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commit 940d2d0ddcd90ed0c5b41d731c3939acad4840de
Author: Gary Gregory <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Jul 11 08:15:07 2026 -0400

    Javadoc
---
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/Const.java           | 24 +++++-----
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/ExceptionConst.java  |  2 +-
 .../apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationDefault.java   |  2 +-
 .../bcel/classfile/AnnotationElementValue.java     |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationEntry.java | 16 +++----
 .../org/apache/bcel/classfile/Annotations.java     |  4 +-
 .../apache/bcel/classfile/ArrayElementValue.java   |  4 +-
 .../apache/bcel/classfile/ClassElementValue.java   |  4 +-
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Code.java  |  4 +-
 .../bcel/classfile/ConstantMethodHandle.java       |  4 +-
 .../apache/bcel/classfile/ConstantMethodType.java  |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/classfile/ElementValue.java    |  6 +--
 .../apache/bcel/classfile/ElementValuePair.java    |  6 +--
 .../org/apache/bcel/classfile/EnclosingMethod.java |  8 ++--
 .../apache/bcel/classfile/EnumElementValue.java    |  8 ++--
 .../org/apache/bcel/classfile/FieldOrMethod.java   |  2 +-
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/JavaClass.java  |  6 +--
 .../org/apache/bcel/classfile/LineNumberTable.java |  2 +-
 .../apache/bcel/classfile/LocalVariableTable.java  |  6 +--
 .../bcel/classfile/LocalVariableTypeTable.java     |  6 +--
 .../org/apache/bcel/classfile/MethodParameter.java |  4 +-
 .../apache/bcel/classfile/MethodParameters.java    |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleExports.java   |  4 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleOpens.java     |  4 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleRequires.java  |  2 +-
 .../bcel/classfile/ParameterAnnotationEntry.java   |  4 +-
 .../bcel/classfile/ParameterAnnotations.java       |  4 +-
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Signature.java  |  2 +-
 .../apache/bcel/classfile/SimpleElementValue.java  | 18 ++++----
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMap.java   |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMapEntry.java   | 12 ++---
 .../org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMapType.java    |  4 +-
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Utility.java    | 14 +++---
 .../bcel/generic/AnnotationElementValueGen.java    |  2 +-
 .../apache/bcel/generic/AnnotationEntryGen.java    |  8 ++--
 .../apache/bcel/generic/ArrayElementValueGen.java  |  4 +-
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/generic/BasicType.java    |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/BranchInstruction.java |  6 +--
 .../apache/bcel/generic/ClassElementValueGen.java  |  4 +-
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ClassGen.java     | 28 +++++------
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/CodeExceptionGen.java  |  4 +-
 .../apache/bcel/generic/CompoundInstruction.java   |  2 +-
 .../bcel/generic/ConstantPushInstruction.java      |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/ElementValueGen.java   |  6 +--
 .../apache/bcel/generic/ElementValuePairGen.java   |  6 +--
 .../apache/bcel/generic/EnumElementValueGen.java   |  8 ++--
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/ExceptionThrower.java  |  2 +-
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/generic/FieldGen.java     |  4 +-
 .../apache/bcel/generic/FieldGenOrMethodGen.java   |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/INVOKEINTERFACE.java   |  2 +-
 .../apache/bcel/generic/IndexedInstruction.java    |  2 +-
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Instruction.java  |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionConst.java  |  2 +-
 .../apache/bcel/generic/InstructionFactory.java    | 54 +++++++++++-----------
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionHandle.java | 16 +++----
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionList.java   |  2 +-
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LDC.java     |  2 +-
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LDC2_W.java  |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/LineNumberGen.java     |  6 +--
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LoadClass.java    |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/LocalVariableGen.java  | 10 ++--
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/generic/MethodGen.java    | 12 ++---
 .../bcel/generic/NameSignatureInstruction.java     |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/NamedAndTyped.java     |  4 +-
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/PUSH.java    |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/ReferenceType.java     |  4 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/ReturnInstruction.java |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/ReturnaddressType.java |  2 +-
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/SWITCH.java  |  2 +-
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Select.java  |  6 +--
 .../apache/bcel/generic/SimpleElementValueGen.java |  8 ++--
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Type.java    |  6 +--
 .../org/apache/bcel/generic/TypedInstruction.java  |  2 +-
 .../bcel/util/AbstractClassPathRepository.java     |  2 +-
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/BCELifier.java  |  2 +-
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/util/ByteSequence.java    |  2 +-
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassLoader.java     |  4 +-
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassQueue.java |  2 +-
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassSet.java   |  2 +-
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassStack.java |  4 +-
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassVector.java     |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/util/InstructionFinder.java    |  4 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/util/ModularRuntimeImage.java  |  2 +-
 src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/Repository.java |  8 ++--
 .../org/apache/bcel/util/SyntheticRepository.java  |  4 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/verifier/PassVerifier.java     |  4 +-
 .../apache/bcel/verifier/VerificationResult.java   |  4 +-
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/Verifier.java    | 12 ++---
 .../org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierAppFrame.java |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierFactory.java  |  2 +-
 .../verifier/exc/AssertionViolatedException.java   |  2 +-
 .../java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/exc/Utility.java |  2 +-
 .../exc/VerifierConstraintViolatedException.java   |  2 +-
 .../apache/bcel/verifier/statics/DOUBLE_Upper.java |  2 +-
 .../apache/bcel/verifier/statics/LONG_Upper.java   |  2 +-
 .../bcel/verifier/statics/LocalVariableInfo.java   |  4 +-
 .../bcel/verifier/statics/Pass2Verifier.java       |  2 +-
 .../bcel/verifier/statics/Pass3aVerifier.java      |  8 ++--
 .../verifier/structurals/ControlFlowGraph.java     |  4 +-
 .../verifier/structurals/ExceptionHandler.java     |  4 +-
 .../apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Frame.java    |  6 +--
 .../verifier/structurals/InstructionContext.java   | 10 ++--
 .../bcel/verifier/structurals/LocalVariables.java  |  4 +-
 .../bcel/verifier/structurals/OperandStack.java    | 12 ++---
 .../bcel/verifier/structurals/Pass3bVerifier.java  |  8 ++--
 .../bcel/verifier/structurals/Subroutines.java     |  6 +--
 .../structurals/UninitializedObjectType.java       |  2 +-
 107 files changed, 290 insertions(+), 290 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/Const.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/Const.java
index 357534ee..9986edae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/Const.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/Const.java
@@ -3308,7 +3308,7 @@ public final class Const {
      * Gets the access name at the given index.
      *
      * @param index index into {@code ACCESS_NAMES}.
-     * @return the ACCESS_NAMES entry at the given index.
+     * @return The ACCESS_NAMES entry at the given index.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public static String getAccessName(final int index) {
@@ -3319,7 +3319,7 @@ public final class Const {
      * Gets the attribute name at the given index.
      *
      * @param index index into {@code ACCESS_NAMES}.
-     * @return the attribute name.
+     * @return The attribute name.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public static String getAttributeName(final int index) {
@@ -3330,7 +3330,7 @@ public final class Const {
      * The primitive class names corresponding to the T_XX constants, for 
example, CLASS_TYPE_NAMES[T_INT] = "java.lang.Integer".
      *
      * @param index index into {@code CLASS_TYPE_NAMES}.
-     * @return the class name.
+     * @return The class name.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public static String getClassTypeName(final int index) {
@@ -3341,7 +3341,7 @@ public final class Const {
      * Gets the constant name at the given index.
      *
      * @param index index into {@code CONSTANT_NAMES}.
-     * @return the CONSTANT_NAMES entry at the given index.
+     * @return The CONSTANT_NAMES entry at the given index.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public static String getConstantName(final int index) {
@@ -3363,7 +3363,7 @@ public final class Const {
     /**
      * Gets the interfaces implemented by arrays.
      *
-     * @return the interfaces implemented by arrays.
+     * @return The interfaces implemented by arrays.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public static Iterable<String> getInterfacesImplementedByArrays() {
@@ -3374,7 +3374,7 @@ public final class Const {
      * Gets the item name at the given index.
      *
      * @param index index into {@code ITEM_NAMES}.
-     * @return the item name.
+     * @return The item name.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public static String getItemName(final int index) {
@@ -3385,7 +3385,7 @@ public final class Const {
      * Gets the method handle name at the given index.
      *
      * @param index index into {@code METHODHANDLE_NAMES}.
-     * @return the method handle name.
+     * @return The method handle name.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public static String getMethodHandleName(final int index) {
@@ -3407,7 +3407,7 @@ public final class Const {
      * Gets the opcode name at the given index.
      *
      * @param index the index.
-     * @return the opcode name.
+     * @return The opcode name.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public static String getOpcodeName(final int index) {
@@ -3419,7 +3419,7 @@ public final class Const {
      *
      * @param opcode the opcode.
      * @param index  the index.
-     * @return the operand type.
+     * @return The operand type.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public static short getOperandType(final int opcode, final int index) {
@@ -3430,7 +3430,7 @@ public final class Const {
      * Gets the operand type count.
      *
      * @param opcode the opcode.
-     * @return the operand type count.
+     * @return The operand type count.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public static long getOperandTypeCount(final int opcode) {
@@ -3452,7 +3452,7 @@ public final class Const {
      * Gets the short type name at the given index.
      *
      * @param index the index.
-     * @return the short type name.
+     * @return The short type name.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public static String getShortTypeName(final int index) {
@@ -3463,7 +3463,7 @@ public final class Const {
      * The primitive type names corresponding to the T_XX constants, for 
example, TYPE_NAMES[T_INT] = "int".
      *
      * @param index the index.
-     * @return the type name.
+     * @return The type name.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public static String getTypeName(final int index) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/ExceptionConst.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/ExceptionConst.java
index 7451286c..34a627ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/ExceptionConst.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/ExceptionConst.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public final class ExceptionConst {
      *
      * @param type the basic array type.
      * @param extraClasses additional classes, if any.
-     * @return the merged array.
+     * @return The merged array.
      */
     public static Class<?>[] createExceptions(final EXCS type, final 
Class<?>... extraClasses) {
         switch (type) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationDefault.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationDefault.java
index 312911ff..893dfd6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationDefault.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationDefault.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class AnnotationDefault extends Attribute {
     /**
      * Gets the default value.
      *
-     * @return the default value.
+     * @return The default value.
      */
     public final ElementValue getDefaultValue() {
         return defaultValue;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationElementValue.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationElementValue.java
index a42e4cc6..994bc595 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationElementValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationElementValue.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class AnnotationElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the annotation entry.
      *
-     * @return the annotation entry.
+     * @return The annotation entry.
      */
     public AnnotationEntry getAnnotationEntry() {
         return annotationEntry;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationEntry.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationEntry.java
index 4bd0e8d3..4ad94058 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationEntry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/AnnotationEntry.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class AnnotationEntry implements Node {
      * Creates annotation entries from attributes.
      *
      * @param attributes the attributes.
-     * @return the annotation entries.
+     * @return The annotation entries.
      */
     public static AnnotationEntry[] createAnnotationEntries(final Attribute[] 
attributes) {
         // Find attributes that contain annotation data
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class AnnotationEntry implements Node {
      * @param input the input stream.
      * @param constantPool the constant pool.
      * @param isRuntimeVisible whether the annotation is runtime visible.
-     * @return the entry.
+     * @return The entry.
      * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
      */
     public static AnnotationEntry read(final DataInput input, final 
ConstantPool constantPool, final boolean isRuntimeVisible) throws IOException {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class AnnotationEntry implements Node {
     /**
      * Gets the annotation type name.
      *
-     * @return the annotation type name.
+     * @return The annotation type name.
