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commit 114ce5049493ef3464a7bad7b2b8e1db2f654dff
Author: Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Jan 17 09:29:47 2024 -0500
Javadoc: Use {@code ...}
---
.../apache/commons/validator/EmailValidator.java | 2 +-
.../java/org/apache/commons/validator/Field.java | 2 +-
.../apache/commons/validator/ISBNValidator.java | 2 +-
.../org/apache/commons/validator/UrlValidator.java | 8 ++++----
.../org/apache/commons/validator/Validator.java | 2 +-
.../apache/commons/validator/ValidatorAction.java | 2 +-
.../routines/AbstractCalendarValidator.java | 8 ++++----
.../routines/AbstractFormatValidator.java | 6 +++---
.../routines/AbstractNumberValidator.java | 10 ++++-----
.../validator/routines/BigDecimalValidator.java | 12 +++++------
.../validator/routines/BigIntegerValidator.java | 10 ++++-----
.../commons/validator/routines/ByteValidator.java | 12 +++++------
.../validator/routines/CalendarValidator.java | 20 +++++++++---------
.../commons/validator/routines/CodeValidator.java | 4 ++--
.../validator/routines/CreditCardValidator.java | 2 +-
.../validator/routines/CurrencyValidator.java | 2 +-
.../commons/validator/routines/DateValidator.java | 24 +++++++++++-----------
.../validator/routines/DoubleValidator.java | 12 +++++------
.../commons/validator/routines/EmailValidator.java | 2 +-
.../commons/validator/routines/FloatValidator.java | 12 +++++------
.../commons/validator/routines/ISBNValidator.java | 10 ++++-----
.../commons/validator/routines/ISINValidator.java | 2 +-
.../commons/validator/routines/ISSNValidator.java | 8 ++++----
.../validator/routines/IntegerValidator.java | 12 +++++------
.../commons/validator/routines/LongValidator.java | 10 ++++-----
.../validator/routines/PercentValidator.java | 2 +-
.../commons/validator/routines/RegexValidator.java | 4 ++--
.../commons/validator/routines/ShortValidator.java | 12 +++++------
.../commons/validator/routines/TimeValidator.java | 20 +++++++++---------
.../commons/validator/routines/UrlValidator.java | 8 ++++----
.../commons/validator/routines/package-info.java | 4 ++--
.../commons/validator/util/ValidatorUtils.java | 2 +-
.../commons/validator/GenericValidatorImpl.java | 2 +-
.../apache/commons/validator/ValidatorTest.java | 4 ++--
34 files changed, 127 insertions(+), 127 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailValidator.java
index 4c9e57c5..55a29138 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/EmailValidator.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class EmailValidator {
/**
* <p>Checks if a field has a valid e-mail address.</p>
*
- * @param email The value validation is being performed on. A
<code>null</code>
+ * @param email The value validation is being performed on. A {@code null}
* value is considered invalid.
* @return true if the email address is valid.
*/
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/Field.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/Field.java
index 800ff784..cf10b809 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/Field.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/Field.java
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public class Field implements Cloneable, Serializable {
/**
* Gets the <code>Arg</code> object at the given position. If the key
- * finds a <code>null</code> value then the default value will be
+ * finds a {@code null} value then the default value will be
* retrieved.
* @param key The name the Arg is stored under. If not found, the default
* Arg for the given position (if any) will be retrieved.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/ISBNValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/ISBNValidator.java
index 5cfeec44..665cd3b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/ISBNValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/ISBNValidator.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class ISBNValidator {
* divided by 11 according to the ISBN algorithm. If the result is zero,
* the ISBN is valid. This method accepts formatted or raw ISBN codes.
*
- * @param isbn Candidate ISBN number to be validated. <code>null</code> is
+ * @param isbn Candidate ISBN number to be validated. {@code null} is
* considered invalid.
* @return true if the string is a valid ISBN code.
*/
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/UrlValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/UrlValidator.java
index a2b464ee..ee918eea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/UrlValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/UrlValidator.java
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public class UrlValidator implements Serializable {
/**
* <p>Checks if a field has a valid URL address.</p>
*
- * @param value The value validation is being performed on. A
<code>null</code>
+ * @param value The value validation is being performed on. A {@code null}
* value is considered invalid.
