On Thu, 1 Apr 2021 14:10:08 GMT, Jonathan Gibbons <j...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> @prsadhuk You could always add `@inheritDoc` like this:
>>
>> /**
>> * {@inheritDoc}
>> */
>
> Starting in JDK 10, the default behavior of the standard doclet was
> changed so that if a method is just being overridden for implementation
> reasons, and there is no change in the public spec or signature, then
> the method will not be listed in the main part of the summary table and
> corresponding details section. Instead, it will just be listed along
> with other inherited methods at the end of the summary section, in a
> list which is renamed from "Methods inherited from ..." to "Methods
> declared in ..."
>
> To be clear, this behavior only applies when there is nothing new to
> document about the overriding method.
>
> "No change in spec" means either no doc comment or a comment that is
> just `/** {@inheritDoc} */` or its whitespace equivalent.
>
> "No change in signature" covers publicly visibly changes like covariant
> return, change in modifiers, change in throws list, etc.
>
> You can change the behavior on a per-instance behavior by providing
> additional changes in the doc comment.
>
> javadoc still supports the old style of doc generation with a
> command-line option, but for JDK docs, the default is the new behavior I
> described.
>
> -- Jon
>
> On 4/1/21 5:43 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
>>
>> The |javadoc| tool (or the standard doclet) used to automatically copy
>> the description from the superclass, and it seems that it no longer
>> does. Perhaps @jonathan-gibbons
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>
> Starting in JDK 10, the default behavior of the standard doclet was changed
> so that if a method is just being overridden for implementation reasons, and
> there is no change in the public spec or signature, then the method will not
> be listed in the main part of the summary table and corresponding details
> section. Instead, it will just be listed along with other inherited methods
> at the end of the summary section, in a list which is renamed from "Methods
> inherited from ..." to "Methods declared in ..." To be clear, this behavior
> only applies when there is nothing new to document about the overriding
> method. "No change in spec" means either no doc comment or a comment that is
> just `/** {@inheritdoc} */` or its whitespace equivalent. "No change in
> signature" covers publicly visibly changes like covariant return, change in
> modifiers, change in throws list, etc. You can change the behavior on a
> per-instance behavior by providing additional changes in the doc comment.
> javadoc still suppor
ts the old style of doc generation with a command-line option, but for JDK
docs, the default is the new behavior I described.
> […](#)
> -- Jon
> On 4/1/21 5:43 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote: The |javadoc| tool (or the standard
> doclet) used to automatically copy the description from the superclass, and
> it seems that it no longer does. Perhaps @jonathan-gibbons
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So, are you saying that even if we provide @inheritDoc, it will not be listed
if there is no change in spec compared to super class?
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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/3213
