or \f2\-taglet\fP is considered unknown, and a warning is thrown.
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-.br
-The standard tags are initially stored internally in a list in their default order. Whenever \f2\-tag\fP options are used, those tags get appended to this list \-\- standard tags are moved from their default position. Therefore, if a \f2\-tag\fP option is omitted for a standard tag, it remains in its default position.
-.br
+Omits qualifying package names from class names in output\&. The argument to the \f3-noqualifier\fR option is either \f3all\fR (all package qualifiers are omitted) or a colon-separate list of packages, with wild cards, to be removed as qualifiers\&. The package name is removed from places where class or interface names appear\&. See Process Source Files\&.
+
+The following example omits all package qualifiers: \f3-noqualifier all\fR\&.
+
+The following example omits \f3java\&.lang\fR and \f3java\&.io\fR package qualifiers: \f3-noqualifier java\&.lang:java\&.io\fR\&.
+
+The following example omits package qualifiers starting with \f3java\fR, and \f3com\&.sun\fR subpackages, but not \f3javax\fR: \f3-noqualifier java\&.*:com\&.sun\&.*\fR\&.
+
+Where a package qualifier would appear due to the previous behavior, the name can be suitably shortened\&. See How a Name Appears\&. This rule is in effect whether or not the \f3-noqualifier\fR option is used\&.
+.TP
+-notimestamp
.br
-\f3Avoiding Conflicts\fP \- If you want to slice out your own namespace, you can use a dot\-separated naming convention similar to that used for packages: \f2com.mycompany.todo\fP. Oracle will continue to create standard tags whose names do not contain dots. Any tag you create will override the behavior of a tag by the same name defined by Oracle. In other words, if you create a tag or taglet \f2@todo\fP, it will always have the same behavior you define, even if Oracle later creates a standard tag of the same name.
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-.br
-\f3Annotations vs. Javadoc Tags\fP \- In general, if the markup you want to add is intended to affect or produce documentation, it should probably be a javadoc tag; otherwise, it should be an annotation. See
-.na
-\f2Comparing Annotations and Javadoc Tags\fP @
-.fi
-http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index\-137868.html#annotations<
-.br
+Suppresses the time stamp, which is hidden in an HTML comment in the generated HTML near the top of each page\&. The \f3-notimestamp\fR option is useful when you want to run the \f3javadoc\fR command on two source bases and get the differences between \f3diff\fR them, because it prevents time stamps from causing a \f3diff\fR (which would otherwise be a \f3diff\fR on every page)\&. The time stamp includes the \f3javadoc\fR command release number, and currently appears similar to this: \f3<!-- Generated by javadoc (build 1\&.5\&.0_01) on Thu Apr 02 14:04:52 IST 2009 -->\fR\&.
+.TP
+-nocomment
.br
-You can also create more complex block tags, or custom inline tags with the \-taglet option.
-.TP 3
-\-taglet\ \ class
-Specifies the class file that starts the taglet used in generating the documentation for that tag. Use the fully\-qualified name for \f2class\fP. This taglet also defines the number of text arguments that the custom tag has. The taglet accepts those arguments, processes them, and generates the output. For extensive documentation with example taglets, see:
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
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-.na
-\f2Taglet Overview\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/javadoc/taglet/overview.html
-.RE
-Taglets are useful for block or inline tags. They can have any number of arguments and implement custom behavior, such as making text bold, formatting bullets, writing out the text to a file, or starting other processes.
-.br
+Suppresses the entire comment body, including the main description and all tags, and generate only declarations\&. This option lets you reuse source files that were originally intended for a different purpose so that you can produce skeleton HTML documentation at the early stages of a new project\&.
+.TP
+-sourcetab \fItablength\fR
.br
-Taglets can only determine where a tag should appear and in what form. All other decisions are made by the doclet. So a taglet cannot do things such as remove a class name from the list of included classes. However, it can execute side effects, such as printing the tag's text to a file or triggering another process.
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-.br
-Use the \f2\-tagletpath\fP option to specify the path to the taglet. Here is an example that inserts the "To Do" taglet after "Parameters" and ahead of "Throws" in the generated pages:
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-\f3
-.fl
- \-taglet com.sun.tools.doclets.ToDoTaglet
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- \-tagletpath /home/taglets
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- \-tag return
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- \-tag param
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- \-tag todo
-.fl
- \-tag throws
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- \-tag see
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-\fP
-.fi
-Alternatively, you can use the \f2\-taglet\fP option in place of its \f2\-tag\fP option, but that may be harder to read.
-.TP 3
-\-tagletpath\ \ tagletpathlist
-Specifies the search paths for finding taglet class files (.class). The \f2tagletpathlist\fP can contain multiple paths by separating them with a colon (\f2:\fP). The Javadoc tool will search in all subdirectories of the specified paths.
-.TP 3
-\-docfilessubdirs\
-Enables deep copying of "\f2doc\-files\fP" directories. In other words, subdirectories and all contents are recursively copied to the destination. For example, the directory \f2doc\-files/example/images\fP and all its contents would now be copied. There is also an option to exclude subdirectories.
-.TP 3
-\-excludedocfilessubdir\ \ name1:name2...
