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Javadoc tag for showing doc of another method

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Is there a javadoc tag for showing the doc of another method? These are methods that simply relay the calls to other classes' methods. I'm looking for more than @see. Thanks.

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mtkilbay Avatar asked Apr 05 '17 15:04

mtkilbay


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If you use {@link MyClass#myMethod(String, etc.)}, the tooltip will show that as clickable and when clicked it will show the JavaDoc of myMethod. You can also add a description before the }.

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SantiBailors Avatar answered Oct 02 '22 12:10

SantiBailors