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commit 02650415e87a403837bf8d93f77126d980aaf421
Author: Gary Gregory <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Jul 11 08:40:37 2026 -0400

    Javadoc
---
 .../beanutils2/BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator.java       |  6 ++--
 .../apache/commons/beanutils2/BasicDynaClass.java  |  4 +--
 .../apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanComparator.java  |  6 ++--
 .../commons/beanutils2/BeanIntrospectionData.java  |  8 +++---
 .../org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanMap.java     | 20 +++++++-------
 .../apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanPredicate.java   |  4 +--
 .../org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtils.java   |  2 +-
 .../apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtilsBean.java   |  6 ++--
 .../beanutils2/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java        |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaClass.java   |  4 +--
 .../apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaProperty.java    |  8 +++---
 .../beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector.java |  6 ++--
 .../commons/beanutils2/IntrospectionContext.java   |  4 +--
 .../apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaList.java    |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaMap.java |  6 ++--
 .../org/apache/commons/beanutils2/MethodUtils.java |  4 +--
 .../apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtils.java   | 22 +++++++--------
 .../commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsBean.java      | 32 +++++++++++-----------
 .../apache/commons/beanutils2/WrapDynaBean.java    |  4 +--
 .../apache/commons/beanutils2/WrapDynaClass.java   | 10 +++----
 .../beanutils2/converters/AbstractConverter.java   | 10 +++----
 .../beanutils2/converters/ArrayConverter.java      |  2 +-
 .../beanutils2/converters/CharacterConverter.java  |  2 +-
 .../beanutils2/converters/ClassConverter.java      |  2 +-
 .../beanutils2/converters/DateTimeConverter.java   |  4 +--
 .../beanutils2/converters/NumberConverter.java     |  2 +-
 .../beanutils2/locale/BaseLocaleConverter.java     |  4 +--
 .../commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleBeanUtils.java |  2 +-
 .../beanutils2/locale/LocaleBeanUtilsBean.java     |  6 ++--
 .../beanutils2/locale/LocaleConvertUtils.java      | 20 +++++++-------
 .../beanutils2/locale/LocaleConvertUtilsBean.java  | 22 +++++++--------
 .../locale/converters/DateLocaleConverter.java     |  2 +-
 .../beanutils2/sql/AbstractJdbcDynaClass.java      |  2 +-
 .../beanutils2/BeanIntrospectionDataTest.java      |  6 ++--
 .../DefaultIntrospectionContextTest.java           |  2 +-
 .../FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java        |  2 +-
 .../commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsTest.java      |  2 +-
 .../SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospectorTest.java    |  2 +-
 .../commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira339Test.java       |  2 +-
 .../commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira347Test.java       |  2 +-
 .../commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira456Test.java       |  2 +-
 .../beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira61BeanFactory.java   |  2 +-
 .../converters/AbstractDateConverterTest.java      |  2 +-
 .../beanutils2/memoryleaktests/MemoryLeakTest.java |  2 +-
 .../memoryleaktests/pojotests/CustomInteger.java   |  8 +++---
 .../commons/beanutils2/sql/DynaRowSetTest.java     |  2 +-
 46 files changed, 138 insertions(+), 138 deletions(-)

diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator.java
index 86ba5dbb..4d513314 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public abstract class BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator<K> 
implements Map<K, Object> {
      * Converts the name of a property to the key type of this decorator.
      *
      * @param propertyName the name of a property
-     * @return the converted key to be used in the decorated map
+     * @return The converted key to be used in the decorated map
      */
     protected abstract K convertKey(String propertyName);
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public abstract class BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator<K> 
implements Map<K, Object> {
     /**
      * Provide access to the underlying {@link DynaBean} this Map decorates.
      *
-     * @return the decorated {@link DynaBean}.
+     * @return The decorated {@link DynaBean}.
      */
     public DynaBean getDynaBean() {
         return dynaBean;
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ public abstract class BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator<K> 
implements Map<K, Object> {
      * remove() operation is not supported.
      *
      * @param key The {@link DynaBean}'s property name
-     * @return the value removed
+     * @return The value removed
      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException This operation is not yet 
supported
      */
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BasicDynaClass.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BasicDynaClass.java
index bf8948ba..50f6deb9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BasicDynaClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BasicDynaClass.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public class BasicDynaClass implements DynaClass {
      * <strong>FIXME</strong> - Should we really be implementing {@code 
getBeanInfo()} instead, which returns property descriptors and a bunch of other 
stuff?
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the set of properties for this DynaClass
+     * @return The set of properties for this DynaClass
      */
     @Override
     public DynaProperty[] getDynaProperties() {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class BasicDynaClass implements DynaClass {
      * Gets the name of this DynaClass (analogous to the {@code getName()} 
method of {@link Class}, which allows the same {@code DynaClass} implementation 
class
      * to support different dynamic classes, with different sets of properties.
      *
-     * @return the name of the DynaClass
+     * @return The name of the DynaClass
      */
     @Override
     public String getName() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanComparator.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanComparator.java
index 5b18b990..c78e362b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanComparator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanComparator.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class BeanComparator<T, V> implements Comparator<T> {
     /**
      * Gets the Comparator being used to compare beans.
      *
-     * @return the Comparator being used to compare beans
+     * @return The Comparator being used to compare beans
      */
     public Comparator<V> getComparator() {
         return comparator;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public class BeanComparator<T, V> implements Comparator<T> {
     /**
      * Hashcode compatible with equals.
