src/share/classes/java/io/StringReader.java

@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@
      *                         read while still preserving the mark.  Because
      *                         the stream's input comes from a string, there
      *                         is no actual limit, so this argument must not
      *                         be negative, but is otherwise ignored.
      *
-     * @exception  IllegalArgumentException  If readAheadLimit is < 0
+     * @exception  IllegalArgumentException  If {@code readAheadLimit < 0}
      * @exception  IOException  If an I/O error occurs
      */
     public void mark(int readAheadLimit) throws IOException {
         if (readAheadLimit < 0){
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Read-ahead limit < 0");