      */
     public String getAnnotationType() {
         return constantPool.getConstantUtf8(typeIndex).getBytes();
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class AnnotationEntry implements Node {
     /**
      * Gets the annotation type index.
      *
-     * @return the annotation type index.
+     * @return The annotation type index.
      */
     public int getAnnotationTypeIndex() {
         return typeIndex;
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class AnnotationEntry implements Node {
     /**
      * Gets the constant pool.
      *
-     * @return the constant pool.
+     * @return The constant pool.
      */
     public ConstantPool getConstantPool() {
         return constantPool;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class AnnotationEntry implements Node {
     /**
      * Gets the element value pairs in this annotation entry.
      *
-     * @return the element value pairs in this annotation entry.
+     * @return The element value pairs in this annotation entry.
      */
     public ElementValuePair[] getElementValuePairs() {
         // TODO return List
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public class AnnotationEntry implements Node {
     /**
      * Gets the number of element value pairs in this annotation entry.
      *
-     * @return the number of element value pairs in this annotation entry.
+     * @return The number of element value pairs in this annotation entry.
      */
     public final int getNumElementValuePairs() {
         return elementValuePairs.size();
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class AnnotationEntry implements Node {
     /**
      * Gets the type index.
      *
-     * @return the type index.
+     * @return The type index.
      */
     public int getTypeIndex() {
         return typeIndex;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Annotations.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Annotations.java
index 570c72bb..ea6eefff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Annotations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Annotations.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public abstract class Annotations extends Attribute 
implements Iterable<Annotati
     /**
      * Gets the array of annotation entries in this annotation.
      *
-     * @return the array of annotation entries in this annotation.
+     * @return The array of annotation entries in this annotation.
      */
     public AnnotationEntry[] getAnnotationEntries() {
         return annotationTable;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public abstract class Annotations extends Attribute 
implements Iterable<Annotati
     /**
      * Gets the number of annotation entries in this annotation.
      *
-     * @return the number of annotation entries in this annotation.
+     * @return The number of annotation entries in this annotation.
      */
     public final int getNumAnnotations() {
         return annotationTable.length;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ArrayElementValue.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ArrayElementValue.java
index dcc93f82..f0f20d39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ArrayElementValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ArrayElementValue.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class ArrayElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the element values array.
      *
-     * @return the element values array.
+     * @return The element values array.
      */
     public ElementValue[] getElementValuesArray() {
         return elementValues;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class ArrayElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the element values array size.
      *
-     * @return the element values array size.
+     * @return The element values array size.
      */
     public int getElementValuesArraySize() {
         return elementValues.length;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ClassElementValue.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ClassElementValue.java
index 8e2e15fb..bd61f97a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ClassElementValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ClassElementValue.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class ClassElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the class string.
      *
-     * @return the class string.
+     * @return The class string.
      */
     public String getClassString() {
         return super.getConstantPool().getConstantUtf8(idx).getBytes();
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ClassElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the index.
      *
-     * @return the index.
+     * @return The index.
      */
     public int getIndex() {
         return idx;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Code.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Code.java
index f54ac8a3..84cc6a13 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Code.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Code.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public final class Code extends Attribute {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the full size of this code attribute, minus its first 6 bytes, 
including the size of all its contained attributes.
+     * @return The full size of this code attribute, minus its first 6 bytes, 
including the size of all its contained attributes.
      */
     private int calculateLength() {
         int len = 0;
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public final class Code extends Attribute {
     /**
      * Gets the internal length of this code attribute (minus the first 6 
bytes) and excluding all its attributes.
      *
-     * @return the internal length of this code attribute (minus the first 6 
bytes) and excluding all its attributes.
+     * @return The internal length of this code attribute (minus the first 6 
bytes) and excluding all its attributes.
      */
     private int getInternalLength() {
         return 2 /* maxStack */ + 2 /* maxLocals */ + 4 /* code length */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ConstantMethodHandle.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ConstantMethodHandle.java
index 058f9fd9..0ceed5ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ConstantMethodHandle.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ConstantMethodHandle.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public final class ConstantMethodHandle extends Constant {
     /**
      * Gets the reference index.
      *
-     * @return the reference index.
+     * @return The reference index.
      */
     public int getReferenceIndex() {
         return referenceIndex;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public final class ConstantMethodHandle extends Constant {
     /**
      * Gets the reference kind.
      *
-     * @return the reference kind.
+     * @return The reference kind.
      */
     public int getReferenceKind() {
         return referenceKind;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ConstantMethodType.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ConstantMethodType.java
index 496a2f6f..e6117603 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ConstantMethodType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ConstantMethodType.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public final class ConstantMethodType extends Constant {
     /**
      * Gets the descriptor index.
      *
-     * @return the descriptor index.
+     * @return The descriptor index.
      */
     public int getDescriptorIndex() {
         return descriptorIndex;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ElementValue.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ElementValue.java
index cd576bb6..3eb9f79a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ElementValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ElementValue.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public abstract class ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the constant pool.
      *
-     * @return the constant pool.
+     * @return The constant pool.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     final ConstantPool getConstantPool() {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public abstract class ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the element value type.
      *
-     * @return the element value type.
+     * @return The element value type.
      */
     public int getElementValueType() {
         return type;
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public abstract class ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the type.
      *
-     * @return the type.
+     * @return The type.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     final int getType() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ElementValuePair.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ElementValuePair.java
index fa0dac79..6881db86 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ElementValuePair.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ElementValuePair.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class ElementValuePair {
     /**
      * Gets the name index.
      *
-     * @return the name index.
+     * @return The name index.
      */
     public int getNameIndex() {
         return elementNameIndex;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class ElementValuePair {
     /**
      * Gets the name string.
      *
-     * @return the name string.
+     * @return The name string.
      */
     public String getNameString() {
         return constantPool.getConstantUtf8(elementNameIndex).getBytes();
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class ElementValuePair {
     /**
      * Gets the value.
      *
-     * @return the element value.
+     * @return The element value.
      */
     public final ElementValue getValue() {
         return elementValue;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/EnclosingMethod.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/EnclosingMethod.java
index 7220d66d..e67d2d53 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/EnclosingMethod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/EnclosingMethod.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class EnclosingMethod extends Attribute {
     /**
      * Gets the enclosing class.
      *
-     * @return the enclosing class.
+     * @return The enclosing class.
      */
     public final ConstantClass getEnclosingClass() {
         return super.getConstantPool().getConstant(classIndex, 
Const.CONSTANT_Class, ConstantClass.class);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class EnclosingMethod extends Attribute {
     /**
      * Gets the enclosing class index.
      *
-     * @return the enclosing class index.
+     * @return The enclosing class index.
      */
     public final int getEnclosingClassIndex() {
         return classIndex;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class EnclosingMethod extends Attribute {
     /**
      * Gets the enclosing method.
      *
-     * @return the enclosing method.
+     * @return The enclosing method.
      */
     public final ConstantNameAndType getEnclosingMethod() {
         if (methodIndex == 0) {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class EnclosingMethod extends Attribute {
     /**
      * Gets the enclosing method index.
      *
-     * @return the enclosing method index.
+     * @return The enclosing method index.
      */
     public final int getEnclosingMethodIndex() {
         return methodIndex;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/EnumElementValue.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/EnumElementValue.java
index 7924ef10..3681aab9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/EnumElementValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/EnumElementValue.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class EnumElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the enum type string.
      *
-     * @return the enum type string.
+     * @return The enum type string.
      */
     public String getEnumTypeString() {
         return super.getConstantPool().getConstantUtf8(typeIdx).getBytes();
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class EnumElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the enum value string.
      *
-     * @return the enum value string.
+     * @return The enum value string.
      */
     public String getEnumValueString() {
         return super.getConstantPool().getConstantUtf8(valueIdx).getBytes();
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class EnumElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the type index.
      *
-     * @return the type index.
+     * @return The type index.
      */
     public int getTypeIndex() {
         return typeIdx;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class EnumElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the value index.
      *
-     * @return the value index.
+     * @return The value index.
      */
     public int getValueIndex() {
         return valueIdx;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/FieldOrMethod.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/FieldOrMethod.java
index 7a42f783..cf4c2668 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/FieldOrMethod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/FieldOrMethod.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public abstract class FieldOrMethod extends AccessFlags 
implements Cloneable, No
      * (Ljava/util/Vector;)V the signature attribute may in fact say 
'Ljava/lang/Vector&lt;Ljava/lang/String&gt;;' Coded for
      * performance - searches for the attribute only when requested - only 
searches for it once.
      *
-     * @return the generic signature.
+     * @return The generic signature.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public final String getGenericSignature() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/JavaClass.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/JavaClass.java
index c10ef2e3..6a82cf57 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/JavaClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/JavaClass.java
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ public class JavaClass extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable, Node, Comparabl
     /**
      * Gets interfaces directly implemented by this JavaClass.
      *
-     * @return the interfaces.
+     * @return The interfaces.
      * @throws ClassNotFoundException if any of the class's interfaces can't 
be found.
      */
     public JavaClass[] getInterfaces() throws ClassNotFoundException {
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ public class JavaClass extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable, Node, Comparabl
      * Gets the ClassRepository which holds its definition. By default this is 
the same as
      * SyntheticRepository.getInstance().
      *
-     * @return the repository.
+     * @return The repository.
      */
     public org.apache.bcel.util.Repository getRepository() {
         return repository;
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ public class JavaClass extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable, Node, Comparabl
     /**
      * Gets the superclass for this JavaClass object, or null if this is 
{@link Object}.
      *
-     * @return the superclass for this JavaClass object, or null if this is 
{@link Object}.
+     * @return The superclass for this JavaClass object, or null if this is 
{@link Object}.
      * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the superclass can't be found.
      */
     public JavaClass getSuperClass() throws ClassNotFoundException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/LineNumberTable.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/LineNumberTable.java
index 77e550be..2094f4a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/LineNumberTable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/LineNumberTable.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public final class LineNumberTable extends Attribute 
implements Iterable<LineNum
     /**
      * Gets the length of the line number table.
      *
-     * @return the length of the line number table.
+     * @return The length of the line number table.
      */
     public int getTableLength() {
         return lineNumberTable.length;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/LocalVariableTable.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/LocalVariableTable.java
index 4a988c8e..3a6e78c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/LocalVariableTable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/LocalVariableTable.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class LocalVariableTable extends Attribute 
implements Iterable<LocalVaria
      * Gets the local variable for the given index.
      *
      * @param index the variable slot.
-     * @return the first LocalVariable that matches the slot or null if not 
found.
+     * @return The first LocalVariable that matches the slot or null if not 
found.
      * @deprecated Since 5.2 because multiple variables can share the same 
slot, use getLocalVariable(int index, int pc) instead.
      */
     @java.lang.Deprecated
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class LocalVariableTable extends Attribute 
implements Iterable<LocalVaria
      *
      * @param index the variable slot.
      * @param pc the current pc that this variable is alive.
-     * @return the LocalVariable that matches or null if not found.
+     * @return The LocalVariable that matches or null if not found.
      */
     public final LocalVariable getLocalVariable(final int index, final int pc) 
{
         for (final LocalVariable variable : localVariableTable) {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public class LocalVariableTable extends Attribute 
implements Iterable<LocalVaria
     /**
      * Gets the table length.
      *
-     * @return the table length.
+     * @return The table length.
      */
     public final int getTableLength() {
         return localVariableTable.length;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/LocalVariableTypeTable.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/LocalVariableTypeTable.java
index 53650517..fc41345e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/LocalVariableTypeTable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/LocalVariableTypeTable.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class LocalVariableTypeTable extends Attribute 
implements Iterable<LocalV
      * Gets the local variable for the given index.
      *
      * @param index the index.
-     * @return the local variable or null if not found.
+     * @return The local variable or null if not found.
