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diff --git a/src/core/lombok/EqualsAndHashCode.java b/src/core/lombok/EqualsAndHashCode.java
index dbce23b8..2f88ac50 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/EqualsAndHashCode.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/EqualsAndHashCode.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright (C) 2009-2014 The Project Lombok Authors.
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2017 The Project Lombok Authors.
*
* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
* of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,15 +29,16 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Generates implementations for the {@code equals} and {@code hashCode} methods inherited by all objects, based on relevant fields.
* <p>
- * Complete documentation is found at <a href="http://projectlombok.org/features/EqualsAndHashCode.html">the project lombok features page for &#64;EqualsAndHashCode</a>.
+ * Complete documentation is found at <a href="https://projectlombok.org/features/EqualsAndHashCode">the project lombok features page for &#64;EqualsAndHashCode</a>.
*/
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
public @interface EqualsAndHashCode {
/**
- * Any fields listed here will not be taken into account in the generated
- * {@code equals} and {@code hashCode} implementations.
+ * Any fields listed here will not be taken into account in the generated {@code equals} and {@code hashCode} implementations.
* Mutually exclusive with {@link #of()}.
+ *
+ * @return A list of fields to exclude.
*/
String[] exclude() default {};
@@ -46,25 +47,37 @@ public @interface EqualsAndHashCode {
* Normally, all non-static, non-transient fields are used for identity.
* <p>
* Mutually exclusive with {@link #exclude()}.
+ *
+ * @return A list of fields to use (<em>default</em>: all of them).
*/
String[] of() default {};
/**
- * Call on the superclass's implementations of {@code equals} and {@code hashCode} before calculating
- * for the fields in this class.
+ * Call on the superclass's implementations of {@code equals} and {@code hashCode} before calculating for the fields in this class.
* <strong>default: false</strong>
+ *
+ * @return Whether to call the superclass's {@code equals} implementation as part of the generated equals algorithm.
*/
boolean callSuper() default false;
/**
* Normally, if getters are available, those are called. To suppress this and let the generated code use the fields directly, set this to {@code true}.
* <strong>default: false</strong>
+ *
+ * @return If {@code true}, always use direct field access instead of calling the getter method.
*/
boolean doNotUseGetters() default false;
/**
- * Any annotations listed here are put on the generated parameter of {@code equals} and {@code canEqual}. The syntax for this feature is: {@code @EqualsAndHashCode(onParam=@__({@AnnotationsGoHere}))}
- * This is useful to add for example a {@code Nullable} annotation.
+ * Any annotations listed here are put on the generated parameter of {@code equals} and {@code canEqual}.
+ * This is useful to add for example a {@code Nullable} annotation.<br>
+ * The syntax for this feature depends on JDK version (nothing we can do about that; it's to work around javac bugs).<br>
+ * up to JDK7:<br>
+ * {@code @EqualsAndHashCode(onParam=@__({@AnnotationsGoHere}))}<br>
+ * from JDK8:<br>
+ * {@code @EqualsAndHashCode(onParam_={@AnnotationsGohere})} // note the underscore after {@code onParam}.
+ *
+ * @return List of annotations to apply to the generated parameter in the {@code equals()} method.
*/
AnyAnnotation[] onParam() default {};