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commit 30428e5f991f25c2b54db9cb887f179ab0a0eeaa
Author: Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu May 23 09:14:30 2024 -0400

    Javadoc
---
 .../commons/lang3/builder/CompareToBuilder.java    | 42 +++++-----
 .../apache/commons/lang3/builder/DiffBuilder.java  | 48 +++++------
 .../commons/lang3/builder/EqualsBuilder.java       | 50 +++++------
 .../commons/lang3/builder/HashCodeBuilder.java     | 38 ++++-----
 .../lang3/builder/ReflectionDiffBuilder.java       |  4 +-
 .../lang3/builder/ReflectionToStringBuilder.java   |  2 +-
 .../commons/lang3/builder/ToStringBuilder.java     | 98 +++++++++++-----------
 .../concurrent/AbstractConcurrentInitializer.java  |  4 +-
 .../lang3/concurrent/BackgroundInitializer.java    |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/commons/lang3/text/StrBuilder.java  |  4 +-
 .../apache/commons/lang3/util/FluentBitSet.java    | 42 +++++-----
 11 files changed, 167 insertions(+), 167 deletions(-)

diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/CompareToBuilder.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/CompareToBuilder.java
index e8f7020e2..0782e04ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/CompareToBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/CompareToBuilder.java
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side value
      * @param rhs  right-hand side value
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
       */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final boolean lhs, final boolean rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side array
      * @param rhs  right-hand side array
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final boolean[] lhs, final boolean[] rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side value
      * @param rhs  right-hand side value
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final byte lhs, final byte rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side array
      * @param rhs  right-hand side array
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final byte[] lhs, final byte[] rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side value
      * @param rhs  right-hand side value
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final char lhs, final char rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side array
      * @param rhs  right-hand side array
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final char[] lhs, final char[] rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side value
      * @param rhs  right-hand side value
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final double lhs, final double rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side array
      * @param rhs  right-hand side array
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final double[] lhs, final double[] rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side value
      * @param rhs  right-hand side value
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final float lhs, final float rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side array
      * @param rhs  right-hand side array
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final float[] lhs, final float[] rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side value
      * @param rhs  right-hand side value
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final int lhs, final int rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side array
      * @param rhs  right-hand side array
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final int[] lhs, final int[] rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side value
      * @param rhs  right-hand side value
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final long lhs, final long rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side array
      * @param rhs  right-hand side array
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final long[] lhs, final long[] rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side object
      * @param rhs  right-hand side object
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws ClassCastException  if {@code rhs} is not assignment-compatible
      *  with {@code lhs}
      */
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      * @param rhs  right-hand side object
      * @param comparator  {@link Comparator} used to compare the objects,
      *  {@code null} means treat lhs as {@link Comparable}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws ClassCastException  if {@code rhs} is not assignment-compatible
      *  with {@code lhs}
      * @since 2.0
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side array
      * @param rhs  right-hand side array
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws ClassCastException  if {@code rhs} is not assignment-compatible
      *  with {@code lhs}
      */
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      * @param rhs  right-hand side array
      * @param comparator  {@link Comparator} to use to compare the array 
elements,
      *  {@code null} means to treat {@code lhs} elements as {@link Comparable}.
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws ClassCastException  if {@code rhs} is not assignment-compatible
      *  with {@code lhs}
      * @since 2.0
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side value
      * @param rhs  right-hand side value
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final short lhs, final short rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param lhs  left-hand side array
      * @param rhs  right-hand side array
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public CompareToBuilder append(final short[] lhs, final short[] rhs) {
         if (comparison != 0) {
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ public class CompareToBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      * result of the superclass.
      *
      * @param superCompareTo  result of calling {@code super.compareTo(Object)}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @since 2.0
      */
     public CompareToBuilder appendSuper(final int superCompareTo) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/DiffBuilder.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/DiffBuilder.java
index ebd2fc98f..180ad959c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/DiffBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/DiffBuilder.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
          * Sets the left object.
          *
          * @param left the left object.
-         * @return this.
+         * @return {@code this} instance.
          */
         public Builder<T> setLeft(final T left) {
             this.left = left;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
          * Sets the right object.
          *
          * @param right the left object.
-         * @return this.
+         * @return {@code this} instance.
          */
         public Builder<T> setRight(final T right) {
             this.right = right;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
          * Sets the style will to use when outputting the objects, {@code 
null} uses the default.