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-.TP 3
-\-noqualifier\ \ all\ | \ packagename1:packagename2:...
-Omits qualifying package name from ahead of class names in output. The argument to \f2\-noqualifier\fP is either "\f2all\fP" (all package qualifiers are omitted) or a colon\-separate list of packages, with wildcards, to be removed as qualifiers. The package name is removed from places where class or interface names appear.
-.br
-.br
-The following example omits all package qualifiers:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- \-noqualifier all
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-The following example omits "java.lang" and "java.io" package qualifiers:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- \-noqualifier java.lang:java.io
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-The following example omits package qualifiers starting with "java", and "com.sun" subpackages (but not "javax"):
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- \-noqualifier java.*:com.sun.*
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-Where a package qualifier would appear due to the above behavior, the name can be suitably shortened \-\- see How a name is displayed. This rule is in effect whether or not \f2\-noqualifier\fP is used.
-.TP 3
-\-notimestamp\
-Suppresses the timestamp, which is hidden in an HTML comment in the generated HTML near the top of each page. Useful when you want to run javadoc on two source bases and diff them, as it prevents timestamps from causing a diff (which would otherwise be a diff on every page). The timestamp includes the javadoc version number, and currently looks like this:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- <!\-\- Generated by javadoc (build 1.5.0_01) on Thu Apr 02 14:04:52 IST 2009 \-\->
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.TP 3
-\-nocomment\
-Suppress the entire comment body, including the main description and all tags, generating only declarations. This option enables re\-using source files originally intended for a different purpose, to produce skeleton HTML documentation at the early stages of a new project.
-.TP 3
-\-sourcetab tabLength
-Specify the number of spaces each tab takes up in the source.
-.RE
-.SH "COMMAND LINE ARGUMENT FILES"
-.LP
-To shorten or simplify the javadoc command line, you can specify one or more files that themselves contain arguments to the \f2javadoc\fP command (except \f2\-J\fP options). This enables you to create javadoc commands of any length on any operating system.
-.LP
-An argument file can include javac options and source filenames in any combination. The arguments within a file can be space\-separated or newline\-separated. If a filename contains embedded spaces, put the whole filename in double quotes.
-.LP
-Filenames within an argument file are relative to the current directory, not the location of the argument file. Wildcards (*) are not allowed in these lists (such as for specifying \f2*.java\fP). Use of the '\f2@\fP' character to recursively interpret files is not supported. The \f2\-J\fP options are not supported because they are passed to the launcher, which does not support argument files.
-.LP
-When executing javadoc, pass in the path and name of each argument file with the '\f2@\fP' leading character. When javadoc encounters an argument beginning with the character `\f2@\fP', it expands the contents of that file into the argument list.
-.SS
-Example \- Single Arg File
-.LP
-You could use a single argument file named "\f2argfile\fP" to hold all Javadoc arguments:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc @argfile\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.LP
-This argument file could contain the contents of both files shown in the next example.
-.SS
-Example \- Two Arg Files
-.LP
-You can create two argument files \-\- one for the Javadoc options and the other for the package names or source filenames: (Notice the following lists have no line\-continuation characters.)
-.LP
-Create a file named "\f2options\fP" containing:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- \-d docs\-filelist
-.fl
- \-use
-.fl
- \-splitindex
-.fl
- \-windowtitle 'Java SE 7 API Specification'
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- \-doctitle 'Java SE 7 API Specification'
-.fl
- \-header '<b>Java(TM) SE 7</b>'
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- \-bottom 'Copyright © 1993\-2011 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.'
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- \-group "Core Packages" "java.*"
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- \-overview /java/pubs/ws/1.7.0/src/share/classes/overview\-core.html
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- \-sourcepath /java/pubs/ws/1.7.0/src/share/classes
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-Create a file named "\f2packages\fP" containing:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- com.mypackage1
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- com.mypackage2
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- com.mypackage3
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-You would then run javadoc with:
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-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc @options @packages\fP
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-.fi
-.SS
-Example \- Arg Files with Paths
-.LP
-The argument files can have paths, but any filenames inside the files are relative to the current working directory (not \f2path1\fP or \f2path2\fP):
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc @path1/options @path2/packages\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.SS
-Example \- Option Arguments
-.LP
-Here's an example of saving just an argument to a javadoc option in an argument file. We'll use the \f2\-bottom\fP option, since it can have a lengthy argument. You could create a file named "\f2bottom\fP" containing its text argument:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-<font size="\-1">
-.fl
- <a href="http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/">Submit a bug or feature</a><br/>
-.fl
- Copyright © 1993, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.<br/>
-.fl
- Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates.
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- Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</font>
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-Then run the Javadoc tool with:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-bottom @bottom @packages\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.LP
-Or you could include the \f2\-bottom\fP option at the start of the argument file, and then just run it as:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc @bottom @packages\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.SH "Name"
-Running
-.SH "RUNNING JAVADOC"
-.LP
-\f3Version Numbers\fP \- The version number of javadoc can be determined using \f3javadoc \-J\-version\fP. The version number of the standard doclet appears in its output stream. It can be turned off with \f2\-quiet\fP.
