Full package name?

Question

All,
I am very new to Javadoc. I would like to know how (if possible) to eliminate the full package name from any descriptions. For example, if I have a method that returns a Hashtable, the Javadoc that gets generated looks like this:
public static java.util.Hashtable newMethod()
I would like it to look like this:
public static Hashtable newMethod()
I'm using the Eclipse tool, and that is actually calling Javadoc and passing the appropriate parms (v1.4).
I'm new to Javadoc, so I don't know if the generated method (with the package name) is preferred. I've also read some of the forum's comments on how to get started with this. I'm attempting to consolidate the lengthy Javadoc documentation, and some of the comments I've read have been helpful.
Thanks,
Van Williams

Answer 1

The default should display the package name only
for classes not in the "current" package.
For 1.4, use "-noqualifier all" to prevent the package
name from appearing ahead of the class name
for all packages. This is further described at:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/tooldocs/windows/javadoc.html#noqualifier
You can reduce the confusion this may cause
by using -linkoffline to create links to
classes not being documented, such as to
java.util.HashTable in your example. This
is further described at:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/tooldocs/windows/javadoc.html#linkoffline
-Doug Kramer
Javadoc team