JavadocFormatter is only appending Override annotation when overridden method is in the immediate parent

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 6.1.20 EE GA2
• Fix Version/s: 6.2.0 CE M2
• Component/s: Documentation
• Labels: None

The @Override tag is only being inserted when the child class is overriding a method of the parent class/interface. If the overridden method is not in the parent classs/interface, but is instead in an ancestor of the parent, the override is not being detected and hence the @Override tag is not being appended to the overriding method.

For example,

• GrandParent interface specifies method1()
• Abstract class Parent implements GrandParent, but does not implement method1()
• GrandChild class extends Parent and implements method1() ... overriding GrandParent.method1()

... JavadocFormatter should detect this overriding method and append @Override to GrandChild.method1()