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commit 85f6a343076cb26d7a25b289d5c5701155c89abf
Author: Gary Gregory <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Jul 11 08:37:19 2026 -0400

    Javadoc
---
 .../beanutils/BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator.java        |  6 ++--
 .../apache/commons/beanutils/BasicDynaClass.java   |  4 +--
 .../apache/commons/beanutils/BeanComparator.java   |  6 ++--
 .../commons/beanutils/BeanIntrospectionData.java   |  8 +++---
 .../java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanMap.java | 20 +++++++-------
 .../apache/commons/beanutils/BeanPredicate.java    |  4 +--
 .../org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanUtils.java    |  2 +-
 .../apache/commons/beanutils/BeanUtilsBean.java    |  6 ++--
 .../commons/beanutils/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaClass.java    |  4 +--
 .../org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaProperty.java |  8 +++---
 .../beanutils/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector.java  |  6 ++--
 .../commons/beanutils/IntrospectionContext.java    |  4 +--
 .../apache/commons/beanutils/JDBCDynaClass.java    |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/commons/beanutils/LazyDynaList.java |  2 +-
 .../org/apache/commons/beanutils/LazyDynaMap.java  |  6 ++--
 .../org/apache/commons/beanutils/MethodUtils.java  | 10 +++----
 .../apache/commons/beanutils/PropertyUtils.java    | 24 ++++++++--------
 .../commons/beanutils/PropertyUtilsBean.java       | 32 +++++++++++-----------
 .../apache/commons/beanutils/WeakFastHashMap.java  | 14 +++++-----
 .../org/apache/commons/beanutils/WrapDynaBean.java |  4 +--
 .../apache/commons/beanutils/WrapDynaClass.java    | 10 +++----
 .../beanutils/converters/AbstractConverter.java    |  4 +--
 .../beanutils/converters/ArrayConverter.java       |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/converters/ByteArrayConverter.java   |  2 +-
 .../converters/CharacterArrayConverter.java        |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/converters/CharacterConverter.java   |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/converters/ClassConverter.java       |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/converters/DateTimeConverter.java    |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/converters/DoubleArrayConverter.java |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/converters/FloatArrayConverter.java  |  2 +-
 .../converters/IntegerArrayConverter.java          |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/converters/LongArrayConverter.java   |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/converters/NumberConverter.java      |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/converters/ShortArrayConverter.java  |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/converters/StringArrayConverter.java |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/locale/BaseLocaleConverter.java      |  4 +--
 .../commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleBeanUtils.java  |  4 +--
 .../beanutils/locale/LocaleBeanUtilsBean.java      |  8 +++---
 .../beanutils/locale/LocaleConvertUtils.java       | 20 +++++++-------
 .../beanutils/locale/LocaleConvertUtilsBean.java   | 22 +++++++--------
 .../locale/converters/DateLocaleConverter.java     |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/BeanIntrospectionDataTest.java       |  6 ++--
 .../beanutils/DefaultIntrospectionContextTest.java |  2 +-
 .../apache/commons/beanutils/DynaRowSetTest.java   |  2 +-
 .../FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java        |  2 +-
 .../commons/beanutils/PropertyUtilsTest.java       |  2 +-
 .../SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospectorTest.java    |  2 +-
 .../apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira339Test.java |  2 +-
 .../apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira347Test.java |  2 +-
 .../apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira456Test.java |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/bugs/other/Jira61BeanFactory.java    |  2 +-
 .../beanutils/memoryleaktests/MemoryLeakTest.java  |  2 +-
 53 files changed, 150 insertions(+), 150 deletions(-)

diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator.java
index fb00c0c0..db6501d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public abstract class BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator<K> 
implements Map<K, Object> {
      * Converts the name of a property to the key type of this decorator.
      *
      * @param propertyName the name of a property
-     * @return the converted key to be used in the decorated map
+     * @return The converted key to be used in the decorated map
      */
     protected abstract K convertKey(String propertyName);
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public abstract class BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator<K> 
implements Map<K, Object> {
      * Provide access to the underlying {@link DynaBean}
      * this Map decorates.
      *
-     * @return the decorated {@link DynaBean}.
+     * @return The decorated {@link DynaBean}.
      */
     public DynaBean getDynaBean() {
         return dynaBean;
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public abstract class BaseDynaBeanMapDecorator<K> 
implements Map<K, Object> {
      * Always throws UnsupportedOperationException because this operation is 
unsupported.
      *
      * @param key The {@link DynaBean}'s property name.
-     * @return the value removed.
+     * @return The value removed.
      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException Always thrown.
      */
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BasicDynaClass.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BasicDynaClass.java
index c31dd53e..404082e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BasicDynaClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BasicDynaClass.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class BasicDynaClass implements DynaClass, 
Serializable {
      * {@code getBeanInfo()} instead, which returns property descriptors
      * and a bunch of other stuff?</p>
      *
-     * @return the set of properties for this DynaClass
+     * @return The set of properties for this DynaClass
      */
     @Override
     public DynaProperty[] getDynaProperties() {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class BasicDynaClass implements DynaClass, 
Serializable {
      * allows the same {@code DynaClass} implementation class to support
      * different dynamic classes, with different sets of properties.
      *
-     * @return the name of the DynaClass
+     * @return The name of the DynaClass
      */
     @Override
     public String getName() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanComparator.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanComparator.java
index 09154cfb..c54dea79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanComparator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanComparator.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public class BeanComparator<T> implements Comparator<T>, 
Serializable {
     /**
      * Gets the Comparator being used to compare beans.
      *
-     * @return the Comparator being used to compare beans
+     * @return The Comparator being used to compare beans
      */
     public Comparator<?> getComparator() {
         return comparator;
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class BeanComparator<T> implements Comparator<T>, 
Serializable {
     /**
      * Hash code compatible with equals.
