How to change javadoc default stylesheet?

Question

Is there a command line option to modify the stylesheet file created by javadoc? I would like to use my own css file. Blue blue is boring by default. I tried the -stylesheet option, but it is not supported.

Answer 1

Yes, it is possible and actually quite simple. If you look, for example, at the Mockito javadoc:

• http://docs.mockito.googlecode.com/hg/org/mockito/Mockito.html (you can see that they changed the default value using this stylesheet )

If you are using Maven, you can do this by adding some configuration to the maven-javadoc-plugin:

• http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-javadoc-plugin/examples/stylesheet-configuration.html .

If you are using ant, there is a way to insert this parameter into the javadoc tool:

• http://ant.apache.org/manual/Tasks/javadoc.html

For more information, there are several discussion topics in the stackoverflow section: JavaDoc Style Sheets