JDK-8072945 : Javadoc should generate valid and compliant HTML5 output
  • Type: New Feature
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javadoc(tool)
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Fix Versions: 9
  • Submitted: 2015-02-11
  • Updated: 2019-01-25
  • Resolved: 2015-04-14
Related Reports
Blocks :  
JDK-8046068 - JEP 224: HTML5 Javadoc
Blocks :  
JDK-8064827 - Phase 4: Update DocLint to validate HTML5
Blocks :  
JDK-8055729 - Phase 1: Update the current generated markup to be HTML5 compliant
Blocks :  
JDK-8059892 - Phase 2: Update the generated markup to use new HTML5 tags.
Blocks :  
JDK-8064826 - Phase 3: Update the generated markup to be HTML5 accessibility compliant
Relates :  
JDK-8215578 - Remove javadoc support for HTML 4.
Relates :  
JDK-8172474 - javac should enable doclint checking for HTML 5
Description
The javadoc tool needs to be updated such that it provides an option to generate valid and compliant HTML5 output. There should also be an option to generate HTML4 output so the user can decide the HTML version using comand-line options.