      */
     public final LocalVariable getLocalVariable(final int index) {
         for (final LocalVariable variable : localVariableTypeTable) {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class LocalVariableTypeTable extends Attribute 
implements Iterable<LocalV
     /**
      * Gets the local variable type table.
      *
-     * @return the local variable type table.
+     * @return The local variable type table.
      */
     public final LocalVariable[] getLocalVariableTypeTable() {
         return localVariableTypeTable;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class LocalVariableTypeTable extends Attribute 
implements Iterable<LocalV
     /**
      * Gets the table length.
      *
-     * @return the table length.
+     * @return The table length.
      */
     public final int getTableLength() {
         return localVariableTypeTable == null ? 0 : 
localVariableTypeTable.length;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/MethodParameter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/MethodParameter.java
index 2ec3c706..e65479ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/MethodParameter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/MethodParameter.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class MethodParameter implements Cloneable, Node {
     /**
      * Gets the access flags.
      *
-     * @return the access flags.
+     * @return The access flags.
      */
     public int getAccessFlags() {
         return accessFlags;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class MethodParameter implements Cloneable, Node {
     /**
      * Gets the name index.
      *
-     * @return the name index.
+     * @return The name index.
      */
     public int getNameIndex() {
         return nameIndex;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/MethodParameters.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/MethodParameters.java
index 607e13cb..e956b18c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/MethodParameters.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/MethodParameters.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class MethodParameters extends Attribute implements 
Iterable<MethodParame
     /**
      * Gets the method parameters.
      *
-     * @return the method parameters.
+     * @return The method parameters.
      */
     public MethodParameter[] getParameters() {
         return parameters;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleExports.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleExports.java
index 5dcde7c5..8dffe665 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleExports.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleExports.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public final class ModuleExports implements Cloneable, Node {
     /**
      * Gets the flags for this ModuleExports.
      *
-     * @return the exportsFlags.
+     * @return The exportsFlags.
      * @since 6.10.0
      */
     public int getExportsFlags() {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public final class ModuleExports implements Cloneable, Node 
{
      * Gets the exported package name.
      *
      * @param constantPool the constant pool from the ClassFile.
-     * @return the exported package name.
+     * @return The exported package name.
      * @since 6.10.0
      */
     public String getPackageName(final ConstantPool constantPool) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleOpens.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleOpens.java
index 57ce8b8a..6fde5151 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleOpens.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleOpens.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public final class ModuleOpens implements Cloneable, Node {
     /**
      * Gets the flags for this ModuleOpens.
      *
-     * @return the opensFlags.
+     * @return The opensFlags.
      * @since 6.10.0
      */
     public int getOpensFlags() {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public final class ModuleOpens implements Cloneable, Node {
      * Gets the opened package name.
      *
      * @param constantPool the constant pool from the ClassFile.
-     * @return the opened package name.
+     * @return The opened package name.
      * @since 6.10.0
      */
     public String getPackageName(final ConstantPool constantPool) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleRequires.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleRequires.java
index 8a091c63..601f4886 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleRequires.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ModuleRequires.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public final class ModuleRequires implements Cloneable, 
Node {
     /**
      * Gets the flags for this ModuleRequires.
      *
-     * @return the requiresFlags.
+     * @return The requiresFlags.
      * @since 6.10.0
      */
     public int getRequiresFlags() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ParameterAnnotationEntry.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ParameterAnnotationEntry.java
index 4cfb5bd1..1f736e9f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ParameterAnnotationEntry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ParameterAnnotationEntry.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class ParameterAnnotationEntry implements Node {
      * Creates parameter annotation entries from attributes.
      *
      * @param attributes the attributes.
-     * @return the parameter annotation entries.
+     * @return The parameter annotation entries.
      */
     public static ParameterAnnotationEntry[] 
createParameterAnnotationEntries(final Attribute[] attributes) {
         if (attributes == null) {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class ParameterAnnotationEntry implements Node {
     /**
      * Gets the annotation entries.
      *
-     * @return the array of annotation entries in this annotation.
+     * @return The array of annotation entries in this annotation.
      */
     public AnnotationEntry[] getAnnotationEntries() {
         return annotationTable;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ParameterAnnotations.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ParameterAnnotations.java
index bbbd9f72..28b3d04d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ParameterAnnotations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/ParameterAnnotations.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public abstract class ParameterAnnotations extends 
Attribute implements Iterable
     /**
      * Gets the parameter annotation entries.
      *
-     * @return the array of parameter annotation entries in this parameter 
annotation.
+     * @return The array of parameter annotation entries in this parameter 
annotation.
      */
     public ParameterAnnotationEntry[] getParameterAnnotationEntries() {
         return parameterAnnotationTable;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public abstract class ParameterAnnotations extends 
Attribute implements Iterable
     /**
      * Gets the parameter annotation table.
      *
-     * @return the parameter annotation entry table.
+     * @return The parameter annotation entry table.
      */
     public final ParameterAnnotationEntry[] getParameterAnnotationTable() {
         return parameterAnnotationTable;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Signature.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Signature.java
index fdb8490c..ddca1fb6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Signature.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Signature.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public final class Signature extends Attribute {
      * Translates a signature string.
      *
      * @param s the signature string.
-     * @return the translated signature.
+     * @return The translated signature.
      */
     public static String translate(final String s) {
         // System.out.println("Sig:" + s);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/SimpleElementValue.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/SimpleElementValue.java
index 693274f3..6f4248cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/SimpleElementValue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/SimpleElementValue.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class SimpleElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the boolean value.
      *
-     * @return the boolean value.
+     * @return The boolean value.
      */
     public boolean getValueBoolean() {
         if (super.getType() != PRIMITIVE_BOOLEAN) {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class SimpleElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the byte value.
      *
-     * @return the byte value.
+     * @return The byte value.
      */
     public byte getValueByte() {
         if (super.getType() != PRIMITIVE_BYTE) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class SimpleElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the char value.
      *
-     * @return the char value.
+     * @return The char value.
      */
     public char getValueChar() {
         if (super.getType() != PRIMITIVE_CHAR) {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class SimpleElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the double value.
      *
-     * @return the double value.
+     * @return The double value.
      */
     public double getValueDouble() {
         if (super.getType() != PRIMITIVE_DOUBLE) {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class SimpleElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the float value.
      *
-     * @return the float value.
+     * @return The float value.
      */
     public float getValueFloat() {
         if (super.getType() != PRIMITIVE_FLOAT) {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class SimpleElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the int value.
      *
-     * @return the int value.
+     * @return The int value.
      */
     public int getValueInt() {
         if (super.getType() != PRIMITIVE_INT) {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class SimpleElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the long value.
      *
-     * @return the long value.
+     * @return The long value.
      */
     public long getValueLong() {
         if (super.getType() != PRIMITIVE_LONG) {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class SimpleElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the short value.
      *
-     * @return the short value.
+     * @return The short value.
      */
     public short getValueShort() {
         if (super.getType() != PRIMITIVE_SHORT) {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class SimpleElementValue extends ElementValue {
     /**
      * Gets the string value.
      *
-     * @return the string value.
+     * @return The string value.
      */
     public String getValueString() {
         if (super.getType() != STRING) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMap.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMap.java
index a070250c..4e1439cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMap.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public final class StackMap extends Attribute {
     /**
      * Gets the map length.
      *
-     * @return the map length.
+     * @return The map length.
      */
     public int getMapLength() {
         return table.length;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMapEntry.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMapEntry.java
index 5511b778..812ec827 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMapEntry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMapEntry.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public final class StackMapEntry implements Node, Cloneable 
{
     /**
      * Gets the byte code offset.
      *
-     * @return the byte code offset.
+     * @return The byte code offset.
      */
     public int getByteCodeOffset() {
         return byteCodeOffset;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public final class StackMapEntry implements Node, Cloneable 
{
     /**
      * Gets the frame type.
      *
-     * @return the frame type.
+     * @return The frame type.
      */
     public int getFrameType() {
         return frameType;
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public final class StackMapEntry implements Node, Cloneable 
{
     /**
      * Gets the number of locals.
      *
-     * @return the number of locals.
+     * @return The number of locals.
      */
     public int getNumberOfLocals() {
         return typesOfLocals.length;
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ public final class StackMapEntry implements Node, Cloneable 
{
     /**
      * Gets the number of stack items.
      *
-     * @return the number of stack items.
+     * @return The number of stack items.
      */
     public int getNumberOfStackItems() {
         return typesOfStackItems.length;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public final class StackMapEntry implements Node, Cloneable 
{
     /**
      * Gets the types of locals.
      *
-     * @return the types of locals.
+     * @return The types of locals.
      */
     public StackMapType[] getTypesOfLocals() {
         return typesOfLocals;
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public final class StackMapEntry implements Node, Cloneable 
{
     /**
      * Gets the types of stack items.
      *
-     * @return the types of stack items.
+     * @return The types of stack items.
      */
     public StackMapType[] getTypesOfStackItems() {
         return typesOfStackItems;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMapType.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMapType.java
index 59ee0f5a..8ec31e5e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMapType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/StackMapType.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public final class StackMapType implements Node, Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the class name of this StackMapType from the constant pool at 
index position.
      *
-     * @return the fully qualified name of the class for this StackMapType.
+     * @return The fully qualified name of the class for this StackMapType.
      * @since 6.8.0
      */
     public String getClassName() {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public final class StackMapType implements Node, Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the type.
      *
-     * @return the type.
+     * @return The type.
      */
     public byte getType() {
         return type;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Utility.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Utility.java
index 43e714b7..3a8f7515 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Utility.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/classfile/Utility.java
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ public abstract class Utility {
      * Escape all occurrences of newline chars '\n', quotes \", etc.
      *
      * @param label the string to convert.
-     * @return the converted string.
+     * @return The converted string.
      */
     public static String convertString(final String label) {
         final char[] ch = label.toCharArray();
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ public abstract class Utility {
      *
      * @param s the string to convert.
      * @param uncompress use gzip to uncompress the stream of bytes.
-     * @return the decoded byte array.
+     * @return The decoded byte array.
      * @throws IOException if there's a gzip exception.
      */
     public static byte[] decode(final String s, final boolean uncompress) 
throws IOException {
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ public abstract class Utility {
      *
      * @param bytes the byte array to convert.
      * @param compress use gzip to minimize string.
-     * @return the encoded string.
+     * @return The encoded string.
      * @throws IOException if there's a gzip exception.
      */
     public static String encode(byte[] bytes, final boolean compress) throws 
IOException {
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ public abstract class Utility {
      * Prints an array to a string.
      *
      * @param obj the array to print.
-     * @return the string representation.
+     * @return The string representation.
      */
     public static String printArray(final Object[] obj) {
         return printArray(obj, true);
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ public abstract class Utility {
      *
      * @param obj the array to print.
      * @param braces whether to include braces.
-     * @return the string representation.
+     * @return The string representation.
      */
     public static String printArray(final Object[] obj, final boolean braces) {
         return printArray(obj, braces, false);
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ public abstract class Utility {
      * @param obj the array to print.
      * @param braces whether to include braces.
      * @param quote whether to quote elements.
-     * @return the string representation.
+     * @return The string representation.
      */
     public static String printArray(final Object[] obj, final boolean braces, 
final boolean quote) {
         if (obj == null) {
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ public abstract class Utility {
      * Map opcode names to opcode numbers. E.g., return Constants.ALOAD for 
"aload".
      *
      * @param name The opcode name.
-     * @return the value.
+     * @return The value.
      */
     public static short searchOpcode(final String name) {
         final String lcName = StringUtils.toRootLowerCase(name);
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/AnnotationElementValueGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/AnnotationElementValueGen.java
index 2306e992..3bd1258d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/AnnotationElementValueGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/AnnotationElementValueGen.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class AnnotationElementValueGen extends 
ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the annotation.
