kdoc-fundamentals

KDoc comments in Kotlin use a block format starting with /** and ending with */ to document functions. You document parameters using @param tags and return values using @return tags to generate clear API documentation.

Generating API documentation for a Kotlin Multiplatform project is best done using Dokka. You configure the Dokka Gradle plugin in your build process to automatically generate HTML or Markdown documentation from your KDoc comments.

Yes, Dokka works with Kotlin Multiplatform projects to generate API documentation. You integrate the Dokka Gradle plugin into your build configuration to automatically produce documentation from your KDoc comments across multiple platforms.

Yes, you can output Markdown instead of HTML when generating Kotlin documentation. You configure the Dokka Gradle plugin during setup to specify whether the automated documentation generation outputs HTML or Markdown formats.

Dokka is needed to generate documentation from KDoc comments because it processes the Kotlin source code and translates the standard documentation comments into accessible HTML or Markdown API references for other developers.

You configure the Dokka Gradle plugin by adding it to your project's build configuration. This setup enables automated documentation generation, parsing your KDoc comments to produce professional HTML or Markdown API documentation.