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Class Prefix Be Removal From Javadocs [message #1798795]

Sun, 25 November 2018 08:13

Eclipse User

By default, Javadoc adds Java library prefixes, e.g. java.lang, java.util, etc., to the Modifier & Type and Method columns of each program unit Javadoc. This is unnecessary and makes it impossible to see all the 3 columns of the Javadoc on the same screen, even at low magnification. I'd like to have most of the screen width for the Description column.
On the Javadocs for standard Java classes, no such prefixes are shown although there are references to the containing library.

I'm using Photon.
Is there any way to configure it so that these useless prefixes are omitted and horizontal space is opened up ?

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[Updated on: Sun, 25 November 2018 08:15] by Moderator

Re: Class Prefix Be Removal From Javadocs [message #1798797 is a reply to message #1798795]

Sun, 25 November 2018 10:06

Eclipse User

I assume you're using the Javadoc export wizard, right?

https://help.eclipse.org/photon/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.jdt.doc.user%2Freference%2Fref-export-javadoc.htm

The last page allows you to specify additional options. So I think your question is mostly about how javadoc itself works, i.e., what options you can use to control this behavior...

I expect you need to provide -link arguments if you want links instead of just the qualified name. E.g., this will probably do the trick:

-link https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/

Re: Class Prefix Be Removal From Javadocs [message #1798798 is a reply to message #1798797]

Sun, 25 November 2018 10:14

Eclipse User

You can control the inclusion of qualifying package names with the -noqualifier option to the JavaDoc generator.
-noqualifier all will suppress all qualifying package names and is likely what you want. You can also specify a list of package qualifiers to suppress.

You enter this in the Extra Javadoc options box on the last page of the Export Javadoc wizard.

Additional Javadoc info can be found here:
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/tooldocs/solaris/javadoc.html#options

Re: Class Prefix Be Removal From Javadocs [message #1798804 is a reply to message #1798797]

Sun, 25 November 2018 16:12

Eclipse User

@Ed Merks: I'm using :

Project > Generate Javadoc ...

I tried adding -link to the options on page 3 of this.
I was already using the options for HTML5 (-html5) and custom tags (-tag custom.date:a:"Date: "). To uncomplicate things, I removed the custom tag option.
But adding -link to the Javadoc options box just produces:
javadoc: error - No modules, packages or classes specified.
1 error

Adding -link to the VM options box:
javadoc: error - Illegal package name: "C:\Users\sandbar\Photon Workspace\GPostProcessor\doc"
1 error

Much the same with -noqualifier option.
Adding -noqualifier into the Javadoc options box I get this error:
javadoc: error - No modules, packages or classes specified.
1 error

Adding -noqualifier to the VM options space I get:
javadoc: error - Illegal package name: "C:\Users\sandbar\Photon Workspace\GPostProcessor\doc"
1 error

With some of the methods listed, it gives just the class name with no prefix as method parameters. But the output class is always given with the prefixes.

There little beyond the most basics on Javadoc in YouTube or SO.
It's strange that more people aren't using Javadoc beyond the basics.
Maybe I need to go to Oracle for the right guidance here.

[Updated on: Sun, 25 November 2018 16:32] by Moderator

Re: Class Prefix Be Removal From Javadocs [message #1798806 is a reply to message #1798804]

Sun, 25 November 2018 20:14

Eclipse User

Did you use '-noqualifier' or '-noqualifier all'? The noqualifier requires a parameter. You have to enter 'all' or a list of packages that shouldn't be qualified.

The -link option is used to link class references to external libraries that are referenced from your code. This doesn't seem to be what you asked about in your original post.

Re: Class Prefix Be Removal From Javadocs [message #1798808 is a reply to message #1798806]

Sun, 25 November 2018 22:34

Eclipse User

There are of course many options that could be used so I expect you're aware of their documentation:

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/javadoc/javadoc-command.htm

Of course one must specify options correctly.

The -link also requires a single argument and also has the effect of producing an href with a simple name, instead of a fully qualified name without an href (everywhere it seems to me from actually trying). But as David suggests, any other external references for which a -link URL is not specified will remain fully qualified.

And yes, your question is really about the javadoc tool itself so not really and Eclipse question at all. But I was curious who it worked because I'm never used this wizard before...

Re: Class Prefix Be Removal From Javadocs [message #1798830 is a reply to message #1798806]

Mon, 26 November 2018 07:34

Eclipse User

-noqualifier all does it radiantly. See screenshot below.

Yes, I see that I have to read through the Javadoc stuff in more detail to get full horsepower from this method of documentation.

It looks like various organizations coding extensively in Java may be using their own in-house documentation systems.

Thanks so much, men.

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