* @return true if the URL is valid.
*/
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ public class UrlValidator implements Serializable {
/**
* Returns true if the authority is properly formatted. An authority is
the combination
- * of hostname and port. A <code>null</code> authority value is
considered invalid.
+ * of hostname and port. A {@code null} authority value is considered
invalid.
* @param authority Authority value to validate.
* @return true if authority (hostname and port) is valid.
*/
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ public class UrlValidator implements Serializable {
}
/**
- * Returns true if the path is valid. A <code>null</code> value is
considered invalid.
+ * Returns true if the path is valid. A {@code null} value is considered
invalid.
* @param path Path value to validate.
* @return true if path is valid.
*/
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ public class UrlValidator implements Serializable {
* Validate scheme. If schemes[] was initialized to a non null,
* then only those scheme's are allowed. Note this is slightly different
* than for the constructor.
- * @param scheme The scheme to validate. A <code>null</code> value is
considered
+ * @param scheme The scheme to validate. A {@code null} value is
considered
* invalid.
* @return true if valid.
*/
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/Validator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/Validator.java
index 91994afb..262aecd1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/Validator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/Validator.java
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ public class Validator implements Serializable {
* Sets the class loader to be used for instantiating application objects
* when required.
*
- * @param classLoader The new class loader to use, or <code>null</code>
+ * @param classLoader The new class loader to use, or {@code null}
* to revert to the standard rules
*/
public void setClassLoader(final ClassLoader classLoader) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/ValidatorAction.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/ValidatorAction.java
index e78b8421..b2caa59c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/ValidatorAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/ValidatorAction.java
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ public class ValidatorAction implements Serializable {
}
/**
- * If the result object is a <code>Boolean</code>, it will return its
value. If not it will return {@code false} if the object is <code>null</code>
and
+ * If the result object is a <code>Boolean</code>, it will return its
value. If not it will return {@code false} if the object is {@code null} and
* {@code true} if it isn't.
*/
private boolean isValid(final Object result) {
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/AbstractCalendarValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/AbstractCalendarValidator.java
index 841caf73..324a5707 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/AbstractCalendarValidator.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/AbstractCalendarValidator.java
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractCalendarValidator extends
AbstractFormatValidator
* and/or <code>Locale</code>.</p>
*
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against or
- * <code>null</code> to use the default for the <code>Locale</code>.
+ * {@code null} to use the default for the <code>Locale</code>.
* @param locale The locale to use for the currency format, system default
if null.
* @return The <code>DateFormat</code> to created.
*/
@@ -400,10 +400,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractCalendarValidator extends
AbstractFormatValidator
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
* @param timeZone The Time Zone used to parse the date, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed value if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed value if valid or {@code null} if invalid.
*/
protected Object parse(String value, final String pattern, final Locale
locale, final TimeZone timeZone) {
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractCalendarValidator extends
AbstractFormatValidator
* @param value The parsed object created.
* @param formatter The Format used to parse the value with.
* @return The parsed value converted to the appropriate type
- * if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * if valid or {@code null} if invalid.
*/
@Override
protected abstract Object processParsedValue(Object value, Format
formatter);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/AbstractFormatValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/AbstractFormatValidator.java
index 827ea709..6797a345 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/AbstractFormatValidator.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/AbstractFormatValidator.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractFormatValidator implements
Serializable {
* and/or <code>Locale</code>.</p>
*
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against or
- * <code>null</code> to use the default for the <code>Locale</code>.
+ * {@code null} to use the default for the <code>Locale</code>.
* @param locale The locale to use for the currency format, system default
if null.
* @return The <code>NumberFormat</code> to created.
*/
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractFormatValidator implements
Serializable {
*
* @param value The value to be parsed.
* @param formatter The Format to parse the value with.
- * @return The parsed value if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed value if valid or {@code null} if invalid.
*/
protected Object parse(final String value, final Format formatter) {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractFormatValidator implements
Serializable {
* @param value The parsed object created.
* @param formatter The Format used to parse the value with.
* @return The parsed value converted to the appropriate type
- * if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * if valid or {@code null} if invalid.
