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commit d96351c7bde60a7cae5955075bb334b3929b36a2
Author: Gary Gregory <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sun Jun 21 18:26:31 2026 +0000

    Javadoc
    
    Reduce vertical whitespace.
---
 .../converters/BigDecimalLocaleConverter.java      | 38 +++------
 .../converters/BigIntegerLocaleConverter.java      | 38 +++------
 .../locale/converters/ByteLocaleConverter.java     | 39 +++------
 .../locale/converters/DateLocaleConverter.java     | 98 ++++++++--------------
 .../locale/converters/DecimalLocaleConverter.java  | 26 +++---
 .../locale/converters/DoubleLocaleConverter.java   | 39 +++------
 .../locale/converters/FloatLocaleConverter.java    | 39 +++------
 .../locale/converters/IntegerLocaleConverter.java  | 40 +++------
 .../locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java     | 39 +++------
 .../locale/converters/ShortLocaleConverter.java    | 38 +++------
 .../locale/converters/SqlDateLocaleConverter.java  | 39 +++------
 .../locale/converters/SqlTimeLocaleConverter.java  | 39 +++------
 .../converters/SqlTimestampLocaleConverter.java    | 38 +++------
 .../locale/converters/StringLocaleConverter.java   | 39 +++------
 14 files changed, 191 insertions(+), 398 deletions(-)

diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/BigDecimalLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/BigDecimalLocaleConverter.java
index f4736340..b18bc574 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/BigDecimalLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/BigDecimalLocaleConverter.java
@@ -30,26 +30,22 @@ import org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException;
  * optionally using a default value or throwing a
  * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
  * if a conversion error occurs.</p>
- *
  */
-
 public class BigDecimalLocaleConverter extends DecimalLocaleConverter {
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
     public BigDecimalLocaleConverter() {
-
         this(false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -57,24 +53,22 @@ public class BigDecimalLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public BigDecimalLocaleConverter(final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public BigDecimalLocaleConverter(final Locale locale) {
-
         this(locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -82,12 +76,11 @@ public class BigDecimalLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public BigDecimalLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(locale, (String) null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -95,12 +88,11 @@ public class BigDecimalLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public BigDecimalLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String 
pattern) {
-
         this(locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -109,12 +101,11 @@ public class BigDecimalLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public BigDecimalLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String 
pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -123,12 +114,11 @@ public class BigDecimalLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param defaultValue  The default value to be returned
      */
     public BigDecimalLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue) {
-
         this(defaultValue, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -137,12 +127,11 @@ public class BigDecimalLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public BigDecimalLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -150,12 +139,11 @@ public class BigDecimalLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public BigDecimalLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -164,12 +152,11 @@ public class BigDecimalLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public BigDecimalLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -178,12 +165,11 @@ public class BigDecimalLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public BigDecimalLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/BigIntegerLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/BigIntegerLocaleConverter.java
index 9dc79daf..0149058e 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/BigIntegerLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/BigIntegerLocaleConverter.java
@@ -30,18 +30,15 @@ import org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException;
  * optionally using a default value or throwing a
  * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
  * if a conversion error occurs.</p>
- *
  */
-
 public class BigIntegerLocaleConverter extends DecimalLocaleConverter {
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
     public BigIntegerLocaleConverter() {
 
