Thanks for the replies guys.
My project for this is unfortunately been and gone by now but I'll take a look 
out of interested when I can and maybe send on to the team that is supporting.
The Links from Rusi look positive. Is there any howto documentation available 
with simple examples?

Regards
Bob

> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:36:22 +0200
> From: pop...@mdatools.net
> To: user@ant.apache.org
> Subject: Re: AW: Is there a JavaDoc style tool for generating docs for custom 
> ANT tasks
> 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> I would suggest trying also ModelAnt 
> (http://mdatools.net/blog/projects/model-ant/) v. 2.17 - it contains 
> ant.doc task (actually macro) and generates documentation of the ANT 
> tasks, types, macros, targets in a similar way that JavaDoc does. Yes, I 
> admit that the documentation does not look like the one Ant comes with, 
> but it seems simpler in understanding. In addition, if documenting a 
> task or type that have also Java sources or javadoc documentation, this 
> tool includes in the Ant documentation also the documentation of the 
> java sources and binds the Ant Doc page with the corresponding javadoc 
> page (if one exists).
> 
> The documentation of ModelAnt itself is generated by its task ant.doc. 
> Please take a look at it at: 
> http://mdatools.net/product/modelant.2.17/docs/antdoc/
> There review http://mdatools.net/product/modelant.2.17/docs/antdoc/
> 
> With best regards
> Rusi Popov
> 
> 
> On 23.11.2012 ?. 09:13 ?., Matèrne, Jan (RZF, SG 481) wrote:
> > AFAIK there was some work in
> > http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/sandbox/historical/xdocs/
> >
> > But I dont know any "official" tool.
> >
> >
> > Jan
> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Bob Tarling [mailto:bobtarl...@hotmail.com]
> > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 26. September 2012 20:45
> > An: user@ant.apache.org
> > Betreff: Is there a JavaDoc style tool for generating docs for custom ANT 
> > tasks
> >
> >
> > I am working with a team create a library of custom ant tasks.
> > I'd like to be able to generate documentation that looks similar to ants 
> > own documentation of the standard ant tasks. I wonder if this can be 
> > auto-generated in any way in the same way that JavaDoc creates 
> > documentation of Java methods.
> > Does anyone know of such a tool?
> > Regards
> > Bob
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> able to generate documentation that looks similar to ants own documentation 
> of the standard ant tasks. I wonder if this can be auto-generated in any way 
> in the same way that JavaDoc creates documentation of Java methods.
> Does anyone know of such a tool?
> Regards
> Bob
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