Searching Through Javadoc-Generated Documentation

You can search the Javadoc-generated HTML pages for a specific class, interface, constructor, method, or field. By default, the IDE performs the search using exact case matching.

To make a file available for search by the Javadoc search engine, you must have the file's source tree mounted in the IDE as a filesystem. The Javadoc tab of the Explorer displays Javadoc documentation that you have mounted in the IDE or that you have generated in the IDE from mounted sources.

To search Javadoc pages from the Source Editor:

  1. Place the pointer in the entity (class, interface, method, constructor, or field) whose documentation you want to find.
  2. Press Shift-F1.

    The Javadoc Index Search dialog box opens and displays a list of matches.

  3. Click the match that interests you.

    The documentation is displayed in the web browser in the Javadoc Index Search dialog box. To view the documentation in a separate browser window, double-click the match.

To search from the Javadoc Index Search dialog box:

  1. From the main window, choose View and choose Javadoc Index Search (Shift-F1).
  2. In the Javadoc Index Search dialog box, type the entity you want to search for.

    To simplify your search, you can enter a fully qualified name such as java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object.hashCode, or Object.hashCode.

  3. Click Find.

    The IDE displays a list of matches.

  4. Click the match that interests you.

    The documentation is displayed in the web browser in the Javadoc Index Search dialog box. To view the documentation in a separate browser window, double-click the match.

See also
Mounting a Javadoc Filesystem
Turning Off Exact Case Matching
Generating Javadoc Documentation
Javadoc Index Search

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