-.LP
-\f3Public programmatic interface\fP \- To invoke the Javadoc tool from within programs written in the Java language. This interface is in \f2com.sun.tools.javadoc.Main\fP (and javadoc is re\-entrant). For more details, see
-.na
-\f2Standard Doclet\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/javadoc/standard\-doclet.html#runningprogrammatically.
-.LP
-\f3Running Doclets\fP \- The instructions given below are for invoking the standard HTML doclet. To invoke a custom doclet, use the \-doclet and \-docletpath options. For full, working examples of running a particular doclet, see the
-.na
-\f2MIF Doclet documentation\fP @
-.fi
-http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/mifdoclet/docs/mifdoclet.html.
-.SH "SIMPLE EXAMPLES"
-.LP
-You can run javadoc on entire packages or individual source files. Each package name has a corresponding directory name. In the following examples, the source files are located at \f2/home/src/java/awt/*.java\fP. The destination directory is \f2/home/html\fP.
-.SS
-Documenting One or More Packages
-.LP
-To document a package, the source files (\f2*.java\fP) for that package must be located in a directory having the same name as the package. If a package name is made up of several identifiers (separated by dots, such as \f2java.awt.color\fP), each subsequent identifier must correspond to a deeper subdirectory (such as \f2java/awt/color\fP). You may split the source files for a single package among two such directory trees located at different places, as long as \f2\-sourcepath\fP points to them both \-\- for example \f2src1/java/awt/color\fP and \f2src2/java/awt/color\fP.
-.LP
-You can run javadoc either by changing directories (with \f2cd\fP) or by using \f2\-sourcepath\fP option. The examples below illustrate both alternatives.
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Case 1 \- Run recursively starting from one or more packages\fP \- This example uses \-sourcepath so javadoc can be run from any directory and \-subpackages (a new 1.4 option) for recursion. It traverses the subpackages of the \f2java\fP directory excluding packages rooted at \f2java.net\fP and \f2java.lang\fP. Notice this excludes \f2java.lang.ref\fP, a subpackage of \f2java.lang\fP).
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \fP\f3\-d\fP\f3 /home/html \fP\f3\-sourcepath\fP\f3 /home/src \fP\f3\-subpackages\fP\f3 java \fP\f3\-exclude\fP\f3 java.net:java.lang\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.LP
-To also traverse down other package trees, append their names to the \f2\-subpackages\fP argument, such as \f2java:javax:org.xml.sax\fP.
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Case 2 \- Run on explicit packages after changing to the "root" source directory\fP \- Change to the parent directory of the fully\-qualified package. Then run javadoc, supplying names of one or more packages you want to document:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3cd /home/src/\fP
-.fl
- % \f3javadoc \-d /home/html java.awt java.awt.event\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Case 3 \- Run from any directory on explicit packages in a single directory tree\fP \- In this case, it doesn't matter what the current directory is. Run javadoc supplying \f2\-sourcepath\fP with the parent directory of the top\-level package, and supplying names of one or more packages you want to document:
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-d /home/html \-sourcepath /home/src java.awt java.awt.event\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Case 4 \- Run from any directory on explicit packages in multiple directory trees\fP \- This is the same as case 3, but for packages in separate directory trees. Run javadoc supplying \f2\-sourcepath\fP with the path to each tree's root (colon\-separated) and supply names of one or more packages you want to document. All source files for a given package do not need to be located under a single root directory \-\- they just need to be found somewhere along the sourcepath.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-d /home/html \-sourcepath /home/src1:/home/src2 java.awt java.awt.event\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.RE
-.LP
-Result: All cases generate HTML\-formatted documentation for the public and protected classes and interfaces in packages \f2java.awt\fP and \f2java.awt.event\fP and save the HTML files in the specified destination directory (\f2/home/html\fP). Because two or more packages are being generated, the document has three HTML frames \-\- for the list of packages, the list of classes, and the main class pages.
-.SS
-Documenting One or More Classes
-.LP
-The second way to run the Javadoc tool is by passing in one or more source files (\f2.java\fP). You can run javadoc either of the following two ways \-\- by changing directories (with \f2cd\fP) or by fully\-specifying the path to the \f2.java\fP files. Relative paths are relative to the current directory. The \f2\-sourcepath\fP option is ignored when passing in source files. You can use command line wildcards, such as asterisk (*), to specify groups of classes.
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Case 1 \- Changing to the source directory\fP \- Change to the directory holding the \f2.java\fP files. Then run javadoc, supplying names of one or more source files you want to document.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3cd /home/src/java/awt\fP
-.fl
- % \f3javadoc \-d /home/html Button.java Canvas.java Graphics*.java\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-This example generates HTML\-formatted documentation for the classes \f2Button\fP, \f2Canvas\fP and classes beginning with \f2Graphics\fP. Because source files rather than package names were passed in as arguments to javadoc, the document has two frames \-\- for the list of classes and the main page.
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Case 2 \- Changing to the package root directory\fP \- This is useful for documenting individual source files from different subpackages off the same root. Change to the package root directory, and supply the source files with paths from the root.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3cd /home/src/\fP
-.fl
- % \f3javadoc \-d /home/html java/awt/Button.java java/applet/Applet.java\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-This example generates HTML\-formatted documentation for the classes \f2Button\fP and \f2Applet\fP.
