1. apidoc
2. documenting APIs
3. Native library APIs

Native library APIs

Native library APIs refer to Java, C++, or other programming-specific APIs. In this model, rather than making requests across the web for the information, you download a library of code and integrate it into your project. The library is compiled directly into your application’s build (rather than accessed through web protocols as with REST APIs). Although this type of API is less common, I include it here in part to clarify what makes REST APIs so different from native library APIs.

Sections in this chapter:

• Overview of native library APIs
• Get the sample Java project
• Java crash course
• Activity: Generate a Javadoc from a sample project
• Javadoc tags
• Explore the Javadoc output
• Make edits to Javadoc tags
• Doxygen, a document generator mainly for C++
• Create non-ref docs with native library APIs