@@ -49,7 +46,7 @@ public class BigIntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -57,24 +54,22 @@ public class BigIntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public BigIntegerLocaleConverter(final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public BigIntegerLocaleConverter(final Locale locale) {
-
         this(locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -82,12 +77,11 @@ public class BigIntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public BigIntegerLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(locale, (String) null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -95,12 +89,11 @@ public class BigIntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public BigIntegerLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String 
pattern) {
-
         this(locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -109,12 +102,11 @@ public class BigIntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public BigIntegerLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String 
pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -123,12 +115,11 @@ public class BigIntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param defaultValue  The default value to be returned
      */
     public BigIntegerLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue) {
-
         this(defaultValue, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -137,12 +128,11 @@ public class BigIntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public BigIntegerLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -150,12 +140,11 @@ public class BigIntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public BigIntegerLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -164,12 +153,11 @@ public class BigIntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public BigIntegerLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -178,12 +166,11 @@ public class BigIntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public BigIntegerLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -193,7 +180,6 @@ public class BigIntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public BigIntegerLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(defaultValue, locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/ByteLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/ByteLocaleConverter.java
index 954193f9..9acf1518 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/ByteLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/ByteLocaleConverter.java
@@ -29,26 +29,22 @@ import org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException;
  * optionally using a default value or throwing a
  * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
  * if a conversion error occurs.</p>
- *
  */
-
 public class ByteLocaleConverter extends DecimalLocaleConverter {
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
     public ByteLocaleConverter() {
-
         this(false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -56,24 +52,22 @@ public class ByteLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public ByteLocaleConverter(final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public ByteLocaleConverter(final Locale locale) {
-
         this(locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -81,12 +75,11 @@ public class ByteLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public ByteLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(locale, (String) null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -94,12 +87,11 @@ public class ByteLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public ByteLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -108,12 +100,11 @@ public class ByteLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public ByteLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern, 
final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -122,12 +113,11 @@ public class ByteLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param defaultValue  The default value to be returned
      */
     public ByteLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue) {
-
         this(defaultValue, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -136,12 +126,11 @@ public class ByteLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public ByteLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -149,12 +138,11 @@ public class ByteLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public ByteLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale locale) 
{
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -163,12 +151,11 @@ public class ByteLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public ByteLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale locale, 
final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -177,12 +164,11 @@ public class ByteLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public ByteLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale locale, 
final String pattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
    /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -192,7 +178,6 @@ public class ByteLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public ByteLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale locale, 
final String pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(defaultValue, locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/DateLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/DateLocaleConverter.java
index 6232fa40..70730d35 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/DateLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/DateLocaleConverter.java
@@ -40,12 +40,10 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
  * if a conversion error occurs.</p>
  *
  */
-
 public class DateLocaleConverter extends BaseLocaleConverter {
 
     /**
      * Default Pattern Characters
-     *
      */
     private static final String DEFAULT_PATTERN_CHARS = 
DateLocaleConverter.initDefaultChars();
 
@@ -66,20 +64,18 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
     boolean isLenient;
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
     public DateLocaleConverter() {
-
         this(false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -87,24 +83,22 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public DateLocaleConverter(final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public DateLocaleConverter(final Locale locale) {
-
         this(locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -112,12 +106,11 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public DateLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(locale, (String) null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -125,12 +118,11 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public DateLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -139,12 +131,11 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public DateLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern, 
final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -153,12 +144,11 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param defaultValue  The default value to be returned
      */
     public DateLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue) {
-
         this(defaultValue, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -167,12 +157,11 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public DateLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -180,12 +169,11 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public DateLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale locale) 
{
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -194,12 +182,11 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public DateLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale locale, 
final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -208,12 +195,11 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public DateLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale locale, 
final String pattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -223,7 +209,6 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public DateLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale locale, 
final String pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(defaultValue, locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
@@ -234,44 +219,35 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
       * @param localizedPattern The pattern in 'local' symbol format
       * @return pattern in 'default' symbol format
       */
-     private String convertLocalizedPattern(final String localizedPattern, 
final Locale locale) {
-
-         if (localizedPattern == null) {
+    private String convertLocalizedPattern(final String localizedPattern, 
final Locale locale) {
+        if (localizedPattern == null) {
             return null;
-         }
-
-         // Note that this is a little obtuse.
-         // However, it is the best way that anyone can come up with
-         // that works with some 1.4 series JVM.
-
-         // Get the symbols for the localized pattern
-         final DateFormatSymbols localizedSymbols = new 
DateFormatSymbols(locale);
-         final String localChars = localizedSymbols.getLocalPatternChars();
-
-         if (DEFAULT_PATTERN_CHARS.equals(localChars)) {
-             return localizedPattern;
-         }
-
-         // Convert the localized pattern to default
-         String convertedPattern = null;
-         try {
-             convertedPattern = convertPattern(localizedPattern,
-                                                localChars,
-                                                DEFAULT_PATTERN_CHARS);
-         } catch (final Exception ex) {
-             log.debug("Converting pattern '" + localizedPattern + "' for " + 
locale, ex);
-         }
-         return convertedPattern;
+        }
+        // Note that this is a little obtuse.
+        // However, it is the best way that anyone can come up with
+        // that works with some 1.4 series JVM.
+        // Get the symbols for the localized pattern
+        final DateFormatSymbols localizedSymbols = new 
DateFormatSymbols(locale);
+        final String localChars = localizedSymbols.getLocalPatternChars();
+        if (DEFAULT_PATTERN_CHARS.equals(localChars)) {
+            return localizedPattern;
+        }
+        // Convert the localized pattern to default
+        String convertedPattern = null;
+        try {
+            convertedPattern = convertPattern(localizedPattern, localChars, 
DEFAULT_PATTERN_CHARS);
+        } catch (final Exception ex) {
+            log.debug("Converting pattern '" + localizedPattern + "' for " + 
locale, ex);
+        }
+        return convertedPattern;
     }
 
