src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/TimerTask.java

@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@
      * execution and has not yet run, or has not yet been scheduled, it will
      * never run.  If the task has been scheduled for repeated execution, it
      * will never run again.  (If the task is running when this call occurs,
      * the task will run to completion, but will never run again.)
      *
-     * <p>Note that calling this method from within the <tt>run</tt> method of
+     * <p>Note that calling this method from within the {@code run} method of
      * a repeating timer task absolutely guarantees that the timer task will
      * not run again.
      *
      * <p>This method may be called repeatedly; the second and subsequent
      * calls have no effect.

@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@
      * @return true if this task is scheduled for one-time execution and has
      *         not yet run, or this task is scheduled for repeated execution.
      *         Returns false if the task was scheduled for one-time execution
      *         and has already run, or if the task was never scheduled, or if
      *         the task was already cancelled.  (Loosely speaking, this method
-     *         returns <tt>true</tt> if it prevents one or more scheduled
+     *         returns {@code true} if it prevents one or more scheduled
      *         executions from taking place.)
      */
     public boolean cancel() {
         synchronized(lock) {
             boolean result = (state == SCHEDULED);