### Where Tags Can Be Used

The following table summarizes which tags can be used
in which contexts.

| Tag                                   | Overview | Module  | Package | Type    | Constructor | Method  | Field   |
|:--------------------------------------|:--------:|:-------:|:-------:|:-------:|:-----------:|:-------:|:-------:|
| [`@author`](#author)                  | ✓  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |             |         |         |
| [`{@code}`](#code)                    | ✓  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓     | ✓ | ✓ |
| [`@deprecated`](#deprecated)          |          | ✓ |         | ✓ | ✓     | ✓ | ✓ |
| [`{@docRoot}`](#docroot)              | ✓  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓     | ✓ | ✓ |
| [`@exception`](#exception)            |          |         |         |         | ✓     | ✓ |         |
| [`@hidden`](#hidden)                  |          |         |         | ✓ |             | ✓ | ✓ |
| [`{@index}`](#index)                  | ✓  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓     | ✓ | ✓ |
| [`{@inheritDoc}`](#inheritdoc)        |          |         |         | ✓ |             | ✓ |         |
| [`{@link}`](#link)                    | ✓  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓     | ✓ | ✓ |
| [`{@linkplain}`](#linkplain)          | ✓  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓     | ✓ | ✓ |
| [`{@literal}`](#literal)              | ✓  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓     | ✓ | ✓ |
| [`@param`](#param)                    |          |         |         | ✓ | ✓     | ✓ |         |
| [`@provides`](#provides)              |          | ✓ |         |         |             |         |         |
| [`@return`](#return)                  |          |         |         |         |             | ✓ |         |
| [`@see`](#see)                        | ✓  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓     | ✓ | ✓ |
| [`@serial`](#serial)                  |          |         | ✓ | ✓ |             |         | ✓ |
| [`@serialData`](#serialdata)          |          |         |         |         |             |    *    |         |
| [`@serialField`](#serialfield)        |          |         |         |         |             |         |    *    |
| [`@since`](#since)                    | ✓  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓     | ✓ | ✓ |
| [`{@summary}`](#summary)              | ✓  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓     | ✓ | ✓ |
| [`@throws`](#throws)                  |          |         |         |         | ✓     | ✓ |         |
| [`@uses`](#uses)                      |          | ✓ |         |         |             |         |         |
| [`{@value}`](#value)                  | ✓  |         | ✓ | ✓ | ✓     | ✓ | ✓ |
| [`@version`](#version)                | ✓  | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |             |         |         |

Notes:

* The Overview page is not tied to any declaration.
It is typically specified with an option to the `javadoc`
command.
* "Methods" includes annotation type members.
* `@serialData` can only be used in the documentation comment for the
`readObject`, `writeObject`, `readExternal`, `writeExternal`,
`readResolve` and `writeReplace` methods.
* `@serialField` can only be used in the documentation comment for the
`serialPersistentFields` field.