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Case 3 \- From any directory\fP \- In this case, it doesn't matter what the current directory is. Run javadoc supplying the absolute path (or path relative to the current directory) to the \f2.java\fP files you want to document.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-d /home/html /home/src/java/awt/Button.java /home/src/java/awt/Graphics*.java\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-This example generates HTML\-formatted documentation for the class \f2Button\fP and classes beginning with \f2Graphics\fP.
-.RE
-.SS
-Documenting Both Packages and Classes
-.LP
-You can document entire packages and individual classes at the same time. Here's an example that mixes two of the previous examples. You can use \f2\-sourcepath\fP for the path to the packages but not for the path to the individual classes.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
- % \fP\f3javadoc \-d /home/html \-sourcepath /home/src java.awt /home/src/java/applet/Applet.java\fP
-.fl
-.fi
-.LP
-This example generates HTML\-formatted documentation for the package \f2java.awt\fP and class \f2Applet\fP. (The Javadoc tool determines the package name for \f2Applet\fP from the package declaration, if any, in the \f2Applet.java\fP source file.)
-.SH "REAL WORLD EXAMPLE"
-.LP
-The Javadoc tool has many useful options, some of which are more commonly used than others. Here is effectively the command we use to run the Javadoc tool on the Java platform API. We use 180MB of memory to generate the documentation for the 1500 (approx.) public and protected classes in the Java SE Platform, Standard Edition, v1.2.
-.LP
-The same example is shown twice \-\- first as executed on the command line, then as executed from a makefile. It uses absolute paths in the option arguments, which enables the same \f2javadoc\fP command to be run from any directory.
-.SS
-Command Line Example
-.LP
-The following example may be too long for some shells such as DOS. You can use a command line argument file (or write a shell script) to workaround this limitation.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-% javadoc \-sourcepath /java/jdk/src/share/classes \\
-.fl
- \-overview /java/jdk/src/share/classes/overview.html \\
-.fl
- \-d /java/jdk/build/api \\
-.fl
- \-use \\
-.fl
- \-splitIndex \\
-.fl
- \-windowtitle 'Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 API Specification' \\
-.fl
- \-doctitle 'Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 API Specification' \\
-.fl
- \-header '<b>Java(TM) SE 7</b>' \\
-.fl
- \-bottom '<font size="\-1">
-.fl
- <a href="http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/">Submit a bug or feature</a><br/>
-.fl
- Copyright © 1993, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.<br/>
-.fl
- Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates.
-.fl
- Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</font>' \\
-.fl
- \-group "Core Packages" "java.*:com.sun.java.*:org.omg.*" \\
-.fl
- \-group "Extension Packages" "javax.*" \\
-.fl
- \-J\-Xmx180m \\
-.fl
- @packages
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-where \f2packages\fP is the name of a file containing the packages to process, such as \f2java.applet java.lang\fP. None of the options should contain any newline characters between the single quotes. (For example, if you copy and paste this example, delete the newline characters from the \f2\-bottom\fP option.) See the other notes listed below.
-.SS
-Makefile Example
-.LP
-This is an example of a GNU makefile. For an example of a Windows makefile, see
-.na
-\f2creating a makefile for Windows\fP @
-.fi
-http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/faq/index.html#makefiles.
-.nf
-\f3
-.fl
-javadoc \-\fP\f3sourcepath\fP\f3 $(SRCDIR) \\ /* Sets path for source files */
-.fl
- \-\fP\f3overview\fP\f3 $(SRCDIR)/overview.html \\ /* Sets file for overview text */
-.fl
- \-\fP\f3d\fP\f3 /java/jdk/build/api \\ /* Sets destination directory */
-.fl
- \-\fP\f3use\fP\f3 \\ /* Adds "Use" files */
-.fl
- \-\fP\f3splitIndex\fP\f3 \\ /* Splits index A\-Z */
-.fl
- \-\fP\f3windowtitle\fP\f3 $(WINDOWTITLE) \\ /* Adds a window title */
-.fl
- \-\fP\f3doctitle\fP\f3 $(DOCTITLE) \\ /* Adds a doc title */
-.fl
- \-\fP\f3header\fP\f3 $(HEADER) \\ /* Adds running header text */
-.fl
- \-\fP\f3bottom\fP\f3 $(BOTTOM) \\ /* Adds text at bottom */
-.fl
- \-\fP\f3group\fP\f3 $(GROUPCORE) \\ /* 1st subhead on overview page */
-.fl
- \-\fP\f3group\fP\f3 $(GROUPEXT) \\ /* 2nd subhead on overview page */
-.fl
- \-\fP\f3J\fP\f3\-Xmx180m \\ /* Sets memory to 180MB */
-.fl
- java.lang java.lang.reflect \\ /* Sets packages to document */
-.fl
- java.util java.io java.net \\
-.fl
- java.applet
-.fl
-
-.fl
-WINDOWTITLE = 'Java(TM) SE 7 API Specification'
-.fl
-DOCTITLE = 'Java(TM) Platform Standard Edition 7 API Specification'
-.fl
-HEADER = '<b>Java(TM) SE 7</font>'
-.fl
-BOTTOM = '<font size="\-1">
-.fl
- <a href="http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/">Submit a bug or feature</a><br/>
-.fl
- Copyright © 1993, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.<br/>
-.fl
- Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates.
