Re: Javadoc is not for beginners
Thomas Adrian wrote:
Hello all Java gurus.
I am in the process of learing Java, I have read a lot of books and
have made a few application and I understand a lot about how the
language works.
One thing that bothers me is the Javadoc part.
Take for instance this class:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/net/InetAddress.html
As a beginner this page is not very informative.
- I have to scroll down to find out that this class cannot be
instantiated because there is no constructor. why can't this be more
informative, I thnk this information should be on the first line of
the HTML page. obvsiously it can't be very hard to do , right ?
And why is there never any examplecode in the javadoc
Do you know any good books or webpages that explains to me how to read
the javadocs so I right away know how to implement the class I am
currently looking at in javadoc.
Javadocs are definitely reference, not tutorial, material. Also, like
most of Java, they tend to improve with time. I suggest working with a
more recent version than 1.4.2.
If you are learning about an area, such as Java networking, begin with a
tutorial or book about that area. Look to get the broad picture of how
things fit together from that, but precise details from the javadocs.
Patricia
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