      *
-     * @return the hash code for this comparator
+     * @return The hash code for this comparator
      */
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class BeanComparator<T> implements Comparator<T>, 
Serializable {
      *
      * @param val1 the first value to be compared
      * @param val2 the second value to be compared
-     * @return the result of the comparison
+     * @return The result of the comparison
      */
     private int internalCompare(final Object val1, final Object val2) {
         @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanIntrospectionData.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanIntrospectionData.java
index e326bf81..e71399a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanIntrospectionData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanIntrospectionData.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class BeanIntrospectionData {
      * {@code PropertyDescriptor} objects.
      *
      * @param descs the array with the descriptors of the available properties
-     * @return the map with the names of write methods for properties
+     * @return The map with the names of write methods for properties
      */
     private static Map<String, String> setUpWriteMethodNames(final 
PropertyDescriptor[] descs) {
         final Map<String, String> methods = new HashMap<>();
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class BeanIntrospectionData {
      * this property is unknown, result is {@code null}.
      *
      * @param name the name of the property in question
-     * @return the {@code PropertyDescriptor} for this property or {@code null}
+     * @return The {@code PropertyDescriptor} for this property or {@code null}
      */
     public PropertyDescriptor getDescriptor(final String name) {
         for (final PropertyDescriptor pd : getDescriptors()) {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class BeanIntrospectionData {
     /**
      * Returns the array with property descriptors.
      *
-     * @return the property descriptors for the associated bean class
+     * @return The property descriptors for the associated bean class
      */
     public PropertyDescriptor[] getDescriptors() {
         return descriptors;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class BeanIntrospectionData {
      *
      * @param beanCls the class of the affected bean
      * @param desc the {@code PropertyDescriptor} of the desired property
-     * @return the write method for this property or {@code null} if there is 
none
+     * @return The write method for this property or {@code null} if there is 
none
      */
     public Method getWriteMethod(final Class<?> beanCls, final 
PropertyDescriptor desc) {
         Method method = desc.getWriteMethod();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanMap.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanMap.java
index b23e76b8..ccc11574 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanMap.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<Object, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
          * Sets the value.
          *
          * @param value the new value for the entry
-         * @return the old value for the entry
+         * @return The old value for the entry
          */
         @Override
         public Object setValue(final Object value) {
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<Object, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      *
      * @param newType the type to convert the value to
      * @param value   the value to convert
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws NumberFormatException     if newType is a primitive type, and 
the string representation of the given value cannot be converted to that type
      * @throws InstantiationException    if the constructor found with 
reflection raises it
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the constructor found with 
reflection raises it
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<Object, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      * <p>
      * Each MapEntry can be set but not removed.
      *
-     * @return the unmodifiable set of mappings
+     * @return The unmodifiable set of mappings
      */
     @Override
     public Set<Map.Entry<Object, Object>> entrySet() {
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<Object, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      * Write-only properties will not be matched as the test operates against 
property read methods.
      *
      * @param name the name of the property whose value to return
-     * @return the value of the property with that name
+     * @return The value of the property with that name
      */
     @Override
     public Object get(final Object name) {
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<Object, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
     /**
      * Returns the bean currently being operated on. The return value may be 
null if this map is empty.
      *
-     * @return the bean being operated on by this map
+     * @return The bean being operated on by this map
      */
     public Object getBean() {
         return bean;
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<Object, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      * Returns the accessor for the property with the given name.
      *
      * @param name the name of the property
-     * @return the accessor method for the property, or null
+     * @return The accessor method for the property, or null
      */
     public Method getReadMethod(final String name) {
         return readMethods.get(name);
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<Object, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      * Returns the type of the property with the given name.
      *
      * @param name the name of the property
-     * @return the type of the property, or {@code null} if no such property 
exists
+     * @return The type of the property, or {@code null} if no such property 
exists
      */
     public Class<?> getType(final String name) {
         return types.get(name);
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<Object, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      * Returns the mutator for the property with the given name.
      *
      * @param name the name of the property
-     * @return the mutator method for the property, or null
+     * @return The mutator method for the property, or null
      */
     public Method getWriteMethod(final String name) {
         return writeMethods.get(name);
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<Object, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
      *
      * @param name  the name of the property to set
      * @param value the value to set that property to
-     * @return the previous value of that property
+     * @return The previous value of that property
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given name is null; if the 
given name is not a {@link String}; if the bean doesn't define a property with 
that
      *                                  name; or if the bean property with 
that name is read-only
      * @throws ClassCastException       if an error occurs creating the method 
args
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ public class BeanMap extends AbstractMap<Object, Object> 
implements Cloneable {
     /**
      * Returns the number of properties defined by the bean.
      *
-     * @return the number of properties defined by the bean
+     * @return The number of properties defined by the bean
      */
     @Override
     public int size() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanPredicate.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanPredicate.java
index 5ba66675..ab485071 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanPredicate.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class BeanPredicate implements Predicate {
      * to a property value named by {@link #getPropertyName()}.
      *
      * @param object The object being evaluated
-     * @return the result of the predicate evaluation
+     * @return The result of the predicate evaluation
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException when the property cannot be evaluated
      */
     @Override
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class BeanPredicate implements Predicate {
      * Gets the name of the property whose value is to be predicated.
      * in the evaluation.
      *
-     * @return the property name, not null
+     * @return The property name, not null
      */
     public String getPropertyName() {
         return propertyName;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanUtils.java
index 75435e21..a362a1db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanUtils.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class BeanUtils {
      * <p>For more details see {@code BeanUtilsBean}.</p>
      *
      * @param bean Bean to be cloned
-     * @return the cloned bean
+     * @return The cloned bean
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws InstantiationException if a new instance of the bean's
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanUtilsBean.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanUtilsBean.java
index c044353a..1ea689d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanUtilsBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanUtilsBean.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class BeanUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param dynaProperty the property descriptor
      * @param value the value object to be set for this property
-     * @return the type of this property
+     * @return The type of this property
      */
     private static Class<?> dynaPropertyType(final DynaProperty dynaProperty,
             final Object value) {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class BeanUtilsBean {
      * </p>
      *
      * @param bean Bean to be cloned
-     * @return the cloned bean
+     * @return The cloned bean
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws InstantiationException if a new instance of the bean's
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class BeanUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param value the value to be converted and copied
      * @param type the target type of the conversion
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      */
     private Object convertForCopy(final Object value, final Class<?> type) {
         return value != null ? convert(value, type) : value;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java
index 83ce9ad9..f384d9ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/ContextClassLoaderLocal.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class ContextClassLoaderLocal<T> {
      * This is a pseudo-singleton - an single instance is provided per 
(thread) context classloader.