     /**
      * <p>Converts a Pattern from one character set to another.</p>
      */
     private String convertPattern(final String pattern, final String 
fromChars, final String toChars) {
-
         final StringBuilder converted = new StringBuilder();
         boolean quoted = false;
-
         for (int i = 0; i < pattern.length(); ++i) {
             char thisChar = pattern.charAt(i);
             if (quoted) {
@@ -279,23 +255,19 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
                     quoted = false;
                 }
             } else if (thisChar == '\'') {
-               quoted = true;
-            } else if (thisChar >= 'a' && thisChar <= 'z' ||
-                       thisChar >= 'A' && thisChar <= 'Z') {
+                quoted = true;
+            } else if (thisChar >= 'a' && thisChar <= 'z' || thisChar >= 'A' 
&& thisChar <= 'Z') {
                 final int index = fromChars.indexOf(thisChar);
                 if (index == -1) {
-                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-                        "Illegal pattern character '" + thisChar + "'");
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal pattern 
character '" + thisChar + "'");
                 }
                 thisChar = toChars.charAt(index);
             }
             converted.append(thisChar);
         }
-
         if (quoted) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unfinished quote in pattern");
         }
-
         return converted.toString();
     }
 
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/DecimalLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/DecimalLocaleConverter.java
index d3db65c1..ada0e00d 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/DecimalLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/DecimalLocaleConverter.java
@@ -36,19 +36,17 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
  *
  * @since 1.7
  */
-
 public class DecimalLocaleConverter extends BaseLocaleConverter {
 
     /** All logging goes through this logger */
     private final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(DecimalLocaleConverter.class);
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
     public DecimalLocaleConverter() {
 
