yDoc is a Javadoc extension that adds new capabilities to the generation process of Java API documentation.

Features

yDoc is able to automatically generate and integrate UML diagrams to your Java API documentation. But there is more to yDoc than only diagramming support.


The complete feature list includes

an XML-based mechanism to define new custom tags.
the possibility to exclude specific classes, methods or fields from the generated documentation. This is simply done by marking items with an exlusion tag. Additionally, an interface is provided so that powerful and sophisticated custom criteria can be used.
automatic generation of UML class diagrams for each documented class and package. The diagrams will be hyperlinked and embedded in the generated HTML pages. Supported image formats include SVG, SVGZ, GIF and JPG.

An easy-to-use style editor for UML Diagrams.




System requirements

yDoc requires the javadoc tool delivered with
Java2 SDK 1.4.x.


To view generated API documentation with embedded UML
class diagrams, your browser needs a SVG plugin.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer, such a plugin is freely
available from Adobe.