*/
protected abstract Object processParsedValue(Object value, Format
formatter);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/AbstractNumberValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/AbstractNumberValidator.java
index 9c4d7ea5..e2dc0f1c 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/AbstractNumberValidator.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/AbstractNumberValidator.java
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractNumberValidator extends
AbstractFormatValidator {
* and/or <code>Locale</code>.</p>
*
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against or
- * <code>null</code> to use the default for the <code>Locale</code>.
+ * {@code null} to use the default for the <code>Locale</code>.
* @param locale The locale to use for the currency format, system default
if null.
* @return The <code>NumberFormat</code> to created.
*/
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractNumberValidator extends
AbstractFormatValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
* @return {@code true} if the value is valid.
*/
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractNumberValidator extends
AbstractFormatValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed value if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed value if valid or {@code null} if invalid.
*/
protected Object parse(String value, final String pattern, final Locale
locale) {
value = value == null ? null : value.trim();
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractNumberValidator extends
AbstractFormatValidator {
* @param value The parsed object created.
* @param formatter The Format used to parse the value with.
* @return The parsed value converted to the appropriate type
- * if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * if valid or {@code null} if invalid.
*/
@Override
protected abstract Object processParsedValue(Object value, Format
formatter);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/BigDecimalValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/BigDecimalValidator.java
index c98c505e..f521ab4e 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/BigDecimalValidator.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/BigDecimalValidator.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class BigDecimalValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
* <code>Locale</code>.
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
- * @return The parsed <code>BigDecimal</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
+ * @return The parsed <code>BigDecimal</code> if valid or {@code null}
* if invalid.
*/
public BigDecimal validate(final String value) {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class BigDecimalValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the number format, system default
if null.
- * @return The parsed <code>BigDecimal</code> if valid or
<code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>BigDecimal</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public BigDecimal validate(final String value, final Locale locale) {
return (BigDecimal)parse(value, (String)null, locale);
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ public class BigDecimalValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
- * @return The parsed <code>BigDecimal</code> if valid or
<code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
+ * @return The parsed <code>BigDecimal</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public BigDecimal validate(final String value, final String pattern) {
return (BigDecimal)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null);
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ public class BigDecimalValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>BigDecimal</code> if valid or
<code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>BigDecimal</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public BigDecimal validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale) {
return (BigDecimal)parse(value, pattern, locale);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/BigIntegerValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/BigIntegerValidator.java
index 1b9a3489..45c5157a 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/BigIntegerValidator.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/BigIntegerValidator.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public class BigIntegerValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
* <code>Locale</code>.
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
- * @return The parsed <code>BigInteger</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
+ * @return The parsed <code>BigInteger</code> if valid or {@code null}
* if invalid.
*/
public BigInteger validate(final String value) {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class BigIntegerValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the number format, system default
if null.
- * @return The parsed <code>BigInteger</code> if valid or
<code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>BigInteger</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public BigInteger validate(final String value, final Locale locale) {
return (BigInteger)parse(value, (String)null, locale);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class BigIntegerValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against.
- * @return The parsed <code>BigInteger</code> if valid or
<code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>BigInteger</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public BigInteger validate(final String value, final String pattern) {
return (BigInteger)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null);
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ public class BigIntegerValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>BigInteger</code> if valid or
<code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>BigInteger</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public BigInteger validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale) {
return (BigInteger)parse(value, pattern, locale);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ByteValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ByteValidator.java
index 96be9918..63869ae4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ByteValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ByteValidator.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class ByteValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator {
* @param value The parsed <code>Number</code> object created.
* @param formatter The Format used to parse the value with.
* @return The parsed <code>Number</code> converted to a
- * <code>Byte</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * <code>Byte</code> if valid or {@code null} if invalid.
*/
@Override
protected Object processParsedValue(final Object value, final Format
formatter) {
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public class ByteValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator {
* <code>Locale</code>.
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
- * @return The parsed <code>Byte</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
+ * @return The parsed <code>Byte</code> if valid or {@code null}
* if invalid.
*/
public Byte validate(final String value) {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class ByteValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the number format, system default
if null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Byte</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Byte</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Byte validate(final String value, final Locale locale) {
return (Byte)parse(value, (String)null, locale);
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public class ByteValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against.