      *
-     * @return the hash code for this comparator
+     * @return The hash code for this comparator
      */
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class BeanComparator<T, V> implements Comparator<T> {
      *
      * @param val1 the first value to be compared
      * @param val2 the second value to be compared
-     * @return the result of the comparison
+     * @return The result of the comparison
      */
     @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
     private int internalCompare(final Object val1, final Object val2) {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanIntrospectionData.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanIntrospectionData.java
index afa20298..f7c85aad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanIntrospectionData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanIntrospectionData.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ final class BeanIntrospectionData {
      * because they may get lost when the GC claims soft references used by 
the {@code PropertyDescriptor} objects.
      *
      * @param descs the array with the descriptors of the available properties
-     * @return the map with the names of write methods for properties
+     * @return The map with the names of write methods for properties
      */
     private static Map<String, String> setUpWriteMethodNames(final 
PropertyDescriptor[] descs) {
         final Map<String, String> methods = new HashMap<>();
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ final class BeanIntrospectionData {
      * Returns the {@code PropertyDescriptor} for the property with the 
specified name. If this property is unknown, result is {@code null}.
      *
      * @param name the name of the property in question
-     * @return the {@code PropertyDescriptor} for this property or {@code null}
+     * @return The {@code PropertyDescriptor} for this property or {@code null}
      */
     public PropertyDescriptor getDescriptor(final String name) {
         for (final PropertyDescriptor pd : getDescriptors()) {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ final class BeanIntrospectionData {
     /**
      * Returns the array with property descriptors.
      *
-     * @return the property descriptors for the associated bean class
+     * @return The property descriptors for the associated bean class
      */
     public PropertyDescriptor[] getDescriptors() {
         return descriptors;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ final class BeanIntrospectionData {
      *
      * @param beanCls the class of the affected bean
      * @param desc    the {@code PropertyDescriptor} of the desired property
-     * @return the write method for this property or {@code null} if there is 
none
+     * @return The write method for this property or {@code null} if there is 
none
      */
     public Method getWriteMethod(final Class<?> beanCls, final 
PropertyDescriptor desc) {
         Method method = desc.getWriteMethod();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanMap.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanMap.java
index 4c0d2cd3..b141490f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanMap.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
          * Sets the value.
          *
          * @param value the new value for the entry
-         * @return the old value for the entry
+         * @return The old value for the entry
          */
         @Override
         public Object setValue(final Object value) {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      * @param <R>     The return type.
      * @param newType the type to convert the value to
      * @param value   the value to convert
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws NumberFormatException     if newType is a primitive type, and 
the string representation of the given value cannot be converted to that type
      * @throws InstantiationException    if the constructor found with 
reflection raises it
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the constructor found with 
reflection raises it
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      * Each MapEntry can be set but not removed.
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the unmodifiable set of mappings
+     * @return The unmodifiable set of mappings
      */
     @Override
     public Set<Map.Entry<String, Object>> entrySet() {
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param name the name of the property whose value to return
-     * @return the value of the property with that name
+     * @return The value of the property with that name
      */
     @Override
     public Object get(final Object name) {
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
     /**
      * Gets the bean currently being operated on. The return value may be null 
if this map is empty.
      *
-     * @return the bean being operated on by this map
+     * @return The bean being operated on by this map
      */
     public Object getBean() {
         return bean;
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      * Gets the accessor for the property with the given name.
      *
      * @param name the name of the property
-     * @return the accessor method for the property, or null
+     * @return The accessor method for the property, or null
      */
     public Method getReadMethod(final String name) {
         return readMethods.get(name);
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      * Gets the type of the property with the given name.
      *
      * @param name the name of the property
-     * @return the type of the property, or {@code null} if no such property 
exists
+     * @return The type of the property, or {@code null} if no such property 
exists
      */
     public Class<?> getType(final String name) {
         return types.get(name);
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      * Gets the mutator for the property with the given name.
      *
      * @param name the name of the property
-     * @return the mutator method for the property, or null
+     * @return The mutator method for the property, or null
      */
     public Method getWriteMethod(final String name) {
         return writeMethods.get(name);
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      *
      * @param name  the name of the property to set
      * @param value the value to set that property to
-     * @return the previous value of that property
+     * @return The previous value of that property
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given name is null; if the 
given name is not a {@link String}; if the bean doesn't define a property with 
that
      *                                  name; or if the bean property with 
that name is read-only
      * @throws ClassCastException       if an error occurs creating the method 
args
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
     /**
      * Returns the number of properties defined by the bean.
      *
-     * @return the number of properties defined by the bean
+     * @return The number of properties defined by the bean
      */
     @Override
     public int size() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanPredicate.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanPredicate.java
index 325cc102..72ed7510 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanPredicate.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class BeanPredicate<T> implements Predicate<T> {
     /**
      * Gets the name of the property whose value is to be predicated. in the 
evaluation.
      *
-     * @return the property name, not null
+     * @return The property name, not null
      */
     public String getPropertyName() {
         return propertyName;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class BeanPredicate<T> implements Predicate<T> {
      * Evaluates the given object by applying the {@link #getPredicate()} to a 
property value named by {@link #getPropertyName()}.
      *
      * @param object The object to test
-     * @return the result of the predicate evaluation
+     * @return The result of the predicate evaluation
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException when the property cannot be evaluated
      */
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtils.java
index ca5b71dc..89cae7cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtils.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public final class BeanUtils {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param bean Bean to be cloned
-     * @return the cloned bean
+     * @return The cloned bean
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws InstantiationException    if a new instance of the bean's class 
cannot be instantiated
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method 
throws an exception
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtilsBean.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtilsBean.java
index a30fdd9e..847d2a81 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtilsBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtilsBean.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class BeanUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param dynaProperty the property descriptor
      * @param value        the value object to be set for this property
-     * @return the type of this property
+     * @return The type of this property
      */
     private static Class<?> dynaPropertyType(final DynaProperty dynaProperty, 
final Object value) {
         if (!dynaProperty.isMapped()) {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public class BeanUtilsBean {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param bean Bean to be cloned
-     * @return the cloned bean
+     * @return The cloned bean
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws InstantiationException    if a new instance of the bean's class 
cannot be instantiated
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method 
throws an exception
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class BeanUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param value the value to be converted and copied
      * @param type  the target type of the conversion
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      */
     private Object convertForCopy(final Object value, final Class<?> type) {
         return value != null ? convert(value, type) : value;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java
index a758fa23..29e7d992 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class ContextClassLoaderLocal<T> {
      * Gets the instance which provides the functionality for {@link 
BeanUtils}. This is a pseudo-singleton - an single instance is provided per 
(thread)
      * context classloader. This mechanism provides isolation for web apps 
deployed in the same container.
