Maven: How do I exclude specific source files from javadoc?

Question

I need to exclude specific source files (NOT just packages) from Javadoc using Maven. The setting will not work for me: it only allows you to exc

Answer 1

And what about this?

<sourceFileExcludes>
    <exclude>net/my/packagename/mock/*.java</exclude>
    <exclude>net/my/packagename/samples/*.java</exclude>
    <exclude>**Mock*.java</exclude>
</sourceFileExcludes>

Answer 2

You need to specify sourcepath also. Then sourceFileExcludes will work.

<sourceFileExcludes>
  <exclude>CryptoUtils.java</exclude>
</sourceFileExcludes>
<sourcepath>${basedir}/src/main/java/com/sdk/entity;${basedir}/src/main/java/com/sdk/main;${basedir}/src/main/java/com/sdk/util</sourcepath>

Note :

CryptoUtils is inside "/src/main/java/com/sdk/util"

Answer 3

It might just not be working at the moment. There is bug logged in the plugin issue tracker - MJAVADOC-365

Answer 4

  <sourceFileIncludes>
    <includes>com/cod/user/**</includes>

   </sourceFileIncludes>
  <sourceFileExcludes>
 <exclude>com/cod/user/impl/**</exclude>

includes you want ,exclude else