The Javadoc tool ignores dangling Javadoc comments and doesn't include them in the generated HTML documentation.
Example:
class A {
/**
* Dangling comment
*/
/**
* Method javadoc
*/
public void m(){}
}
A quick-fix is available to delete such comments completely or convert them into a block comment. After the quick-fix is applied:
class A {
/*
Dangling comment
*/
/**
* Method javadoc
*/
public void m(){}
}