      *
-     * @return the object currently associated with the context-classloader of 
the current thread.
+     * @return The object currently associated with the context-classloader of 
the current thread.
      */
     public synchronized T get() {
         // synchronizing the whole method is a bit slower
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaClass.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaClass.java
index 371559fe..4c6f2660 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaClass.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public interface DynaClass {
      * <strong>FIXME</strong> - Should we really be implementing {@code 
getBeanInfo()} instead, which returns property descriptors and a bunch of other 
stuff?
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the set of properties for this DynaClass
+     * @return The set of properties for this DynaClass
      */
     DynaProperty[] getDynaProperties();
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public interface DynaClass {
      * Returns the name of this DynaClass (analogous to the {@code getName()} 
method of {@link Class}, which allows the same {@code DynaClass} implementation
      * class to support different dynamic classes, with different sets of 
properties.
      *
-     * @return the name of the DynaClass
+     * @return The name of the DynaClass
      */
     String getName();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaProperty.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaProperty.java
index 243745d7..ec79a59f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaProperty.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public class DynaProperty {
      * serialized using the standard methods</strong>.
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the Class for the content type if this is an indexed {@code 
DynaProperty} and this feature is supported. Otherwise null.
+     * @return The Class for the content type if this is an indexed {@code 
DynaProperty} and this feature is supported. Otherwise null.
      */
     public Class<?> getContentType() {
         return contentType;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class DynaProperty {
     /**
      * Gets the name of this property.
      *
-     * @return the name of the property
+     * @return The name of the property
      */
     public String getName() {
         return this.name;
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ public class DynaProperty {
      * <strong>Please leave this field as {@code transient}</strong>
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the property type
+     * @return The property type
      */
     public Class<?> getType() {
         return this.type;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the hash code for this dyna property
+     * @return The hash code for this dyna property
      * @see Object#hashCode
      * @since 1.8.0
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector.java
index e6b60aee..c4a7635f 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector implements 
BeanIntrospector {
      *
      * @param m            the set method for the fluent API property
      * @param propertyName the name of the corresponding property
-     * @return the descriptor
+     * @return The descriptor
      * @throws IntrospectionException if an error occurs
      */
     private PropertyDescriptor createFluentPropertyDescritor(final Method m, 
final String propertyName) throws IntrospectionException {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector implements 
BeanIntrospector {
     /**
      * Returns the prefix for write methods this instance scans for.
      *
-     * @return the prefix for write methods
+     * @return The prefix for write methods
      */
     public String getWriteMethodPrefix() {
         return writeMethodPrefix;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector implements 
BeanIntrospector {
      * Derives the name of a property from the given set method.
      *
      * @param m the method
-     * @return the corresponding property name
+     * @return The corresponding property name
      */
     private String propertyName(final Method m) {
         final String methodName = 
m.getName().substring(getWriteMethodPrefix().length());
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/IntrospectionContext.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/IntrospectionContext.java
index 84f053f0..53ee79b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/IntrospectionContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/IntrospectionContext.java
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ public interface IntrospectionContext {
      * Returns the descriptor for the property with the given name or {@code 
null} if this property is unknown.
      *
      * @param name the name of the property in question
-     * @return the descriptor for this property or {@code null} if this 
property is unknown
+     * @return The descriptor for this property or {@code null} if this 
property is unknown
      */
     PropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor(String name);
 
     /**
      * Returns the class that is subject of introspection.
      *
-     * @return the current class
+     * @return The current class
      */
     Class<?> getTargetClass();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaList.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaList.java
index b1a87c55..78e7a720 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaList.java
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public class LazyDynaList extends ArrayList<Object> {
      * Creates a new {@code LazyDynaMap} object for the given property value.
      *
      * @param value the property value
-     * @return the newly created {@code LazyDynaMap}
+     * @return The newly created {@code LazyDynaMap}
      */
     private LazyDynaMap createDynaBeanForMapProperty(final Object value) {
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaMap.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaMap.java
index 7419e271..fb9999f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaMap.java
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class LazyDynaMap extends LazyDynaBean implements 
MutableDynaClass {
      * <strong>FIXME</strong> - Should we really be implementing {@code 
getBeanInfo()} instead, which returns property descriptors and a bunch of other 
stuff?
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the set of properties for this DynaClass
+     * @return The set of properties for this DynaClass
      */
     @Override
     public DynaProperty[] getDynaProperties() {
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ public class LazyDynaMap extends LazyDynaBean implements 
MutableDynaClass {
     /**
      * Gets the underlying Map backing this {@code DynaBean}
      *
-     * @return the underlying Map
+     * @return The underlying Map
      * @since 1.8.0
      */
     @Override
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public class LazyDynaMap extends LazyDynaBean implements 
MutableDynaClass {
     /**
      * Gets the name of this DynaClass (analogous to the {@code 
getName()</code> method of <code>java.lang.Class})
      *
-     * @return the name of the DynaClass
+     * @return The name of the DynaClass
      */
     @Override
     public String getName() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/MethodUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/MethodUtils.java
index 0d8f2b05..a3dd768d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/MethodUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/MethodUtils.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public final class MethodUtils {
          * Returns the string length of method name. I.e. if the hash codes 
are different, the objects are different. If the hash codes are the same, need 
to
          * use the equals method to determine equality.