      * This mechanism provides isolation for web apps deployed in the same 
container.
      *
-     * @return the object currently associated with the context-classloader of 
the current thread.
+     * @return The object currently associated with the context-classloader of 
the current thread.
      */
     public synchronized T get() {
         // synchronizing the whole method is a bit slower
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaClass.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaClass.java
index 2410cea9..e6feca75 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaClass.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public interface DynaClass {
      * {@code getBeanInfo()} instead, which returns property descriptors
      * and a bunch of other stuff?</p>
      *
-     * @return the set of properties for this DynaClass
+     * @return The set of properties for this DynaClass
      */
     DynaProperty[] getDynaProperties();
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public interface DynaClass {
      * allows the same {@code DynaClass} implementation class to support
      * different dynamic classes, with different sets of properties.
      *
-     * @return the name of the DynaClass
+     * @return The name of the DynaClass
      */
     String getName();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaProperty.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaProperty.java
index 7ffda6e5..3d767f1f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaProperty.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class DynaProperty implements Serializable {
      * (including java 1.3).
      * Therefore, this field <strong>must not be serialized using the standard 
methods</strong>.</p>
      *
-     * @return the Class for the content type if this is an indexed {@code 
DynaProperty}
+     * @return The Class for the content type if this is an indexed {@code 
DynaProperty}
      * and this feature is supported. Otherwise null.
      */
     public Class<?> getContentType() {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class DynaProperty implements Serializable {
     /**
      * Get the name of this property.
      *
-     * @return the name of the property
+     * @return The name of the property
      */
     public String getName() {
         return this.name;
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ public class DynaProperty implements Serializable {
      *
      * <p><strong>Please leave this field as {@code transient}</strong></p>
      *
-     * @return the property type
+     * @return The property type
      */
     public Class<?> getType() {
         return this.type;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the hashcode for this dyna property
+     * @return The hashcode for this dyna property
      * @see Object#hashCode
      * @since 1.8.0
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector.java
index ca6b17e1..1130c5bf 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector implements 
BeanIntrospector {
      *
      * @param m the set method for the fluent API property
      * @param propertyName the name of the corresponding property
-     * @return the descriptor
+     * @return The descriptor
      * @throws IntrospectionException if an error occurs
      */
     private PropertyDescriptor createFluentPropertyDescritor(final Method m,
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public class FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector implements 
BeanIntrospector {
     /**
      * Returns the prefix for write methods this instance scans for.
      *
-     * @return the prefix for write methods
+     * @return The prefix for write methods
      */
     public String getWriteMethodPrefix() {
         return writeMethodPrefix;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class FluentPropertyBeanIntrospector implements 
BeanIntrospector {
      * Derives the name of a property from the given set method.
      *
      * @param m the method
-     * @return the corresponding property name
+     * @return The corresponding property name
      */
     private String propertyName(final Method m) {
         final String methodName = m.getName().substring(
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/IntrospectionContext.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/IntrospectionContext.java
index 1716ae16..78602aa9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/IntrospectionContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/IntrospectionContext.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public interface IntrospectionContext {
      * {@code null} if this property is unknown.
      *
      * @param name the name of the property in question
-     * @return the descriptor for this property or {@code null} if this 
property
+     * @return The descriptor for this property or {@code null} if this 
property
      *         is unknown
      */
     PropertyDescriptor getPropertyDescriptor(String name);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public interface IntrospectionContext {
     /**
      * Returns the class that is subject of introspection.
      *
-     * @return the current class
+     * @return The current class
      */
     Class<?> getTargetClass();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/JDBCDynaClass.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/JDBCDynaClass.java
index c50c6070..e89acce7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/JDBCDynaClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/JDBCDynaClass.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ abstract class JDBCDynaClass implements DynaClass, 
Serializable {
      *
      * @param metadata is the result set metadata
      * @param i is the column index in the metadata
-     * @return the newly created DynaProperty instance
+     * @return The newly created DynaProperty instance
      * @throws SQLException If an error occurs accessing the SQL metadata
      */
     protected DynaProperty createDynaProperty(
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/LazyDynaList.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/LazyDynaList.java
index 71cba1d0..12d7e7f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/LazyDynaList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/LazyDynaList.java
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public class LazyDynaList extends ArrayList<Object> {
      * Creates a new {@code LazyDynaMap} object for the given property value.
      *
      * @param value the property value
-     * @return the newly created {@code LazyDynaMap}
+     * @return The newly created {@code LazyDynaMap}
      */
     private LazyDynaMap createDynaBeanForMapProperty(final Object value) {
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/LazyDynaMap.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/LazyDynaMap.java
index 7febabfb..031a1e55 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/LazyDynaMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/LazyDynaMap.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class LazyDynaMap extends LazyDynaBean implements 
MutableDynaClass {
      * {@code getBeanInfo()} instead, which returns property descriptors
      * and a bunch of other stuff?</p>
      *
-     * @return the set of properties for this DynaClass
+     * @return The set of properties for this DynaClass
      */
     @Override
     public DynaProperty[] getDynaProperties() {
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ public class LazyDynaMap extends LazyDynaBean implements 
MutableDynaClass {
     /**
      * Return the underlying Map backing this {@code DynaBean}
      *
-     * @return the underlying Map
+     * @return The underlying Map
      * @since 1.8.0
      */
     @Override
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public class LazyDynaMap extends LazyDynaBean implements 
MutableDynaClass {
      * Return the name of this DynaClass (analogous to the
      * {@code getName()} method of {@code java.lang.Class})
      *
-     * @return the name of the DynaClass
+     * @return The name of the DynaClass
      */
     @Override
     public String getName() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/MethodUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/MethodUtils.java
index 0feb2e6d..fd01ea81 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/MethodUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/MethodUtils.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class MethodUtils {
          * hashcodes are the same, need to use the equals method to
          * determine equality.
          *
-         * @return the string length of method name.