      *
-     * @return the annotation.
+     * @return The annotation.
      */
     public AnnotationEntryGen getAnnotation() {
         return a;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/AnnotationEntryGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/AnnotationEntryGen.java
index 3cea40ac..7c41b982 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/AnnotationEntryGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/AnnotationEntryGen.java
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class AnnotationEntryGen {
      * @param dis the data input stream.
      * @param cpool the constant pool generator.
      * @param b whether the annotation is runtime visible.
-     * @return the annotation entry generator.
+     * @return The annotation entry generator.
      * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
      */
     public static AnnotationEntryGen read(final DataInput dis, final 
ConstantPoolGen cpool, final boolean b) throws IOException {
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ public class AnnotationEntryGen {
     /**
      * Gets the type index.
      *
-     * @return the type index.
+     * @return The type index.
      */
     public int getTypeIndex() {
         return typeIndex;
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public class AnnotationEntryGen {
     /**
      * Gets the type name.
      *
-     * @return the type name.
+     * @return The type name.
      */
     public final String getTypeName() {
         return getTypeSignature(); // BCELBUG: Should I use this instead?
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public class AnnotationEntryGen {
     /**
      * Gets the type signature.
      *
-     * @return the type signature.
+     * @return The type signature.
      */
     public final String getTypeSignature() {
         // ConstantClass c = (ConstantClass) cpool.getConstant(typeIndex);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ArrayElementValueGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ArrayElementValueGen.java
index 27496f18..3a243970 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ArrayElementValueGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ArrayElementValueGen.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class ArrayElementValueGen extends ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the element values.
      *
-     * @return the element values.
+     * @return The element values.
      */
     public List<ElementValueGen> getElementValues() {
         return evalues;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class ArrayElementValueGen extends ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the element values size.
      *
-     * @return the element values size.
+     * @return The element values size.
      */
     public int getElementValuesSize() {
         return evalues.size();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/BasicType.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/BasicType.java
index 990ca6e1..847d8678 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/BasicType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/BasicType.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public final class BasicType extends Type {
      * Gets the BasicType for the given type constant.
      *
      * @param type the type constant.
-     * @return the BasicType.
+     * @return The BasicType.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     // @since 6.0 no longer final
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/BranchInstruction.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/BranchInstruction.java
index 18adac97..4c999cb8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/BranchInstruction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/BranchInstruction.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public abstract class BranchInstruction extends Instruction 
implements Instructi
     /**
      * Gets the position.
      *
-     * @return the position.
+     * @return The position.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     protected int getPosition() {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public abstract class BranchInstruction extends Instruction 
implements Instructi
     /**
      * Gets the offset to this instruction's target.
      *
-     * @return the offset to this instruction's target.
+     * @return The offset to this instruction's target.
      */
     protected int getTargetOffset() {
         return getTargetOffset(target);
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public abstract class BranchInstruction extends Instruction 
implements Instructi
      * Gets the offset to target relative to this instruction.
      *
      * @param target branch target.
-     * @return the offset to 'target' relative to this instruction.
+     * @return The offset to 'target' relative to this instruction.
      */
     protected int getTargetOffset(final InstructionHandle target) {
         if (target == null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ClassElementValueGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ClassElementValueGen.java
index 2adf8c44..c152ac14 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ClassElementValueGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ClassElementValueGen.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class ClassElementValueGen extends ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the class string.
      *
-     * @return the class string.
+     * @return The class string.
      */
     public String getClassString() {
         final ConstantUtf8 cu8 = (ConstantUtf8) 
getConstantPool().getConstant(idx);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class ClassElementValueGen extends ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the index.
      *
-     * @return the index.
+     * @return The index.
      */
     public int getIndex() {
         return idx;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ClassGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ClassGen.java
index d223a421..b89a2d30 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ClassGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ClassGen.java
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the annotation entries.
      *
-     * @return the annotation entries.
+     * @return The annotation entries.
      */
     // J5TODO: Should we make calling unpackAnnotations() lazy and put it in 
here?
     public AnnotationEntryGen[] getAnnotationEntries() {
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the attributes.
      *
-     * @return the attributes.
+     * @return The attributes.
      */
     public Attribute[] getAttributes() {
         return attributeList.toArray(Attribute.EMPTY_ARRAY);
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the class name.
      *
-     * @return the class name.
+     * @return The class name.
      */
     public String getClassName() {
         return className;
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the class name index.
      *
-     * @return the class name index.
+     * @return The class name index.
      */
     public int getClassNameIndex() {
         return classNameIndex;
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the constant pool.
      *
-     * @return the constant pool.
+     * @return The constant pool.
      */
     public ConstantPoolGen getConstantPool() {
         return cp;
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the fields.
      *
-     * @return the fields.
+     * @return The fields.
      */
     public Field[] getFields() {
         return fieldList.toArray(Field.EMPTY_ARRAY);
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the file name.
      *
-     * @return the file name.
+     * @return The file name.
      */
     public String getFileName() {
         return fileName;
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the interface names.
      *
-     * @return the interface names.
+     * @return The interface names.
      */
     public String[] getInterfaceNames() {
         return interfaceList.toArray(ArrayUtils.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY);
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the interfaces.
      *
-     * @return the interfaces.
+     * @return The interfaces.
      */
     public int[] getInterfaces() {
         final int size = interfaceList.size();
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the (finally) built up Java class object.
      *
-     * @return the (finally) built up Java class object.
+     * @return The (finally) built up Java class object.
      */
     public JavaClass getJavaClass() {
         final int[] interfaces = getInterfaces();
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
      * Gets the method at the given position.
      *
      * @param pos the position.
-     * @return the method at the given position.
+     * @return The method at the given position.
      */
     public Method getMethodAt(final int pos) {
         return methodList.get(pos);
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the methods.
      *
-     * @return the methods.
+     * @return The methods.
      */
     public Method[] getMethods() {
         return methodList.toArray(Method.EMPTY_ARRAY);
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the superclass name.
      *
-     * @return the superclass name.
+     * @return The superclass name.
      */
     public String getSuperclassName() {
         return superClassName;
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ public class ClassGen extends AccessFlags implements 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the superclass name index.
      *
-     * @return the superclass name index.
+     * @return The superclass name index.
      */
     public int getSuperclassNameIndex() {
         return superclassNameIndex;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/CodeExceptionGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/CodeExceptionGen.java
index 3e730a72..7444bf13 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/CodeExceptionGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/CodeExceptionGen.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public final class CodeExceptionGen implements 
InstructionTargeter, Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the type of the Exception to catch, 'null' for ANY.
      *
-     * @return the type of the Exception to catch, 'null' for ANY.
+     * @return The type of the Exception to catch, 'null' for ANY.
      */
     public ObjectType getCatchType() {
         return catchType;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public final class CodeExceptionGen implements 
InstructionTargeter, Cloneable {
      * has been called for the instruction list.
      *
      * @param cp constant pool.
-     * @return the CodeException object.
+     * @return The CodeException object.
      */
     public CodeException getCodeException(final ConstantPoolGen cp) {
         return new CodeException(startPc.getPosition(), endPc.getPosition() + 
endPc.getInstruction().getLength(), handlerPc.getPosition(),
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/CompoundInstruction.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/CompoundInstruction.java
index f5421a89..8ca59881 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/CompoundInstruction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/CompoundInstruction.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public interface CompoundInstruction {
     /**
      * Gets the instruction list.
      *
-     * @return the instruction list.
+     * @return The instruction list.
      */
     InstructionList getInstructionList();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ConstantPushInstruction.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ConstantPushInstruction.java
index a2cf1980..7813aa5e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ConstantPushInstruction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ConstantPushInstruction.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public interface ConstantPushInstruction extends 
PushInstruction, TypedInstructi
     /**
      * Gets the value to push onto the stack.
      *
-     * @return the value to push onto the stack.
+     * @return The value to push onto the stack.
      */
     Number getValue();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ElementValueGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ElementValueGen.java
index 1d6676bc..dd3e438f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ElementValueGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ElementValueGen.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public abstract class ElementValueGen {
      *
      * @param dis the data input stream.
      * @param cpGen the constant pool.
-     * @return the element value read.
+     * @return The element value read.
      * @throws IOException if an I/O error occurs.
      */
     public static ElementValueGen readElementValue(final DataInput dis, final 
ConstantPoolGen cpGen) throws IOException {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public abstract class ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the constant pool.
      *
-     * @return the constant pool.
+     * @return The constant pool.
      */
     protected ConstantPoolGen getConstantPool() {
         return cpGen;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public abstract class ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the element value type.
      *
-     * @return the element value type.
+     * @return The element value type.
      */
     public int getElementValueType() {
         return type;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ElementValuePairGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ElementValuePairGen.java
index 58e46745..d234c05e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ElementValuePairGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ElementValuePairGen.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class ElementValuePairGen {
     /**
      * Gets the name index.
      *
-     * @return the name index.
+     * @return The name index.
      */
     public int getNameIndex() {
         return nameIdx;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class ElementValuePairGen {
     /**
      * Gets the name string.
      *
-     * @return the name string.
+     * @return The name string.
      */
     public final String getNameString() {
         // ConstantString cu8 = (ConstantString) 
constantPoolGen.getConstant(nameIdx);
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class ElementValuePairGen {
     /**
      * Gets the value.
      *
-     * @return the element value.
+     * @return The element value.
      */
     public final ElementValueGen getValue() {
         return value;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/EnumElementValueGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/EnumElementValueGen.java
index 0547db12..08f59358 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/EnumElementValueGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/EnumElementValueGen.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class EnumElementValueGen extends ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the enum type string.
      *
-     * @return the enum type string.
+     * @return The enum type string.
      */
     public String getEnumTypeString() {
         // Constant cc = getConstantPool().getConstant(typeIdx);
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class EnumElementValueGen extends ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the enum value string.
      *
-     * @return the enum value string.
+     * @return The enum value string.
      */
     public String getEnumValueString() {
         return ((ConstantUtf8) 
getConstantPool().getConstant(valueIdx)).getBytes();
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class EnumElementValueGen extends ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the type index.
      *
-     * @return the type index.
+     * @return The type index.
      */
     public int getTypeIndex() {
         return typeIdx;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class EnumElementValueGen extends ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the value index.
      *
-     * @return the value index.
+     * @return The value index.
      */
     public int getValueIndex() {
         return valueIdx;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ExceptionThrower.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ExceptionThrower.java
index 635fd066..ede2f814 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ExceptionThrower.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ExceptionThrower.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public interface ExceptionThrower {
     /**
      * Gets the exceptions that may be thrown by this instruction.
      *
-     * @return the exceptions that may be thrown by this instruction.
+     * @return The exceptions that may be thrown by this instruction.
      */
     Class<?>[] getExceptions();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/FieldGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/FieldGen.java
index 6c9401d9..5f9951bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/FieldGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/FieldGen.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class FieldGen extends FieldGenOrMethodGen {
     /**
      * Gets field object after having set up all necessary values.
      *
-     * @return the field object.
+     * @return The field object.
      */
     public Field getField() {
         final String signature = getSignature();
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class FieldGen extends FieldGenOrMethodGen {
     /**
      * Gets the initial value.
      *
-     * @return the initial value.
+     * @return The initial value.
      */
     public String getInitValue() {
         return Objects.toString(value, null);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/FieldGenOrMethodGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/FieldGenOrMethodGen.java
index 8f221d9f..d464fcaf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/FieldGenOrMethodGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/FieldGenOrMethodGen.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public abstract class FieldGenOrMethodGen extends 
AccessFlags implements NamedAn
     /**
      * Gets the constant pool.
      *
-     * @return the constant pool.
+     * @return The constant pool.