          *
          * @param style the style to use when outputting the objects, {@code 
null} uses the default.
-         * @return this.
+         * @return {@code this} instance.
          */
         public Builder<T> setStyle(final ToStringStyle style) {
             this.style = style != null ? style : ToStringStyle.DEFAULT_STYLE;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
          * @param testObjectsEquals If true, this will test if lhs and rhs are 
the same or equal. All of the append(fieldName, left, right) methods will abort
          *                          without creating a field {@link Diff} if 
the trivially equal test is enabled and returns true. The result of this test is
          *                          never changed throughout the life of this 
{@link DiffBuilder}.
-         * @return this.
+         * @return {@code this} instance.
          */
         public Builder<T> setTestObjectsEquals(final boolean 
testObjectsEquals) {
             this.testObjectsEquals = testObjectsEquals;
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
          * Sets the two-argument format string for {@link 
String#format(String, Object...)}, for example {@code "%s differs from %s"}.
          *
          * @param toStringFormat {@code null} uses the default.
-         * @return this.
+         * @return {@code this} instance.
          */
         public Builder<T> setToStringFormat(final String toStringFormat) {
             this.toStringFormat = toStringFormat != null ? toStringFormat : 
TO_STRING_FORMAT;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code boolean}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code boolean}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final boolean lhs, 
final boolean rhs) {
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code boolean[]}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code boolean[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final boolean[] lhs, 
final boolean[] rhs) {
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code byte}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code byte}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final byte lhs, final 
byte rhs) {
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code byte[]}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code byte[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final byte[] lhs, 
final byte[] rhs) {
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code char}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code char}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final char lhs, final 
char rhs) {
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code char[]}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code char[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final char[] lhs, 
final char[] rhs) {
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param diffResult the {@link DiffResult} to append
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null} or 
diffResult is {@code null}
      * @since 3.5
      */
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code double}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code double}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final double lhs, 
final double rhs) {
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code double[]}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code double[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final double[] lhs, 
final double[] rhs) {
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code float}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code float}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final float lhs, 
final float rhs) {
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code float[]}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code float[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final float[] lhs, 
final float[] rhs) {
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code int}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code int}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final int lhs, final 
int rhs) {
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code int[]}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code int[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final int[] lhs, 
final int[] rhs) {
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code long}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code long}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final long lhs, final 
long rhs) {
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code long[]}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code long[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final long[] lhs, 
final long[] rhs) {
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@link Object}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@link Object}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final Object lhs, 
final Object rhs) {
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code Object[]}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code Object[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final Object[] lhs, 
final Object[] rhs) {
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code short}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code short}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final short lhs, 
final short rhs) {
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ public class DiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
      * @param fieldName the field name
      * @param lhs       the left-hand side {@code short[]}
      * @param rhs       the right-hand side {@code short[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if field name is {@code null}
      */
     public DiffBuilder<T> append(final String fieldName, final short[] lhs, 
final short[] rhs) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/EqualsBuilder.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/EqualsBuilder.java
index bae95f9d4..a4adb1485 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/EqualsBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/EqualsBuilder.java
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code boolean}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code boolean}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
       */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final boolean lhs, final boolean rhs) {
         if (!isEquals) {
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code boolean[]}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code boolean[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final boolean[] lhs, final boolean[] rhs) {
         if (!isEquals) {
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code byte}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code byte}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final byte lhs, final byte rhs) {
         if (isEquals) {
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code byte[]}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code byte[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final byte[] lhs, final byte[] rhs) {
         if (!isEquals) {
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code char}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code char}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final char lhs, final char rhs) {
         if (isEquals) {
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code char[]}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code char[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final char[] lhs, final char[] rhs) {
         if (!isEquals) {
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code double}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code double}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final double lhs, final double rhs) {
         if (isEquals) {
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code double[]}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code double[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final double[] lhs, final double[] rhs) {
         if (!isEquals) {
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code float}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code float}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final float lhs, final float rhs) {
         if (isEquals) {
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code float[]}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code float[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final float[] lhs, final float[] rhs) {
         if (!isEquals) {
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code int}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code int}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final int lhs, final int rhs) {
         if (isEquals) {
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code int[]}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code int[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final int[] lhs, final int[] rhs) {
         if (!isEquals) {
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *                  the left-hand side {@code long}
      * @param rhs
      *                  the right-hand side {@code long}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final long lhs, final long rhs) {
         if (isEquals) {
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code long[]}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code long[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final long[] lhs, final long[] rhs) {
         if (!isEquals) {
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side object
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side object
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final Object lhs, final Object rhs) {
         if (!isEquals) {
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code Object[]}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code Object[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final Object[] lhs, final Object[] rhs) {
         if (!isEquals) {
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code short}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code short}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final short lhs, final short rhs) {
         if (isEquals) {
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side {@code short[]}
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side {@code short[]}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder append(final short[] lhs, final short[] rhs) {
         if (!isEquals) {
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      * Adds the result of {@code super.equals()} to this builder.
