Hi Kevin, I guess there's no formal spec for this? Maybe at least http://download.java.net/jdk8/docs/technotes/tools/windows/javadoc.html should mention this? Maybe this impossible because FX is JSRed?
Tom On 17.12.13 23:48, Kevin Rushforth wrote: > That's basically what the doclet does. Here is the JDK JIRA for this > (first introduced in 7u6...I hadn't remembered it was that early): > > https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-7112427 > > And here is the JDK 8 changeset that implements it: > > http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/langtools/rev/ccbe7ffdd867 > > -- Kevin > > > Tom Schindl wrote: >> So you say the IDEs must learn that when they encounter a method which >> has no JavaDoc to search for the property definition and show that one? >> >> Tom >> >> On 17.12.13 23:12, Kevin Rushforth wrote: >> >>> Actually, the JDK 8 doclet that handles this automatically. They added >>> support for FX-style properties, among other things, in JDK 8 so we no >>> longer have a custom doclet for FX. >>> >>> -- Kevin >>> >>> >>> Tom Schindl wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I can't speak for Netbeans and IntelliJ but now that JavaFX ships the >>>> source with the JDK and Eclipse recgonizes this there's a "small" >>>> problem with the way JavaFX is using JavaDoc. >>>> >>>> Take for example Window#onCloseRequest >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> /** >>>>> * Called when there is an external request to close this {@code >>>>> Window}. >>>>> * The installed event handler can prevent window closing by >>>>> consuming the >>>>> * received event. >>>>> */ >>>>> private ObjectProperty<EventHandler<WindowEvent>> onCloseRequest; >>>>> public final void setOnCloseRequest(EventHandler<WindowEvent> value) { >>>>> onCloseRequestProperty().set(value); >>>>> } >>>>> public final EventHandler<WindowEvent> getOnCloseRequest() { >>>>> return (onCloseRequest != null) ? onCloseRequest.get() : null; >>>>> } >>>>> public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<WindowEvent>> >>>>> onCloseRequestProperty() { >>>>> >>>>> >>>> You'll notice that the documentation is only made on the property but >>>> not on the real API methods. >>>> >>>> I guess the build process copies the documentation somehow at the right >>>> position when generating the doc (see >>>> http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/api/javafx/stage/Window.html#setOnCloseRequest%28javafx.event.EventHandler%29) >>>> which doesn't help people with an (Eclipse)IDE which takes the source >>>> code as the authority and presents an empty JavaDoc window :-( >>>> >>>> This is a major feature loss! >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> >>>> >> >>
