When you execute the javadoc tool, you inform it that you want your class to process the source documents by using the doclet switch. A typical execution looks like this: >javadoc -docletpath bin ...

Second, JavaDoc loads the requested doclet and calls its start() method, passing in the RootDoc (which contains all the ClassDoc and MethodDoc instances, as well as the command-line options).

The javadoc command also provides attributes allowing you to specify the title of the window and the document. You can also include a copyright notice at the bottom of each javadoc page, using the ...