      *
      * @param superEquals  the result of calling {@code super.equals()}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @since 2.0
      */
     public EqualsBuilder appendSuper(final boolean superEquals) {
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      *
      * @param lhs  the left-hand side object
      * @param rhs  the right-hand side object
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public EqualsBuilder reflectionAppend(final Object lhs, final Object rhs) {
         if (!isEquals) {
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      * your own set of classes here, remember to include {@link String} class, 
too.</p>
      *
      * @param bypassReflectionClasses  classes to bypass reflection test
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @see #setTestRecursive(boolean)
      * @since 3.8
      */
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      * Sets field names to be excluded by reflection tests.
      *
      * @param excludeFields the fields to exclude
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @since 3.6
      */
     public EqualsBuilder setExcludeFields(final String... excludeFields) {
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      * Sets the superclass to reflect up to at reflective tests.
      *
      * @param reflectUpToClass the super class to reflect up to
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @since 3.6
      */
     public EqualsBuilder setReflectUpToClass(final Class<?> reflectUpToClass) {
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      * You may specify other exceptions by calling {@link 
#setBypassReflectionClasses(List)}.
      *
      * @param testRecursive whether to do a recursive test
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @see #setBypassReflectionClasses(List)
      * @since 3.6
      */
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ public class EqualsBuilder implements Builder<Boolean> {
      * Sets whether to include transient fields when reflectively comparing 
objects.
      *
      * @param testTransients whether to test transient fields
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @since 3.6
      */
     public EqualsBuilder setTestTransients(final boolean testTransients) {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/HashCodeBuilder.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/HashCodeBuilder.java
index ad258a061..c347ed654 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/HashCodeBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/HashCodeBuilder.java
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param value
      *            the boolean to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final boolean value) {
         iTotal = iTotal * iConstant + (value ? 0 : 1);
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param array
      *            the array to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final boolean[] array) {
         if (array == null) {
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param value
      *            the byte to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final byte value) {
         iTotal = iTotal * iConstant + value;
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param array
      *            the array to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final byte[] array) {
         if (array == null) {
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param value
      *            the char to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final char value) {
         iTotal = iTotal * iConstant + value;
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param array
      *            the array to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final char[] array) {
         if (array == null) {
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param value
      *            the double to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final double value) {
         return append(Double.doubleToLongBits(value));
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param array
      *            the array to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final double[] array) {
         if (array == null) {
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param value
      *            the float to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final float value) {
         iTotal = iTotal * iConstant + Float.floatToIntBits(value);
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param array
      *            the array to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final float[] array) {
         if (array == null) {
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param value
      *            the int to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final int value) {
         iTotal = iTotal * iConstant + value;
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param array
      *            the array to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final int[] array) {
         if (array == null) {
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param value
      *            the long to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     // NOTE: This method uses >> and not >>> as Effective Java and
     //       Long.hashCode do. Ideally we should switch to >>> at
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param array
      *            the array to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final long[] array) {
         if (array == null) {
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param object
      *            the Object to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final Object object) {
         if (object == null) {
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param array
      *            the array to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final Object[] array) {
         if (array == null) {
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param value
      *            the short to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final short value) {
         iTotal = iTotal * iConstant + value;
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param array
      *            the array to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder append(final short[] array) {
         if (array == null) {
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ public class HashCodeBuilder implements Builder<Integer> {
      *
      * @param superHashCode
      *            the result of calling {@code super.hashCode()}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @since 2.0
      */
     public HashCodeBuilder appendSuper(final int superHashCode) {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ReflectionDiffBuilder.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ReflectionDiffBuilder.java
index 05f08d597..222cd249b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ReflectionDiffBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ReflectionDiffBuilder.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class ReflectionDiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
          * Sets the DiffBuilder.
