Javadoc closing tags [duplicate]

Question

Reading Oracle's Javadoc Documentation, I noticed that the author did not close the <p> tag.

/**
 * The method used for creating the tree. Any structural 
 * modifications to the display of the Jtree should be done 
 * by overriding this method.
 * <p>
 * This method adds an anonymous TreeSelectionListener to 
 * the returned JTree.  Upon receiving TreeSelectionEvents, 
 * this listener calls refresh with the selected node as a 
 * parameter. 
 */
public JTree makeTree(AreaInfo ai){
}

The documentation states:

If you have more than one paragraph in the doc comment, separate the paragraphs with a <p> paragraph tag, as shown.

In Eclipse, the Javadoc is formatted correctly, but just because it works, does it mean it's "correct"?

Answer 1

Yes, it's correct. Quote from the specifications:

Some HTML element types allow authors to omit end tags (e.g., the P and LI element types)