Javadoc is a tool for documenting your code. It doesn't generate code itself.
You use the Javadoc annotations in your Java files to associate comments with your classes and methods.
You use the Javadoc tool to generate the actual java documentation, which will be in the format that you see in the
Java API.
Some IDEs will help you generate your javadoc comments based off your code. For example, in Eclipse, if you type "/**" and hit return above a method, it'll generate the @params, @throws, and @return statements for you. You'll still need to add the actual content (description of method, any additional details on the params, what the return value means).
[ May 19, 2008: Message edited by: Stevi Deter ]