The pre-Java 9 Doclet API, or the com.sun.javadoc package, gives us access to look at javadoc comments located in the source code. Invoking a Doclet is accomplished by using the start method. That method's signature is public static boolean start(RootDoc root). We will use the RootDoc instance as a container for the program structure information.
In order to call javadoc, we need to pass the following:
- Package names
- Source file names (for classes and interfaces)
- An access control option--one of the following:
- package
- private
- protected
- public
When the preceding listed items are used to call javadoc, a documented set is provided as a filtered list. If our aim is to obtain a comprehensive, unfiltered list, we can ...