+         * @return The string length of method name.
          */
         @Override
         public int hashCode() {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class MethodUtils {
     /**
      * Clear the method cache.
      *
-     * @return the number of cached methods cleared
+     * @return The number of cached methods cleared
      * @since 1.8.0
      */
     public static synchronized int clearCache() {
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ public class MethodUtils {
      * For example, an instance of {@code Boolean.class} returns a {@code 
boolean.class}.
      *
      * @param wrapperType the
-     * @return the primitive type class corresponding to the given wrapper 
class,
+     * @return The primitive type class corresponding to the given wrapper 
class,
      * null if no match is found
      */
     public static Class<?> getPrimitiveType(final Class<?> wrapperType) {
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ public class MethodUtils {
      * For example, passing {@code boolean.class} returns {@code Boolean.class}
      *
      * @param primitiveType the primitive type class for which a match is to 
be found
-     * @return the wrapper type associated with the given primitive
+     * @return The wrapper type associated with the given primitive
      * or null if no match is found
      */
     public static Class<?> getPrimitiveWrapper(final Class<?> primitiveType) {
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ public class MethodUtils {
      * Find a non primitive representation for given primitive class.
      *
      * @param clazz the class to find a representation for, not null
-     * @return the original class if it not a primitive. Otherwise the wrapper 
class. Not null
+     * @return The original class if it not a primitive. Otherwise the wrapper 
class. Not null
      */
     public static Class<?> toNonPrimitiveClass(final Class<?> clazz) {
         if (!clazz.isPrimitive()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/PropertyUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/PropertyUtils.java
index 19bb799b..7e069dfa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/PropertyUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/PropertyUtils.java
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name {@code propertyname[index]} of the property value
      *  to be extracted
-     * @return the indexed property value
+     * @return The indexed property value
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
      *  is outside the valid range for the underlying property
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Simple property name of the property value to be extracted
      * @param index Index of the property value to be extracted
-     * @return the indexed property value
+     * @return The indexed property value
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
      *  is outside the valid range for the underlying property
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name {@code propertyname(key)} of the property value
      *  to be extracted
-     * @return the mapped property value
+     * @return The mapped property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Mapped property name of the property value to be extracted
      * @param key Key of the property value to be extracted
-     * @return the mapped property value
+     * @return The mapped property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
      * <p>For more details see {@code PropertyUtilsBean}.</p>
      *
      * @param beanClass Bean class to be introspected
-     * @return the mapped property descriptors
+     * @return The mapped property descriptors
      * @see PropertyUtilsBean#getMappedPropertyDescriptors(Class)
      * @deprecated This method should not be exposed
      */
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
      * <p>For more details see {@code PropertyUtilsBean}.</p>
      *
      * @param bean Bean to be introspected
-     * @return the mapped property descriptors
+     * @return The mapped property descriptors
      * @see PropertyUtilsBean#getMappedPropertyDescriptors(Object)
      * @deprecated This method should not be exposed
      */
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
      *
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Possibly nested name of the property to be extracted
-     * @return the nested property value
+     * @return The nested property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code bean} or
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property
      *  to be extracted
-     * @return the property value
+     * @return The property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code bean} or
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
      * @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
      * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for
      *  which a property descriptor is requested
-     * @return the property descriptor
+     * @return The property descriptor
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code bean} or
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
      * <p>For more details see {@code PropertyUtilsBean}.</p>
      *
      * @param beanClass Bean class for which property descriptors are requested
-     * @return the property descriptors
+     * @return The property descriptors
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code beanClass} is null
      * @see PropertyUtilsBean#getPropertyDescriptors(Class)
      */
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
      * <p>For more details see {@code PropertyUtilsBean}.</p>
      *
      * @param bean Bean for which property descriptors are requested
-     * @return the property descriptors
+     * @return The property descriptors
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code bean} is null
      * @see PropertyUtilsBean#getPropertyDescriptors(Object)
      */
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ public class PropertyUtils {
      * @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
      * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for
      *  which a property descriptor is requested
-     * @return the property editor class
+     * @return The property editor class
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code bean} or
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/PropertyUtilsBean.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/PropertyUtilsBean.java
index 360df18a..6c6f03fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/PropertyUtilsBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/PropertyUtilsBean.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * lists of objects.
      *
      * @param obj the object to be converted
-     * @return the resulting list of objects
+     * @return The resulting list of objects
      */
     private static List<Object> toObjectList(final Object obj) {
         return (List<Object>) obj;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * are stored in a Map&lt;String, Object&gt;.
      *
      * @param obj the object to be converted
-     * @return the resulting properties map
+     * @return The resulting properties map
      */
     private static Map<String, Object> toPropertyMap(final Object obj) {
         return (Map<String, Object>) obj;
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name {@code propertyname[index]} of the property value
      *  to be extracted
-     * @return the indexed property value
+     * @return The indexed property value
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
      *  is outside the valid range for the underlying array or List
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Simple property name of the property value to be extracted
      * @param index Index of the property value to be extracted
-     * @return the indexed property value
+     * @return The indexed property value
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
      *  is outside the valid range for the underlying property
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * is performed now on the affected bean class, and the results object is 
created.