- * @return The parsed <code>Byte</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Byte</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Byte validate(final String value, final String pattern) {
return (Byte)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null);
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ public class ByteValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Byte</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Byte</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Byte validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale) {
return (Byte)parse(value, pattern, locale);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CalendarValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CalendarValidator.java
index 08d5c8a0..5f09d0bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CalendarValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CalendarValidator.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public class CalendarValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
* <code>Locale</code> and <code>TimeZone</code>.
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null}
* if invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value) {
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public class CalendarValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final Locale locale) {
return (Calendar)parse(value, (String)null, locale, (TimeZone)null);
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public class CalendarValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
* @param timeZone The Time Zone used to parse the date, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final Locale locale, final
TimeZone timeZone) {
return (Calendar)parse(value, (String)null, locale, timeZone);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public class CalendarValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final String pattern) {
return (Calendar)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null, (TimeZone)null);
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ public class CalendarValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale) {
return (Calendar)parse(value, pattern, locale, (TimeZone)null);
@@ -299,10 +299,10 @@ public class CalendarValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
* @param timeZone The Time Zone used to parse the date, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale, final TimeZone timeZone) {
return (Calendar)parse(value, pattern, locale, timeZone);
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ public class CalendarValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against.
* @param timeZone The Time Zone used to parse the date, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
TimeZone timeZone) {
return (Calendar)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null, timeZone);
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ public class CalendarValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param timeZone The Time Zone used to parse the date, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null}
* if invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final TimeZone timeZone) {
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CodeValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CodeValidator.java
index f2d6b7bb..e02ad8f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CodeValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CodeValidator.java
@@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ public final class CodeValidator implements Serializable {
/**
* Validate the code returning either the valid code or
- * <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * {@code null} if invalid.
* <p>
* Note that this method trims the input
* and if there is a {@link RegexValidator} it may also
* change the input as part of the validation.
*
* @param input The code to validate
- * @return The code if valid, otherwise <code>null</code>
+ * @return The code if valid, otherwise {@code null}
* if invalid
*/
public Object validate(final String input) {
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CreditCardValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CreditCardValidator.java
index 1630b432..98868e5a 100644
---
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CreditCardValidator.java
+++
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CreditCardValidator.java
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ public class CreditCardValidator implements Serializable {
/**
* Checks if the field is a valid credit card number.
* @param card The card number to validate.
- * @return The card number if valid or <code>null</code>
+ * @return The card number if valid or {@code null}
* if invalid.
*/
public Object validate(final String card) {
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CurrencyValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CurrencyValidator.java
index 87a2e4e4..f88ce052 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CurrencyValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/CurrencyValidator.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class CurrencyValidator extends BigDecimalValidator {
*
* @param value The value to be parsed.
* @param formatter The Format to parse the value with.
- * @return The parsed value if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed value if valid or {@code null} if invalid.
*/
@Override
protected Object parse(final String value, final Format formatter) {
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/DateValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/DateValidator.java
index 8562b206..90c4328e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/DateValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/DateValidator.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class DateValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
* <code>Locale</code> and <code>TimeZone</code>.
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
- * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
+ * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or {@code null}
* if invalid.
*/
public Date validate(final String value) {
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ public class DateValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Date validate(final String value, final Locale locale) {
return (Date)parse(value, (String)null, locale, (TimeZone)null);
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public class DateValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
* @param timeZone The Time Zone used to parse the date, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Date validate(final String value, final Locale locale, final
TimeZone timeZone) {
return (Date)parse(value, (String)null, locale, timeZone);
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ public class DateValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
- * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Date validate(final String value, final String pattern) {
return (Date)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null, (TimeZone)null);
@@ -297,9 +297,9 @@ public class DateValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Date validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale) {
return (Date)parse(value, pattern, locale, (TimeZone)null);
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@ public class DateValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
* @param timeZone The Time Zone used to parse the date, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Date validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale, final TimeZone timeZone) {
return (Date)parse(value, pattern, locale, timeZone);
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@ public class DateValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param timeZone The Time Zone used to parse the date, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Date validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
TimeZone timeZone) {
return (Date)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null, timeZone);
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public class DateValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param timeZone The Time Zone used to parse the date, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Date</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Date validate(final String value, final TimeZone timeZone) {
return (Date)parse(value, (String)null, (Locale)null, timeZone);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/DoubleValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/DoubleValidator.java
index 428ebd07..8702da4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/DoubleValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/DoubleValidator.java
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public class DoubleValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
* @param value The parsed <code>Number</code> object created.
