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Definition

Java supports a particular style of comments known as Javadoc comments. Their format is more complex, but they have the advantage that you can use a program to extract the comments to make HTML files suitable for reading with a web browser.

Source: Reges & Stepp, 2007

Example

Example sentence for context: "Javadoc comments are useful in more advanced programming." A visual example of the HTML page that Javadoc comments can generate is found below: <a href="http://s254.photobucket.com/albums/hh107/aslstem/?action=view&current=javadoccomment-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh107/aslstem/javadoccomment-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>