-.fl
- Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</font>'
-.fl
-GROUPCORE = '"Core Packages" "java.*:com.sun.java.*:org.omg.*"'
-.fl
-GROUPEXT = '"Extension Packages" "javax.*"'
-.fl
-SRCDIR = '/java/jdk/1.7.0/src/share/classes'
-.fl
-\fP
-.fi
-.LP
-Single quotes are used to surround makefile arguments.
-.LP
-\f3NOTES\fP
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-If you omit the \f2\-windowtitle\fP option, the Javadoc tool copies the doc title to the window title. The \f2\-windowtitle\fP text is basically the same as the \f2\-doctitle\fP but without HTML tags, to prevent those tags from appearing as raw text in the window title.
-.TP 2
-o
-If you omit the \f2\-footer\fP option, as done here, the Javadoc tool copies the header text to the footer.
-.TP 2
-o
-Other important options you might want to use but not needed in this example are \-\f2classpath\fP and \-\f2link\fP.
-.RE
-.SH "TROUBLESHOOTING"
-.SS
-General Troubleshooting
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Javadoc FAQ\fP \- Commonly\-encountered bugs and troubleshooting tips can be found on the
-.na
-\f2Javadoc FAQ\fP @
-.fi
-http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/faq/index.html#B
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Bugs and Limitations\fP \- You can also see some bugs listed at Important Bug Fixes and Changes.
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Version number\fP \- See version numbers.
-.TP 2
-o
-\f3Documents only legal classes\fP \- When documenting a package, javadoc only reads files whose names are composed of legal class names. You can prevent javadoc from parsing a file by including, for example, a hyphen "\-" in its filename.
-.RE
-.SS
-Errors and Warnings
-.LP
-Error and warning messages contain the filename and line number to the declaration line rather than to the particular line in the doc comment.
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-\f2"error: cannot read: Class1.java"\fP the Javadoc tool is trying to load the class Class1.java in the current directory. The class name is shown with its path (absolute or relative), which in this case is the same as \f2./Class1.java\fP.
-.RE
-.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
-.RS 3
-.TP 3
-CLASSPATH
-Environment variable that provides the path which javadoc uses to find user class files. This environment variable is overridden by the \f2\-classpath\fP option. Separate directories with a colon, for example:
-.:/home/classes:/usr/local/java/classes
-.RE
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.RS 3
-.TP 2
-o
-javac(1)
-.TP 2
-o
-java(1)
-.TP 2
-o
-jdb(1)
-.TP 2
-o
-javah(1)
-.TP 2
-o
-javap(1)
-.TP 2
-o
-.na
-\f2Javadoc Home Page\fP @
-.fi
-http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index\-jsp\-135444.html
-.TP 2
-o
-.na
-\f2How to Write Doc Comments for Javadoc\fP @
-.fi
-http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index\-137868.html
-.TP 2
-o
-.na
-\f2Setting the Class Path\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/tools/index.html#general
-.TP 2
-o
-.na
-\f2How Javac and Javadoc Find Classes\fP @
-.fi
-http://download.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/tools/findingclasses.html#srcfiles (tools.jar)
-.RE
-
+Specifies the number of spaces each tab uses in the source\&.
+.SH COMMAND-LINE\ ARGUMENT\ FILES
+To shorten or simplify the \f3javadoc\fR command, you can specify one or more files that contain arguments to the \f3javadoc\fR command (except \f3-J\fR options)\&. This enables you to create \f3javadoc\fR commands of any length on any operating system\&.
+.PP
+An argument file can include \f3javac\fR options and source file names in any combination\&. The arguments within a file can be space-separated or newline-separated\&. If a file name contains embedded spaces, then put the whole file name in double quotation marks\&.
+.PP
+File Names within an argument file are relative to the current directory, not the location of the argument file\&. Wild cards (\f3*\fR) are not allowed in these lists (such as for specifying *\&.java)\&. Using the at sign (@) to recursively interpret files is not supported\&. The \f3-J\fR options are not supported because they are passed to the launcher, which does not support argument files\&.
+.PP
+When you run the \f3javadoc\fR command, pass in the path and name of each argument file with the @ leading character\&. When the \f3javadoc\fR command encounters an argument beginning with the at sign (@), it expands the contents of that file into the argument list\&.
+.PP
+\f3Example 1 Single Argument File\fR
+.PP
+You could use a single argument file named \f3argfile\fR to hold all \f3javadoc\fR command arguments: \f3javadoc @argfile\fR\&. The argument file \f3\fRcontains the contents of both files, as shown in the next example\&.
+.PP
+\f3Example 2 Two Argument Files\fR
+.PP
+You can create two argument files: One for the \f3javadoc\fR command options and the other for the package names or source file names\&. Notice the following lists have no line-continuation characters\&.