      *
      * @param beanClass the bean class in question
-     * @return the {@code BeanIntrospectionData} object for this class
+     * @return The {@code BeanIntrospectionData} object for this class
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the bean class is {@code null}
      */
     private BeanIntrospectionData getIntrospectionData(final Class<?> 
beanClass) {
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name {@code propertyname(key)} of the property value
      *  to be extracted
-     * @return the mapped property value
+     * @return The mapped property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Mapped property name of the property value to be extracted
      * @param key Key of the property value to be extracted
-     * @return the mapped property value
+     * @return The mapped property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws InvocationTargetException if the property accessor method
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * <p><strong>FIXME</strong> - Does not work with DynaBeans.</p>
      *
      * @param beanClass Bean class to be introspected
-     * @return the mapped property descriptors
+     * @return The mapped property descriptors
      * @deprecated This method should not be exposed
      */
     @Deprecated
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * <p><strong>FIXME</strong> - Does not work with DynaBeans.</p>
      *
      * @param bean Bean to be introspected
-     * @return the mapped property descriptors
+     * @return The mapped property descriptors
      * @deprecated This method should not be exposed
      */
     @Deprecated
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Possibly nested name of the property to be extracted
-     * @return the nested property value
+     * @return The nested property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code bean} or
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * @param bean Bean whose property is to be extracted
      * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property
      *  to be extracted
-     * @return the property value
+     * @return The property value
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code bean} or
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
      * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for
      *  which a property descriptor is requested
-     * @return the property descriptor
+     * @return The property descriptor
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code bean} or
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * <p><strong>FIXME</strong> - Does not work with DynaBeans.</p>
      *
      * @param beanClass Bean class for which property descriptors are requested
-     * @return the property descriptors
+     * @return The property descriptors
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code beanClass} is null
      */
     public PropertyDescriptor[]
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * <p><strong>FIXME</strong> - Does not work with DynaBeans.</p>
      *
      * @param bean Bean for which property descriptors are requested
-     * @return the property descriptors
+     * @return The property descriptors
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code bean} is null
      */
     public PropertyDescriptor[] getPropertyDescriptors(final Object bean) {
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      * @param bean Bean for which a property descriptor is requested
      * @param name Possibly indexed and/or nested name of the property for
      *  which a property descriptor is requested
-     * @return the property editor class
+     * @return The property editor class
      * @throws IllegalAccessException if the caller does not have
      *  access to the property accessor method
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code bean} or
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param bean Map bean
      * @param propertyName The property name
-     * @return the property value
+     * @return The property value
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException when the propertyName is regarded as
      * being invalid.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/WeakFastHashMap.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/WeakFastHashMap.java
index 0471fe15..96ae5137 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/WeakFastHashMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/WeakFastHashMap.java
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ class WeakFastHashMap<K, V> extends HashMap<K, V> {
      * Return a collection view of the mappings contained in this map.  Each
      * element in the returned collection is a {@code Map.Entry}.
      *
-     * @return the set of map Map entries
+     * @return The set of map Map entries
      */
     @Override
     public Set<Map.Entry<K, V>> entrySet() {
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ class WeakFastHashMap<K, V> extends HashMap<K, V> {
      * {@code containsKey()} method to disambiguate these cases.
      *
      * @param key  the key whose value is to be returned
-     * @return the value mapped to that key, or null
+     * @return The value mapped to that key, or null
      */
     @Override
     public V get(final Object key) {
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ class WeakFastHashMap<K, V> extends HashMap<K, V> {
     /**
      * Return a set view of the keys contained in this map.
      *
-     * @return the set of the Map's keys
+     * @return The set of the Map's keys
      */
     @Override
     public Set<K> keySet() {
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ class WeakFastHashMap<K, V> extends HashMap<K, V> {
      *
      * @param key  the key with which the value is to be associated
      * @param value  the value to be associated with this key
-     * @return the value previously mapped to the key, or null
+     * @return The value previously mapped to the key, or null
      */
     @Override
     public V put(final K key, final V value) {
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ class WeakFastHashMap<K, V> extends HashMap<K, V> {
      * mapped value.
      *
      * @param key  the key whose mapping is to be removed
-     * @return the value removed, or null
+     * @return The value removed, or null
      */
     @Override
     public V remove(final Object key) {
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ class WeakFastHashMap<K, V> extends HashMap<K, V> {
     /**
      * Return the number of key-value mappings in this map.
      *
-     * @return the current size of the map
+     * @return The current size of the map
      */
     @Override
     public int size() {
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ class WeakFastHashMap<K, V> extends HashMap<K, V> {
     /**
      * Return a collection view of the values contained in this map.
      *
-     * @return the set of the Map's values
+     * @return The set of the Map's values
      */
     @Override
     public Collection<V> values() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/WrapDynaBean.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/WrapDynaBean.java
index 02611b7e..bd5be798 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/WrapDynaBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/WrapDynaBean.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public class WrapDynaBean implements DynaBean, Serializable 
{
      * But some creators of frameworks using {@code DynaBean}'s may
      * find this useful.
      *
-     * @return the java bean Object wrapped by this {@code DynaBean}
+     * @return The java bean Object wrapped by this {@code DynaBean}
      */
     public Object getInstance() {
         return instance;
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public class WrapDynaBean implements DynaBean, Serializable 
{
      * Returns the {@code PropertyUtilsBean} instance to be used for accessing 
properties.
      * If available, this object is obtained from the associated {@code 
WrapDynaClass}.
      *
-     * @return the associated {@code PropertyUtilsBean}
+     * @return The associated {@code PropertyUtilsBean}
      */
     private PropertyUtilsBean getPropertyUtils() {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/WrapDynaClass.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/WrapDynaClass.java
index 1740f028..95e18c46 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/WrapDynaClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/WrapDynaClass.java
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public class WrapDynaClass implements DynaClass {
      * combination of bean class and {@code PropertyUtilsBean} instance an
      * entry is created in the cache.
      *
-     * @return the cache for already created {@code WrapDynaClass} instances
+     * @return The cache for already created {@code WrapDynaClass} instances
      */
     private static Map<CacheKey, WrapDynaClass> getClassesCache() {
         return CLASSLOADER_CACHE.get();
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public class WrapDynaClass implements DynaClass {
     /**
      * Return the class of the underlying wrapped bean.
      *
-     * @return the class of the underlying wrapped bean
+     * @return The class of the underlying wrapped bean
      * @since 1.8.0
      */
     protected Class<?> getBeanClass() {
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ public class WrapDynaClass implements DynaClass {
      * {@code getBeanInfo()} instead, which returns property descriptors
      * and a bunch of other stuff?</p>
      *
-     * @return the set of properties for this DynaClass
+     * @return The set of properties for this DynaClass
      */
     @Override
     public DynaProperty[] getDynaProperties() {
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ public class WrapDynaClass implements DynaClass {
      * allows the same {@code DynaClass} implementation class to support
      * different dynamic classes, with different sets of properties.