          *
-         * @return the string length of method name.
+         * @return The string length of method name.
          */
         @Override
         public int hashCode() {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public final class MethodUtils {
     /**
      * Clear the method cache.
      *
-     * @return the number of cached methods cleared.
+     * @return The number of cached methods cleared.
      * @since 1.8.0
      */
     public static synchronized int clearCache() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtils.java
index e3f964b2..32d22db1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtils.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public final class PropertyUtils {
      *
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name {@code propertyname[index]} of the property value to be 
extracted
-     * @return the indexed property value
+     * @return The indexed property value
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is outside the 
valid range for the underlying property
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if {@code bean} or {@code name} is 
null
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public final class PropertyUtils {
      * @param bean  Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name  Simple property name of the property value to be extracted
      * @param index Index of the property value to be extracted
-     * @return the indexed property value
+     * @return The indexed property value
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is outside the 
valid range for the underlying property
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if {@code bean} or {@code name} is 
null
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public final class PropertyUtils {
      *
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name {@code propertyname(key)} of the property value to be 
extracted
-     * @return the mapped property value
+     * @return The mapped property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method 
throws an exception
      * @throws NoSuchMethodException     if an accessor method for this 
property cannot be found
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public final class PropertyUtils {
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Mapped property name of the property value to be extracted
      * @param key  Key of the property value to be extracted
-     * @return the mapped property value
+     * @return The mapped property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method 
throws an exception
      * @throws NoSuchMethodException     if an accessor method for this 
property cannot be found
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public final class PropertyUtils {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param beanClass Bean class to be introspected
-     * @return the mapped property descriptors
+     * @return The mapped property descriptors
      * @see PropertyUtilsBean#getMappedPropertyDescriptors(Class)
      */
     static Map<Class<?>, Map> getMappedPropertyDescriptors(final Class<?> 
beanClass) {
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public final class PropertyUtils {
      *
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Possibly nested name of the property to be extracted
-     * @return the nested property value
+     * @return The nested property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if {@code bean} or {@code name} is 
null
      * @throws NestedNullException       if a nested reference to a property 
returns null
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public final class PropertyUtils {
      *
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property to be 
extracted
-     * @return the property value
+     * @return The property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if {@code bean} or {@code name} is 
null
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method 
throws an exception
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public final class PropertyUtils {
      *
      * @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
      * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for 
which a property descriptor is requested
-     * @return the property descriptor
+     * @return The property descriptor
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if {@code bean} or {@code name} is 
null
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if a nested reference to a property 
returns null
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public final class PropertyUtils {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param beanClass Bean class for which property descriptors are requested
-     * @return the property descriptors
+     * @return The property descriptors
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code beanClass} is null
      * @see PropertyUtilsBean#getPropertyDescriptors(Class)
      */
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public final class PropertyUtils {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param bean Bean for which property descriptors are requested
-     * @return the property descriptors
+     * @return The property descriptors
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code bean} is null
      * @see PropertyUtilsBean#getPropertyDescriptors(Object)
      */
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public final class PropertyUtils {
      *
      * @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
      * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for 
which a property descriptor is requested
-     * @return the property editor class
+     * @return The property editor class
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if {@code bean} or {@code name} is 
null
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if a nested reference to a property 
returns null
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsBean.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsBean.java
index 57a8467a..3fba57b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsBean.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * of objects.
      *
      * @param obj the object to be converted
-     * @return the resulting list of objects
+     * @return The resulting list of objects
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private static List<Object> toObjectList(final Object obj) {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * in a Map&lt;String, Object&gt;.
      *
      * @param obj the object to be converted
-     * @return the resulting properties map
+     * @return The resulting properties map
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private static Map<String, Object> toPropertyMap(final Object obj) {
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name {@code propertyname[index]} of the property value to be 
extracted
-     * @return the indexed property value
+     * @return The indexed property value
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is outside the 
valid range for the underlying array or List
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if {@code bean} or {@code name} is 
null
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * @param bean  Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name  Simple property name of the property value to be extracted
      * @param index Index of the property value to be extracted
-     * @return the indexed property value
+     * @return The indexed property value
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is outside the 
valid range for the underlying property
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if {@code bean} or {@code name} is 
null
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * introspection is performed now on the affected bean class, and the 
results object is created.
      *
      * @param beanClass the bean class in question
-     * @return the {@code BeanIntrospectionData} object for this class
+     * @return The {@code BeanIntrospectionData} object for this class
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the bean class is {@code null}
      */
     private BeanIntrospectionData getIntrospectionData(final Class<?> 
beanClass) {
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name {@code propertyname(key)} of the property value to be 
extracted
-     * @return the mapped property value
+     * @return The mapped property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method 
throws an exception
      * @throws NoSuchMethodException     if an accessor method for this 
property cannot be found
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Mapped property name of the property value to be extracted
      * @param key  Key of the property value to be extracted
-     * @return the mapped property value
+     * @return The mapped property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method 
throws an exception
      * @throws NoSuchMethodException     if an accessor method for this 
property cannot be found
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param beanClass Bean class to be introspected
-     * @return the mapped property descriptors
+     * @return The mapped property descriptors
      */
     Map<Class<?>, Map> getMappedPropertyDescriptors(final Class<?> beanClass) {
         if (beanClass == null) {
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param bean Bean to be introspected
-     * @return the mapped property descriptors
+     * @return The mapped property descriptors
      */
     Map getMappedPropertyDescriptors(final Object bean) {
         if (bean == null) {
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Possibly nested name of the property to be extracted
-     * @return the nested property value
+     * @return The nested property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if {@code bean} or {@code name} is 
null
      * @throws NestedNullException       if a nested reference to a property 
returns null
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property to be 
extracted
-     * @return the property value
+     * @return The property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if {@code bean} or {@code name} is 
null
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method 
throws an exception
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
      * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for 
which a property descriptor is requested
-     * @return the property descriptor
+     * @return The property descriptor
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if {@code bean} or {@code name} is 
null
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if a nested reference to a property 
returns null
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param beanClass Bean class for which property descriptors are requested
-     * @return the property descriptors
+     * @return The property descriptors
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code beanClass} is null
      */
     public PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptors(final Class<?> 
beanClass) {
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param bean Bean for which property descriptors are requested
-     * @return the property descriptors
+     * @return The property descriptors
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code bean} is null
      */
     public PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptors(final Object bean) {
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
      * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for 
which a property descriptor is requested
-     * @return the property editor class
+     * @return The property editor class
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    if the caller does not have access to 
the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if {@code bean} or {@code name} is 
null
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  if a nested reference to a property 
returns null
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param bean         Map bean
      * @param propertyName The property name
-     * @return the property value
+     * @return The property value
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException  when the propertyName is regarded as 
being invalid.
