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commit 7a09d5dc0126865eace8946a9cdf27492c390179
Author: Gary Gregory <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Jul 11 09:08:09 2026 -0400
Javadoc
---
.../java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BasicDynaBean.java | 2 +-
src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanMap.java | 14 +++++++-------
src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtils.java | 2 +-
.../apache/commons/beanutils2/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java | 2 +-
.../org/apache/commons/beanutils2/ConversionException.java | 2 +-
.../commons/beanutils2/DefaultIntrospectionContext.java | 2 +-
.../java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaProperty.java | 2 +-
.../apache/commons/beanutils2/IntrospectionContext.java | 2 +-
.../java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaBean.java | 4 ++--
.../org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsBean.java | 2 +-
.../beanutils2/SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospector.java | 2 +-
.../commons/beanutils2/converters/AbstractConverter.java | 2 +-
.../commons/beanutils2/locale/BaseLocaleConverter.java | 2 +-
.../locale/converters/BigDecimalLocaleConverter.java | 2 +-
.../locale/converters/BigIntegerLocaleConverter.java | 2 +-
.../beanutils2/locale/converters/ByteLocaleConverter.java | 2 +-
.../beanutils2/locale/converters/DateLocaleConverter.java | 4 ++--
.../locale/converters/DecimalLocaleConverter.java | 4 ++--
.../locale/converters/DoubleLocaleConverter.java | 2 +-
.../beanutils2/locale/converters/FloatLocaleConverter.java | 2 +-
.../locale/converters/IntegerLocaleConverter.java | 2 +-
.../beanutils2/locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java | 2 +-
.../beanutils2/locale/converters/ShortLocaleConverter.java | 4 ++--
.../locale/converters/StringLocaleConverter.java | 4 ++--
.../sql/converters/locale/SqlDateLocaleConverter.java | 2 +-
.../sql/converters/locale/SqlTimeLocaleConverter.java | 2 +-
.../sql/converters/locale/SqlTimestampLocaleConverter.java | 2 +-
.../beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java | 2 +-
.../commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira273BeanFactory.java | 12 ++++++------
.../commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira298BeanFactory.java | 2 +-
.../commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira61BeanFactory.java | 2 +-
31 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BasicDynaBean.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BasicDynaBean.java
index b8c7c919..2a2b7f78 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BasicDynaBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BasicDynaBean.java
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public class BasicDynaBean implements DynaBean {
* <li>{@code ${myDynaBean.<strong>map</strong>.fooProperty}}</li>
* </ul>
*
- * @return a Map representation of this DynaBean
+ * @return A Map representation of this DynaBean
* @since 1.8.0
*/
public Map<String, Object> getMap() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanMap.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanMap.java
index b141490f..44cb8ff7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanMap.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object>
implements Cloneable {
* <li>If anything fails along the way, throw a
CloneNotSupportedException.</li>
* </ul>
*
- * @return a cloned instance of this bean map
+ * @return A cloned instance of this bean map
* @throws CloneNotSupportedException if the underlying bean cannot be
cloned
*/
@Override
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object>
implements Cloneable {
*
* @param method the mutator method
* @param value the value to pass to the mutator method
- * @return an array containing one object that is either the given value
or a transformed value
+ * @return An array containing one object that is either the given value
or a transformed value
* @throws IllegalAccessException if {@link #convertType(Class,Object)}
raises it
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if any other exception is raised by
{@link #convertType(Class,Object)}
* @throws ClassCastException if an error occurs creating the method
args
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object>
implements Cloneable {
/**
* Convenience method for getting an iterator over the entries.
*
- * @return an iterator over the entries
+ * @return An iterator over the entries
*/
public Iterator<Map.Entry<String, Object>> entryIterator() {
final Iterator<String> iter = keyIterator();
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object>
implements Cloneable {
*
* @param <R> The transformer result type.
* @param type the primitive type whose transformer to return
- * @return a transformer that will convert strings into that type, or null
if the given type is not a primitive type
+ * @return A transformer that will convert strings into that type, or null
if the given type is not a primitive type
*/
protected <R> Function<Object, R> getTypeTransformer(final Class<R> type) {
return (Function<Object, R>) typeTransformers.get(type);
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object>
implements Cloneable {
* Write-only properties will not be returned in the iterator.
* </p>
*
- * @return an iterator over the keys
+ * @return An iterator over the keys
*/
public Iterator<String> keyIterator() {
return readMethods.keySet().iterator();
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object>
implements Cloneable {
/**
* Renders a string representation of this object.
*
- * @return a {@code String} representation of this object
+ * @return A {@code String} representation of this object
*/
@Override
public String toString() {
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<String, Object>
implements Cloneable {
/**
* Convenience method for getting an iterator over the values.
