Configuring Help File

If a custom <helpfile/> parameter is specified, you will be able to use it:

  • if <helpfile/> is a given file, you could use an absolute or a relative path, for instance:
    <project>
  ...
  <reporting> (or <build>)
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>2.7</version>
        <configuration>
          <helpfile>${basedir}/path/to/your/helpfile</helpfile>
          ...
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
    ...
  </reporting> (or </build>)
  ...
</project>
  • since 2.6, <helpfile/> could be a resource in your project directory, i.e. src/main/java, src/main/resources or src/main/javadoc, for instance:
    <project>
  ...
  <reporting> (or <build>)
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>2.7</version>
        <configuration>
          <helpfile>path/to/your/resource/help-doc.html</helpfile>
          ...
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
    ...
  </reporting> (or </build>)
  ...
</project>
  • since 2.6, <helpfile/> could be a resource in the Javadoc plugin dependencies, for instance:
    <project>
  ...
  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>2.7</version>
        <configuration>
          <helpfile>path/to/your/resource/help-doc.html</helpfile>
        </configuration>
        <dependencies>
          <dependency>
            <groupId>groupId</groupId>
            <artifactId>artifactId</artifactId>
            <version>version</version>
          </dependency>
        </dependencies>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
    ...
  </build>
  ...
</project>