+.PP
+Create a file named options that contains:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3\-d docs\-filelist \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-use \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-splitindex\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-windowtitle \&'Java SE 7 API Specification\&'\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-doctitle \&'Java SE 7 API Specification\&'\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-header \&'<b>Java\(tm SE 7</b>\&'\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-bottom \&'Copyright © 1993\-2011 Oracle and/or its affiliates\&. All rights reserved\&.\&'\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-group "Core Packages" "java\&.*"\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-overview /java/pubs/ws/1\&.7\&.0/src/share/classes/overview\-core\&.html\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-sourcepath /java/pubs/ws/1\&.7\&.0/src/share/classes\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+Create a file named packages that contains:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3com\&.mypackage1\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3com\&.mypackage2\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3com\&.mypackage3\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+Run the \f3javadoc\fR command as follows:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc @options @packages\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+\f3Example 3 Argument Files with Paths\fR
+.PP
+The argument files can have paths, but any file names inside the files are relative to the current working directory (not \f3path1\fR or \f3path2\fR):
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc @path1/options @path2/packages\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+\f3Example 4 Option Arguments\fR
+.PP
+The following example saves an argument to a \f3javadoc\fR command option in an argument file\&. The \f3-bottom\fR option is used because it can have a lengthy argument\&. You could create a file named bottom to contain the text argument:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3<font size="\-1">\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 <a href="http://bugreport\&.sun\&.com/bugreport/">Submit a bug or feature</a><br/>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 Copyright © 1993, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates\&. All rights reserved\&. <br/>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners\&.</font>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+Run the \f3javadoc\fR command as follows:\f3javadoc -bottom @bottom @packages\fR\&.
+.PP
+You can also include the \f3-bottom\fR option at the start of the argument file and run the \f3javadoc\fR command as follows: \f3javadoc @bottom @packages\fR\&.
+.SH RUNNING\ THE\ JAVADOC\ COMMAND
+The release number of the \f3javadoc\fR command can be determined with the \f3javadoc -J-version\fR option\&. The release number of the standard doclet appears in the output stream\&. It can be turned off with the \f3-quiet\fR option\&.
+.PP
+Use the public programmatic interface to call the \f3javadoc\fR command from within programs written in the Java language\&. This interface is in \f3com\&.sun\&.tools\&.javadoc\&.Main\fR (and the \f3javadoc\fR command is reentrant)\&. For more information, see The Standard Doclet at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/javadoc/standard-doclet\&.html#runningprogrammatically
+.PP
+The following instructions call the standard HTML doclet\&. To call a custom doclet, use the \f3-doclet\fR and \f3-docletpath\fR options\&. See Doclet Overview at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/javadoc/doclet/overview\&.html
+.SS SIMPLE\ EXAMPLES
+You can run the \f3javadoc\fR command on entire packages or individual source files\&. Each package name has a corresponding directory name\&.
+.PP
+In the following examples, the source files are located at /home/src/java/awt/*\&.java\&. The destination directory is /home/html\&.
+.PP
+Document One or More Packages
+
+To document a package, the source files for that package must be located in a directory that has the same name as the package\&.
+.PP
+If a package name has several identifiers (separated by dots, such as \f3java\&.awt\&.color\fR), then each subsequent identifier must correspond to a deeper subdirectory (such as java/awt/color)\&.
+.PP
+You can split the source files for a single package among two such directory trees located at different places, as long as \f3-sourcepath\fR points to them both\&. For example, src1/java/awt/color and src2/java/awt/color\&.
+.PP
+You can run the \f3javadoc\fR command either by changing directories (with the \f3cd\fR command) or by using the \f3-sourcepath\fR option\&. The following examples illustrate both alternatives\&.
+.PP
+\f3Example 1 Recursive Run from One or More Packages\fR
+.PP
+This example uses \f3-sourcepath\fR so the \f3javadoc\fR command can be run from any directory and \f3-subpackages\fR (a new 1\&.4 option) for recursion\&. It traverses the subpackages of the java directory excluding packages rooted at \f3java\&.net\fR and \f3java\&.lang\fR\&. Notice this excludes \f3java\&.lang\&.ref\fR, a subpackage of \f3java\&.lang\fR\&. To also traverse down other package trees, append their names to the \f3-subpackages\fR argument, such as \f3java:javax:org\&.xml\&.sax\fR\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-d /home/html \-sourcepath /home/src \-subpackages java \-exclude\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+\f3Example 2 Change to Root and Run Explicit Packages\fR
+.PP
+Change to the parent directory of the fully qualified package\&. Then, run the \f3javadoc\fR command with the names of one or more packages that you want to document:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3cd /home/src/\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-d /home/html java\&.awt java\&.awt\&.event\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+To also traverse down other package trees, append their names to the \f3-subpackages\fR argument, such as j\f3ava:javax:org\&.xml\&.sax\fR\&.
+.PP
+\f3Example 3 Run from Any Directory on Explicit Packages in One Tree\fR
+.PP
+In this case, it does not matter what the current directory is\&. Run the \f3javadoc\fR command and use the \f3-sourcepath\fR option with the parent directory of the top-level package\&. Provide the names of one or more packages that you want to document:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-d /home/html \-sourcepath /home/src java\&.awt java\&.awt\&.event\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+\f3Example 4 Run from Any Directory on Explicit Packages in Multiple Trees\fR
+.PP
+Run the \f3javadoc\fR command and use the \f3-sourcepath\fR option with a colon-separated list of the paths to each tree\&'s root\&. Provide the names of one or more packages that you want to document\&. All source files for a specified package do not need to be located under a single root directory, but they must be found somewhere along the source path\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-d /home/html \-sourcepath /home/src1:/home/src2 java\&.awt java\&.awt\&.event\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+The result is that all cases generate HTML-formatted documentation for the \f3public\fR and \f3protected\fR classes and interfaces in packages j\f3ava\&.awt\fR and \f3java\&.awt\&.even\fRt and save the HTML files in the specified destination directory\&. Because two or more packages are being generated, the document has three HTML frames: one for the list of packages, another for the list of classes, and the third for the main class pages\&.
