Eclipse: add javadoc

Question

How can I generally add javadoc in eclipse for different packages.

As an example:
I want to add all the javadoc for hibernate in eclipse, but I don't know how. I've read this article How to add hibernate javadocs in Eclipse? but I don't want to get hibernate tools because I already use STS and I don't understand the other comment.

I'm using eclipse on Ubuntu.

Solution 1

Another option is to use maven/m2eclipse to manage your dependencies.

It's way overkill if you have the problem for 1 or 2 libraries, but worth considering if you have a dozen.

Most open source projects publish both the jar and the -src.jar artifacts, and m2eclipse can go and download automatically the source for you.

Solution 2

I am using Eclipse Helios x64 in Windows 7 x64.

In your project properties:

Solution 3

Run

mvn eclipse:eclipse -DdownloadJavadocs=true -DdownloadSources=true

and refresh your eclipse module. Voila! No need for any eclipse plugins (unless you are already using them).

Solution 4

In Eclipse Kepler (some years after the question, admittedly), there's a Download JavaDoc entry on the Maven submenu. This just downloaded the Spring JavaDoc (and the status message said "Downloading Javadoc and sources", but I haven't checked that). (There's also a Download Sources entry on that submenu.)

Hope this helps.

Solution 5

Right-click on the hibernate jar in the package explorer, then choose "Properties", and fill the "javadoc location" field.

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Comments

[JB Nizet]

In Indigo, there is one. But I'm pretty sure italso exists in previous versions. Check the screenshot in my edited answer.

[Marius]

I actually use Spring Tool Suite and Eclipse Helios and they both don't have those fields when I go at properties. I even went to hibernate3 like you. Maybe that's only in indigo, although it's weird since my STS is build over Indigo...

[Marius]

Thanks. It works, but I'll stick with maven. It's much faster to just get all sources and javadocs with only 1 click.

[CorayThan]

Just right click the project and go to --> Maven --> Download Sources. Super easy!

[boltup_im_coding]

What about if it says "Non modifiable"? stackoverflow.com/questions/19699157/…