Java Javadoc include Private

Question

I would like to generate javadocs for my application and i would also like to include private members.

I have found the following in the Javadoc documentation

       -private
           Shows all classes and members.

Could you please help me by giving an example of the execution of this?

It should be something like: javadoc -private .... I need to know how to provide the root directory and destination directory for the generated html doc files.

thank you.

EDIT: i found a way to generate javadoc from NetBeans 6.8. this is as follows:

NetBeans Java projects typically have a parameter for this in the project’s properties section. You can right-click the project name in the Projects Window and select Properties. In the Project Properties window that appears, the Documenting node contains a checkbox field labeled ‘Include Private and Package Private Members’.

i found this here

seems to generate docs as desired. thank you everyone.

Answer 1

From the command line, it says

javadoc [options] [packagenames] [sourcefiles] [@files]

So it would be something like:

javadoc -private -d output/directory -sourcepath src/java

But you may also take a look to the javadoc documentation and this section.

Answer 2

Have you looked at the man-page?

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/tooldocs/solaris/javadoc.html

It contains a section of simple examples.

Try this for instance

javadoc -private -d /home/html -sourcepath /home/src