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RE: [riena-dev] Suggestion: avoid "@see xyz"-only comments

Title: RE: [riena-dev] Suggestion: avoid "@see xyz"-only comments

Hi Elias,

> > If only Eclipse would support the {@inheritDoc} tag properly, the follwing style would
> > probably give us the best of both worlds:
> > /*
> >  * {@inheritDoc}
> >  * @see org.eclipse.riena.ui.ridgets.IRidget#updateFromModel()
> >  */

> BTW {@inheritDoc} has just been fixed in Eclipse 3.5 M1. See here:
> http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/S-3.5M1-200808071402/3.5M1/eclipse-news-M1.html#JDT

Very nice! Thanks for the hint.

> Personally, I prefer the 'no comment' style for methods that just implement from the
> interface because it needs less lines.

> > public void updateFromModel() {

> The original text from the parent/interface will be inherited anyway.
> And when editing (in Eclipse) there is a up-arrow on the left of the method name,
> indicating it is implementing/overriding another method.
> However I am ok with _any_ comment style that does not interfere
> the Eclipse "javadoc hover tooltip".

I second that.

Regards,
Wanja


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