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ public class DecimalLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ public class DecimalLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ public class DecimalLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ public class DecimalLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ public class DecimalLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ public class DecimalLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ public class DecimalLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ public class DecimalLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -162,7 +160,7 @@ public class DecimalLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ public class DecimalLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -190,7 +188,7 @@ public class DecimalLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/DoubleLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/DoubleLocaleConverter.java
index 3262cec9..66a6344c 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/DoubleLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/DoubleLocaleConverter.java
@@ -27,26 +27,22 @@ import java.util.Locale;
  * optionally using a default value or throwing a
  * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
  * if a conversion error occurs.</p>
- *
  */
-
 public class DoubleLocaleConverter extends DecimalLocaleConverter {
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
     public DoubleLocaleConverter() {
-
         this(false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -54,24 +50,22 @@ public class DoubleLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public DoubleLocaleConverter(final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public DoubleLocaleConverter(final Locale locale) {
-
         this(locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -79,12 +73,11 @@ public class DoubleLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public DoubleLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(locale, (String) null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -92,12 +85,11 @@ public class DoubleLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public DoubleLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -106,12 +98,11 @@ public class DoubleLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public DoubleLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern, 
final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -120,12 +111,11 @@ public class DoubleLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param defaultValue  The default value to be returned
      */
     public DoubleLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue) {
-
         this(defaultValue, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -134,12 +124,11 @@ public class DoubleLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public DoubleLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -147,12 +136,11 @@ public class DoubleLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public DoubleLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -161,12 +149,11 @@ public class DoubleLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public DoubleLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -175,12 +162,11 @@ public class DoubleLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public DoubleLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -190,7 +176,6 @@ public class DoubleLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public DoubleLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(defaultValue, locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/FloatLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/FloatLocaleConverter.java
index d701b169..488643b2 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/FloatLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/FloatLocaleConverter.java
@@ -29,26 +29,22 @@ import org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException;
  * optionally using a default value or throwing a
  * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
  * if a conversion error occurs.</p>
- *
  */
-
 public class FloatLocaleConverter extends DecimalLocaleConverter {
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
     public FloatLocaleConverter() {
-
         this(false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -56,24 +52,22 @@ public class FloatLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public FloatLocaleConverter(final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public FloatLocaleConverter(final Locale locale) {
-
         this(locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -81,12 +75,11 @@ public class FloatLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public FloatLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final boolean locPattern) 
{
-
         this(locale, (String) null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -94,12 +87,11 @@ public class FloatLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public FloatLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -108,12 +100,11 @@ public class FloatLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public FloatLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern, 
final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -122,12 +113,11 @@ public class FloatLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param defaultValue  The default value to be returned
      */
     public FloatLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue) {
-
         this(defaultValue, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -136,12 +126,11 @@ public class FloatLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public FloatLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -149,12 +138,11 @@ public class FloatLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public FloatLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -163,12 +151,11 @@ public class FloatLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public FloatLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -177,12 +164,11 @@ public class FloatLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public FloatLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -192,7 +178,6 @@ public class FloatLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public FloatLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(defaultValue, locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/IntegerLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/IntegerLocaleConverter.java
index f7e178a1..4068269d 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/IntegerLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/IntegerLocaleConverter.java
@@ -29,27 +29,22 @@ import org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException;
  * optionally using a default value or throwing a
  * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
  * if a conversion error occurs.</p>
- *
  */
-
 public class IntegerLocaleConverter extends DecimalLocaleConverter {
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
-
     public IntegerLocaleConverter() {
-
         this(false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -57,24 +52,22 @@ public class IntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public IntegerLocaleConverter(final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public IntegerLocaleConverter(final Locale locale) {
-
         this(locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -82,12 +75,11 @@ public class IntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public IntegerLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(locale, (String) null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -95,12 +87,11 @@ public class IntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public IntegerLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -109,12 +100,11 @@ public class IntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public IntegerLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern, 
final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -123,12 +113,11 @@ public class IntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param defaultValue  The default value to be returned
      */
     public IntegerLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue) {
-
         this(defaultValue, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -137,12 +126,11 @@ public class IntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public IntegerLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -150,12 +138,11 @@ public class IntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public IntegerLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -164,12 +151,11 @@ public class IntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public IntegerLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -178,12 +164,11 @@ public class IntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public IntegerLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -193,7 +178,6 @@ public class IntegerLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public IntegerLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(defaultValue, locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java
index 55d8f5cb..dfac5a3a 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/LongLocaleConverter.java
@@ -27,26 +27,22 @@ import java.util.Locale;
  * optionally using a default value or throwing a
  * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
  * if a conversion error occurs.</p>
- *
  */
-
 public class LongLocaleConverter extends DecimalLocaleConverter {
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
     public LongLocaleConverter() {
-
         this(false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -54,24 +50,22 @@ public class LongLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public LongLocaleConverter(final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public LongLocaleConverter(final Locale locale) {
-
         this(locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -79,12 +73,11 @@ public class LongLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public LongLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(locale, (String) null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -92,12 +85,11 @@ public class LongLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public LongLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -106,12 +98,11 @@ public class LongLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public LongLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern, 
final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -120,12 +111,11 @@ public class LongLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param defaultValue  The default value to be returned
      */
     public LongLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue) {
-
         this(defaultValue, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -134,12 +124,11 @@ public class LongLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public LongLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -147,12 +136,11 @@ public class LongLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public LongLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale locale) 
{
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -161,12 +149,11 @@ public class LongLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public LongLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale locale, 
final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -175,12 +162,11 @@ public class LongLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public LongLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale locale, 