          *
          * @param diffBuilder the DiffBuilder.
-         * @return this.
+         * @return {@code this} instance.
          */
         public Builder<T> setDiffBuilder(final DiffBuilder<T> diffBuilder) {
             this.diffBuilder = diffBuilder;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class ReflectionDiffBuilder<T> implements 
Builder<DiffResult<T>> {
          * Sets field names to exclude from output. Intended for fields like 
{@code "password"} or {@code "lastModificationDate"}.
          *
          * @param excludeFieldNames field names to exclude.
-         * @return this.
+         * @return {@code this} instance.
          */
         public Builder<T> setExcludeFieldNames(final String... 
excludeFieldNames) {
             this.excludeFieldNames = toExcludeFieldNames(excludeFieldNames);
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ReflectionToStringBuilder.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ReflectionToStringBuilder.java
index 7950a208e..e6c83b8e0 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ReflectionToStringBuilder.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ReflectionToStringBuilder.java
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ public class ReflectionToStringBuilder extends 
ToStringBuilder {
      *
      * @param array
      *            the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ReflectionToStringBuilder reflectionAppendArray(final Object array) 
{
         this.getStyle().reflectionAppendArrayDetail(this.getStringBuffer(), 
null, array);
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ToStringBuilder.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ToStringBuilder.java
index f08eaa45e..3fa79db66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ToStringBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ToStringBuilder.java
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * value.
      *
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final boolean value) {
         style.append(buffer, null, value);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * array.
      *
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final boolean[] array) {
         style.append(buffer, null, array, null);
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * value.
      *
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final byte value) {
         style.append(buffer, null, value);
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * array.
      *
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final byte[] array) {
         style.append(buffer, null, array, null);
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * value.
      *
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final char value) {
         style.append(buffer, null, value);
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * array.
      *
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final char[] array) {
         style.append(buffer, null, array, null);
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * value.
      *
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final double value) {
         style.append(buffer, null, value);
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * array.
      *
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final double[] array) {
         style.append(buffer, null, array, null);
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * value.
      *
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final float value) {
         style.append(buffer, null, value);
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * array.
      *
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final float[] array) {
         style.append(buffer, null, array, null);
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * value.
      *
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final int value) {
         style.append(buffer, null, value);
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * array.
      *
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final int[] array) {
         style.append(buffer, null, array, null);
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * value.
      *
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final long value) {
         style.append(buffer, null, value);
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * array.
      *
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final long[] array) {
         style.append(buffer, null, array, null);
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * value.
      *
      * @param obj  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final Object obj) {
         style.append(buffer, null, obj, null);
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * array.
      *
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final Object[] array) {
         style.append(buffer, null, array, null);
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * value.
      *
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final short value) {
         style.append(buffer, null, value);
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * array.
      *
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final short[] array) {
         style.append(buffer, null, array, null);
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final boolean value) 
{
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, value);
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code hashCode}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final boolean[] 
array) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, null);
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
      * @param fullDetail  {@code true} for detail, {@code false}
      *  for summary info
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final boolean[] 
array, final boolean fullDetail) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, Boolean.valueOf(fullDetail));
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final byte value) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, value);
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final byte[] array) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, null);
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
      * @param fullDetail  {@code true} for detail, {@code false}
      *  for summary info
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final byte[] array, 
final boolean fullDetail) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, Boolean.valueOf(fullDetail));
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final char value) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, value);
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final char[] array) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, null);
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
      * @param fullDetail  {@code true} for detail, {@code false}
      *  for summary info
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final char[] array, 
final boolean fullDetail) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, Boolean.valueOf(fullDetail));
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final double value) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, value);
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final double[] 
array) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, null);
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
      * @param fullDetail  {@code true} for detail, {@code false}
      *  for summary info
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final double[] 
array, final boolean fullDetail) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, Boolean.valueOf(fullDetail));
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final float value) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, value);
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final float[] array) 
{
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, null);
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
      * @param fullDetail  {@code true} for detail, {@code false}
      *  for summary info
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final float[] array, 
final boolean fullDetail) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, Boolean.valueOf(fullDetail));
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final int value) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, value);
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final int[] array) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, null);
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
      * @param fullDetail  {@code true} for detail, {@code false}
      *  for summary info
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final int[] array, 
final boolean fullDetail) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, Boolean.valueOf(fullDetail));
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final long value) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, value);
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final long[] array) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, null);
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
      * @param fullDetail  {@code true} for detail, {@code false}
      *  for summary info
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final long[] array, 
final boolean fullDetail) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, Boolean.valueOf(fullDetail));
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param obj  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final Object obj) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, obj, null);
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * @param obj  the value to add to the {@code toString}
      * @param fullDetail  {@code true} for detail,
      *  {@code false} for summary info
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final Object obj, 
final boolean fullDetail) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, obj, Boolean.valueOf(fullDetail));
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final Object[] 
array) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, null);
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
      * @param fullDetail  {@code true} for detail, {@code false}
      *  for summary info
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final Object[] 
array, final boolean fullDetail) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, Boolean.valueOf(fullDetail));
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param value  the value to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final short value) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, value);
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      *
      * @param fieldName  the field name
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final short[] array) 
{
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, null);
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * @param array  the array to add to the {@code toString}
      * @param fullDetail  {@code true} for detail, {@code false}
      *  for summary info
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public ToStringBuilder append(final String fieldName, final short[] array, 
final boolean fullDetail) {
         style.append(buffer, fieldName, array, Boolean.valueOf(fullDetail));
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * {@link System#identityHashCode(Object)}.