*
- * @return an iterator over the values
+ * @return An iterator over the values
*/
public Iterator<Object> valueIterator() {
final Iterator<?> iter = keyIterator();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtils.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtils.java
index 89cae7cc..ad16d80b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/BeanUtils.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public final class BeanUtils {
*
* @param <K> The key type of the cache
* @param <V> The value type of the cache
- * @return a new cache
+ * @return A new cache
* @since 1.8.0
*/
public static <K, V> Map<K, V> createCache() {
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java
index 29e7d992..3164710c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class ContextClassLoaderLocal<T> {
* some value other than null, ContextClassLoaderLocal must be subclassed,
and this method overridden. Typically, an anonymous inner class will be used.
* Typical implementations of initialValue will call an appropriate
constructor and return the newly constructed object.
*
- * @return a new Object to be used as an initial value for this
ContextClassLoaderLocal
+ * @return A new Object to be used as an initial value for this
ContextClassLoaderLocal
*/
protected T initialValue() {
return null;
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/ConversionException.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/ConversionException.java
index 45a03811..112fe695 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/ConversionException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/ConversionException.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class ConversionException extends RuntimeException {
*
* @param format See {@link String#format(String, Object...)}.
* @param args See {@link String#format(String, Object...)}.
- * @return a new instance with a message formatted using {@link
String#format(String, Object...)}.
+ * @return A new instance with a message formatted using {@link
String#format(String, Object...)}.
* @since 2.0.0
*/
public static ConversionException format(final String format, final
Object... args) {
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DefaultIntrospectionContext.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DefaultIntrospectionContext.java
index 2e2f95d1..797c2ea7 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DefaultIntrospectionContext.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DefaultIntrospectionContext.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ final class DefaultIntrospectionContext implements
IntrospectionContext {
/**
* Returns an array with all descriptors added to this context. This
method is used to obtain the results of introspection.
*
- * @return an array with all known property descriptors
+ * @return An array with all known property descriptors
*/
public PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptors() {
return descriptors.values().toArray(PropertyDescriptors.EMPTY_ARRAY);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaProperty.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaProperty.java
index ec79a59f..2c79f040 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/DynaProperty.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public class DynaProperty {
/**
* Gets a String representation of this Object.
*
- * @return a String representation of the dyna property
+ * @return A String representation of the dyna property
*/
@Override
public String toString() {
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/IntrospectionContext.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/IntrospectionContext.java
index 53ee79b9..a6ad1e7b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/IntrospectionContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/IntrospectionContext.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public interface IntrospectionContext {
/**
* Returns a set with the names of all properties known to this context.
*
- * @return a set with the known property names
+ * @return A set with the known property names
*/
Set<String> propertyNames();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaBean.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaBean.java
index 87194536..f2c3c462 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/LazyDynaBean.java
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ public class LazyDynaBean implements DynaBean {
* <li>{@code ${myDynaBean.<strong>map</strong>.fooProperty}}</li>
* </ul>
*
- * @return a Map representation of this DynaBean
+ * @return A Map representation of this DynaBean
*/
public Map<String, Object> getMap() {
// cache the Map
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ public class LazyDynaBean implements DynaBean {
* Creates a new instance of the {@code Map}.
* </p>
*
- * @return a new Map instance
+ * @return A new Map instance
*/
protected Map<String, Object> newMap() {
return new HashMap<>();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsBean.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsBean.java
index 3fba57b6..a67e2f92 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/PropertyUtilsBean.java
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
* Performs introspection on the specified class. This method invokes all
{@code BeanIntrospector} objects that were added to this instance.
*
* @param beanClass the class to be inspected
- * @return a data object with the results of introspection
+ * @return A data object with the results of introspection
*/
private BeanIntrospectionData fetchIntrospectionData(final Class<?>
beanClass) {
final DefaultIntrospectionContext ictx = new
DefaultIntrospectionContext(beanClass);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospector.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospector.java
index 55ce1049..e8e88933 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospector.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospector.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospector implements
BeanIntrospector {
/**
* Returns a (unmodifiable) set with the names of the properties which are
suppressed by this {@code BeanIntrospector}.
*
- * @return a set with the names of the suppressed properties
+ * @return A set with the names of the suppressed properties
*/
public Set<String> getSuppressedProperties() {
return propertyNames;
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 585d685b..c47a0307 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/AbstractConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/converters/AbstractConverter.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConverter<D> implements
Converter<D> {
*
* @param type the target type.
* @param value the value to be converted.
- * @return a {@code ConversionException} with a standard message.
+ * @return A {@code ConversionException} with a standard message.
* @since 1.9
*/
protected ConversionException conversionException(final Class<?> type,
final Object value) {
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 8090558a..cf1a84e3 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/BaseLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/BaseLocaleConverter.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public abstract class BaseLocaleConverter<T> implements
LocaleConverter<T> {
/**
* Gets a newly built instance.
