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Very little Doxygen documentation is currently available in Octave's source code. Which is why "Doxygen documentation for the C++ classes" is listed in the [http://wiki.octave.org/Projects#Documentation_and_On-Line_Help Projects] page of this wiki.
 
Very little Doxygen documentation is currently available in Octave's source code. Which is why "Doxygen documentation for the C++ classes" is listed in the [http://wiki.octave.org/Projects#Documentation_and_On-Line_Help Projects] page of this wiki.
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==== Doxygen Style Guide ====
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Doxygen allows for a variety of commenting styles. In order to maintain uniformity across the entire project the following rules should be applied:
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* For short Doxygen comments use {{codeline|//!}}
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* For longer comments use {{codeline|/*! ... */}}
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* For longer comments do not add {{codeline|*}} before each line
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* Use {{codeline|@}} for any Doxygen Special Commands
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An example  of properly used Doxygen would look like:
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<pre>
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//! Short Comment.
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/*!
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    Longer comment with special command and syntax highlighting:
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    @code{.cc}
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    double v = 1.0;
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    @endcode
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*/
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</pre>
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For actual use example look at [http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/file/1327ea4f5a93/liboctave/array/Array.h#l46 liboctave/array/Array.h]
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Revision as of 10:03, 21 September 2017

What is Doxygen ?

Doxygen is the de facto standard tool for generating documentation from annotated C++ sources [1]

Generating the Doxygen documentation for Octave

Doxygen documentation for Octave is easily generated from Octave sources. Instructions can be found in doc/doxyhtml/README.

Where can I browse the Doxygen documentation for Octave ?

Alternatively, you can access version specific Doxygen documentation:

What is the current status of Octave's Doxygen documentation ?

Very little Doxygen documentation is currently available in Octave's source code. Which is why "Doxygen documentation for the C++ classes" is listed in the Projects page of this wiki.

Doxygen Style Guide

Doxygen allows for a variety of commenting styles. In order to maintain uniformity across the entire project the following rules should be applied:

  • For short Doxygen comments use //!
  • For longer comments use /*! ... */
  • For longer comments do not add * before each line
  • Use @ for any Doxygen Special Commands

An example of properly used Doxygen would look like: 

//! Short Comment.
/*!
    Longer comment with special command and syntax highlighting:

    @code{.cc}
    double v = 1.0;
    @endcode
*/

For actual use example look at liboctave/array/Array.h

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