Chapter 5.2 - Using Comments

What are the special javadoc tags?

@return and @param

What is the main purpose of using comments?

To explain and document the features of the program

What differentiates javadoc comments from block comments?

You must place a * at the beginning of every line between the marks at the beginning and end of the comment (in javadoc comments).

Which type of comments are placed between /* and */ marks?

block comments

@return

describes the method's return value in a javadoc comment

@param

describes the parameter of a method in a javadoc comment

javadoc comments

generate documentation in HTML format automatically from these comments in the source code

comments

notes in English written into the source code

Which type of comment starts with a // mark?

single line comments