      *
-     * @return the name of the DynaClass
+     * @return The name of the DynaClass
      */
     @Override
     public String getName() {
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ public class WrapDynaClass implements DynaClass {
      * Returns the {@code PropertyUtilsBean} instance associated with this 
class. This
      * bean is used for introspection.
      *
-     * @return the associated {@code PropertyUtilsBean} instance
+     * @return The associated {@code PropertyUtilsBean} instance
      * @since 1.9
      */
     protected PropertyUtilsBean getPropertyUtilsBean() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/AbstractConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/AbstractConverter.java
index 215c0a01..a6ffd8ed 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/AbstractConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/AbstractConverter.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConverter implements 
Converter {
      * @param <T> The type of the result object
      * @param targetClass the target class of the conversion
      * @param value the value to be converted
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      */
     private <T> T convertToDefaultType(final Class<T> targetClass, final 
Object value) {
         return (T) convert(getDefaultType(), value);
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractConverter implements 
Converter {
      * is required.
      *
      * @param value The input value to be converted.
-     * @return the converted String value.
+     * @return The converted String value.
      * @throws Throwable if an error occurs converting to a String
      */
     protected String convertToString(final Object value) throws Throwable {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ArrayConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ArrayConverter.java
index 92c8ac02..c68dea8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ArrayConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ArrayConverter.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public class ArrayConverter extends AbstractConverter {
      * Handles conversion to a String.
      *
      * @param value The value to be converted.
-     * @return the converted String value.
+     * @return The converted String value.
      * @throws Throwable if an error occurs converting to a String
      */
     @Override
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ByteArrayConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ByteArrayConverter.java
index bc50ba76..1da1dcaf 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ByteArrayConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ByteArrayConverter.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public final class ByteArrayConverter extends 
AbstractArrayConverter {
      *
      * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed
      *  successfully
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/CharacterArrayConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/CharacterArrayConverter.java
index a1a81613..24ecaa1d 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/CharacterArrayConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/CharacterArrayConverter.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public final class CharacterArrayConverter extends 
AbstractArrayConverter {
      *
      * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed
      *  successfully
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/CharacterConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/CharacterConverter.java
index ef44756e..14c0cc3a 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/CharacterConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/CharacterConverter.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public final class CharacterConverter extends 
AbstractConverter {
      * <p>Convert a {@link Class} or object into a {@link String}.</p>
      *
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted String value.
+     * @return The converted String value.
      * @since 1.8.0
      */
     @Override
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ClassConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ClassConverter.java
index 036cc44a..578ce79b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ClassConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ClassConverter.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public final class ClassConverter extends AbstractConverter {
      * <p>Convert a java.lang.Class or object into a String.</p>
      *
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted String value.
+     * @return The converted String value.
      * @since 1.8.0
      */
     @Override
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/DateTimeConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/DateTimeConverter.java
index d89c6872..8431c10b 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/DateTimeConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/DateTimeConverter.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public abstract class DateTimeConverter extends 
AbstractConverter {
      * (and <em>style</em> if configured) will be used.
      *
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted String value.
+     * @return The converted String value.
      * @throws Throwable if an error occurs converting to a String
      */
     @Override
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/DoubleArrayConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/DoubleArrayConverter.java
index cccd1ae2..b296ad1c 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/DoubleArrayConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/DoubleArrayConverter.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public final class DoubleArrayConverter extends 
AbstractArrayConverter {
      *
      * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed
      *  successfully
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/FloatArrayConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/FloatArrayConverter.java
index 3bec9b31..32c6dfbc 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/FloatArrayConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/FloatArrayConverter.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public final class FloatArrayConverter extends 
AbstractArrayConverter {
      *
      * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed
      *  successfully
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/IntegerArrayConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/IntegerArrayConverter.java
index 52f638d9..910a1bb1 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/IntegerArrayConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/IntegerArrayConverter.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public final class IntegerArrayConverter extends 
AbstractArrayConverter {
      *
      * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed
      *  successfully
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/LongArrayConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/LongArrayConverter.java
index 2592b148..48b019c4 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/LongArrayConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/LongArrayConverter.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public final class LongArrayConverter extends 
AbstractArrayConverter {
      *
      * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed
      *  successfully
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/NumberConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/NumberConverter.java
index eea88532..4c81b88d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/NumberConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/NumberConverter.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public abstract class NumberConverter extends 
AbstractConverter {
      * Convert an input Number object into a String.
      *
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted String value.
+     * @return The converted String value.
      * @throws Throwable if an error occurs converting to a String
      */
     @Override
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ShortArrayConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ShortArrayConverter.java
index 80d170a6..1978a813 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ShortArrayConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/ShortArrayConverter.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public final class ShortArrayConverter extends 
AbstractArrayConverter {
      *
      * @param type Data type to which this value should be converted
      * @param value The input value to be converted
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed
      *  successfully
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/StringArrayConverter.java
 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/StringArrayConverter.java
index f63e199e..7db7a95a 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/StringArrayConverter.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/converters/StringArrayConverter.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public final class StringArrayConverter extends 
AbstractArrayConverter {
      * @param value is the input value to be converted. If null then the
      * default value is returned or an exception thrown if no default value
      * exists.
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws ConversionException if conversion cannot be performed
      * successfully, or the input is null and there is no default value set
      * for this object.
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/BaseLocaleConverter.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/BaseLocaleConverter.java
index 190d1259..a80d2122 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/BaseLocaleConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/BaseLocaleConverter.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public abstract class BaseLocaleConverter implements 
LocaleConverter {
      * @param <T> The desired result type
      * @param type the target class of the conversion
      * @param result the conversion result object
-     * @return the result cast to the target class
+     * @return The result cast to the target class
      * @throws ConversionException if the result object is not compatible with
      *         the target type
      */
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public abstract class BaseLocaleConverter implements 
LocaleConverter {
      *
      * @param <T> The desired target type
      * @param type the target class of the conversion
-     * @return the default value in the given target type
+     * @return The default value in the given target type
      * @throws ConversionException if the default object is not compatible with
      *         the target type
      */
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleBeanUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleBeanUtils.java
index b5056483..3cef91ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleBeanUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleBeanUtils.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class LocaleBeanUtils extends BeanUtils {
         /**
          * Return the mapped property key.
