Javadoc

Some of the available Javadoc tags^[6] are listed in the table below:

Tag & Parameter	Usage	Applies to	Since
@author John Smith	Describes an author.	Class, Interface, Enum
@version version	Provides software version entry. Max one per Class or Interface.	Class, Interface, Enum
@since since-text	Describes when this functionality has first existed.	Class, Interface, Enum, Field, Method
@see reference	Provides a link to other element of documentation.	Class, Interface, Enum, Field, Method
@param name description	Describes a method parameter.	Method
@return description	Describes the return value.	Method
@exception classname description @throws classname description	Describes an exception that may be thrown from this method.	Method
@deprecated description	Describes an outdated method.	Class, Interface, Enum, Field, Method
{@inheritDoc}	Copies the description from the overridden method.	Overriding Method	1.4.0
{@link reference}	Link to other symbol.	Class, Interface, Enum, Field, Method
{@value #STATIC_FIELD}	Return the value of a static field.	Static Field	1.4.0
{@code literal}	Formats literal text in the code font. It is equivalent to <code>{@literal}</code>.	Class, Interface, Enum, Field, Method	1.5.0
{@literal literal}	Denotes literal text. The enclosed text is interpreted as not containing HTML markup or nested javadoc tags.	Class, Interface, Enum, Field, Method	1.5.0