What is javadoc in Java?

Javadoc is a documentation generator used in Java programming language to create API documentation in HTML format from Java source code. It uses special comments, known as Javadoc comments, which start with /** and end with */. Developers can add descriptions, parameters, return types, and exceptions using these comments to make the generated documentation more informative and useful.

Here's an example of how to write Javadoc comments for a simple Java method:


        /**
         * Calculates the sum of two integers.
         *
         * @param a the first integer
         * @param b the second integer
         * @return the sum of a and b
         */
        public int sum(int a, int b) {
            return a + b;
        }