JavaDoc Tool is a custom tool class used for creating a Document node.
create() - Return a new instance of a Document node. Each JavaDoc comment must start with /** and ended with */.
createForText() - Return a new instance of a Document node. This method allows in-complete JavaDoc (comments without /** and */) to be loaded with JavaDocTool.
Document
Document is an interface representing a Comment Document.
getRawComment() - Return the full unprocessed text of the comment.
getTags() - Return all tags in this document item.
getTags(tagName : String) - Return a tag of the specified kind of this document item.
get(tagName : String) - Return a tag of the specified kind of this document item. If any tags with the same kind are found, the first tag of that kind will be returned.
DocumentImpl
DocumentImpl is a default JavaDoc document implementation.
getComment() - Return formatted text for this document.
getInlineTags() - Return comment as a collection of tags.
getFirstSentenceTags() - Return the first sentence of the comment as a collection of tags.
Tag
Tag is an interface representing a simple documentation tag, such as @since, @author, and @version
getKind() - Return the kind of this tag.
getText() - Return the text of this tag.
getInlineTags() - Return a collection of tags for a documentation comment with embedded {@link} tags.
TagImpl
TagImpl is a default tag implementation.
getRawText() - Return the full unprocessed text of this tag.
toString() - Return the text of this tag. Usually calls getText().
ParamTag
ParamTag represents a @param documentation tag.
getName() - Return the name of the parameter associated with this tag.
getComment() - Return the parameter’s comment.
ThrowsTag
ThrowsTag represents a @throws or @exception documentation tag.
getName() - Return the name of the exception associated with this tag.
getComment() - Return the exception’s comment.
SeeTag
SeeTag represents a user-defined cross-reference to related documentation. The reference can be either inline with the comment using {@link} or a separate block comment using @see.
getLabel() - Return the label of the @see tag.
getReference() - Return the MODEL or URL of the @see reference.
getLink() - Return the Link object representing this tag.
SerialFieldTag
SerialFieldTag represents a @serialField tag.
getFieldName() - return the serial field name.
getFieldDescription() - return the field comment.
getFieldType() - return the field type string.
For examples:
Import the Javadoc tool and create an instance of Javadoc document: