Is it possible to re-use @param descriptions in JavaDoc?

Question

I have a convenience class for encoding URI\'s. In it I\'ve created three methods which I use depending on how specific I need to be. I\'m wondering if there is a smart way to r

Answer 1

No. Copying works for overridden, but not for overloaded methods. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/tooldocs/solaris/javadoc.html#inheritingcomments