      */
     public ConstantPoolGen getConstantPool() {
         return cp;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/INVOKEINTERFACE.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/INVOKEINTERFACE.java
index d8798cdc..6657b3a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/INVOKEINTERFACE.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/INVOKEINTERFACE.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public final class INVOKEINTERFACE extends 
InvokeInstruction {
     /**
      * The <strong>count</strong> argument according to the Java Language 
Specification, Second Edition.
      *
-     * @return the count argument.
+     * @return The count argument.
      */
     public int getCount() {
         return nargs;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/IndexedInstruction.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/IndexedInstruction.java
index f15eb576..0fea7fd0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/IndexedInstruction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/IndexedInstruction.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public interface IndexedInstruction {
     /**
      * Gets the index.
      *
-     * @return the index.
+     * @return The index.
      */
     int getIndex();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Instruction.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Instruction.java
index fc0d3705..300bb784 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Instruction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Instruction.java
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ public abstract class Instruction implements Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the hashCode of this object.
      *
-     * @return the hashCode.
+     * @return The hashCode.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionConst.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionConst.java
index db299315..314d6de7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionConst.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionConst.java
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ public final class InstructionConst {
      * Gets the Instruction.
      *
      * @param index the index, for example {@link Const#RETURN}.
-     * @return the entry from the private INSTRUCTIONS table.
+     * @return The entry from the private INSTRUCTIONS table.
      */
     public static Instruction getInstruction(final int index) {
         return INSTRUCTIONS[index];
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionFactory.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionFactory.java
index 37fc677c..ca59cce5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionFactory.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Creates an array load instruction for the given type.
      *
      * @param type type of elements of array, that is, array.getElementType().
-     * @return the array load instruction.
+     * @return The array load instruction.
      */
     public static ArrayInstruction createArrayLoad(final Type type) {
         switch (type.getType()) {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Creates an array store instruction for the given type.
      *
      * @param type type of elements of array, that is, array.getElementType().
-     * @return the array store instruction.
+     * @return The array store instruction.
      */
     public static ArrayInstruction createArrayStore(final Type type) {
         switch (type.getType()) {
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      *
      * @param op operation, such as "+", "*", "&lt;&lt;", etc.
      * @param type the operand type.
-     * @return the binary arithmetic instruction.
+     * @return The binary arithmetic instruction.
      */
     public static ArithmeticInstruction createBinaryOperation(final String op, 
final Type type) {
         final char first = op.charAt(0);
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      *
      * @param opcode the branch opcode.
      * @param target the target instruction handle.
-     * @return the branch instruction.
+     * @return The branch instruction.
      */
     public static BranchInstruction createBranchInstruction(final short 
opcode, final InstructionHandle target) {
         switch (opcode) {
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Creates a DUP instruction.
      *
      * @param size size of operand, either 1 (int, for example) or 2 (double).
-     * @return the DUP instruction.
+     * @return The DUP instruction.
      */
     public static StackInstruction createDup(final int size) {
         return size == 2 ? InstructionConst.DUP2 : InstructionConst.DUP;
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Creates a DUP_X1 instruction.
      *
      * @param size size of operand, either 1 (int, for example) or 2 (double).
-     * @return the DUP instruction.
+     * @return The DUP instruction.
      */
     public static StackInstruction createDup_1(final int size) {
         return size == 2 ? InstructionConst.DUP2_X1 : InstructionConst.DUP_X1;
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Creates a DUP_X2 instruction.
      *
      * @param size size of operand, either 1 (int, for example) or 2 (double).
-     * @return the DUP instruction.
+     * @return The DUP instruction.
      */
     public static StackInstruction createDup_2(final int size) {
         return size == 2 ? InstructionConst.DUP2_X2 : InstructionConst.DUP_X2;
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      *
      * @param type the variable type.
      * @param index index of local variable.
-     * @return the load instruction.
+     * @return The load instruction.
      */
     public static LocalVariableInstruction createLoad(final Type type, final 
int index) {
         switch (type.getType()) {
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Create "null" value for reference types, 0 for basic types like int.
      *
      * @param type the type.
-     * @return the null or zero instruction.
+     * @return The null or zero instruction.
      */
     public static Instruction createNull(final Type type) {
         switch (type.getType()) {
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Creates a pop instruction.
      *
      * @param size size of operand, either 1 (int, for example) or 2 (double).
-     * @return the pop instruction.
+     * @return The pop instruction.
      */
     public static StackInstruction createPop(final int size) {
         return size == 2 ? InstructionConst.POP2 : InstructionConst.POP;
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Create typed return.
      *
      * @param type the return type.
-     * @return the return instruction.
+     * @return The return instruction.
      */
     public static ReturnInstruction createReturn(final Type type) {
         switch (type.getType()) {
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      *
      * @param type the variable type.
      * @param index index of local variable.
-     * @return the store instruction.
+     * @return The store instruction.
      */
     public static LocalVariableInstruction createStore(final Type type, final 
int index) {
         switch (type.getType()) {
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Creates an append instruction for the given type.
      *
      * @param type the type to append.
-     * @return the append instruction.
+     * @return The append instruction.
      */
     public Instruction createAppend(final Type type) {
         final byte t = type.getType();
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      *
      * @param srcType the source type.
      * @param destType the destination type.
-     * @return the conversion instruction.
+     * @return The conversion instruction.
      */
     public Instruction createCast(final Type srcType, final Type destType) {
         if (srcType instanceof BasicType && destType instanceof BasicType) {
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Creates a CHECKCAST instruction.
      *
      * @param t the reference type.
-     * @return the CHECKCAST instruction.
+     * @return The CHECKCAST instruction.
      */
     public CHECKCAST createCheckCast(final ReferenceType t) {
         if (t instanceof ArrayType) {
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Uses PUSH to push a constant value onto the stack.
      *
      * @param value must be of type Number, Boolean, Character or String.
-     * @return the instruction.
+     * @return The instruction.
      */
     public Instruction createConstant(final Object value) {
         final PUSH push;
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * @param className the class name.
      * @param name the field name.
      * @param t the field type.
-     * @return the GETFIELD instruction.
+     * @return The GETFIELD instruction.
      */
     public GETFIELD createGetField(final String className, final String name, 
final Type t) {
         return new GETFIELD(cp.addFieldref(className, name, t.getSignature()));
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * @param className the class name.
      * @param name the field name.
      * @param t the field type.
-     * @return the GETSTATIC instruction.
+     * @return The GETSTATIC instruction.
      */
     public GETSTATIC createGetStatic(final String className, final String 
name, final Type t) {
         return new GETSTATIC(cp.addFieldref(className, name, 
t.getSignature()));
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Creates an INSTANCEOF instruction.
      *
      * @param t the reference type.
-     * @return the INSTANCEOF instruction.
+     * @return The INSTANCEOF instruction.
      */
     public INSTANCEOF createInstanceOf(final ReferenceType t) {
         if (t instanceof ArrayType) {
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * @param retType return type of method.
      * @param argTypes argument types of method.
      * @param kind how to invoke, that is, INVOKEINTERFACE, INVOKESTATIC, 
INVOKEVIRTUAL, or INVOKESPECIAL.
-     * @return the invoke instruction.
+     * @return The invoke instruction.
      * @see Const
      */
     public InvokeInstruction createInvoke(final String className, final String 
name, final Type retType, final Type[] argTypes, final short kind) {
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Creates a NEW instruction.
      *
      * @param t the object type.
-     * @return the NEW instruction.
+     * @return The NEW instruction.
      */
     public NEW createNew(final ObjectType t) {
         return new NEW(cp.addClass(t));
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Creates a NEW instruction.
      *
      * @param s the class name.
-     * @return the NEW instruction.
+     * @return The NEW instruction.
      */
     public NEW createNew(final String s) {
         return createNew(ObjectType.getInstance(s));
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * Create a call to the most popular System.out.println() method.
      *
      * @param s the string to print.
-     * @return the instruction list.
+     * @return The instruction list.
      */
     public InstructionList createPrintln(final String s) {
         final InstructionList il = new InstructionList();
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * @param className the class name.
      * @param name the field name.
      * @param t the field type.
-     * @return the PUTFIELD instruction.
+     * @return The PUTFIELD instruction.
      */
     public PUTFIELD createPutField(final String className, final String name, 
final Type t) {
         return new PUTFIELD(cp.addFieldref(className, name, t.getSignature()));
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
      * @param className the class name.
      * @param name the field name.
      * @param t the field type.
-     * @return the PUTSTATIC instruction.
+     * @return The PUTSTATIC instruction.
      */
     public PUTSTATIC createPutStatic(final String className, final String 
name, final Type t) {
         return new PUTSTATIC(cp.addFieldref(className, name, 
t.getSignature()));
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
     /**
      * Gets the class generator.
      *
-     * @return the class generator.
+     * @return The class generator.
      */
     public ClassGen getClassGen() {
         return cg;
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ public class InstructionFactory implements 
InstructionConstants {
     /**
      * Gets the constant pool generator.
      *
-     * @return the constant pool generator.
+     * @return The constant pool generator.
      */
     public ConstantPoolGen getConstantPool() {
         return cp;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionHandle.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionHandle.java
index 8c517351..74d6252d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionHandle.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionHandle.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class InstructionHandle {
      * Gets attribute of an instruction handle.
      *
      * @param key the key object to store/retrieve the attribute.
-     * @return the attribute value.
+     * @return The attribute value.
      */
     public Object getAttribute(final Object key) {
         return attributes != null ? attributes.get(key) : null;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class InstructionHandle {
     /**
      * Gets the instruction.
      *
-     * @return the instruction.
+     * @return The instruction.
      */
     public final Instruction getInstruction() {
         return instruction;
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class InstructionHandle {
     /**
      * Gets the next instruction handle.
      *
-     * @return the next instruction handle.
+     * @return The next instruction handle.
      */
     public final InstructionHandle getNext() {
         return next;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class InstructionHandle {
     /**
      * Gets the position.
      *
-     * @return the position, the byte code offset of the contained 
instruction. This is accurate only after
+     * @return The position, the byte code offset of the contained 
instruction. This is accurate only after
      *         InstructionList.setPositions() has been called.
      */
     public int getPosition() {
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class InstructionHandle {
     /**
      * Gets the previous instruction handle.
      *
-     * @return the previous instruction handle.
+     * @return The previous instruction handle.
      */
     public final InstructionHandle getPrev() {
         return prev;
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class InstructionHandle {
      * Sets the next instruction handle.
      *
      * @param next the next to set.
-     * @return the next instruction handle.
+     * @return The next instruction handle.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     final InstructionHandle setNext(final InstructionHandle next) {
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public class InstructionHandle {
      * Sets the previous instruction handle.
      *
      * @param prev the prev to set.
-     * @return the previous instruction handle.
+     * @return The previous instruction handle.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     final InstructionHandle setPrev(final InstructionHandle prev) {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ public class InstructionHandle {
      * cached instruction, whereas other BH methods may affect the cache and 
the replacement instruction.
      *
      * @param i the replacement instruction.
-     * @return the old instruction.
+     * @return The old instruction.
      */
     // See BCEL-273
     // TODO remove this method in any redesign of BCEL
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionList.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionList.java
index 2e3b23a1..3056602a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/InstructionList.java
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ public class InstructionList implements 
Iterable<InstructionHandle> {
     /**
      * When everything is finished, use this method to convert the instruction 
list into an array of bytes.
      *
-     * @return the byte code ready to be dumped.
+     * @return The byte code ready to be dumped.
      */
     public byte[] getByteCode() {
         // Update position indices of instructions
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LDC.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LDC.java
index 2d916b50..fe9a0aae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LDC.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LDC.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class LDC extends CPInstruction implements 
PushInstruction, ExceptionThro
      * Gets the constant value from the constant pool.
      *
      * @param cpg constant pool generator.
-     * @return the constant value.
+     * @return The constant value.
