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>3.8.0</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>3.8.0</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>3.8.0</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>