[fpc-devel] fpdoc has incomplete type definitions in the documentation output

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

Hi,

When generating HTML class documentation, the Class definition displayed is
not the same as the actual class definition in the code. The definition in
the HTML docs show:

type
  TfpgBaseButton = class(TfpgWidget)

when in fact the real code in the .pas unit is:

type
  TfpgBaseButton = class(TfpgWidget, ICommandHolder)

I mentioned in a 'feature request' that it would be nice if the class
documentation can list the implemented interfaces (something like JavaDoc
does). That would be nice, but even if we can start by including the "real"
class definition in the documentation output, that would be good too.

I found more such problems (not relating to Interfaces too). For example, I
have a record that is marked as 'deprecated' in the pas unit. But the HTML
type definition of that record doesn't show the 'deprecated' keyword.
eg: HTML output.

type
TRGBTriple = record
  Red: Word;
  Green: Word;
  Blue: Word;
  Alpha: Word;
end;


but the real code in the .pas unit is as follows:

  TRGBTriple = record
    Red: word;
    Green: word;
    Blue: word;
    Alpha: word;
  end deprecated;

Note the HTML output is missing the 'deprecated' keyword. Same as the
missing implemented Interface in my button example. Another example is a
property with the 'platform' modifier. The definition shown in the fpdoc
class documentation doesn't include the 'platform' modifier in the code
example.


Is all this by design, or simply an oversight/bug in the fpdoc program?


Regards,
  - Graeme -

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