      * @throws IllegalAccessException    just in case subclasses override this 
method to try to access real getter methods and find permission is denied.
      * @throws InvocationTargetException just in case subclasses override this 
method to try to access real getter methods, and find it throws an exception 
when
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/WrapDynaBean.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/WrapDynaBean.java
index bb482dab..237a1694 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/WrapDynaBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/WrapDynaBean.java
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public class WrapDynaBean implements DynaBean {
      * Gets the bean instance wrapped by this DynaBean. For most common use 
cases, this object should already be known and this method safely be ignored. 
But
      * some creators of frameworks using {@code DynaBean}'s may find this 
useful.
      *
-     * @return the Java bean Object wrapped by this {@code DynaBean}
+     * @return The Java bean Object wrapped by this {@code DynaBean}
      */
     public Object getInstance() {
         return instance;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public class WrapDynaBean implements DynaBean {
      * Returns the {@code PropertyUtilsBean} instance to be used for accessing 
properties. If available, this object is obtained from the associated
      * {@code WrapDynaClass}.
      *
-     * @return the associated {@code PropertyUtilsBean}
+     * @return The associated {@code PropertyUtilsBean}
      */
     private PropertyUtilsBean getPropertyUtils() {
         PropertyUtilsBean propUtils = null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/WrapDynaClass.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/WrapDynaClass.java
index 6428cb77..d5672371 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/WrapDynaClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/WrapDynaClass.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class WrapDynaClass implements DynaClass {
      * Returns the cache for the already created class instances. For each 
combination of bean class and {@code PropertyUtilsBean} instance an entry is 
created
      * in the cache.
      *
-     * @return the cache for already created {@code WrapDynaClass} instances
+     * @return The cache for already created {@code WrapDynaClass} instances
      */
     private static Map<CacheKey, WrapDynaClass> getClassesCache() {
         return CLASSLOADER_CACHE.get();
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class WrapDynaClass implements DynaClass {
     /**
      * Gets the class of the underlying wrapped bean.
      *
-     * @return the class of the underlying wrapped bean
+     * @return The class of the underlying wrapped bean
      * @since 1.8.0
      */
     protected Class<?> getBeanClass() {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public class WrapDynaClass implements DynaClass {
      * <strong>FIXME</strong> - Should we really be implementing {@code 
getBeanInfo()} instead, which returns property descriptors and a bunch of other 
stuff?
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the set of properties for this DynaClass
+     * @return The set of properties for this DynaClass
      */
     @Override
     public DynaProperty[] getDynaProperties() {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class WrapDynaClass implements DynaClass {
      * Gets the name of this DynaClass (analogous to the {@code getName()} 
method of {@link Class}, which allows the same {@code DynaClass} implementation 
class
      * to support different dynamic classes, with different sets of properties.
      *
-     * @return the name of the DynaClass
+     * @return The name of the DynaClass
      */
     @Override
     public String getName() {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public class WrapDynaClass implements DynaClass {
     /**
      * Returns the {@code PropertyUtilsBean} instance associated with this 
class. This bean is used for introspection.
      *
-     * @return the associated {@code PropertyUtilsBean} instance
+     * @return The associated {@code PropertyUtilsBean} instance
      * @since 1.9
      */
     protected PropertyUtilsBean getPropertyUtilsBean() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/AbstractConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/AbstractConverter.java
index 1b1c05cb..585d685b 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/AbstractConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/AbstractConverter.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConverter<D> implements 
Converter<D> {
      * Converts the given object to a lower-case string.
      *
      * @param value the input string.
-     * @return the given string trimmed and converter to lower-case.
+     * @return The given string trimmed and converter to lower-case.
      */
     protected static String toLowerCase(final Object value) {
         return StringUtils.toRootLowerCase(toString(value));
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConverter<D> implements 
Converter<D> {
      * Converts the given object to a lower-case string.
      *
      * @param value the input string.
-     * @return the given string trimmed and converter to lower-case.
+     * @return The given string trimmed and converter to lower-case.
      */
     protected static String toString(final Object value) {
         return Objects.requireNonNull(value, "value").toString();
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConverter<D> implements 
Converter<D> {
      * Converts the given object to a lower-case string.
      *
      * @param value the input string.
-     * @return the given string trimmed and converter to lower-case.
+     * @return The given string trimmed and converter to lower-case.
      */
     protected static String toTrim(final Object value) {
         return toString(value).trim();
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConverter<D> implements 
Converter<D> {
      *
      * @param value the value to be converted.
      * @param <T>   the type of the result object.
-     * @return the converted value.
+     * @return The converted value.
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private <T> T convertToDefaultType(final Object value) {
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConverter<D> implements 
Converter<D> {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param value The input value to be converted.
-     * @return the converted String value.
+     * @return The converted String value.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an error occurs converting to a 
String.