      *
      * @param srcObject  the {@link Object} whose class name and id to output
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code srcObject} is {@code null}
      * @since 2.0
      */
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * <p>If {@code superToString} is {@code null}, no change is made.</p>
      *
      * @param superToString  the result of {@code super.toString()}
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @since 2.0
      */
     public ToStringBuilder appendSuper(final String superToString) {
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ public class ToStringBuilder implements Builder<String> {
      * <p>If the {@code toString} is {@code null}, no change is made.</p>
      *
      * @param toString  the result of {@code toString()} on another object
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @since 2.0
      */
     public ToStringBuilder appendToString(final String toString) {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/AbstractConcurrentInitializer.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/AbstractConcurrentInitializer.java
index 003ea0ad7..3ca7f5345 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/AbstractConcurrentInitializer.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/AbstractConcurrentInitializer.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConcurrentInitializer<T, E 
extends Exception> impl
          * Sets the closer consumer called by {@link #close()}.
          *
          * @param closer the consumer called by {@link #close()}.
-         * @return this
+         * @return {@code this} instance.
          */
         public B setCloser(final FailableConsumer<T, ? extends Exception> 
closer) {
             this.closer = closer != null ? closer : FailableConsumer.nop();
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConcurrentInitializer<T, E 
extends Exception> impl
          * Sets the initializer supplier called by {@link #initialize()}.
          *
          * @param initializer the supplier called by {@link #initialize()}.
-         * @return this
+         * @return {@code this} instance.
          */
         public B setInitializer(final FailableSupplier<T, ? extends Exception> 
initializer) {
             this.initializer = initializer != null ? initializer : 
FailableSupplier.nul();
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/BackgroundInitializer.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/BackgroundInitializer.java
index 32a02b01d..4c7a828ed 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/BackgroundInitializer.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/concurrent/BackgroundInitializer.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class BackgroundInitializer<T> extends 
AbstractConcurrentInitializer<T, E
          * @see 
org.apache.commons.lang3.concurrent.BackgroundInitializer#setExternalExecutor(ExecutorService)
          *
          * @param externalExecutor the {@link ExecutorService} to be used.
-         * @return this
+         * @return {@code this} instance.
          */
         public Builder<I, T> setExternalExecutor(final ExecutorService 
externalExecutor) {
             this.externalExecutor = externalExecutor;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/StrBuilder.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/StrBuilder.java
index 3538152ca..3dd43bef5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/StrBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/StrBuilder.java
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ public class StrBuilder implements CharSequence, 
Appendable, Serializable, Build
      * endings even when on Windows.
      * </p>
      *
-     * @return this
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      * @see #getNewLineText()
      * @see #setNewLineText(String)
      */
@@ -2820,7 +2820,7 @@ public class StrBuilder implements CharSequence, 
Appendable, Serializable, Build
      * Sets the text to be appended when {@link #appendNewLine() new line} is 
called.
      *
      * @param newLine the new line text, {@code null} means use the system 
default from {@link System#lineSeparator()}.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public StrBuilder setNewLineText(final String newLine) {
         this.newLine = newLine;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/util/FluentBitSet.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/util/FluentBitSet.java
index 49b1590e5..07bf321c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/util/FluentBitSet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/util/FluentBitSet.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * corresponding bit in the bit set argument also had the value {@code 
true}.
