Starts a new paragraph. You must close <p> tags.

Do not use <p> for the first paragraph of a doc comment (the paragraph after the opening /**) or the first paragraph associated with a tag. Use the <p> tag for subsequent; for example:

/**

* The first sentence of a main description.

*

* <p>This line starts a new paragraph.</p>

*

* <p>This line starts a third paragraph.</p>

*/

ASDoc ignores white space in comments; to add white space for readability in the AS file, do not use the <p> tag but just add blank lines.

Hides text. Use this tag if you want to add documentation to the source file but do not want it to appear in the output.

Indicates a program listing (sample code).

Use this tag to enclose code snippets that you format as separate paragraphs, in monospace font, and in a gray background to distinguish the code from surrounding text. You must close <listing> tags.

Formats text in monospace font, such as a description of an algorithm or a formula. Do not use <br/> tags at end of line.

Use <listing> tag for code snippets.

Adds a line break. You must close this tag.

Comments for most tags are automatically formatted; you do not generally have to add line breaks. To create additional white space, add a new paragraph instead.

This tag may not be supported in the future, so use it only if necessary.

Creates a list. You must close these tags.

Creates a table. For basic tables that conform to ASDoc style, set the class attribute to innertable. Avoid setting any special attributes. Avoid nesting structural items, such as lists, within tables.

ASDoc uses a standard CSS stylesheet that has definitions for the <table>, <th>, <tr> and <td> tags. You must close these tags.

Use <th> for header cells instead of <td>, so the headers get formatted correctly.

Inserts an image. To create the correct amount of space around an image, enclose the image reference in <p></p> tags. Captions are optional; if you use a caption, make it boldface. You must close the <img> tag by ending it with />, as the following example shows:

Applies monospace formatting. You must close this tag.

Applies bold text formatting. You must close this tag.

Applies italic formatting. You must close this tag.

Less-than operator (<) . Ensure that you include the final semicolon (;).

Greater-than operator (>). Ensure that you include the final semicolon (;).

Ampersand (&). Ensure that you include the final semicolon (;).

Em dash.

Trademark symbol (™) that is not registered. This character is superscript by default, so do not enclose it in <sup> tags.

Nonbreaking space.

Registered trademark symbol (®). Enclose this character in <sup> tags to make it superscript.

Degree symbol.

Do not use an @ sign in an ASDoc comment; instead, insert the HTML character code: &#64;.