      */
     public Object getValue(final ConstantPoolGen cpg) {
         org.apache.bcel.classfile.Constant c = 
cpg.getConstantPool().getConstant(super.getIndex());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LDC2_W.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LDC2_W.java
index 3075abc7..ef0902e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LDC2_W.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LDC2_W.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class LDC2_W extends CPInstruction implements 
PushInstruction {
      * Gets the constant value from the constant pool.
      *
      * @param cpg constant pool generator.
-     * @return the constant value as a Number.
+     * @return The constant value as a Number.
      */
     public Number getValue(final ConstantPoolGen cpg) {
         final org.apache.bcel.classfile.Constant c = 
cpg.getConstantPool().getConstant(super.getIndex());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LineNumberGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LineNumberGen.java
index 76e6e3ed..41f704a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LineNumberGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LineNumberGen.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class LineNumberGen implements InstructionTargeter, 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the instruction handle.
      *
-     * @return the instruction handle.
+     * @return The instruction handle.
      */
     public InstructionHandle getInstruction() {
         return ih;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class LineNumberGen implements InstructionTargeter, 
Cloneable {
      * This relies on that the instruction list has already been dumped to 
byte code or that the 'setPositions' methods
      * has been called for the instruction list.
      *
-     * @return the line number attribute.
+     * @return The line number attribute.
      */
     public LineNumber getLineNumber() {
         return new LineNumber(ih.getPosition(), srcLine);
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class LineNumberGen implements InstructionTargeter, 
Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the source line number.
      *
-     * @return the source line number.
+     * @return The source line number.
      */
     public int getSourceLine() {
         return srcLine;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LoadClass.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LoadClass.java
index 880e944e..13930be6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LoadClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LoadClass.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public interface LoadClass {
      * {@code int[][]}.
      *
      * @param cpg A ConstantPoolGen.
-     * @return the type associated with this instruction.
+     * @return The type associated with this instruction.
      * @see #getLoadClassType(ConstantPoolGen)
      */
     Type getType(ConstantPoolGen cpg);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LocalVariableGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LocalVariableGen.java
index d400938d..8dbed2f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LocalVariableGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/LocalVariableGen.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class LocalVariableGen implements 
InstructionTargeter, NamedAndTyped, Clo
     /**
      * Gets the end instruction handle.
      *
-     * @return the end instruction handle.
+     * @return The end instruction handle.
      */
     public InstructionHandle getEnd() {
         return end;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class LocalVariableGen implements 
InstructionTargeter, NamedAndTyped, Clo
     /**
      * Gets the index.
      *
-     * @return the index.
+     * @return The index.
      */
     public int getIndex() {
         return index;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class LocalVariableGen implements 
InstructionTargeter, NamedAndTyped, Clo
      * instruction of the method. Hence the liveToEnd flag to differentiate 
between these two cases.
      *
      * @param cp constant pool.
-     * @return the local variable.
+     * @return The local variable.
      */
     public LocalVariable getLocalVariable(final ConstantPoolGen cp) {
         int startPc = 0;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public class LocalVariableGen implements 
InstructionTargeter, NamedAndTyped, Clo
     /**
      * Gets the original index.
      *
-     * @return the original index.
+     * @return The original index.
      */
     public int getOrigIndex() {
         return origIndex;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public class LocalVariableGen implements 
InstructionTargeter, NamedAndTyped, Clo
     /**
      * Gets the start instruction handle.
      *
-     * @return the start instruction handle.
+     * @return The start instruction handle.
      */
     public InstructionHandle getStart() {
         return start;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/MethodGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/MethodGen.java
index 44859475..2f8dc2b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/MethodGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/MethodGen.java
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ public class MethodGen extends FieldGenOrMethodGen {
      * Gets the argument name at the specified index.
      *
      * @param i the argument index.
-     * @return the argument name.
+     * @return The argument name.
      */
     public String getArgumentName(final int i) {
         return argNames[i];
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ public class MethodGen extends FieldGenOrMethodGen {
      * Gets the argument type at the specified index.
      *
      * @param i the argument index.
-     * @return the argument type.
+     * @return The argument type.
      */
     public Type getArgumentType(final int i) {
         return argTypes[i];
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ public class MethodGen extends FieldGenOrMethodGen {
     /**
      * Gets the instruction list.
      *
-     * @return the instruction list.
+     * @return The instruction list.
      */
     public InstructionList getInstructionList() {
         return il;
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ public class MethodGen extends FieldGenOrMethodGen {
     /**
      * Gets the maximum number of local variables.
      *
-     * @return the maximum number of local variables.
+     * @return The maximum number of local variables.
      */
     public int getMaxLocals() {
         return maxLocals;
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ public class MethodGen extends FieldGenOrMethodGen {
     /**
      * Gets the maximum stack size.
      *
-     * @return the maximum stack size.
+     * @return The maximum stack size.
      */
     public int getMaxStack() {
         return maxStack;
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ public class MethodGen extends FieldGenOrMethodGen {
     /**
      * Gets the return type.
      *
-     * @return the return type.
+     * @return The return type.
      */
     public Type getReturnType() {
         return getType();
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/NameSignatureInstruction.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/NameSignatureInstruction.java
index f1a0349b..8198a715 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/NameSignatureInstruction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/NameSignatureInstruction.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public abstract class NameSignatureInstruction extends 
CPInstruction {
      * Gets the name and type constant.
      *
      * @param cpg constant pool generator.
-     * @return the name and type constant.
+     * @return The name and type constant.
      */
     public ConstantNameAndType getNameAndType(final ConstantPoolGen cpg) {
         final ConstantPool cp = cpg.getConstantPool();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/NamedAndTyped.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/NamedAndTyped.java
index 166568fe..710ff76a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/NamedAndTyped.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/NamedAndTyped.java
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ public interface NamedAndTyped {
     /**
      * Gets the name.
      *
-     * @return the name.
+     * @return The name.
      */
     String getName();
 
     /**
      * Gets the type.
      *
-     * @return the type.
+     * @return The type.
      */
     Type getType();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/PUSH.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/PUSH.java
index 565a52fc..181cbfba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/PUSH.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/PUSH.java
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public final class PUSH implements CompoundInstruction, 
VariableLengthInstructio
     /**
      * Gets the instruction.
      *
-     * @return the instruction.
+     * @return The instruction.
      */
     public Instruction getInstruction() {
         return instruction;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ReferenceType.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ReferenceType.java
index d4a3f22b..c45ed5a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ReferenceType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ReferenceType.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public abstract class ReferenceType extends Type {
      * returned. See the JVM specification edition 2, "�4.9.2 The Bytecode 
Verifier".
      *
      * @param t the other type.
-     * @return the first common superclass.
+     * @return The first common superclass.
      * @throws ClassNotFoundException on failure to find superclasses of this 
type, or the type passed as a parameter.
      * @deprecated Use getFirstCommonSuperclass(ReferenceType t) which has 
slightly changed semantics.
      */
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public abstract class ReferenceType extends Type {
      * Bytecode Verifier".
      *
      * @param t the other type.
-     * @return the first common superclass.
+     * @return The first common superclass.
      * @throws ClassNotFoundException on failure to find superclasses of this 
type, or the type passed as a parameter.
      */
     public ReferenceType getFirstCommonSuperclass(final ReferenceType t) 
throws ClassNotFoundException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ReturnInstruction.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ReturnInstruction.java
index 9f103360..bbc833b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ReturnInstruction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ReturnInstruction.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public abstract class ReturnInstruction extends Instruction 
implements Exception
     /**
      * Gets the type of the returned value.
      *
-     * @return the type.
+     * @return The type.
      */
     public Type getType() {
         final short opcode = super.getOpcode();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ReturnaddressType.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ReturnaddressType.java
index f59ae63e..95fa8eb8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ReturnaddressType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/ReturnaddressType.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class ReturnaddressType extends Type {
     /**
      * Gets the target of this ReturnaddressType.
      *
-     * @return the target of this ReturnaddressType.
+     * @return The target of this ReturnaddressType.
      */
     public InstructionHandle getTarget() {
         return returnTarget;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/SWITCH.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/SWITCH.java
index 24d64b1f..f0f32060 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/SWITCH.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/SWITCH.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public final class SWITCH implements CompoundInstruction {
     /**
      * Gets the instruction.
      *
-     * @return the instruction.
+     * @return The instruction.
      */
     public Instruction getInstruction() {
         return instruction;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Select.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Select.java
index 5aaf7bb3..9cc84168 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Select.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Select.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public abstract class Select extends BranchInstruction 
implements VariableLength
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the fixed_length.
+     * @return The fixed_length.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     final int getFixedLength() {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public abstract class Select extends BranchInstruction 
implements VariableLength
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the match_length.
+     * @return The match_length.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     final int getMatchLength() {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public abstract class Select extends BranchInstruction 
implements VariableLength
 
     /**
      *
-     * @return the padding.
+     * @return The padding.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     final int getPadding() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/SimpleElementValueGen.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/SimpleElementValueGen.java
index b48e290a..0881190c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/SimpleElementValueGen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/SimpleElementValueGen.java
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public class SimpleElementValueGen extends ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the immutable variant.
      *
-     * @return the immutable variant.
+     * @return The immutable variant.
      */
     @Override
     public ElementValue getElementValue() {
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public class SimpleElementValueGen extends ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the constant pool index.
      *
-     * @return the index.
+     * @return The index.
      */
     public int getIndex() {
         return idx;
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ public class SimpleElementValueGen extends ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the int value.
      *
-     * @return the int value.
+     * @return The int value.
      */
     public int getValueInt() {
         if (super.getElementValueType() != PRIMITIVE_INT) {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class SimpleElementValueGen extends ElementValueGen {
     /**
      * Gets the string value.
      *
-     * @return the string value.
+     * @return The string value.
      */
     public String getValueString() {
         if (super.getElementValueType() != STRING) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Type.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Type.java
index c27886ec..91f580a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Type.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/Type.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public abstract class Type {
      * Gets the signature for a method.
      *
      * @param meth the method.
-     * @return the method signature.
+     * @return The method signature.
      */
     public static String getSignature(final java.lang.reflect.Method meth) {
         final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("(");
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ public abstract class Type {
     /**
      * Gets the class name.
      *
-     * @return the class name.
+     * @return The class name.
      */
     public String getClassName() {
         return toString();
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ public abstract class Type {
      * boolean, short and char variable are considered as int in the stack or 
local variable area. Returns {@link #INT}
      * for {@link #BOOLEAN}, {@link #SHORT} or {@link #CHAR}, otherwise 
returns the given type.
      *
-     * @return the normalized type.
+     * @return The normalized type.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public Type normalizeForStackOrLocal() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/TypedInstruction.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/TypedInstruction.java
index 7a45e7f0..deb40158 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/TypedInstruction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/generic/TypedInstruction.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public interface TypedInstruction {
      * Gets the type associated with this instruction.
      *
      * @param cpg the constant pool generator.
-     * @return the type associated with this instruction.
+     * @return The type associated with this instruction.
      */
     Type getType(ConstantPoolGen cpg);
 }
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/AbstractClassPathRepository.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/AbstractClassPathRepository.java
index 7903c5c1..14ed163b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/AbstractClassPathRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/AbstractClassPathRepository.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ abstract class AbstractClassPathRepository implements 
Repository {
      * the Repository's classpath is searched for the class (and it is added 
to the Repository if found).
      *
      * @param className the name of the class.
-     * @return the JavaClass object.
+     * @return The JavaClass object.
      * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class is not in the Repository, 
and could not be found on the classpath
      */
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/BCELifier.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/BCELifier.java
index eb5fb507..0dc2df70 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/BCELifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/BCELifier.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class BCELifier extends 
org.apache.bcel.classfile.EmptyVisitor {
      *
      * @param flags the flags field to interpret.
