Intellij-idea – Why does the default IntelliJ default class javadoc comment use non-standard syntax

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Why does the default IntelliJ default class javadoc comment use non-standard syntax? Instead of creating a line with "User: jstauffer" it could create a line with "@author jstauffer". The other lines that it creates (Date and Time) probably don't have javadoc syntax to use but why not use the javadoc syntax when available?

For reference here is an example:

/**
 * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
 * User: jstauffer
 * Date: Nov 13, 2007
 * Time: 11:15:10 AM
 * To change this template use File | Settings | File Templates.
 */

Best Answer

I'm not sure why Idea doesn't use the @author tag by default.

But you can change this behavior by going to File -> Settings -> File Templates and editing the File Header entry in the Includes tab.

As of IDEA 14 it's: File -> Settings -> Editor -> File and Code Templates -> Includes -> File Header

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