      */
     protected String convertToString(final Object value) {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/ArrayConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/ArrayConverter.java
index 3bb2e53c..bfcc4e4e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/ArrayConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/ArrayConverter.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class ArrayConverter<C> extends AbstractConverter<C> 
{
      * Handles conversion to a String.
      *
      * @param value The value to be converted.
-     * @return the converted String value.
+     * @return The converted String value.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an error occurs converting to a 
String
      */
     @Override
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/CharacterConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/CharacterConverter.java
index 3fb69496..12745fdf 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/CharacterConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/CharacterConverter.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public final class CharacterConverter extends 
AbstractConverter<Character> {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted String value.
+     * @return The converted String value.
      * @since 1.8.0
      */
     @Override
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/ClassConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/ClassConverter.java
index 70313c13..444fb62b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/ClassConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/ClassConverter.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public final class ClassConverter<T> extends 
AbstractConverter<Class<T>> {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted String value.
+     * @return The converted String value.
      * @since 1.8.0
      */
     @Override
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/DateTimeConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/DateTimeConverter.java
index bbb2c54a..c08de17e 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/DateTimeConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/DateTimeConverter.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public abstract class DateTimeConverter<D> extends 
AbstractConverter<D> {
      * to format the date into a String. Otherwise the default {@code 
DateFormat} for the default locale (and <em>style</em> if configured) will be 
used.
      *
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted String value.
+     * @return The converted String value.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an error occurs converting to a 
String
      */
     @Override
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public abstract class DateTimeConverter<D> extends 
AbstractConverter<D> {
     /**
      * Gets the {@code java.time.ZoneId</code> from the 
<code>java.util.Timezone} set or use the system default if no time zone is set.
      *
-     * @return the {@code ZoneId}
+     * @return The {@code ZoneId}
      */
     private ZoneId getZoneId() {
         return timeZone == null ? ZoneId.systemDefault() : timeZone.toZoneId();
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/NumberConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/NumberConverter.java
index 87344ca8..c6568003 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/NumberConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/NumberConverter.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public abstract class NumberConverter<N extends Number> 
extends AbstractConverte
      * Convert an input Number object into a String.
      *
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted String value.
+     * @return The converted String value.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if an error occurs converting to a 
String
      */
     @Override
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/BaseLocaleConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/BaseLocaleConverter.java
index 5f551125..8090558a 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/BaseLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/BaseLocaleConverter.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public abstract class BaseLocaleConverter<T> implements 
LocaleConverter<T> {
      * @param <T>    the desired result type.
      * @param type   the target class of the conversion.
      * @param result the conversion result object.
-     * @return the result cast to the target class.
+     * @return The result cast to the target class.
      * @throws ConversionException if the result object is not compatible with 
the target type.
      */
     private static <R> R checkConversionResult(final Class<R> type, final 
Object result) {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public abstract class BaseLocaleConverter<T> implements 
LocaleConverter<T> {
      * a ConversionException is thrown.
      *
      * @param type the target class of the conversion.
-     * @return the default value in the given target type.
+     * @return The default value in the given target type.
      * @throws ConversionException if the default object is not compatible 
with the target type.
      */
     private <R> R getDefaultAs(final Class<R> type) {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleBeanUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleBeanUtils.java
index 256b3fe8..2e1e127a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleBeanUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleBeanUtils.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public final class LocaleBeanUtils {
      * For more details see {@code LocaleBeanUtilsBean}
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the default locale
+     * @return The default locale
      * @see LocaleBeanUtilsBean#getDefaultLocale()
      */
     public static Locale getDefaultLocale() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleBeanUtilsBean.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleBeanUtilsBean.java
index 9191151e..5cd84fd7 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleBeanUtilsBean.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleBeanUtilsBean.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class LocaleBeanUtilsBean extends BeanUtilsBean {
     /**
      * Gets singleton instance
      *
-     * @return the singleton instance
+     * @return The singleton instance
      */
     public static LocaleBeanUtilsBean getLocaleBeanUtilsInstance() {
         return LOCALE_BEANS_BY_CLASSLOADER.get();
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public class LocaleBeanUtilsBean extends BeanUtilsBean {
     /**
      * Gets the default Locale
      *
-     * @return the default locale
+     * @return The default locale
      */
     public Locale getDefaultLocale() {
         return getLocaleConvertUtils().getDefaultLocale();
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public class LocaleBeanUtilsBean extends BeanUtilsBean {
     /**
      * Gets the bean instance used for conversions
      *
-     * @return the locale converter bean instance
+     * @return The locale converter bean instance
      */
     public LocaleConvertUtilsBean getLocaleConvertUtils() {
         return localeConvertUtils;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleConvertUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleConvertUtils.java
index 7ef9aad9..82149375 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleConvertUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleConvertUtils.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public final class LocaleConvertUtils {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param value The Value to be converted
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object)
      */
     public static String convert(final Object value) {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public final class LocaleConvertUtils {
      * @param value   The Value to be converted
      * @param locale  The locale
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Locale, String)
      */
     public static String convert(final Object value, final Locale locale, 
final String pattern) {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public final class LocaleConvertUtils {
      *
      * @param value   The Value to be converted
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, String)
      */
     public static String convert(final Object value, final String pattern) {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public final class LocaleConvertUtils {
      *
      * @param value The String scalar value to be converted
      * @param clazz The Data type to which this value should be converted.
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(String, Class)
      */
     public static Object convert(final String value, final Class<?> clazz) {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public final class LocaleConvertUtils {
      * @param clazz   The Data type to which this value should be converted.
      * @param locale  The locale
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(String, Class, Locale, String)
      */
     public static Object convert(final String value, final Class<?> clazz, 
final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public final class LocaleConvertUtils {
      * @param value   The String scalar value to be converted
      * @param clazz   The Data type to which this value should be converted.