* @param formatter The Format used to parse the value with.
* @return The validated/converted <code>Double</code> value if valid
- * or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * or {@code null} if invalid.
*/
@Override
protected Object processParsedValue(final Object value, final Format
formatter) {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class DoubleValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
* <code>Locale</code>.
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
- * @return The parsed <code>Double</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
+ * @return The parsed <code>Double</code> if valid or {@code null}
* if invalid.
*/
public Double validate(final String value) {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class DoubleValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the number format, system default
if null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Double</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Double</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Double validate(final String value, final Locale locale) {
return (Double)parse(value, (String)null, locale);
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public class DoubleValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against.
- * @return The parsed <code>BigDecimal</code> if valid or
<code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>BigDecimal</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Double validate(final String value, final String pattern) {
return (Double)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null);
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ public class DoubleValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Double</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Double</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Double validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale) {
return (Double)parse(value, pattern, locale);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/EmailValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/EmailValidator.java
index 3cf1f7c1..d370d080 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/EmailValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/EmailValidator.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public class EmailValidator implements Serializable {
/**
* <p>Checks if a field has a valid e-mail address.</p>
*
- * @param email The value validation is being performed on. A
<code>null</code>
+ * @param email The value validation is being performed on. A {@code null}
* value is considered invalid.
* @return true if the email address is valid.
*/
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/FloatValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/FloatValidator.java
index 999184cd..ed1c67c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/FloatValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/FloatValidator.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class FloatValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator
{
* @param value The parsed <code>Number</code> object created.
* @param formatter The Format used to parse the value with.
* @return The parsed <code>Number</code> converted to a
- * <code>Float</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * <code>Float</code> if valid or {@code null} if invalid.
*/
@Override
protected Object processParsedValue(final Object value, final Format
formatter) {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public class FloatValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator
{
* <code>Locale</code>.
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
- * @return The parsed <code>Float</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
+ * @return The parsed <code>Float</code> if valid or {@code null}
* if invalid.
*/
public Float validate(final String value) {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public class FloatValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator
{
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the number format, system default
if null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Float</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Float</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Float validate(final String value, final Locale locale) {
return (Float)parse(value, (String)null, locale);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class FloatValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator
{
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against.
- * @return The parsed <code>Float</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Float</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Float validate(final String value, final String pattern) {
return (Float)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null);
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ public class FloatValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator
{
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Float</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Float</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Float validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale) {
return (Float)parse(value, pattern, locale);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ISBNValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ISBNValidator.java
index 8f07c624..e0229ee9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ISBNValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ISBNValidator.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import
org.apache.commons.validator.routines.checkdigit.ISBN10CheckDigit;
* the {@link EAN13CheckDigit} routine).
* <p>
* The <code>validate()</code> methods return the ISBN code with formatting
- * characters removed if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * characters removed if valid or {@code null} if invalid.
* <p>
* This validator also provides the facility to convert ISBN-10 codes to
* ISBN-13 if the <code>convert</code> property is {@code true}.
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class ISBNValidator implements Serializable {
* characters.
*
* @param isbn10 The ISBN-10 code to convert
- * @return A converted ISBN-13 code or <code>null</code>
+ * @return A converted ISBN-13 code or {@code null}
* if the ISBN-10 code is not valid
*/
public String convertToISBN13(final String isbn10) {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class ISBNValidator implements Serializable {
* <code>convertToISBN13</code> is {@code true}.
*
* @param code The code to validate.
- * @return A valid ISBN code if valid, otherwise <code>null</code>.
+ * @return A valid ISBN code if valid, otherwise {@code null}.
*/
public String validate(final String code) {
String result = validateISBN13(code);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public class ISBNValidator implements Serializable {
*
* @param code The code to validate.
* @return A valid ISBN-10 code if valid,
- * otherwise <code>null</code>.
