Viewing Javadoc Documentation
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Once you have added a Javadoc library to the project, you can view the documentation
for any of the library's classes in the Source Editor, browse the documentation
in your external browser, and search the library using the Javadoc Index Search.
- In order to view Javadoc documentation for any elements of code you are writing,
you must add the Javadoc library containing the documentation to the project.
To view Javadoc documentation:
- In the Source Editor, place the pointer on the code element whose documentation
you want to display and do one of the following:
- Choose Source > Show Documentation (or press Ctrl-Shift-Space) to view Javadoc documentation for the selected element in a separate IDE window.
- Press Alt-F1 to view Javadoc documentation in an external browser window.
- Choose Window > Other > Javadoc to open the Javadoc page that will show Javadoc dynamically for the code elements you are editing.
- Choose Help > Javadoc
Index Search (Shift-F1). The Javadoc Index Search window opens in a Source Editor
tab and displays results for the presently selected code element in the Source
Editor. In the preview window that opens, you can browse Javadoc documentation as if it is opened in a browser. Click the Toggle the Display of the HTML Viewer button to change between the HTML viewer views for the Javadoc documentation.
- See Also
- Adding Javadoc to a Project
- Adding the JDK Javadoc to the IDE
- Managing the Classpath
- Attaching Source Code to a JAR File
- Changing the Default Web Browser
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