src/share/classes/java/lang/Comparable.java

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@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@
  * particular, such a sorted set (or sorted map) violates the general contract
  * for set (or map), which is defined in terms of the <tt>equals</tt>
  * method.<p>
  *
  * For example, if one adds two keys <tt>a</tt> and <tt>b</tt> such that
- * <tt>(!a.equals(b) && a.compareTo(b) == 0)</tt> to a sorted
+ * {@code (!a.equals(b) && a.compareTo(b) == 0)} to a sorted
  * set that does not use an explicit comparator, the second <tt>add</tt>
  * operation returns false (and the size of the sorted set does not increase)
  * because <tt>a</tt> and <tt>b</tt> are equivalent from the sorted set's
  * perspective.<p>
  *