+ * otherwise {@code null}.
*/
public String validateISBN10(final String code) {
final Object result = isbn10Validator.validate(code);
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public class ISBNValidator implements Serializable {
*
* @param code The code to validate.
* @return A valid ISBN-13 code if valid,
- * otherwise <code>null</code>.
+ * otherwise {@code null}.
*/
public String validateISBN13(final String code) {
final Object result = isbn13Validator.validate(code);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ISINValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ISINValidator.java
index a0c0f354..6e379f6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ISINValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ISINValidator.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class ISINValidator implements Serializable {
* Check the code is valid ISIN code.
*
* @param code The code to validate.
- * @return A valid ISIN code if valid, otherwise <code>null</code>.
+ * @return A valid ISIN code if valid, otherwise {@code null}.
*/
public Object validate(final String code) {
final Object validate = VALIDATOR.validate(code);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ISSNValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ISSNValidator.java
index 4080a9b6..53c49ec7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ISSNValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ISSNValidator.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class ISSNValidator implements Serializable {
*
* @param issn The ISSN code to convert
* @param suffix the two digit suffix, e.g. "00"
- * @return A converted EAN-13 code or <code>null</code>
+ * @return A converted EAN-13 code or {@code null}
* if the input ISSN code is not valid
*/
public String convertToEAN13(final String issn, final String suffix) {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class ISSNValidator implements Serializable {
* That is a 13 digit EAN-13 code with the '977' prefix
*
* @param ean13 The ISSN code to convert
- * @return A valid ISSN code or <code>null</code>
+ * @return A valid ISSN code or {@code null}
* if the input ISSN EAN-13 code is not valid
* @since 1.7
*/
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public class ISSNValidator implements Serializable {
* the 'ISSN ' prefix removed (if it was present)
*
* @param code The code to validate.
- * @return A valid ISSN code if valid, otherwise <code>null</code>.
+ * @return A valid ISSN code if valid, otherwise {@code null}.
*/
public Object validate(final String code) {
return VALIDATOR.validate(code);
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class ISSNValidator implements Serializable {
* If valid, this method returns the EAN code
*
* @param code The code to validate.
- * @return A valid EAN code if valid, otherwise <code>null</code>.
+ * @return A valid EAN code if valid, otherwise {@code null}.
* @since 1.7
*/
public Object validateEan(final String code) {
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/IntegerValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/IntegerValidator.java
index 7c09432a..11b3b113 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/IntegerValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/IntegerValidator.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class IntegerValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
* @param value The parsed <code>Number</code> object created.
* @param formatter The Format used to parse the value with.
* @return The parsed <code>Number</code> converted to an
- * <code>Integer</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * <code>Integer</code> if valid or {@code null} if invalid.
*/
@Override
protected Object processParsedValue(final Object value, final Format
formatter) {
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public class IntegerValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
* <code>Locale</code>.
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
- * @return The parsed <code>Integer</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
+ * @return The parsed <code>Integer</code> if valid or {@code null}
* if invalid.
*/
public Integer validate(final String value) {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class IntegerValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the number format, system default
if null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Integer</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Integer</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Integer validate(final String value, final Locale locale) {
return (Integer)parse(value, (String)null, locale);
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public class IntegerValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against.
- * @return The parsed <code>Integer</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Integer</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Integer validate(final String value, final String pattern) {
return (Integer)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null);
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ public class IntegerValidator extends
AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Integer</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Integer</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Integer validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale) {
return (Integer)parse(value, pattern, locale);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/LongValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/LongValidator.java
index 4f59ba2d..09c9d523 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/LongValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/LongValidator.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class LongValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator {
* <code>Locale</code>.
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
- * @return The parsed <code>Long</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
+ * @return The parsed <code>Long</code> if valid or {@code null}
* if invalid.
*/
public Long validate(final String value) {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class LongValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the number format, system default
if null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Long</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Long</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Long validate(final String value, final Locale locale) {
return (Long)parse(value, (String)null, locale);
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public class LongValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against.