          *
-         * @return the mapped property key (if any)
+         * @return The mapped property key (if any)
          */
         public String getKey() {
             return key;
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public class LocaleBeanUtils extends BeanUtils {
      *
      * <p>For more details see {@code LocaleBeanUtilsBean}</p>
      *
-     * @return the default locale
+     * @return The default locale
      * @see LocaleBeanUtilsBean#getDefaultLocale()
      */
     public static Locale getDefaultLocale() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleBeanUtilsBean.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleBeanUtilsBean.java
index 938948f1..b9502ed9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleBeanUtilsBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleBeanUtilsBean.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class LocaleBeanUtilsBean extends BeanUtilsBean {
         /**
          * Return the mapped property key.
          *
-         * @return the mapped property key (if any)
+         * @return The mapped property key (if any)
          */
         public String getKey() {
             return key;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class LocaleBeanUtilsBean extends BeanUtilsBean {
     /**
       * Gets singleton instance
       *
-      * @return the singleton instance
+      * @return The singleton instance
       */
      public static LocaleBeanUtilsBean getLocaleBeanUtilsInstance() {
         return LOCALE_BEANS_BY_CLASSLOADER.get();
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ public class LocaleBeanUtilsBean extends BeanUtilsBean {
     /**
      * Gets the default Locale
      *
-     * @return the default locale
+     * @return The default locale
      */
     public Locale getDefaultLocale() {
 
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ public class LocaleBeanUtilsBean extends BeanUtilsBean {
     /**
      * Gets the bean instance used for conversions
      *
-     * @return the locale converter bean instance
+     * @return The locale converter bean instance
      */
     public LocaleConvertUtilsBean getLocaleConvertUtils() {
         return localeConvertUtils;
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleConvertUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleConvertUtils.java
index 58627b1c..36590d86 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleConvertUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleConvertUtils.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtils {
      * <p>For more details see {@code LocaleConvertUtilsBean}</p>
      *
      * @param value The Value to be converted
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object)
      */
     public static String convert(final Object value) {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtils {
      * @param value The Value to be converted
      * @param locale The locale
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, Locale, String)
      */
     public static String convert(final Object value, final Locale locale, 
final String pattern) {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtils {
      *
      * @param value The Value to be converted
      * @param pattern       The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(Object, String)
      */
     public static String convert(final Object value, final String pattern) {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtils {
      *
      * @param value The String scalar value to be converted
      * @param clazz The Data type to which this value should be converted.
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(String, Class)
      */
     public static Object convert(final String value, final Class<?> clazz) {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtils {
      * @param clazz The Data type to which this value should be converted.
      * @param locale The locale
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(String, Class, Locale, String)
      */
     public static Object convert(final String value, final Class<?> clazz, 
final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtils {
      * @param value The String scalar value to be converted
      * @param clazz The Data type to which this value should be converted.
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(String, Class, String)
      */
     public static Object convert(final String value, final Class<?> clazz, 
final String pattern) {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtils {
      *
      * @param values Value to be converted (may be null)
      * @param clazz  Java array or element class to be converted to
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class)
      */
     public static Object convert(final String[] values, final Class<?> clazz) {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtils {
      * @param clazz Java array or element class to be converted to
      * @param locale The locale
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class, Locale, String)
      */
     public static Object convert(final String[] values, final Class<?> clazz, 
final Locale locale, final String pattern) {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtils {
      * @param values Value to be converted (may be null)
      * @param clazz Java array or element class to be converted to
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#convert(String[], Class, String)
      */
     public static Object convert(final String[] values, final Class<?> clazz, 
final String pattern) {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtils {
      *
      * <p>For more details see {@code LocaleConvertUtilsBean}</p>
      *
-     * @return the default locale
+     * @return The default locale
      * @see LocaleConvertUtilsBean#getDefaultLocale()
      */
     public static Locale getDefaultLocale() {
diff --git 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleConvertUtilsBean.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleConvertUtilsBean.java
index daff7ccb..46bcc6af 100644
--- 
a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleConvertUtilsBean.java
+++ 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/locale/LocaleConvertUtilsBean.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      * Gets singleton instance.
      * This is the same as the instance used by the default {@link 
LocaleBeanUtilsBean} singleton.
      *
-     * @return the singleton instance
+     * @return The singleton instance
      */
     public static LocaleConvertUtilsBean getInstance() {
         return 
LocaleBeanUtilsBean.getLocaleBeanUtilsInstance().getLocaleConvertUtils();
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      * Convert the specified locale-sensitive value into a String.
      *
      * @param value The Value to be converted
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if thrown by an
      * underlying Converter
      */
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      * @param value The Value to be converted
      * @param locale The locale
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if thrown by an
      * underlying Converter
      */
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param value The Value to be converted
      * @param pattern       The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if thrown by an
      * underlying Converter
      */
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param value The String scalar value to be converted
      * @param clazz The Data type to which this value should be converted.
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if thrown by an
      * underlying Converter
      */
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      * @param clazz The Data type to which this value should be converted.
      * @param locale The locale
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if thrown by an
      * underlying Converter
      */
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      * @param value The String scalar value to be converted
      * @param clazz The Data type to which this value should be converted.
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if thrown by an
      * underlying Converter
      */
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      *
      * @param values Value to be converted (may be null)
      * @param clazz  Java array or element class to be converted to
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if thrown by 
an underlying Converter
      */
     public Object convert(final String[] values, final Class<?> clazz) {
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      * @param clazz Java array or element class to be converted to
      * @param locale The locale
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if thrown by an
      * underlying Converter
      */
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ public class LocaleConvertUtilsBean {
      * @param values Value to be converted (may be null)
      * @param clazz Java array or element class to be converted to
      * @param pattern The conversion pattern
-     * @return the converted value
+     * @return The converted value
      * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if thrown by an
      * underlying Converter
      */
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ public void deregister() {
     /**
      * getter for defaultLocale.