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(String, Class, String)
      */
     public static Object convert(final String value, final Class<?> clazz, 
final String pattern) {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public final class LocaleConvertUtils {
      *
      * @param values Value to be converted (may be null)
      * @param clazz  Java array or element class to be converted to
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class)
      */
     public static Object convert(final String[] values, final Class<?> clazz) {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public final class LocaleConvertUtils {
      * @param clazz   Java array or element class to be converted to
      * @param locale  The locale
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class, Locale, String)
      */
     public static Object convert(final String[] values, final Class<?> clazz, 
final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public final class LocaleConvertUtils {
      * @param values  Value to be converted (may be null)
      * @param clazz   Java array or element class to be converted to
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class, String)
      */
     public static Object convert(final String[] values, final Class<?> clazz, 
final String pattern) {
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ public final class LocaleConvertUtils {
      * For more details see {@code LocaleConvertUtilsBean}
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return the default locale
+     * @return The default locale
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#getDefaultLocale()
      */
     public static Locale getDefaultLocale() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleConvertUtilsBean.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleConvertUtilsBean.java
index 04e247d1..b4537aab 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleConvertUtilsBean.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/LocaleConvertUtilsBean.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
     /**
      * Gets singleton instance. This is the same as the instance used by the 
default {@link LocaleBeanUtilsBean} singleton.
      *
-     * @return the singleton instance
+     * @return The singleton instance
      */
     public static LocaleConvertUtilsBean getInstance() {
         return 
LocaleBeanUtilsBean.getLocaleBeanUtilsInstance().getLocaleConvertUtils();
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      * Convert the specified locale-sensitive value into a String.
      *
      * @param value The Value to be converted
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if thrown by an underlying Converter
      */
     public String convert(final Object value) {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      * @param value   The Value to be converted
      * @param locale  The locale
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if thrown by an underlying Converter
      */
     public String convert(final Object value, final Locale locale, final 
String pattern) {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param value   The Value to be converted
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if thrown by an underlying Converter
      */
     public String convert(final Object value, final String pattern) {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param value The String scalar value to be converted
      * @param clazz The Data type to which this value should be converted.
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if thrown by an underlying Converter
      */
     public Object convert(final String value, final Class<?> clazz) {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      * @param clazz   The Data type to which this value should be converted.
      * @param locale  The locale
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if thrown by an underlying Converter
      */
     public Object convert(final String value, final Class<?> clazz, final 
Locale locale, final String pattern) {
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      * @param value   The String scalar value to be converted
      * @param clazz   The Data type to which this value should be converted.
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if thrown by an underlying Converter
      */
     public Object convert(final String value, final Class<?> clazz, final 
String pattern) {
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param values Value to be converted (may be null)
      * @param clazz  Java array or element class to be converted to
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if thrown by an underlying Converter
      */
     public Object convert(final String[] values, final Class<?> clazz) {
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      * @param clazz   Java array or element class to be converted to
      * @param locale  The locale
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if thrown by an underlying Converter
      */
     public <T> T[] convert(final String[] values, final Class<T> clazz, final 
Locale locale, final String pattern) {
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      * @param values  Value to be converted (may be null)
      * @param clazz   Java array or element class to be converted to
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if thrown by an underlying Converter
      */
     public <T> T[] convert(final String[] values, final Class<T> clazz, final 
String pattern) {
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
     /**
      * getter for defaultLocale.
      *
-     * @return the default locale
+     * @return The default locale
      */
     public Locale getDefaultLocale() {
         return defaultLocale;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/DateLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/DateLocaleConverter.java
index 7cf1a5ff..2ae7e472 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/DateLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/DateLocaleConverter.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter<D extends Date> extends 
BaseLocaleConverter<D>
      *
      * @param value   The input object to be converted.
      * @param pattern The pattern is used for the conversion.
-     * @return the converted Date value.
+     * @return The converted Date value.
      * @throws ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed 
successfully.
      * @throws ParseException      if an error occurs parsing.
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/AbstractJdbcDynaClass.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/AbstractJdbcDynaClass.java
index 30119b0a..04f49c45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/AbstractJdbcDynaClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/AbstractJdbcDynaClass.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ abstract class AbstractJdbcDynaClass implements DynaClass {
      *
      * @param metadata is the result set metadata
      * @param i        is the column index in the metadata
-     * @return the newly created DynaProperty instance
+     * @return The newly created DynaProperty instance
      * @throws SQLException If an error occurs accessing the SQL metadata
      */
     protected DynaProperty createDynaProperty(final ResultSetMetaData 
metadata, final int i) throws SQLException {
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanIntrospectionDataTest.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanIntrospectionDataTest.java
index 27b44e40..90be4bcd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanIntrospectionDataTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanIntrospectionDataTest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class BeanIntrospectionDataTest {
     /**
      * Creates an array with property descriptors for the test bean class.
      *
-     * @return the array with property descriptors
+     * @return The array with property descriptors
      */
     private static PropertyDescriptor[] fetchDescriptors() {
         final PropertyUtilsBean pub = new PropertyUtilsBean();
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class BeanIntrospectionDataTest {
      * Returns the property descriptor for the test property.
      *
      * @param bid the data object
-     * @return the test property descriptor
+     * @return The test property descriptor
      */
     private static PropertyDescriptor fetchTestDescriptor(final 
BeanIntrospectionData bid) {
         return bid.getDescriptor(TEST_PROP);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class BeanIntrospectionDataTest {
     /**
      * Creates a test instance which is initialized with default property 
descriptors.
      *
-     * @return the test instance
+     * @return The test instance
      */
     private static BeanIntrospectionData setUpData() {
         return new BeanIntrospectionData(fetchDescriptors());
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DefaultIntrospectionContextTest.java
 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DefaultIntrospectionContextTest.java
index 4128e704..e97cb56a 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DefaultIntrospectionContextTest.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DefaultIntrospectionContextTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class DefaultIntrospectionContextTest {
      * Creates a property descriptor object for a property with the given name.
