I just recently found out that one can use multiple @throws tags for the same exception in Javadoc. One of my students used it to document one of his methods in Connect Four: Now my (and his) question: Is there an official style guide or a general recommendation on whether to use a single @throws tag or ̶…
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How to make Intellij generate one-line comment for field instead of multi-lines?
When I Alt+Enter on private static final String FOO = “foo”; and select “Add Javadoc”, Intellij(version 2020.2) generate a multi-lines style comment like this. How do I make it generate one-line style comment instead? Answer There is no way to modify the formatting of the “Add Ja…
How to setup web url for JavaFX documentation?
I’m trying to use Eclipse 2021-06 (4.20.0) with an OpenJDK implementation by BellSoft, Liberica JDK 16, that has JavaFX included out of the box. So far, everything goes OK except one rather unpleasant flaw. From Eclipse Java Editor, JavaFX documentation doesn’t open in the browser. When I click th…
Disabling “Download sources and javadoc” in eclipse
I’m using Eclipse 20210312-0638 I have unchecked “Download artifact sources” and “Download artifact javadoc” from preferences (First picture). It’s still downloading them (2nd picture). Is there any other configuration that I should change? Answer Someone already filled a b…
javadoc -Xdoclint keeps flagging my (optional) anonymous class for not having a comment when it clearly does
I am using javadoc to document my public enum. I am compiling all of my following examples using the following command: If my enum is like this, it generates a .class file without any warnings. But if my enum is like this: …..I get the following error….. Thinking I needed to put the comment somewh…
Is there a way to make the java eclipse formatter not align the @param descriptions?
I am trying to change the settings of the Eclipse formatter so that it doesn’t align the indentation of the param tag descriptions. This is what I am aiming for: And this is what the formatter is currently doing: I have tried changing a couple of setting with no luck. In the Eclipse formatter editor I d…
Possible to mark my class/method as deprecated based on the JRE/JVM version?
Ten years ago I created, and have maintained, some commons/library jar files of helper classes specifically for cryptography in Java 8. Our organizations are FINALLY starting to update to Java 11 LTS, in which similar functionality has been added natively. These commons are used across many groups in my compa…
How to show Javadoc of a imported library when hovering on its methods and classes?
As described in the title. We were currently using JSFML and Swing to develop a project, where I would like to view the Javadoc of JSFML in VSCode. However, when I tried to hover to show Javadoc it doesn’t but throws me only a simple line. For example: I built a renderWindow by using one of JSFML’…
Why does the Oracle JDK Javadoc not include the strict floating point modifier?
If I look at the StrictMath.toRadians() in the NetBeans Javadoc window, the top two lines read java.lang.StrictMath public static strictfp double toRadians(double angdeg) That makes sense, since …
What is the difference between “ T” and “T” return types in JavaDocs
Still wrapping my head around generics so help would be appreciated.