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.. _define_documentation:
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Define Documentation
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Defines and functions are documented similarly. Some noteworthy
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differences are:
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* The best practice for defines requires the use of the **@def**
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special command.
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* Just as with functions, we provide a full and a simplified template.
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The syntax used in the simplified template should only be used if you are familiar with
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Doxygen. Use the full template if you are having problems
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generating the documentation properly.
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Define Comment Templates
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Full template:
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.. code-block:: c
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/** @def name_of_define
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*
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* @brief Brief description of the define.
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*
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* @details Multiple lines describing in detail the
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* purpose of the define and what it does.
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*/
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#define name_of_define
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Simplified template:
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.. code-block:: c
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/**
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* Brief description of the define.
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*
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* Multiple lines describing in detail the
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* purpose of the define and what it does.
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*/
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#define name_of_define
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Define Documentation Example
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This simple example shows how to document a define with the least amount
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of effort while still following best practices.
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Correct:
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.. literalinclude:: phil_commented.h
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:language: c
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:lines: 46-54
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:emphasize-lines: 2, 3, 5
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:linenos:
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Observe how each piece of information is clearly marked. The @def on line 2
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ensures that the comment is appropriately linked to the code.
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Incorrect:
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.. literalinclude::
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../../../../samples/microkernel/apps/philosophers/src/phil.h
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:language: c
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:lines: 24-28
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:emphasize-lines: 2, 5
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:linenos:
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Observe that the comment does not start with
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:literal:`/**` and therefore Doxygen will ignore it.
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The comment is ambiguous; it could apply to either the define or the #if. |