Third Party Tools for Java and Other Languages
Tools that generate documentation from Java, C, C++, VB, Assembly and other languages. Here are a few -- if you know of others, please let us know so we can add them to this list.
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- CDOC Professional is a set of automated tools for Windows3.1/Win95/WinNT, OS/2, and DOS. They analyze existing C, C++, or Java programs and generate caller/called tree diagrams, class hierarchy trees, class inheritence/containment reports, identifier cross-references, reformat source or action-diagram listings, count code/comments and calculate path cyclomatic complexity, generate/insert/update function comment blocks.
- Surveyor V4.5 - Transform your C++ code into a web site that everyone in your workgroup can browse. Create class hierarchy charts showing all inheritance relationships. Quickly and easily document your projects without code modifications. Jump straight from your browser to related code in your favorite editor.
- DocJet - A tool for generating documentation from comments in source code. Version 3.0 works with Java, Visual Basic, C, C++, and MS IDL. There is a full-featured demonstration version available for download. You will probably also be interested in AltHelp, a plug-in for VB and VisualStudio which can display DocJet-generated HTML just like the built-in documentation.
- Autoduck - A Windows 95/NT console utility for documenting C, C++, Java, VB and Assembly. Outputs only to Rich Text Format (RTF). (No link at this time)
- Doc++ - A Unix utility for documenting C, C++ and Java. Outputs to LaTeX and HTML. Runs on IRIX, Linux and SunOSLinux, Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, IRIX, OSF, Unixware, Windows '95, '98 and NT. DOC++ was originally written by Roland Wunderling and Malte Zöckler, was further improved by Michael Meeks, and is currently maintained by Dragos Acostachioaie. (Not to be confused with Doc+.)
- Doxygen - a documentation system for C, C++ and IDL. It can generate an on-line class browser (in HTML) and/or an off-line reference manual (in Latex) from a set of documented source files. There is also support for generating man pages and for converting the generated output into Postscript, hyperlinked PDF or compressed HTML. The documentation is extracted directly from the sources. Doxygen is developed on Linux, but it runs on most other UNIX flavors as well. An executable for Windows 9x/NT is also available.
- Object Outline for software written in C and C++, generates HTML, RTF and WinHelp documentation. By Bumble Bee Software.
- PERCEPTS for software written in C++, generates HTML. Uses templates for custom output formats.
- grdoc for documenting C, C++ and Fortran.
- HeaderDoc - A doc generator Tool for C, C++ and Objective C from Apple.
- Doc-O-Matic - Generates source code documentation, online help and user manuals from one source in various formats: HTML Help, Windows Help, browser-based help and double-side printable PDF. It has an integrated editor that supports Javadoc tags. You can author comments in Javadoc style that can be inserted into Java (or C++, VB.NET, Delphi) source code. The current version does not support Javadoc inline tags, such as {@link}.
