# How to send "-X" option to javadoc?

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-to-send-x-option-to-javadoc/23384>\
**Category:** Help/Discuss\
**Created:** [July 20, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-to-send-x-option-to-javadoc/23384 "2017-07-20T23:02:58Z")\
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If it has no value, it is a boolean option.  
Just do `addBooleanOption 'Xdoclint:none', true` and it works fine.

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