* * To implement an unmodifiable collection, the programmer needs only to - * extend this class and provide implementations for the iterator and - * size methods. (The iterator returned by the iterator - * method must implement hasNext and next.)
+ * extend this class and provide implementations for the {@code iterator} and + * {@code size} methods. (The iterator returned by the {@code iterator} + * method must implement {@code hasNext} and {@code next}.)
* * To implement a modifiable collection, the programmer must additionally - * override this class's add method (which otherwise throws an - * UnsupportedOperationException), and the iterator returned by the - * iterator method must additionally implement its remove + * override this class's {@code add} method (which otherwise throws an + * {@code UnsupportedOperationException}), and the iterator returned by the + * {@code iterator} method must additionally implement its {@code remove} * method.
* * The programmer should generally provide a void (no argument) and - * Collection constructor, as per the recommendation in the - * Collection interface specification.
+ * {@code Collection} constructor, as per the recommendation in the + * {@code Collection} interface specification.
* * The documentation for each non-abstract method in this class describes its * implementation in detail. Each of these methods may be overridden if @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ * {@inheritDoc} * * @implSpec - * This implementation returns size() == 0. + * This implementation returns {@code size() == 0}. */ public boolean isEmpty() { return size() == 0; @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ * * @implSpec * This implementation always throws an - * UnsupportedOperationException. + * {@code UnsupportedOperationException}. * * @throws UnsupportedOperationException {@inheritDoc} * @throws ClassCastException {@inheritDoc} @@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ * from the collection using the iterator's remove method. * *
Note that this implementation throws an - * UnsupportedOperationException if the iterator returned by this - * collection's iterator method does not implement the remove + * {@code UnsupportedOperationException} if the iterator returned by this + * collection's iterator method does not implement the {@code remove} * method and this collection contains the specified object. * * @throws UnsupportedOperationException {@inheritDoc} @@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ * This implementation iterates over the specified collection, * checking each element returned by the iterator in turn to see * if it's contained in this collection. If all elements are so - * contained true is returned, otherwise false. + * contained {@code true} is returned, otherwise {@code false}. * * @throws ClassCastException {@inheritDoc} * @throws NullPointerException {@inheritDoc} @@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ * each object returned by the iterator to this collection, in turn. * *
Note that this implementation will throw an - * UnsupportedOperationException unless add is + * {@code UnsupportedOperationException} unless {@code add} is * overridden (assuming the specified collection is non-empty). * * @throws UnsupportedOperationException {@inheritDoc} @@ -361,11 +361,11 @@ * This implementation iterates over this collection, checking each * element returned by the iterator in turn to see if it's contained * in the specified collection. If it's so contained, it's removed from - * this collection with the iterator's remove method. + * this collection with the iterator's {@code remove} method. * *
Note that this implementation will throw an - * UnsupportedOperationException if the iterator returned by the - * iterator method does not implement the remove method + * {@code UnsupportedOperationException} if the iterator returned by the + * {@code iterator} method does not implement the {@code remove} method * and this collection contains one or more elements in common with the * specified collection. * @@ -396,11 +396,11 @@ * This implementation iterates over this collection, checking each * element returned by the iterator in turn to see if it's contained * in the specified collection. If it's not so contained, it's removed - * from this collection with the iterator's remove method. + * from this collection with the iterator's {@code remove} method. * *
Note that this implementation will throw an - * UnsupportedOperationException if the iterator returned by the - * iterator method does not implement the remove method + * {@code UnsupportedOperationException} if the iterator returned by the + * {@code iterator} method does not implement the {@code remove} method * and this collection contains one or more elements not present in the * specified collection. * @@ -429,14 +429,14 @@ * * @implSpec * This implementation iterates over this collection, removing each - * element using the Iterator.remove operation. Most + * element using the {@code Iterator.remove} operation. Most * implementations will probably choose to override this method for * efficiency. * *
Note that this implementation will throw an - * UnsupportedOperationException if the iterator returned by this - * collection's iterator method does not implement the - * remove method and this collection is non-empty. + * {@code UnsupportedOperationException} if the iterator returned by this + * collection's {@code iterator} method does not implement the + * {@code remove} method and this collection is non-empty. * * @throws UnsupportedOperationException {@inheritDoc} */ @@ -455,8 +455,8 @@ * Returns a string representation of this collection. The string * representation consists of a list of the collection's elements in the * order they are returned by its iterator, enclosed in square brackets - * ("[]"). Adjacent elements are separated by the characters - * ", " (comma and space). Elements are converted to strings as + * ({@code "[]"}). Adjacent elements are separated by the characters + * {@code ", "} (comma and space). Elements are converted to strings as * by {@link String#valueOf(Object)}. * * @return a string representation of this collection