JDK-4881117 : Faster access to class names (especially those later in alphabet)
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javadoc(tool)
  • Affected Version: 1.4.2
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows_xp
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2003-06-19
  • Updated: 2014-05-05
  • Resolved: 2014-03-06
Related Reports
Blocks :  
JDK-4269446 - Include search engine in JDK documentation
Description

Name: rmT116609			Date: 06/19/2003


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
I use the documentation on this site and the same site for previous versions, quite often.  I am a seasoned Java developer and usually know exactly which class I want documentation on.  If, for example, I want documentation on ResourceBundle, I hate having to scroll well down into the allclasses frame to find 'ResourceBundle' in the alphabetically ordered list.  Of course, I could always narrow the number in the allclasses frame by selecting the correct package in the overview frame.  But I'm too lazy to do all that scrolling.

But what if there was a box where I could start entering the name of the class I want documentation on.  As I type, the index of available classes narrows to only those that match the pattern I'm typing.  By the time I type 'resou' I have narrowed the available classes down to 'ResourceBundle' only and I can get to the doc I want quickly.


URL OF FAULTY DOCUMENTATION :
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/index.html
(Review ID: 188605) 
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Comments
Having a search capability in API documentation will moot this issue. Duplicate of 4269446
06-03-2014
EVALUATION This is apparently a request for an improvement to Javadoc-generated documentation. This feature is built into Mozilla browser. You select the lower left pane and start typing. For example, if you type "zipfile", it will find, select and scroll to that class name. Hitting Enter brings up that page in the main pane. However, the string "resourcebundle" is not unique, so it first finds "AccessibleResourceBundle", so you hit Tab to go to the next link, then type it again, where it finds "PropertyResourceBundle", hit Tab and type it again before it finds it. Perhaps Internet Explorer will implement this feature to make it more widely available. In your idea, where would the "box" be located? ###@###.### 2003-06-22
22-06-2003