      *
      * @param propName the property name
-     * @return the descriptor for this property
+     * @return The descriptor for this property
      */
     private static PropertyDescriptor createDescriptor(final String propName) {
         try {
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java
 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java
index 094aeba0..80ec1ba4 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest {
      *
      * @param props the map with property descriptors
      * @param name  the name of the desired descriptor
-     * @return the descriptor from the map
+     * @return The descriptor from the map
      */
     private static PropertyDescriptor fetchDescriptor(final Map<String, 
PropertyDescriptor> props, final String name) {
         assertTrue(props.containsKey(name), "Property not found: " + name);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsTest.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsTest.java
index d5f7c73d..5d03c1ee 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsTest.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class PropertyUtilsTest {
      * Finds the descriptor of the name property.
      *
      * @param desc the array with descriptors
-     * @return the found descriptor or null
+     * @return The found descriptor or null
      */
     private static PropertyDescriptor findNameDescriptor(final 
PropertyDescriptor[] desc) {
         for (final PropertyDescriptor element : desc) {
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospectorTest.java
 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospectorTest.java
index b0c801ad..3cf4a6bc 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospectorTest.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospectorTest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospectorTest {
         /**
          * Returns the names of properties which have been removed.
          *
-         * @return the set with removed properties
+         * @return The set with removed properties
          */
         public Set<String> getRemovedProperties() {
             return removedProperties;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira339Test.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira339Test.java
index 0870761d..9ac19144 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira339Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira339Test.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Jira339Test {
         /**
          * Gets the comparator.
          *
-         * @return the comparator
+         * @return The comparator
          */
         public Comparator<?> getComparator() {
             return comparator;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira347Test.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira347Test.java
index 8bb115d3..5847f6b4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira347Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira347Test.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class Jira347Test {
      * Gets the string representation of the mapped write method for the given 
descriptor. This conversion is needed as there must not be strong reference
      * to the Method object outside of this method as otherwise the garbage 
collector will not clean up the soft reference within the 
MappedPropertyDescriptor.
      *
-     * @return the string representation or null if mapped write method does 
not exist
+     * @return The string representation or null if mapped write method does 
not exist
      */
     private String getMappedWriteMethod(final MappedPropertyDescriptor 
descriptor) {
         final Method m = descriptor.getMappedWriteMethod();
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira456Test.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira456Test.java
index be358855..707801da 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira456Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/Jira456Test.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Jira456Test {
      * Clears the reference to the write method in the property descriptor of 
the test property. This simulates that the write method reference is freed by 
the
      * GC.
      *
-     * @return the bean instance used for testing
+     * @return The bean instance used for testing
      * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
     private FluentIntrospectionTestBean clearWriteMethodRef() throws Exception 
{
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira61BeanFactory.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira61BeanFactory.java
index 762e840e..4436729f 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira61BeanFactory.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira61BeanFactory.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class Jira61BeanFactory {
         /**
          * Gets simpleReadOnly
          *
-         * @return the simple value
+         * @return The simple value
          */
         public String getSimpleReadOnly() {
             return simple;
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/AbstractDateConverterTest.java
 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/AbstractDateConverterTest.java
index f2cb42ea..0e55f7b1 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/AbstractDateConverterTest.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/AbstractDateConverterTest.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDateConverterTest<T> {
      * Gets the separator that precedes the AM/PM field in the US SHORT time 
format. Java 20 and up (CLDR) use a narrow no-break space (U+202F) here,
      * earlier versions use a regular space.
      *
-     * @return the separator that precedes the AM/PM field in the US SHORT 
time format.
+     * @return The separator that precedes the AM/PM field in the US SHORT 
time format.
      */
     protected static String amPmSeparator() {
         return DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT, 
Locale.US).format(new Date()).contains(NB_SPACE) ? NB_SPACE : " ";
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/memoryleaktests/MemoryLeakTest.java
 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/memoryleaktests/MemoryLeakTest.java
index 5b10b666..d044d563 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/memoryleaktests/MemoryLeakTest.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/memoryleaktests/MemoryLeakTest.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class MemoryLeakTest {
     /**
      * Gets the total, free, used memory stats.
      *
-     * @return the total, free, used memory stats
+     * @return The total, free, used memory stats
      */
     private String getMemoryStats() {
         final java.text.DecimalFormat fmt = new 
java.text.DecimalFormat("#,##0");
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/memoryleaktests/pojotests/CustomInteger.java
 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/memoryleaktests/pojotests/CustomInteger.java
index 92fc2fc8..e77f45ae 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/memoryleaktests/pojotests/CustomInteger.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/memoryleaktests/pojotests/CustomInteger.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class CustomInteger extends Number {
     /**
      * Gets the double value.
      *
-     * @return the double value
+     * @return The double value
      */
     @Override
     public double doubleValue() {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class CustomInteger extends Number {
     /**
      * Gets the float value.
      *
-     * @return the float value
+     * @return The float value
      */
     @Override
     public float floatValue() {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class CustomInteger extends Number {
     /**
      * Gets the integer value.
      *
-     * @return the integer value
+     * @return The integer value
      */
     @Override
     public int intValue() {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class CustomInteger extends Number {
     /**
      * Gets the long value.
      *
-     * @return the long value
+     * @return The long value
      */
     @Override
     public long longValue() {
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/DynaRowSetTest.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/DynaRowSetTest.java
index 72f13445..d89bdf92 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/DynaRowSetTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/DynaRowSetTest.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class DynaRowSetTest {
          * Gets an columns's value
          *
          * @param columnName Name of the column
-         * @return the column value
+         * @return The column value
          * @throws SQLException if an error occurs
          */
         @Override

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