+.PP
+Document One or More Classes
+
+The second way to run the \f3javadoc\fR command is to pass one or more source files\&. You can run \f3javadoc\fR either of the following two ways: by changing directories (with the \f3cd\fR command) or by fully specifying the path to the source files\&. Relative paths are relative to the current directory\&. The \f3-sourcepath\fR option is ignored when passing source files\&. You can use command-line wild cards, such as an asterisk (*), to specify groups of classes\&.
+.PP
+\f3Example 1 Change to the Source Directory\fR
+.PP
+Change to the directory that holds the source files\&. Then run the \f3javadoc\fR command with the names of one or more source files you want to document\&.
+.PP
+This example generates HTML-formatted documentation for the classes \f3Button\fR, \f3Canvas,\fR and classes that begin with \f3Graphics\fR\&. Because source files rather than package names were passed in as arguments to the \f3javadoc\fR command, the document has two frames: one for the list of classes and the other for the main page\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3cd /home/src/java/awt\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-d /home/html Button\&.java Canvas\&.java Graphics*\&.java\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+\f3Example 2 Change to the Root Directory of the Package\fR
+.PP
+This is useful for documenting individual source files from different subpackages off of the same root\&. Change to the package root directory, and supply the source files with paths from the root\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3cd /home/src/\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-d /home/html java/awt/Button\&.java java/applet/Applet\&.java\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+\f3Example 3 Document Files from Any Directory\fR
+.PP
+In this case, it does not matter what the current directory is\&. Run the \f3javadoc\fR command with the absolute path (or path relative to the current directory) to the source files you want to document\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-d /home/html /home/src/java/awt/Button\&.java\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3/home/src/java/awt/Graphics*\&.java\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.PP
+Document Packages and Classes
+
+You can document entire packages and individual classes at the same time\&. Here is an example that mixes two of the previous examples\&. You can use the \f3-sourcepath\fR option for the path to the packages but not for the path to the individual classes\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-d /home/html \-sourcepath /home/src java\&.awt\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3/home/src/java/applet/Applet\&.java\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+.SS REAL-WORLD\ EXAMPLES
+The following command-line and \f3makefile\fR versions of the \f3javadoc\fR command run on the Java platform APIs\&. It uses 180 MB of memory to generate the documentation for the 1500 (approximately) public and protected classes in the Java SE 1\&.2\&. Both examples use absolute paths in the option arguments, so that the same \f3javadoc\fR command can be run from any directory\&.
+.PP
+Command-Line Example
+
+The following command might be too long for some shells\&. You can use a command-line argument file (or write a shell script) to overcome this limitation\&.
+.PP
+In the example, \f3packages\fR is the name of a file that contains the packages to process, such as \f3java\&.applet\fR\f3java\&.lang\fR\&. None of the options should contain any newline characters between the single quotation marks\&. For example, if you copy and paste this example, then delete the newline characters from the \f3-bottom\fR option\&.
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-sourcepath /java/jdk/src/share/classes \e\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-overview /java/jdk/src/share/classes/overview\&.html \e\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-d /java/jdk/build/api \e\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-use \e\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-splitIndex \e\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-windowtitle \&'Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 API Specification\&' \e\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-doctitle \&'Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 API Specification\&' \e\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-header \&'<b>Java\(tm SE 7</b>\&' \e\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-bottom \&'<font size="\-1">\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3<a href="http://bugreport\&.sun\&.com/bugreport/">Submit a bug or feature</a><br/>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3Copyright © 1993, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates\&. All rights reserved\&.<br/>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners\&.</font>\&' \e\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-group "Core Packages" "java\&.*:com\&.sun\&.java\&.*:org\&.omg\&.*" \e\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-group "Extension Packages" "javax\&.*" \e\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\-J\-Xmx180m \e \fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3@packages\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+
+.PP
+Programmatic Interface
+
+The Javadoc Access API enables the user to invoke the Javadoc tool directly from a Java application without executing a new process\&.
+.PP
+For example, the following statements are equivalent to the command \f3javadoc -d /home/html -sourcepath /home/src -subpackages java -exclude java\&.net:java\&.lang com\&.example\fR:
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3import javax\&.tools\&.DocumentationTool;\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3import javax\&.tools\&.ToolProvider;\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3public class JavaAccessSample{\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 public static void main(String[] args){\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 DocumentationTool javadoc = ToolProvider\&.getSystemDocumentationTool();\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 int rc = javadoc\&.run( null, null, null,\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 "\-d", "/home/html",\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 "\-sourcepath", "home/src",\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 "\-subpackages", "java",\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 "\-exclude", "java\&.net:java\&.lang",\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 "com\&.example");\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 }\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 }\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+The first three arguments of the \f3run\fR method specify input, standard output, and standard error streams\&. \f3Null\fR is the default value for \f3System\&.in\fR, \f3System\&.out\fR, and \f3System\&.err\fR, respectively\&.
