4 files changed, 37 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/ast/nodeTypes/NodeWithJavadoc.java b/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/ast/nodeTypes/NodeWithJavadoc.java
index f4a7013b0..592947e07 100644
--- a/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/ast/nodeTypes/NodeWithJavadoc.java
+++ b/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/ast/nodeTypes/NodeWithJavadoc.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public interface NodeWithJavadoc<N extends Node> {
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     default N setJavadocComment(String comment) {
-        return setJavadocComment(new JavadocComment(comment));
+        return setJavadocComment(new JavadocComment(" " + comment));
     }
 
     default N setJavadocComment(JavadocComment comment) {
@@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ public interface NodeWithJavadoc<N extends Node> {
     }
 
     default N setJavadocComment(String indentation, Javadoc javadoc) {
-        JavadocComment comment = javadoc.toComment(indentation);
-        return setJavadocComment(comment);
+        return setJavadocComment(javadoc.toComment(indentation));
+    }
+
+    default N setJavadocComment(Javadoc javadoc) {
+        return setJavadocComment(javadoc.toComment());
     }
 
     default boolean removeJavaDocComment() {
diff --git a/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/ast/nodeTypes/NodeWithSimpleName.java b/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/ast/nodeTypes/NodeWithSimpleName.java
index a979e7bdf..ebd3957b8 100644
--- a/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/ast/nodeTypes/NodeWithSimpleName.java
+++ b/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/ast/nodeTypes/NodeWithSimpleName.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 package com.github.javaparser.ast.nodeTypes;
 
 import com.github.javaparser.ast.Node;
+import com.github.javaparser.ast.expr.NameExpr;
 import com.github.javaparser.ast.expr.SimpleName;
 
 import static com.github.javaparser.utils.Utils.assertNonEmpty;
@@ -45,4 +46,8 @@ public interface NodeWithSimpleName<N extends Node> {
     default String getNameAsString() {
         return getName().getIdentifier();
     }
+
+    default NameExpr getNameAsExpression() {
+        return new NameExpr(getName());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/ast/nodeTypes/NodeWithType.java b/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/ast/nodeTypes/NodeWithType.java
index d97030cd7..06e66fb91 100644
--- a/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/ast/nodeTypes/NodeWithType.java
+++ b/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/ast/nodeTypes/NodeWithType.java
@@ -72,4 +72,7 @@ public interface NodeWithType<N extends Node, T extends Type> {
         return setType((T) parseType(typeString));
     }
 
+    default String getTypeAsString() {
+        return getType().asString();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/javadoc/Javadoc.java b/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/javadoc/Javadoc.java
index 62e1957cc..ba606c2f3 100644
--- a/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/javadoc/Javadoc.java
+++ b/javaparser-core/src/main/java/com/github/javaparser/javadoc/Javadoc.java
@@ -52,10 +52,25 @@ public class Javadoc {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * For tags like "@return good things" where
+     * tagName is "return",
+     * and the rest is content.
+     */
     public Javadoc addBlockTag(String tagName, String content) {
         return addBlockTag(new JavadocBlockTag(tagName, content));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * For tags like "@param abc this is a parameter" where
+     * tagName is "param",
+     * parameter is "abc"
+     * and the rest is content.
+     */
+    public Javadoc addBlockTag(String tagName, String parameter, String content) {
+        return addBlockTag(tagName, parameter + " " + content);
+    }
+
     public Javadoc addBlockTag(String tagName) {
         return addBlockTag(tagName, "");
     }
@@ -81,7 +96,14 @@ public class Javadoc {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a JavadocComment, by formatting the text of the Javadoc using the given indentation/
+     * Create a JavadocComment, by formatting the text of the Javadoc using no indentation (expecting the pretty printer to do the formatting.)
+     */
+    public JavadocComment toComment() {
+        return toComment("");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a JavadocComment, by formatting the text of the Javadoc using the given indentation.
      */
     public JavadocComment toComment(String indentation) {
         for (char c : indentation.toCharArray()) {