*
- * @return a newly built instance.
+ * @return A newly built instance.
*/
public abstract BaseLocaleConverter<?> get();
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/BigDecimalLocaleConverter.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/BigDecimalLocaleConverter.java
index 7c50b269..60877cb9 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/BigDecimalLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/BigDecimalLocaleConverter.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class BigDecimalLocaleConverter extends
DecimalLocaleConverter<BigDecimal
/**
* Constructs a new builder.
*
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
public static Builder builder() {
return new Builder();
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/BigIntegerLocaleConverter.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/BigIntegerLocaleConverter.java
index cca5c2b3..a4ba261b 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/BigIntegerLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/BigIntegerLocaleConverter.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class BigIntegerLocaleConverter extends
DecimalLocaleConverter<BigInteger
/**
* Constructs a new builder.
*
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
public static Builder builder() {
return new Builder();
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/ByteLocaleConverter.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/ByteLocaleConverter.java
index e2e41e93..0409f795 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/ByteLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/ByteLocaleConverter.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class ByteLocaleConverter extends
DecimalLocaleConverter<Byte> {
/**
* Constructs a new builder.
*
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
public static Builder builder() {
return new Builder();
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 2ae7e472..a837abe1 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
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter<D extends Date> extends
BaseLocaleConverter<D>
* locale for this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an
unlocalized pattern is used for the conversion.
* </p>
*
- * @return a new instance.
+ * @return A new instance.
*/
@Override
public DateLocaleConverter<D> get() {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter<D extends Date> extends
BaseLocaleConverter<D>
*
* @param <B> The builder type.
* @param <D> The Date type.
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <B extends Builder<B, D>, D extends Date> B builder() {
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/DecimalLocaleConverter.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/DecimalLocaleConverter.java
index 353eca74..accf9aaa 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/DecimalLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/DecimalLocaleConverter.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class DecimalLocaleConverter<T extends Number> extends
BaseLocaleConverte
* locale for this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an
unlocalized pattern is used for the conversion.
* </p>
*
- * @return a new instance.
+ * @return A new instance.
*/
@Override
public DecimalLocaleConverter<?> get() {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class DecimalLocaleConverter<T extends Number> extends
BaseLocaleConverte
*
* @param <B> The builder type.
* @param <T> The Number type.
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <B extends Builder<B, T>, T extends Number> B builder() {
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/DoubleLocaleConverter.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/DoubleLocaleConverter.java
index 4276c600..c0ec0994 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/DoubleLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/DoubleLocaleConverter.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class DoubleLocaleConverter extends
DecimalLocaleConverter<Double> {
/**
* Constructs a new builder.
*
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
public static Builder builder() {
return new Builder();
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/FloatLocaleConverter.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/FloatLocaleConverter.java
index 2d34be2c..56658218 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/FloatLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/FloatLocaleConverter.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class FloatLocaleConverter extends
DecimalLocaleConverter<Float> {
/**
* Constructs a new builder.
*
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
public static Builder builder() {
return new Builder();
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/IntegerLocaleConverter.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/IntegerLocaleConverter.java
index 5e4fe962..b90a1385 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/IntegerLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/IntegerLocaleConverter.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class IntegerLocaleConverter extends
DecimalLocaleConverter<Integer> {
/**
* Constructs a new builder.
*
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
public static Builder builder() {
return new Builder();
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java
index 289f4ba1..d01286c6 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class LongLocaleConverter extends
DecimalLocaleConverter<Long> {
/**
* Constructs a new builder.
*
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
public static Builder builder() {
return new Builder();
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/ShortLocaleConverter.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/ShortLocaleConverter.java
index 9befbc54..aeeab7cc 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/ShortLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/ShortLocaleConverter.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class ShortLocaleConverter extends
DecimalLocaleConverter<Short> {
/**
* Gets a new instance.
*
- * @return a new instance.
+ * @return A new instance.
*/
@Override
public ShortLocaleConverter get() {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class ShortLocaleConverter extends
DecimalLocaleConverter<Short> {
/**
* Constructs a new builder.
*
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
public static Builder builder() {
return new Builder();
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/StringLocaleConverter.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/StringLocaleConverter.java
index a84fc85c..c3ae7ac5 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/StringLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/locale/converters/StringLocaleConverter.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class StringLocaleConverter extends
BaseLocaleConverter<String> {
* locale for this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an
unlocalized pattern is used for the conversion.
* </p>
*
- * @return a new instance.
+ * @return A new instance.
*/
@Override
public StringLocaleConverter get() {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class StringLocaleConverter extends
BaseLocaleConverter<String> {
/**
* Constructs a new builder.