final String pattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -190,7 +176,6 @@ public class LongLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public LongLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale locale, 
final String pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(defaultValue, locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/ShortLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/ShortLocaleConverter.java
index 9e97c328..3208852b 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/ShortLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/ShortLocaleConverter.java
@@ -29,26 +29,22 @@ import org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException;
  * optionally using a default value or throwing a
  * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
  * if a conversion error occurs.</p>
- *
  */
-
 public class ShortLocaleConverter extends DecimalLocaleConverter {
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
     public ShortLocaleConverter() {
-
         this(false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -56,24 +52,22 @@ public class ShortLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public ShortLocaleConverter(final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public ShortLocaleConverter(final Locale locale) {
-
         this(locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -81,12 +75,11 @@ public class ShortLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public ShortLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final boolean locPattern) 
{
-
         this(locale, (String) null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -94,12 +87,11 @@ public class ShortLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public ShortLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -108,12 +100,11 @@ public class ShortLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public ShortLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern, 
final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -122,12 +113,11 @@ public class ShortLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param defaultValue  The default value to be returned
      */
     public ShortLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue) {
-
         this(defaultValue, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -136,12 +126,11 @@ public class ShortLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public ShortLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -149,12 +138,11 @@ public class ShortLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public ShortLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -163,12 +151,11 @@ public class ShortLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public ShortLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -177,12 +164,11 @@ public class ShortLocaleConverter extends 
DecimalLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public ShortLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/SqlDateLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/SqlDateLocaleConverter.java
index f181331b..1002fc9c 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/SqlDateLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/SqlDateLocaleConverter.java
@@ -28,26 +28,22 @@ import java.util.Locale;
  * optionally using a default value or throwing a
  * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
  * if a conversion error occurs.</p>
- *
  */
-
 public class SqlDateLocaleConverter extends DateLocaleConverter {
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
     public SqlDateLocaleConverter() {
-
         this(false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -55,24 +51,22 @@ public class SqlDateLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlDateLocaleConverter(final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public SqlDateLocaleConverter(final Locale locale) {
-
         this(locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -80,12 +74,11 @@ public class SqlDateLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlDateLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(locale, (String) null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -93,12 +86,11 @@ public class SqlDateLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public SqlDateLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -107,12 +99,11 @@ public class SqlDateLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlDateLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern, 
final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -121,12 +112,11 @@ public class SqlDateLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param defaultValue  The default value to be returned
      */
     public SqlDateLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue) {
-
         this(defaultValue, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -135,12 +125,11 @@ public class SqlDateLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlDateLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -148,12 +137,11 @@ public class SqlDateLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public SqlDateLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -162,12 +150,11 @@ public class SqlDateLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlDateLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -176,12 +163,11 @@ public class SqlDateLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public SqlDateLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -191,7 +177,6 @@ public class SqlDateLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlDateLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(defaultValue, locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/SqlTimeLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/SqlTimeLocaleConverter.java
index dbb52dd8..b98455d6 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/SqlTimeLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/SqlTimeLocaleConverter.java
@@ -28,26 +28,22 @@ import java.util.Locale;
  * optionally using a default value or throwing a
  * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
  * if a conversion error occurs.</p>
- *
  */
-
 public class SqlTimeLocaleConverter extends DateLocaleConverter {
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
     public SqlTimeLocaleConverter() {
-
         this(false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -55,24 +51,22 @@ public class SqlTimeLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlTimeLocaleConverter(final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public SqlTimeLocaleConverter(final Locale locale) {
-
         this(locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -80,12 +74,11 @@ public class SqlTimeLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlTimeLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(locale, (String) null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -93,12 +86,11 @@ public class SqlTimeLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public SqlTimeLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -107,12 +99,11 @@ public class SqlTimeLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlTimeLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern, 
final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -121,12 +112,11 @@ public class SqlTimeLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param defaultValue  The default value to be returned
      */
     public SqlTimeLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue) {
-
         this(defaultValue, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -135,12 +125,11 @@ public class SqlTimeLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlTimeLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, Locale.getDefault(), false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -148,12 +137,11 @@ public class SqlTimeLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public SqlTimeLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -162,12 +150,11 @@ public class SqlTimeLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlTimeLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -176,12 +163,11 @@ public class SqlTimeLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public SqlTimeLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -191,7 +177,6 @@ public class SqlTimeLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlTimeLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(defaultValue, locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/SqlTimestampLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/SqlTimestampLocaleConverter.java
index 415bd459..2560f34f 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/SqlTimestampLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/SqlTimestampLocaleConverter.java
@@ -28,26 +28,22 @@ import java.util.Locale;
  * optionally using a default value or throwing a
  * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
  * if a conversion error occurs.</p>
- *
  */
-
 public class SqlTimestampLocaleConverter extends DateLocaleConverter {
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
     public SqlTimestampLocaleConverter() {
-
         this(false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -55,24 +51,22 @@ public class SqlTimestampLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlTimestampLocaleConverter(final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public SqlTimestampLocaleConverter(final Locale locale) {
-
         this(locale, (String) null);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -80,12 +74,11 @@ public class SqlTimestampLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlTimestampLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(locale, (String) null);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -93,12 +86,11 @@ public class SqlTimestampLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public SqlTimestampLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String 
pattern) {
-
         this(locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -107,12 +99,11 @@ public class SqlTimestampLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlTimestampLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String 
pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -125,7 +116,7 @@ public class SqlTimestampLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -134,12 +125,11 @@ public class SqlTimestampLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlTimestampLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final 
boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -147,12 +137,11 @@ public class SqlTimestampLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public SqlTimestampLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -161,12 +150,11 @@ public class SqlTimestampLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlTimestampLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -175,12 +163,11 @@ public class SqlTimestampLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public SqlTimestampLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -190,7 +177,6 @@ public class SqlTimestampLocaleConverter extends 
DateLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public SqlTimestampLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(defaultValue, locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/StringLocaleConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/StringLocaleConverter.java
index 30a4e5e1..f8957712 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/StringLocaleConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/converters/StringLocaleConverter.java
@@ -38,29 +38,25 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
  * optionally using a default value or throwing a
  * {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
  * if a conversion error occurs.</p>
- *
  */
-
 public class StringLocaleConverter extends BaseLocaleConverter {
 
