Eclipse how to link a jar containing javadocs/source with its binary?

Question

I would like to have the javadoc comments contained in a jar file show in eclipse when I hover over a class.

For example, after downloading JODA-2.0, three jars are obtained:

• joda-time-2.0
• joda-time-2.0-javadoc
• joda-time-2.0-sources (http://sourceforge.net/projects/joda-time/files/joda-time/2.0/joda-time-2.0-dist.zip/download)

In eclipse, [right click project -> Properties -> Java Build Path -> Libraries -> ADD JARs...] includes the binary in the project (can reference those classes) for joda-time-2.0.jar.

But how can I link in the sources/javadoc comments contained in the other two jar files so that when I hover over those classes I see the javadocs?

Adding the other two jars (joda-time-2.0-javadoc.jar and joda-time-2.0-sources.jar) to the build path does not link the javadocs or the source.

Answer 1

1. Right click over the project -> Build path -> Configure build path
2. In the new window, go to the "Libraries" tab.
3. Select the library and expand it.
4. There are 4 child options. Select "Javadoc location" and click the "Edit" button on the right.
5. Now you can add a jar file containing the docs. This would be just a zip file with the extension changed to jar. Make sure inside the jar the index.html is in the root. You can press the "Validate" button to check everything is ok.