Java 11 Programming for Beginners 3.5: Documentation Using Javadoc

This video tutorial covers the use of comments in Java, focusing on Javadocs for external documentation. It explains the difference between normal comments and Javadocs, emphasizing the importance of documenting APIs for external users. The tutorial provides guidelines for writing effective Javadocs, including the placement of annotations and the documentation of parameters. It also demonstrates how to generate and view Javadocs using Gradle. The video concludes with a preview of the next section, which will cover handling input and errors using a Pig Latin converter example.

What is the significance of the index HTML in the generated Javadoc?

Why is it important to avoid documenting obvious code?