     /** All logging goes through this logger */
     private final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(StringLocaleConverter.class);    
 //msz fix
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
      * for the convertion.
-     *
      */
     public StringLocaleConverter() {
-
         this(false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -68,24 +64,22 @@ public class StringLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public StringLocaleConverter(final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public StringLocaleConverter(final Locale locale) {
-
         this(locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -93,12 +87,11 @@ public class StringLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public StringLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(locale, (String) null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -106,12 +99,11 @@ public class StringLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public StringLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will throw a {@link 
org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException}
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -120,12 +112,11 @@ public class StringLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public StringLocaleConverter(final Locale locale, final String pattern, 
final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine and an unlocalized pattern is 
used
@@ -134,12 +125,11 @@ public class StringLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param defaultValue  The default value to be returned
      */
     public StringLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue) {
-
         this(defaultValue, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. The locale is the default locale for
      * this instance of the Java Virtual Machine.
@@ -148,12 +138,11 @@ public class StringLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public StringLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final boolean 
locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, Locale.getDefault(), locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -161,12 +150,11 @@ public class StringLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locale        The locale
      */
     public StringLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -175,12 +163,11 @@ public class StringLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public StringLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, null, locPattern);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs. An unlocalized pattern is used for the 
convertion.
      *
@@ -189,12 +176,11 @@ public class StringLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param pattern       The convertion pattern
      */
     public StringLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern) {
-
         this(defaultValue, locale, pattern, false);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Create a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
+     * Constructs a {@link org.apache.commons.beanutils.locale.LocaleConverter}
      * that will return the specified default value
      * if a conversion error occurs.
      *
@@ -204,7 +190,6 @@ public class StringLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      * @param locPattern    Indicate whether the pattern is localized or not
      */
     public StringLocaleConverter(final Object defaultValue, final Locale 
locale, final String pattern, final boolean locPattern) {
-
         super(defaultValue, locale, pattern, locPattern);
     }
 

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