- * @return The parsed <code>Long</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Long</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Long validate(final String value, final String pattern) {
return (Long)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null);
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ public class LongValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Long</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Long</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Long validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale) {
return (Long)parse(value, pattern, locale);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/PercentValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/PercentValidator.java
index d1262bf1..343cad1a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/PercentValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/PercentValidator.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class PercentValidator extends BigDecimalValidator {
*
* @param value The value to be parsed.
* @param formatter The Format to parse the value with.
- * @return The parsed value if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed value if valid or {@code null} if invalid.
*/
@Override
protected Object parse(final String value, final Format formatter) {
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/RegexValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/RegexValidator.java
index a12437c3..7b623196 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/RegexValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/RegexValidator.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class RegexValidator implements Serializable {
*
* @param value The value to validate.
* @return String array of the <i>groups</i> matched if
- * valid or <code>null</code> if invalid
+ * valid or {@code null} if invalid
*/
public String[] match(final String value) {
if (value == null) {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public class RegexValidator implements Serializable {
*
* @param value The value to validate.
* @return Aggregated String value comprised of the
- * <i>groups</i> matched if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid
+ * <i>groups</i> matched if valid or {@code null} if invalid
*/
public String validate(final String value) {
if (value == null) {
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ShortValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ShortValidator.java
index 24a64ef7..34626185 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ShortValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/ShortValidator.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class ShortValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator
{
* @param value The parsed <code>Number</code> object created.
* @param formatter The Format used to parse the value with.
* @return The parsed <code>Number</code> converted to a
- * <code>Short</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if invalid.
+ * <code>Short</code> if valid or {@code null} if invalid.
*/
@Override
protected Object processParsedValue(final Object value, final Format
formatter) {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class ShortValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator
{
* <code>Locale</code>.
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
- * @return The parsed <code>Short</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
+ * @return The parsed <code>Short</code> if valid or {@code null}
* if invalid.
*/
public Short validate(final String value) {
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public class ShortValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator
{
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the number format, system default
if null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Short</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Short</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Short validate(final String value, final Locale locale) {
return (Short)parse(value, (String)null, locale);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public class ShortValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator
{
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against.
- * @return The parsed <code>Short</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Short</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Short validate(final String value, final String pattern) {
return (Short)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null);
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ public class ShortValidator extends AbstractNumberValidator
{
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Short</code> if valid or <code>null</code> if
invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Short</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Short validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale) {
return (Short)parse(value, pattern, locale);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/TimeValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/TimeValidator.java
index 474a22c0..90148b3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/TimeValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/TimeValidator.java
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public class TimeValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
* and <code>TimeZone</code>.
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null}
* if invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value) {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class TimeValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the time format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final Locale locale) {
return (Calendar)parse(value, (String)null, locale, (TimeZone)null);
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public class TimeValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param locale The locale to use for the time format, system default if
null.
* @param timeZone The Time Zone used to parse the time, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final Locale locale, final
TimeZone timeZone) {
return (Calendar)parse(value, (String)null, locale, timeZone);
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class TimeValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final String pattern) {
return (Calendar)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null, (TimeZone)null);
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ public class TimeValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale) {
return (Calendar)parse(value, pattern, locale, (TimeZone)null);
@@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ public class TimeValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against, or the
- * default for the <code>Locale</code> if <code>null</code>.
+ * default for the <code>Locale</code> if {@code null}.
* @param locale The locale to use for the date format, system default if
null.
* @param timeZone The Time Zone used to parse the date, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
Locale locale, final TimeZone timeZone) {
return (Calendar)parse(value, pattern, locale, timeZone);
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public class TimeValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param pattern The pattern used to validate the value against.
* @param timeZone The Time Zone used to parse the time, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final String pattern, final
TimeZone timeZone) {
return (Calendar)parse(value, pattern, (Locale)null, timeZone);
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class TimeValidator extends
AbstractCalendarValidator {
*
* @param value The value validation is being performed on.
* @param timeZone The Time Zone used to parse the time, system default if
null.
- * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or <code>null</code>
if invalid.
+ * @return The parsed <code>Calendar</code> if valid or {@code null} if
invalid.