      *
-     * @return the default locale
+     * @return The default locale
      */
     public Locale getDefaultLocale() {
 
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 c6cdcfc0..06c1433a 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
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class DateLocaleConverter extends 
BaseLocaleConverter {
      *
      * @param value   The input object to be converted.
      * @param pattern The pattern is used for the conversion.
-     * @return the converted Date value.
+     * @return The converted Date value.
      * @throws org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException if conversion 
cannot be performed successfully.
      * @throws ParseException                                   if an error 
occurs parsing.
      */
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanIntrospectionDataTest.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanIntrospectionDataTest.java
index 477ee140..f2899571 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanIntrospectionDataTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/BeanIntrospectionDataTest.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class BeanIntrospectionDataTest extends TestCase {
     /**
      * Creates an array with property descriptors for the test bean class.
      *
-     * @return the array with property descriptors
+     * @return The array with property descriptors
      */
     private static PropertyDescriptor[] fetchDescriptors() {
         final PropertyUtilsBean pub = new PropertyUtilsBean();
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class BeanIntrospectionDataTest extends TestCase {
      * Returns the property descriptor for the test property.
      *
      * @param bid the data object
-     * @return the test property descriptor
+     * @return The test property descriptor
      */
     private static PropertyDescriptor fetchTestDescriptor(final 
BeanIntrospectionData bid) {
         return bid.getDescriptor(TEST_PROP);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class BeanIntrospectionDataTest extends TestCase {
     /**
      * Creates a test instance which is initialized with default property 
descriptors.
      *
-     * @return the test instance
+     * @return The test instance
      */
     private static BeanIntrospectionData setUpData() {
         return new BeanIntrospectionData(fetchDescriptors());
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DefaultIntrospectionContextTest.java
 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DefaultIntrospectionContextTest.java
index 5273660d..f3d83255 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DefaultIntrospectionContextTest.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DefaultIntrospectionContextTest.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class DefaultIntrospectionContextTest extends TestCase 
{
      * Creates a property descriptor object for a property with the given name.
      *
      * @param propName the property name
-     * @return the descriptor for this property
+     * @return The descriptor for this property
      */
     private static PropertyDescriptor createDescriptor(final String propName) {
         try {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaRowSetTest.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaRowSetTest.java
index 912457d2..54aab53b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaRowSetTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/DynaRowSetTest.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class DynaRowSetTest extends TestCase {
         /**
          * Get an columns's value
          * @param columnName Name of the column
-         * @return the column value
+         * @return The column value
          * @throws SQLException if an error occurs
          */
         @Override
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java
 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java
index 94e111c2..aa05fd83 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class FluentPropertyBeanIntrospectorTest extends 
TestCase {
      *
      * @param props the map with property descriptors
      * @param name  the name of the desired descriptor
-     * @return the descriptor from the map
+     * @return The descriptor from the map
      */
     private static PropertyDescriptor fetchDescriptor(final Map<String, 
PropertyDescriptor> props, final String name) {
         assertTrue("Property not found: " + name, props.containsKey(name));
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/PropertyUtilsTest.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/PropertyUtilsTest.java
index ecd02641..95fce517 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/PropertyUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/PropertyUtilsTest.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class PropertyUtilsTest extends TestCase {
      * Finds the descriptor of the name property.
      *
      * @param desc the array with descriptors
-     * @return the found descriptor or null
+     * @return The found descriptor or null
      */
     private static PropertyDescriptor findNameDescriptor(
             final PropertyDescriptor[] desc) {
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospectorTest.java
 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospectorTest.java
index 0f91f59f..4da6e1a8 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospectorTest.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospectorTest.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class SuppressPropertiesBeanIntrospectorTest extends 
TestCase {
         /**
          * Returns the names of properties which have been removed.
          *
-         * @return the set with removed properties
+         * @return The set with removed properties
          */
         public Set<String> getRemovedProperties() {
             return removedProperties;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira339Test.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira339Test.java
index 5dbb5c12..242ce62a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira339Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira339Test.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class Jira339Test extends TestCase {
         /**
          * Return the comparator.
          *
-         * @return the comparator
+         * @return The comparator
          */
         public Comparator<?> getComparator() {
             return comparator;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira347Test.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira347Test.java
index 2fbff3aa..ab6195b9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira347Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira347Test.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class Jira347Test extends TestCase {
      * Method object outside of this method as otherwise the garbage collector 
will not
      * clean up the soft reference within the MappedPropertyDescriptor.
      *
-     * @return the string representation or null if mapped write method does 
not exist
+     * @return The string representation or null if mapped write method does 
not exist
      */
     private String getMappedWriteMethod(final MappedPropertyDescriptor 
descriptor) {
         final Method m = descriptor.getMappedWriteMethod();
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira456Test.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira456Test.java
index 6692e79f..264a6119 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira456Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/Jira456Test.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class Jira456Test extends TestCase {
      * Clears the reference to the write method in the property descriptor of 
the test
      * property. This simulates that the write method reference is freed by 
the GC.
      *
-     * @return the bean instance used for testing
+     * @return The bean instance used for testing
      * @throws Exception if an error occurs
      */
     private FluentIntrospectionTestBean clearWriteMethodRef() throws Exception 
{
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/other/Jira61BeanFactory.java 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/other/Jira61BeanFactory.java
index 5f40af35..d8a2895b 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/other/Jira61BeanFactory.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/bugs/other/Jira61BeanFactory.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class Jira61BeanFactory {
         /**
          * Return simpleReadOnly
          *
-         * @return the simple value
+         * @return The simple value
          */
         public String getSimpleReadOnly() {
             return simple;
diff --git 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/memoryleaktests/MemoryLeakTest.java
 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/memoryleaktests/MemoryLeakTest.java
index 9f41b4e3..f8a50fae 100644
--- 
a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/memoryleaktests/MemoryLeakTest.java
+++ 
b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/beanutils/memoryleaktests/MemoryLeakTest.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class MemoryLeakTest {
 
     /**
      * Gets the total, free, used memory stats.
-     * @return the total, free, used memory stats
+     * @return The total, free, used memory stats
      */
     private String getMemoryStats() {
         final java.text.DecimalFormat fmt = new 
java.text.DecimalFormat("#,##0");

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