      *
      * @param set a bit set.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet and(final BitSet set) {
         bitSet.and(set);
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * corresponding bit in the bit set argument also had the value {@code 
true}.
      *
      * @param set a bit set.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet and(final FluentBitSet set) {
         bitSet.and(set.bitSet);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * Clears all of the bits in this {@link BitSet} whose corresponding bit 
is set in the specified {@link BitSet}.
      *
      * @param set the {@link BitSet} with which to mask this {@link BitSet}.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet andNot(final BitSet set) {
         bitSet.andNot(set);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * Clears all of the bits in this {@link BitSet} whose corresponding bit 
is set in the specified {@link BitSet}.
      *
      * @param set the {@link BitSet} with which to mask this {@link BitSet}.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet andNot(final FluentBitSet set) {
         this.bitSet.andNot(set.bitSet);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
     /**
      * Sets all of the bits in this BitSet to {@code false}.
      *
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet clear() {
         bitSet.clear();
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      *
      * @param bitIndexArray the index of the bit to be cleared.
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is negative.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet clear(final int... bitIndexArray) {
         for (final int e : bitIndexArray) {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      *
      * @param bitIndex the index of the bit to be cleared.
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is negative.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet clear(final int bitIndex) {
         bitSet.clear(bitIndex);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * @param toIndex index after the last bit to be cleared.
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code fromIndex} is negative, or 
{@code toIndex} is negative, or
      *         {@code fromIndex} is larger than {@code toIndex}.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet clear(final int fromIndex, final int toIndex) {
         bitSet.clear(fromIndex, toIndex);
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      *
      * @param bitIndex the index of the bit to flip.
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is negative.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet flip(final int bitIndex) {
         bitSet.flip(bitIndex);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * @param toIndex index after the last bit to flip.
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code fromIndex} is negative, or 
{@code toIndex} is negative, or
      *         {@code fromIndex} is larger than {@code toIndex}.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet flip(final int fromIndex, final int toIndex) {
         bitSet.flip(fromIndex, toIndex);
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * the bit set argument has the value {@code true}.
      *
      * @param set a bit set.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet or(final BitSet set) {
         bitSet.or(set);
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * the bit set argument has the value {@code true}.
      *
      * @param set a bit set.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet or(final FluentBitSet... set) {
         for (final FluentBitSet e : set) {
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * the bit set argument has the value {@code true}.
      *
      * @param set a bit set.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet or(final FluentBitSet set) {
         this.bitSet.or(set.bitSet);
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      *
      * @param bitIndexArray a bit index array.
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is negative.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet set(final int... bitIndexArray) {
         for (final int e : bitIndexArray) {
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      *
      * @param bitIndex a bit index
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is negative
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet set(final int bitIndex) {
         bitSet.set(bitIndex);
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * @param bitIndex a bit index.
      * @param value a boolean value to set.
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index is negative.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet set(final int bitIndex, final boolean value) {
         bitSet.set(bitIndex, value);
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * @param toIndex index after the last bit to be set.
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code fromIndex} is negative, or 
{@code toIndex} is negative, or
      *         {@code fromIndex} is larger than {@code toIndex}.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet set(final int fromIndex, final int toIndex) {
         bitSet.set(fromIndex, toIndex);
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * @param value value to set the selected bits to.
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code fromIndex} is negative, or 
{@code toIndex} is negative, or
      *         {@code fromIndex} is larger than {@code toIndex}.
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet set(final int fromIndex, final int toIndex, final 
boolean value) {
         bitSet.set(fromIndex, toIndex, value);
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * @param toIndex index of the last bit to be set
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code fromIndex} is negative, or 
{@code toIndex} is negative, or
      *         {@code fromIndex} is larger than {@code toIndex}
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet setInclusive(final int fromIndex, final int toIndex) {
         bitSet.set(fromIndex, toIndex + 1);
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * </ul>
      *
      * @param set a bit set
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet xor(final BitSet set) {
         bitSet.xor(set);
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ public final class FluentBitSet implements Cloneable, 
Serializable {
      * </ul>
      *
      * @param set a bit set
-     * @return this.
+     * @return {@code this} instance.
      */
     public FluentBitSet xor(final FluentBitSet set) {
         bitSet.xor(set.bitSet);

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