Javadoc is a tool developed by Sun Microsystems that generates a set of coordinated web pages describing the API for the code you write. The best documentation on Javadoc appears to be Sun's own, since other people have not felt the need to try to create something better, as they do with many other types of information.

• The primary page for Javadoc is this one: http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc/index.html, with links to many others.


• One of the primary pages linked to from the main page above, is the FAQ


• Another is a page on how to write Javadoc comments:


• A systematic approach to writing API documentation is described here, with suggested standards for writing descriptions of classes, functions, arguments, variables, etc.

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