*
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
public static Builder builder() {
return new Builder();
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/converters/locale/SqlDateLocaleConverter.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/converters/locale/SqlDateLocaleConverter.java
index f8cd9c59..5814ce91 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/converters/locale/SqlDateLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/converters/locale/SqlDateLocaleConverter.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class SqlDateLocaleConverter extends
DateLocaleConverter<Date> {
/**
* Constructs a new builder.
*
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
public static Builder builder() {
return new Builder();
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/converters/locale/SqlTimeLocaleConverter.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/converters/locale/SqlTimeLocaleConverter.java
index 1b2aaa76..00c97963 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/converters/locale/SqlTimeLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/converters/locale/SqlTimeLocaleConverter.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class SqlTimeLocaleConverter extends
DateLocaleConverter<Time> {
/**
* Constructs a new builder.
*
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
public static Builder builder() {
return new Builder();
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/converters/locale/SqlTimestampLocaleConverter.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/converters/locale/SqlTimestampLocaleConverter.java
index 23949df7..253abaf8 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/converters/locale/SqlTimestampLocaleConverter.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/sql/converters/locale/SqlTimestampLocaleConverter.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class SqlTimestampLocaleConverter extends
DateLocaleConverter<Timestamp>
/**
* Constructs a new builder.
*
- * @return a new builder.
+ * @return A new builder.
*/
public static Builder builder() {
return new Builder();
diff --git
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java
index 80ec1ba4..8f40514d 100644
---
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java
+++
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest {
* Puts all property descriptors into a map so that they can be accessed
by property name.
*
* @param descs the array with descriptors
- * @return a map with property names as keys
+ * @return A map with property names as keys
*/
private static Map<String, PropertyDescriptor> createDescriptorMap(final
PropertyDescriptor[] descs) {
final Map<String, PropertyDescriptor> map = new HashMap<>();
diff --git
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira273BeanFactory.java
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira273BeanFactory.java
index 5072b969..c4fbabc4 100644
---
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira273BeanFactory.java
+++
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira273BeanFactory.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class Jira273BeanFactory {
/**
* Factory method which creates anonymous {@link PublicBeanWithMethod}
with method overridden.
*
- * @return a new anonymous {@link PublicBeanWithMethod}.
+ * @return A new anonymous {@link PublicBeanWithMethod}.
*/
public static Object createAnonymousNotOverridden() {
return new PublicBeanWithMethod() {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class Jira273BeanFactory {
/**
* Factory method which creates anonymous {@link PublicBeanWithMethod}
with method NOT overridden.
*
- * @return a new anonymous {@link PublicBeanWithMethod}.
+ * @return A new anonymous {@link PublicBeanWithMethod}.
*/
public static Object createAnonymousOverridden() {
return new PublicBeanWithMethod() {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class Jira273BeanFactory {
/**
* Factory method which creates a PrivatePrivatePublicNotOverridden bean.
*
- * @return a new a PrivatePrivatePublicNotOverridden bean.
+ * @return A new a PrivatePrivatePublicNotOverridden bean.
*/
public static Object createPrivatePrivatePublicNotOverridden() {
return new PrivatePrivatePublicNotOverridden();
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class Jira273BeanFactory {
/**
* Factory method which creates a PrivatePrivatePublicOverridden bean.
*
- * @return a new a PrivatePrivatePublicOverridden bean.
+ * @return A new a PrivatePrivatePublicOverridden bean.
*/
public static Object createPrivatePrivatePublicOverridden() {
return new PrivatePrivatePublicOverridden();
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class Jira273BeanFactory {
/**
* Factory method which creates a PrivatePublicNotOverridden bean.
*
- * @return a new a PrivatePublicNotOverridden bean.
+ * @return A new a PrivatePublicNotOverridden bean.
*/
public static Object createPrivatePublicNotOverridden() {
return new PrivatePublicNotOverridden();
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class Jira273BeanFactory {
/**
* Factory method which creates a PrivatePublicOverridden bean.
*
- * @return a new a PrivatePublicOverridden bean.
+ * @return A new a PrivatePublicOverridden bean.
*/
public static Object createPrivatePublicOverridden() {
return new PrivatePublicOverridden();
diff --git
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira298BeanFactory.java
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira298BeanFactory.java
index 41bbd643..b31b54a5 100644
---
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira298BeanFactory.java
+++
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils2/bugs/other/Jira298BeanFactory.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class Jira298BeanFactory {
/**
* Factory method which creates ImplX.
*
- * @return a new ImplX.
+ * @return A new ImplX.
*/
public static IX createImplX() {
return new ImplX();
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 4436729f..128df1c1 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
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class Jira61BeanFactory {
/**
* Factory method which creates a new {@link TestBean}.
*
- * @return a new {@link TestBean}.
+ * @return A new {@link TestBean}.
*/
public static TestBean createBean() {
return new TestBean();