+.SS THE\ MAKEFILE\ EXAMPLE
+This is an example of a GNU \f3makefile\fR\&. Single quotation marks surround \f3makefile\fR arguments\&. For an example of a Windows \f3makefile\fR, see the \f3makefiles\fR section of the Javadoc FAQ at http://www\&.oracle\&.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index-137483\&.html#makefiles
+.sp
+.nf
+\f3javadoc \-sourcepath $(SRCDIR) \e /* Sets path for source files */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \-overview $(SRCDIR)/overview\&.html \e /* Sets file for overview text */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \-d /java/jdk/build/api \e /* Sets destination directory */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \-use \e /* Adds "Use" files */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \-splitIndex \e /* Splits index A\-Z */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \-windowtitle $(WINDOWTITLE) \e /* Adds a window title */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \-doctitle $(DOCTITLE) \e /* Adds a doc title */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \-header $(HEADER) \e /* Adds running header text */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \-bottom $(BOTTOM) \e /* Adds text at bottom */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \-group $(GROUPCORE) \e /* 1st subhead on overview page */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \-group $(GROUPEXT) \e /* 2nd subhead on overview page */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 \-J\-Xmx180m \e /* Sets memory to 180MB */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 java\&.lang java\&.lang\&.reflect \e /* Sets packages to document */\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 java\&.util java\&.io java\&.net \e\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 java\&.applet\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3WINDOWTITLE = \&'Java\(tm SE 7 API Specification\&'\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3DOCTITLE = \&'Java\(tm Platform Standard Edition 7 API Specification\&'\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3HEADER = \&'<b>Java\(tm SE 7</font>\&'\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3BOTTOM = \&'<font size="\-1">\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 <a href="http://bugreport\&.sun\&.com/bugreport/">Submit a bug or feature</a><br/>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 Copyright © 1993, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates\&. All rights reserved\&.<br/>\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates\&.\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3 Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners\&.</font>\&'\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3GROUPCORE = \&'"Core Packages" "java\&.*:com\&.sun\&.java\&.*:org\&.omg\&.*"\&'\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3GROUPEXT = \&'"Extension Packages" "javax\&.*"\&'\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3SRCDIR = \&'/java/jdk/1\&.7\&.0/src/share/classes\&'\fP
+.fi
+.nf
+\f3\fR
+.fi
+.sp
+.SS NOTES
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+If you omit the \f3-windowtitle\fR option, then the \f3javadoc\fR command copies the document title to the window title\&. The \f3-windowtitle\fR option text is similar to the the \f3-doctitle\fR option, but without HTML tags to prevent those tags from appearing as raw text in the window title\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+If you omit the \f3-footer\fR option, then the \f3javadoc\fR command copies the header text to the footer\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Other important options you might want to use, but were not needed in the previous example, are the \f3-classpath\fR and \f3-link\fR options\&.
+.SH GENERAL\ TROUBLESHOOTING
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+The \f3javadoc\fR command reads only files that contain valid class names\&. If the \f3javadoc\fR command is not correctly reading the contents of a file, then verify that the class names are valid\&. See Process Source Files\&.
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+See the Javadoc FAQ for information about common bugs and for troubleshooting tips at http://www\&.oracle\&.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index-137483\&.html
+.SH ERRORS\ AND\ WARNINGS
+Error and warning messages contain the file name and line number to the declaration line rather than to the particular line in the documentation comment\&.
+.PP
+For example, this message \f3error: cannot read: Class1\&.java\fR means that the \f3javadoc\fR command is trying to load \f3Class1\&.jav\fR\f3a\fR in the current directory\&. The class name is shown with its path (absolute or relative)\&.
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+.TP
+CLASSPATH
+\f3CLASSPATH\fR is the environment variable that provides the path that the \f3javadoc\fR command uses to find user class files\&. This environment variable is overridden by the \f3-classpath\fR option\&. Separate directories with a semicolon for Windows or a colon for Oracle Solaris\&.
+
+\fIWindows example\fR: \f3\&.;C:\eclasses;C:\ehome\ejava\eclasses\fR
+
+\fIOracle Solaris example\fR: \f3\&.:/home/classes:/usr/local/java/classes\fR\&.
+.SH SEE\ ALSO
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+javac(1)
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+java(1)
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+jdb(1)
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+javah(1)
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+javap(1)
+.SH RELATED\ DOCUMENTS
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+Javadoc Technology at http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/javadoc/index\&.html
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+How Classes Are Found http://docs\&.oracle\&.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/findingclasses\&.html
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc Tool http://www\&.oracle\&.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index-137868\&.html
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+URL Memo, Uniform Resource Locators http://www\&.ietf\&.org/rfc/rfc1738\&.txt
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+HTML standard, HTML Document Representation (4197265 and 4137321) http://www\&.w3\&.org/TR/REC-html40/charset\&.html#h-5\&.2\&.2
+.RE
+.br
+'pl 8.5i
+'bp