On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 02:40:44 GMT, Jonathan Gibbons <[email protected]> wrote:
> This introduces support for a new `@spec` tag that can be used as either an
> inline tag or as a block tag. It is used to identify references to external
> specifications, in such a way that the references can be collected together
> on a new summary page, called "Other Specifications", available from either
> the static INDEX page or the interactive search box.
>
> As an inline tag, the format is `{@spec url label}`, which is roughly
> translated to `<a href="url">label</a>` in the generated docs.
>
> As a block tag, the format is simply
>
> @spec url label
>
> which is handled in a manner analogous to
>
> @see <a href="url">label</a>
>
> The tag is notable for being the first standard/supported tag that can be
> used as either an inline or block tag. (We have had support for bimodal
> non-standard/custom tags for a while, such as `{@jls}` and `{@jvms}`.) To
> support bimodal standard tags, some changes to `DocCommentParser` are
> incorporated here.
>
> This change is only the _support_ for the new tag; it does _not_ include any
> changes to API docs to _use_ the new tag.
Build changes look good.
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Marked as reviewed by erikj (Reviewer).
PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/790
