String content in javadoc

java, javadoc, string

Solution

You can reference it directly in the comment:

/**
 * MENU static field whose value is: {@value #MENU}
 */
public static final String MENU = "menu_2";

Problem

I was wondering, is it possible to generate javadoc for public String constants to generate javadoc which contains its content? E.g. For field: ``` public static final String MENU = "menu_2"; ``` it would generate javadoc like this: ``` /** * value: menu_2 */ ```

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