class with constructor marked @private is ignored

[myphysicslab]

A common pattern for a utility class is to have a @Private constructor (so that no instance can be made) and public static methods. JSDoc decides to not show the entire class in this case (when --access is set to not include private).

Additionally, the @classdesc needs to still appear for such a class, even though the constructor itself should not appear (when private access is turned off).

My current workaround is to not mark the constructor with @Private, and make the body of the constructor just throw an exception. But when reading the documentation it now looks like you can instantiate these classes. I can add a description explaining this, or add a @throws tag to the constructor, but far better is to just not show the constructor.

[myphysicslab]

FYI, adding a @throws tag to the constructor is looking like a good enough workaround for me -- plus it allows the @classdesc to appear (and other tags like @todo, @author).

[hegemonic]

Duplicate of #952.