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| -rw-r--r-- | src/doc/rustdoc/src/unstable-features.md | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/doc/rustdoc/src/write-documentation/the-doc-attribute.md | 5 |
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diff --git a/src/doc/rustdoc/src/command-line-arguments.md b/src/doc/rustdoc/src/command-line-arguments.md index 1af5e2b0e1d..872592d669d 100644 --- a/src/doc/rustdoc/src/command-line-arguments.md +++ b/src/doc/rustdoc/src/command-line-arguments.md @@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ mod private { // this item is private and will not be documented } ``` -`--document-private-items` documents all items, even if they're not public. +`--document-private-items` includes all non-public items in the generated documentation except for `#[doc(hidden)]` items. Private items will be shown with a 🔒 icon. + ## `-L`/`--library-path`: where to look for dependencies diff --git a/src/doc/rustdoc/src/unstable-features.md b/src/doc/rustdoc/src/unstable-features.md index 3abd538d372..d4ff69a9933 100644 --- a/src/doc/rustdoc/src/unstable-features.md +++ b/src/doc/rustdoc/src/unstable-features.md @@ -262,6 +262,25 @@ themselves marked as unstable. To use any of these options, pass `-Z unstable-op the flag in question to Rustdoc on the command-line. To do this from Cargo, you can either use the `RUSTDOCFLAGS` environment variable or the `cargo rustdoc` command. +### `--document-hidden-items`: Show items that are `#[doc(hidden)]` +<span id="document-hidden-items"></span> + +By default, `rustdoc` does not document items that are annotated with +[`#[doc(hidden)]`](write-documentation/the-doc-attribute.html#hidden). + +`--document-hidden-items` causes all items to be documented as if they did not have `#[doc(hidden)]`, except that hidden items will be shown with a 👻 icon. + +Here is a table that fully describes which items are documented with each combination of `--document-hidden-items` and `--document-private-items`: + + +| rustdoc flags | items that will be documented | +|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| +| neither flag | only public items that are not hidden | +| only `--document-hidden-items` | all public items | +| only `--document-private-items` | all items that are not hidden | +| both flags | all items | + + ### `--markdown-before-content`: include rendered Markdown before the content * Tracking issue: [#44027](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/44027) diff --git a/src/doc/rustdoc/src/write-documentation/the-doc-attribute.md b/src/doc/rustdoc/src/write-documentation/the-doc-attribute.md index ff033aa14b8..45146993371 100644 --- a/src/doc/rustdoc/src/write-documentation/the-doc-attribute.md +++ b/src/doc/rustdoc/src/write-documentation/the-doc-attribute.md @@ -230,9 +230,8 @@ If you want to know more about inlining rules, take a look at the <span id="dochidden"></span> -Any item annotated with `#[doc(hidden)]` will not appear in the documentation, unless -the `strip-hidden` pass is removed. Re-exported items where one of its ancestors has -`#[doc(hidden)]` will be considered the same as private. +Any item annotated with `#[doc(hidden)]` will not appear in the documentation, +unless the [`--document-hidden-items`](../unstable-features.md#document-hidden-items) flag is used. You can find more information in the [`re-exports` chapter](./re-exports.md). |