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1. Programmatically generate JavaDoc files    stackoverflow.com

Is it possible to programmatically generate JavaDoc files by passing in a class? If so how?

2. javadoc: how to use it to document ONE single java file on Window 7?    stackoverflow.com

I'm trying to use javadoc to document one single java file on window 7,to simplify things, I only use the following simple command:

javadoc Attr.java

3. How do I automatically convert all javadoc package.html files into package-info.java files?    stackoverflow.com

We use a lot of legacy package.html files in our project and we want to convert them to package-info.java files. Doing that manually isn't an option (way too many files). Is ...

4. Empty template for package-level Javadoc file    stackoverflow.com

The Oracle page "How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc Tool" has a link to a "Empty Template for Package-Level Doc Comment File" which does not ...

5. How to access Javadoc comments from a file?    stackoverflow.com

How would I access and parse the Javadoc comments properly? Either being from a java source file or from a generated Javadoc file would work.

6. Should I use /* */ or /** */ for the copyright in the top of a java file?    stackoverflow.com

There is a copyright comment in each java file, but I don't know which one should I use: /* */ or /** */?

 /*
  * Copyright ...
  */
 import ...

7. Where do I downlaof the JSE 1.6 javadoc files?    forums.oracle.com

8. Extract information from Javadoc files    forums.oracle.com

I want to extract class, method & parameter information from the javadoc files (in html format, not from source code). Are there any existing API's / opensource projects that would help me do this. I have tried searching google and the forums, but I end up finding results related to extracting javadoc info from the source files. However I am interested ...