      * @param location the item type.
-     * @return the formatted string.
+     * @return The formatted string.
      * @since 6.0 made public
      */
     public static String printFlags(final int flags, final FLAGS location) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ByteSequence.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ByteSequence.java
index 048be4fe..075f03dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ByteSequence.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ByteSequence.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public final class ByteSequence extends DataInputStream {
     /**
      * Gets the current index.
      *
-     * @return the current index.
+     * @return The current index.
      */
     public int getIndex() {
         return byteStream.getPosition();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassLoader.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassLoader.java
index 172c8c56..8a99ea24 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassLoader.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class ClassLoader extends java.lang.ClassLoader {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param className compressed byte code with "$$BCEL$$" in it.
-     * @return the created JavaClass.
+     * @return The created JavaClass.
      */
     protected JavaClass createClass(final String className) {
         final int index = className.indexOf(BCEL_TOKEN);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class ClassLoader extends java.lang.ClassLoader {
      * Override this method if you want to alter a class before it gets 
actually loaded. Does nothing by default.
      *
      * @param clazz the class to modify.
-     * @return the modified class.
+     * @return The modified class.
      */
     protected JavaClass modifyClass(final JavaClass clazz) {
         return clazz;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassQueue.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassQueue.java
index fa5b4812..bc6ca165 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassQueue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassQueue.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class ClassQueue {
     /**
      * Removes and returns the first JavaClass from the queue.
      *
-     * @return the first JavaClass from the queue.
+     * @return The first JavaClass from the queue.
      */
     public JavaClass dequeue() {
         return vec.removeFirst();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassSet.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassSet.java
index 2b2797bf..084e204b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassSet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassSet.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class ClassSet {
     /**
      * Gets the class names in the set.
      *
-     * @return the class names in the set.
+     * @return The class names in the set.
      */
     public String[] getClassNames() {
         return map.keySet().toArray(ArrayUtils.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassStack.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassStack.java
index e8a80dd9..9fc228a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassStack.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassStack.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class ClassStack {
     /**
      * Pops a JavaClass from the stack.
      *
-     * @return the JavaClass from the top of the stack.
+     * @return The JavaClass from the top of the stack.
      */
     public JavaClass pop() {
         return stack.pop();
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class ClassStack {
     /**
      * Gets the top JavaClass from the stack without removing it.
      *
-     * @return the JavaClass at the top of the stack.
+     * @return The JavaClass at the top of the stack.
      */
     public JavaClass top() {
         return stack.peek();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassVector.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassVector.java
index 890c48f1..d91f899b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassVector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ClassVector.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ClassVector implements Serializable {
      * Gets the JavaClass at the specified index.
      *
      * @param index the index.
-     * @return the JavaClass at the specified index.
+     * @return The JavaClass at the specified index.
      */
     public JavaClass elementAt(final int index) {
         return vec.get(index);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/InstructionFinder.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/InstructionFinder.java
index 2e36b415..0157a682 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/InstructionFinder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/InstructionFinder.java
@@ -254,14 +254,14 @@ public class InstructionFinder {
     /**
      * Gets the inquired instruction list.
      *
-     * @return the inquired instruction list.
+     * @return The inquired instruction list.
      */
     public final InstructionList getInstructionList() {
         return il;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the matched piece of code as an array of instruction (handles).
+     * @return The matched piece of code as an array of instruction (handles).
      */
     private InstructionHandle[] getMatch(final int matchedFrom, final int 
matchLength) {
         return Arrays.copyOfRange(handles, matchedFrom, matchedFrom + 
matchLength);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ModularRuntimeImage.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ModularRuntimeImage.java
index 612c3fa6..5d05b05b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ModularRuntimeImage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/ModularRuntimeImage.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class ModularRuntimeImage implements Closeable {
     /**
      * Gets the file system.
      *
-     * @return the file system.
+     * @return The file system.
      */
     public FileSystem getFileSystem() {
         return fileSystem;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/Repository.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/Repository.java
index c617b523..dbb5c6f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/Repository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/Repository.java
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ public interface Repository {
      * Finds the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, 
return NULL.
      *
      * @param className the class name.
-     * @return the JavaClass instance, or null.
+     * @return The JavaClass instance, or null.
      */
     JavaClass findClass(String className);
 
     /**
      * Gets the ClassPath associated with this Repository.
      *
-     * @return the ClassPath.
+     * @return The ClassPath.
      */
     ClassPath getClassPath();
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public interface Repository {
      * Finds the JavaClass instance for the given run-time class object.
      *
      * @param clazz the class.
-     * @return the JavaClass instance.
+     * @return The JavaClass instance.
      * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class can't be found.
      */
     JavaClass loadClass(Class<?> clazz) throws ClassNotFoundException;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public interface Repository {
      * Finds the class with the name provided, if the class isn't there, make 
an attempt to load it.
      *
      * @param className the class name.
-     * @return the JavaClass instance.
+     * @return The JavaClass instance.
      * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class can't be found.
      */
     JavaClass loadClass(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/SyntheticRepository.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/SyntheticRepository.java
index ecc3ab20..7b2451e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/SyntheticRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/util/SyntheticRepository.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class SyntheticRepository extends 
MemorySensitiveClassPathRepository {
     /**
      * Gets the singleton instance for the system class path.
      *
-     * @return the singleton instance.
+     * @return The singleton instance.
      */
     public static SyntheticRepository getInstance() {
         return getInstance(ClassPath.SYSTEM_CLASS_PATH);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class SyntheticRepository extends 
MemorySensitiveClassPathRepository {
      * Gets the singleton instance for the given class path.
      *
      * @param classPath the class path.
-     * @return the singleton instance.
+     * @return The singleton instance.
      */
     public static SyntheticRepository getInstance(final ClassPath classPath) {
         return MAP.computeIfAbsent(classPath, SyntheticRepository::new);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/PassVerifier.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/PassVerifier.java
index b714e40e..be9662fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/PassVerifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/PassVerifier.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public abstract class PassVerifier {
     /**
      * Returns the (warning) messages that this PassVerifier accumulated 
during its do_verify()ing work.
      *
-     * @return the (warning) messages.
+     * @return The (warning) messages.
      * @see #addMessage(String)
      * @see #do_verify()
      */
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public abstract class PassVerifier {
     /**
      * Returns the (warning) messages that this PassVerifier accumulated 
during its do_verify()ing work.
      *
-     * @return the list of messages.
+     * @return The list of messages.
      * @see #addMessage(String)
      * @see #do_verify()
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerificationResult.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerificationResult.java
index 557ed8b2..ac0b8a87 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerificationResult.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerificationResult.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class VerificationResult {
     /**
      * Returns a detailed message.
      *
-     * @return the detail message.
+     * @return The detail message.
      */
     public String getMessage() {
         return detailMessage;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class VerificationResult {
     /**
      * Returns one of the {@link #VERIFIED_OK}, {@link #VERIFIED_NOTYET}, 
{@link #VERIFIED_REJECTED} constants.
      *
-     * @return the verification status.
+     * @return The verification status.
      */
     public int getStatus() {
         return numeric;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/Verifier.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/Verifier.java
index 4fa7474f..6a874a81 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/Verifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/Verifier.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class Verifier {
     /**
      * Returns the VerificationResult for the given pass.
      *
-     * @return the VerificationResult for pass 1.
+     * @return The VerificationResult for pass 1.
      */
     public VerificationResult doPass1() {
         if (p1v == null) {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class Verifier {
     /**
      * Returns the VerificationResult for the given pass.
      *
-     * @return the VerificationResult for pass 2.
+     * @return The VerificationResult for pass 2.
      */
     public VerificationResult doPass2() {
         if (p2v == null) {
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class Verifier {
      * Returns the VerificationResult for the given pass.
      *
      * @param methodNo The method to verify.
-     * @return the VerificationResult.
+     * @return The VerificationResult.
      */
     public VerificationResult doPass3a(final int methodNo) {
         return p3avs.computeIfAbsent(Integer.toString(methodNo), k -> new 
Pass3aVerifier(this, methodNo)).verify();
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class Verifier {
      * Returns the VerificationResult for the given pass.
      *
      * @param methodNo The method to verify.
-     * @return the VerificationResult.
+     * @return The VerificationResult.
      */
     public VerificationResult doPass3b(final int methodNo) {
         return p3bvs.computeIfAbsent(Integer.toString(methodNo), k -> new 
Pass3bVerifier(this, methodNo)).verify();
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public class Verifier {
      * created recursively by another Verifier and you got a reference to this 
Verifier by the getVerifiers() method of the
      * VerifierFactory.
      *
-     * @return the class name.
+     * @return The class name.
      * @see VerifierFactory
      */
     public final String getClassName() {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class Verifier {
      * This returns all the (warning) messages collected during verification. 
A prefix shows from which verifying pass a
      * message originates.
      *
-     * @return the array of messages.
+     * @return The array of messages.
      * @throws ClassNotFoundException if this class can't be found.
      */
     public String[] getMessages() throws ClassNotFoundException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierAppFrame.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierAppFrame.java
index ea9f3c40..481a6cf4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierAppFrame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierAppFrame.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class VerifierAppFrame extends JFrame {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the classNamesJList.
+     * @return The classNamesJList.
      */
     JList<String> getClassNamesJList() {
         return classNamesJList;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierFactory.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierFactory.java
index 9326d92e..529bb53a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/VerifierFactory.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class VerifierFactory {
      * transparently created.
      *
      * @param fullyQualifiedClassName the fully qualified class name.
-     * @return the (only) verifier responsible for the class with the given 
name.
+     * @return The (only) verifier responsible for the class with the given 
name.
      */
     public static Verifier getVerifier(final String fullyQualifiedClassName) {
         return MAP.computeIfAbsent(fullyQualifiedClassName, k -> {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/exc/AssertionViolatedException.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/exc/AssertionViolatedException.java
index 76f985f6..ee96fe98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/exc/AssertionViolatedException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/exc/AssertionViolatedException.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public final class AssertionViolatedException extends 
RuntimeException {
     /**
      * Returns the error message string of this AssertionViolatedException 
object.
      *
-     * @return the error message string of this AssertionViolatedException.
+     * @return The error message string of this AssertionViolatedException.
      */
     @Override
     public String getMessage() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/exc/Utility.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/exc/Utility.java
index fae5dfef..c1c6b7bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/exc/Utility.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/exc/Utility.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public final class Utility {
      * This method returns the stack trace of a Throwable instance as a String.
      *
      * @param t the Throwable instance.
-     * @return the stack trace as a String.
+     * @return The stack trace as a String.
      * @deprecated Use {@link ExceptionUtils#getStackTrace(Throwable)}.
      */
     public static String getStackTrace(final Throwable t) {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/exc/VerifierConstraintViolatedException.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/exc/VerifierConstraintViolatedException.java
index 56f1d533..129b1649 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/exc/VerifierConstraintViolatedException.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/exc/VerifierConstraintViolatedException.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public abstract class VerifierConstraintViolatedException 
extends RuntimeExcepti
     /**
      * Returns the error message string of this 
VerifierConstraintViolatedException object.
      *
-     * @return the error message string of this 
VerifierConstraintViolatedException.
+     * @return The error message string of this 
VerifierConstraintViolatedException.
      */
     @Override
     public String getMessage() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/DOUBLE_Upper.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/DOUBLE_Upper.java
index f71af0fa..538714de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/DOUBLE_Upper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/DOUBLE_Upper.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public final class DOUBLE_Upper extends Type {
     /**
      * Gets the single instance of this class.
      *
-     * @return the single instance of this class.
+     * @return The single instance of this class.
      */
     public static DOUBLE_Upper theInstance() {
         return INSTANCE;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/LONG_Upper.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/LONG_Upper.java
index f2e69ce7..5f443d3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/LONG_Upper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/LONG_Upper.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public final class LONG_Upper extends Type {
     /**
      * Gets the single instance of this class.