*/
public Calendar validate(final String value, final TimeZone timeZone) {
return (Calendar)parse(value, (String)null, (Locale)null, timeZone);
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/UrlValidator.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/UrlValidator.java
index 9334c3d1..62fb1697 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/UrlValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/UrlValidator.java
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public class UrlValidator implements Serializable {
* Note that the method calls #isValidAuthority()
* which checks that the domain is valid.
*
- * @param value The value validation is being performed on. A
<code>null</code>
+ * @param value The value validation is being performed on. A {@code null}
* value is considered invalid.
* @return true if the URL is valid.
*/
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ public class UrlValidator implements Serializable {
/**
* Returns true if the authority is properly formatted. An authority is
the combination
- * of hostname and port. A <code>null</code> authority value is
considered invalid.
+ * of hostname and port. A {@code null} authority value is considered
invalid.
* Note: this implementation validates the domain unless a RegexValidator
was provided.
* If a RegexValidator was supplied and it matches, then the authority is
regarded
* as valid with no further checks, otherwise the method checks against the
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public class UrlValidator implements Serializable {
}
/**
- * Returns true if the path is valid. A <code>null</code> value is
considered invalid.
+ * Returns true if the path is valid. A {@code null} value is considered
invalid.
* @param path Path value to validate.
* @return true if path is valid.
*/
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ public class UrlValidator implements Serializable {
* then only those schemes are allowed.
* Otherwise the default schemes are "http", "https", "ftp".
* Matching is case-blind.
- * @param scheme The scheme to validate. A <code>null</code> value is
considered
+ * @param scheme The scheme to validate. A {@code null} value is
considered
* invalid.
* @return true if valid.
*/
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/package-info.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/package-info.java
index cd6c8988..a2a31e5e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/package-info.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/package-info.java
@@ -413,9 +413,9 @@
* whether validation was successful.</li>
* <li><code>validate()</code> methods return a <code>String</code>
* value of the matched <i>groups</i> aggregated together or
- * <code>null</code> if invalid.</li>
+ * {@code null} if invalid.</li>
* <li><code>match()</code> methods return a <code>String</code> array
- * of the matched <i>groups</i> or <code>null</code> if invalid.</li>
+ * of the matched <i>groups</i> or {@code null} if invalid.</li>
* </ul>
* </li>
* <li><b>Case Sensitivity</b> - matching can be done in either a <i>case
diff --git
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/util/ValidatorUtils.java
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/util/ValidatorUtils.java
index 2557c408..127b739a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/util/ValidatorUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/util/ValidatorUtils.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class ValidatorUtils {
* <code>String</code>. If the property is a <code>String[]</code> or
* <code>Collection</code> and it is empty, an empty <code>String</code>
* "" is returned. Otherwise, property.toString() is returned. This
method
- * may return <code>null</code> if there was an error retrieving the
+ * may return {@code null} if there was an error retrieving the
* property.
*
* @param bean The bean object.
diff --git
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/GenericValidatorImpl.java
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/GenericValidatorImpl.java
index 9b1a7663..701622c0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/GenericValidatorImpl.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/GenericValidatorImpl.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class GenericValidatorImpl {
/**
* Checks if the field is required.
*
- * @return boolean If the field isn't <code>null</code> and has a length
greater than zero, {@code true} is returned. Otherwise {@code false}.
+ * @return boolean If the field isn't {@code null} and has a length
greater than zero, {@code true} is returned. Otherwise {@code false}.
*/
public static boolean validateRequired(final Object bean, final Field
field) {
final String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean,
field.getProperty());
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/ValidatorTest.java
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/ValidatorTest.java
index ed72c6a2..56a7097a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/ValidatorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/validator/ValidatorTest.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class ValidatorTest {
}
/**
- * Formats a <code>String</code> to a <code>Date</code>. The
<code>Validator</code> will interpret a <code>null</code> as validation having
failed.
+ * Formats a <code>String</code> to a <code>Date</code>. The
<code>Validator</code> will interpret a {@code null} as validation having
failed.
*/
public static Date formatDate(final Object bean, final Field field) {
final String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean,
field.getProperty());
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public class ValidatorTest {
}
/**
- * Verify that one value generates an error and the other passes. The
validation method being tested returns an object (<code>null</code> will be
considered
+ * Verify that one value generates an error and the other passes. The
validation method being tested returns an object ({@code null} will be
considered
* an error).
*/
@Test