      *
-     * @return the single instance of this class.
+     * @return The single instance of this class.
      */
     public static LONG_Upper theInstance() {
         return INSTANCE;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/LocalVariableInfo.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/LocalVariableInfo.java
index b9cf33a1..2f9ccbc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/LocalVariableInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/LocalVariableInfo.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class LocalVariableInfo {
      * about the type of this local variable slot at the given bytecode offset.
      *
      * @param offset bytecode offset.
-     * @return the name of the local variable that uses this local variable 
slot at the given bytecode offset.
+     * @return The name of the local variable that uses this local variable 
slot at the given bytecode offset.
      */
     public String getName(final int offset) {
         return names.get(Integer.toString(offset));
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class LocalVariableInfo {
      * about the type of this local variable slot at the given bytecode offset.
      *
      * @param offset bytecode offset.
-     * @return the type of the local variable that uses this local variable 
slot at the given bytecode offset.
+     * @return The type of the local variable that uses this local variable 
slot at the given bytecode offset.
      */
     public Type getType(final int offset) {
         return types.get(Integer.toString(offset));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/Pass2Verifier.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/Pass2Verifier.java
index 94627520..38aae366 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/Pass2Verifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/Pass2Verifier.java
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ public final class Pass2Verifier extends PassVerifier 
implements Constants {
      * Leave that to JustIce.
      *
      * @param methodNr the method number.
-     * @return the LocalVariablesInfo object or null.
+     * @return The LocalVariablesInfo object or null.
      */
     public LocalVariablesInfo getLocalVariablesInfo(final int methodNr) {
         if (verify() != VerificationResult.VR_OK) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/Pass3aVerifier.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/Pass3aVerifier.java
index bfde59f0..4f0b5146 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/Pass3aVerifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/statics/Pass3aVerifier.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public final class Pass3aVerifier extends PassVerifier {
          *
          * @param jc the class that defines the referenced method.
          * @param invoke the instruction that references the method.
-         * @return the referenced method or null if not found.
+         * @return The referenced method or null if not found.
          */
         private Method getMethod(final JavaClass jc, final InvokeInstruction 
invoke) {
             final Method[] ms = jc.getMethods();
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public final class Pass3aVerifier extends PassVerifier {
          *
          * @param jc the class that defines the referenced method.
          * @param invoke the instruction that references the method.
-         * @return the referenced method or null if not found.
+         * @return The referenced method or null if not found.
          */
         private Method getMethodRecursive(final JavaClass jc, final 
InvokeInstruction invoke) throws ClassNotFoundException {
             Method m;
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ public final class Pass3aVerifier extends PassVerifier {
     /**
      * Returns the method number as supplied when instantiating.
      *
-     * @return the method number.
+     * @return The method number.
      */
     public int getMethodNo() {
         return methodNo;
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ public final class Pass3aVerifier extends PassVerifier {
      * RuntimeException, or else it is a string derived only from obj's class 
name.
      *
      * @param obj the object to convert to string.
-     * @return the string representation.
+     * @return The string representation.
      */
     protected String tostring(final Object obj) {
         String ret;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ControlFlowGraph.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ControlFlowGraph.java
index f4cee140..7fc93d9a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ControlFlowGraph.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ControlFlowGraph.java
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public class ControlFlowGraph {
      * Returns the InstructionContext of a given instruction.
      *
      * @param inst the instruction handle.
-     * @return the InstructionContext of the given instruction.
+     * @return The InstructionContext of the given instruction.
      */
     public InstructionContext contextOf(final InstructionHandle inst) {
         final InstructionContext ic = instructionContexts.get(inst);
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ public class ControlFlowGraph {
      * Returns the InstructionContext[] of a given InstructionHandle[], in a 
naturally ordered manner.
      *
      * @param insts the instruction handles.
-     * @return the InstructionContext array of the given instruction handles.
+     * @return The InstructionContext array of the given instruction handles.
      */
     public InstructionContext[] contextsOf(final InstructionHandle[] insts) {
         final InstructionContext[] ret = new InstructionContext[insts.length];
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ExceptionHandler.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ExceptionHandler.java
index 881f1d88..dad837f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/ExceptionHandler.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class ExceptionHandler {
     /**
      * Returns the type of the exception that's handled. <strong>'null' means 
'ANY'.</strong>
      *
-     * @return the exception type.
+     * @return The exception type.
      */
     public ObjectType getExceptionType() {
         return catchType;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class ExceptionHandler {
     /**
      * Returns the InstructionHandle where the handler starts off.
      *
-     * @return the handler start instruction.
+     * @return The handler start instruction.
      */
     public InstructionHandle getHandlerStart() {
         return handlerPc;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Frame.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Frame.java
index d126224c..97e2e2cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Frame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Frame.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class Frame {
     /**
      * Gets the static _this reference.
      *
-     * @return the _this.
+     * @return The _this.
      * @since 6.0
      */
     public static UninitializedObjectType getThis() {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class Frame {
     /**
      * Gets the local variables.
      *
-     * @return the local variables.
+     * @return The local variables.
      */
     public LocalVariables getLocals() {
         return locals;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class Frame {
     /**
      * Gets the operand stack.
      *
-     * @return the operand stack.
+     * @return The operand stack.
      */
     public OperandStack getStack() {
         return stack;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/InstructionContext.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/InstructionContext.java
index f708f330..52c39096 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/InstructionContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/InstructionContext.java
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ public interface InstructionContext {
     /**
      * Returns the exception handlers that protect this instruction. They are 
special control flow successors.
      *
-     * @return the exception handlers.
+     * @return The exception handlers.
      */
     ExceptionHandler[] getExceptionHandlers();
 
     /**
      * Gets the incoming frame.
      *
-     * @return the incoming frame.
+     * @return The incoming frame.
      */
     Frame getInFrame();
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public interface InstructionContext {
      * ArrayList) first.</B>
      *
      * @param executionPredecessors the execution predecessors.
-     * @return the outgoing frame.
+     * @return The outgoing frame.
      * @see #execute(Frame, ArrayList, InstConstraintVisitor, ExecutionVisitor)
      */
     Frame getOutFrame(ArrayList<InstructionContext> executionPredecessors);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public interface InstructionContext {
     /**
      * Returns the usual control flow successors.
      *
-     * @return the successors.
+     * @return The successors.
      * @see #getExceptionHandlers()
      */
     InstructionContext[] getSuccessors();
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public interface InstructionContext {
      * The getTag and setTag methods may be used for temporary flagging, such 
as graph coloring. Nothing in the
      * InstructionContext object depends on the value of the tag. JustIce does 
not use it.
      *
-     * @return the tag value.
+     * @return The tag value.
      * @see #setTag(int tag)
      */
     int getTag();
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/LocalVariables.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/LocalVariables.java
index 032a2fd0..874f23ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/LocalVariables.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/LocalVariables.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class LocalVariables implements Cloneable {
      * Returns the type of the local variable slot index.
      *
      * @param slotIndex Slot to look up.
-     * @return the type of the local variable slot index.
+     * @return The type of the local variable slot index.
      */
     public Type get(final int slotIndex) {
         return locals[slotIndex];
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class LocalVariables implements Cloneable {
     /**
      * Returns the number of local variable slots.
      *
-     * @return the number of local variable slots.
+     * @return The number of local variable slots.
      */
     public int maxLocals() {
         return locals.length;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/OperandStack.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/OperandStack.java
index cc8465ed..84eb7095 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/OperandStack.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/OperandStack.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class OperandStack implements Cloneable {
     /**
      * Returns the number of stack slots this stack can hold.
      *
-     * @return the maximum stack size.
+     * @return The maximum stack size.
      */
     public int maxStack() {
         return this.maxStack;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public class OperandStack implements Cloneable {
     /**
      * Returns the element on top of the stack. The element is not popped off 
the stack!
      *
-     * @return the top element.
+     * @return The top element.
      */
     public Type peek() {
         return peek(0);
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class OperandStack implements Cloneable {
      * element is not popped off the stack!
      *
      * @param i the depth.
-     * @return the element at the specified depth.
+     * @return The element at the specified depth.
      */
     public Type peek(final int i) {
         return stack.get(size() - i - 1);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class OperandStack implements Cloneable {
     /**
      * Returns the element on top of the stack. The element is popped off the 
stack.
      *
-     * @return the popped element.
+     * @return The popped element.
      */
     public Type pop() {
         return stack.remove(size() - 1);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class OperandStack implements Cloneable {
     /**
      * Returns the size of this OperandStack; that means, how many Type 
objects there are.
      *
-     * @return the stack size.
+     * @return The stack size.
      */
     public int size() {
         return stack.size();
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class OperandStack implements Cloneable {
     /**
      * Returns the number of stack slots used.
      *
-     * @return the number of slots used.
+     * @return The number of slots used.
      * @see #maxStack()
      */
     public int slotsUsed() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Pass3bVerifier.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Pass3bVerifier.java
index ca8f6058..d570346b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Pass3bVerifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Pass3bVerifier.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public final class Pass3bVerifier extends PassVerifier {
          * Gets a specific ExecutionChain from the queue.
          *
          * @param i the index of the item to be fetched.
-         * @return the indicated ExecutionChain.
+         * @return The indicated ExecutionChain.
          */
         public ArrayList<InstructionContext> getEC(final int i) {
             return ecs.get(i);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public final class Pass3bVerifier extends PassVerifier {
          * Gets a specific InstructionContext from the queue.
          *
          * @param i the index of the item to be fetched.
-         * @return the indicated InstructionContext.
+         * @return The indicated InstructionContext.
          */
         public InstructionContext getIC(final int i) {
             return ics.get(i);
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public final class Pass3bVerifier extends PassVerifier {
         /**
          * Gets the size of the InstructionContext queue.
          *
-         * @return the size of the InstructionQueue.
+         * @return The size of the InstructionQueue.
          */
         public int size() {
             return ics.size();
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ public final class Pass3bVerifier extends PassVerifier {
     /**
      * Returns the method number as supplied when instantiating.
      *
-     * @return the method number.
+     * @return The method number.
      */
     public int getMethodNo() {
         return methodNo;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Subroutines.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Subroutines.java
index 4694a778..d809fa45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Subroutines.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/Subroutines.java
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ public class Subroutines {
      * You must not use this to get the top-level instructions modeled as a 
Subroutine object.
      *
      * @param leader the leader instruction handle.
-     * @return the Subroutine object.
+     * @return The Subroutine object.
      * @see #getTopLevel()
      */
     public Subroutine getSubroutine(final InstructionHandle leader) {
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ public class Subroutines {
      * object. It is a special Subroutine object where <B>you must not invoke 
getEnteringJsrInstructions() or
      * getLeavingRET()</B>.
      *
-     * @return the top-level Subroutine.
+     * @return The top-level Subroutine.
      * @see Subroutine#getEnteringJsrInstructions()
      * @see Subroutine#getLeavingRET()
      */
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ public class Subroutines {
      * for example code that can never be executed.
      *
      * @param any the instruction handle.
-     * @return the Subroutine object or null.
+     * @return The Subroutine object or null.
      * @see #getSubroutine(InstructionHandle)
      * @see #getTopLevel()
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/UninitializedObjectType.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/UninitializedObjectType.java
index 668cdb58..9f447daf 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/UninitializedObjectType.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/bcel/verifier/structurals/UninitializedObjectType.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class UninitializedObjectType extends ReferenceType 
implements Constants
      * Returns the ObjectType of the same class as the one of the 
uninitialized object represented by this
      * UninitializedObjectType instance.
      *
-     * @return the ObjectType.
+     * @return The ObjectType.
      */
     public ObjectType getInitialized() {
         return initialized;


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