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src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/Label.java

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@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import javax.accessibility.*;
 
 /**
- * A <code>Label</code> object is a component for placing text in a
+ * A {@code Label} object is a component for placing text in a
  * container. A label displays a single line of read-only text.
  * The text can be changed by the application, but a user cannot edit it
  * directly.
  * <p>
  * For example, the code&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.

@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@
      */
      private static final long serialVersionUID = 3094126758329070636L;
 
     /**
      * Constructs an empty label.
-     * The text of the label is the empty string <code>""</code>.
+     * The text of the label is the empty string {@code ""}.
      * @exception HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()
      * returns true.
      * @see java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment#isHeadless
      */
     public Label() throws HeadlessException {

@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@
 
     /**
      * Constructs a new label with the specified string of text,
      * left justified.
      * @param text the string that the label presents.
-     *        A <code>null</code> value
+     *        A {@code null} value
      *        will be accepted without causing a NullPointerException
      *        to be thrown.
      * @exception HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()
      * returns true.
      * @see java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment#isHeadless

@@ -132,14 +132,14 @@
     }
 
     /**
      * Constructs a new label that presents the specified string of
      * text with the specified alignment.
-     * Possible values for <code>alignment</code> are <code>Label.LEFT</code>,
-     * <code>Label.RIGHT</code>, and <code>Label.CENTER</code>.
+     * Possible values for {@code alignment} are {@code Label.LEFT},
+     * {@code Label.RIGHT}, and {@code Label.CENTER}.
      * @param text the string that the label presents.
-     *        A <code>null</code> value
+     *        A {@code null} value
      *        will be accepted without causing a NullPointerException
      *        to be thrown.
      * @param     alignment   the alignment value.
      * @exception HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()
      * returns true.

@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@
     }
 
     /**
      * Read a label from an object input stream.
      * @exception HeadlessException if
-     * <code>GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()</code> returns
-     * <code>true</code>
+     * {@code GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()} returns
+     * {@code true}
      * @serial
      * @since 1.4
      * @see java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment#isHeadless
      */
     private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s)

@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@
         s.defaultReadObject();
     }
 
     /**
      * Construct a name for this component.  Called by getName() when the
-     * name is <code>null</code>.
+     * name is {@code null}.
      */
     String constructComponentName() {
         synchronized (Label.class) {
             return base + nameCounter++;
         }

@@ -189,26 +189,26 @@
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the current alignment of this label. Possible values are
-     * <code>Label.LEFT</code>, <code>Label.RIGHT</code>, and
-     * <code>Label.CENTER</code>.
+     * {@code Label.LEFT}, {@code Label.RIGHT}, and
+     * {@code Label.CENTER}.
      * @return the alignment of this label
      * @see java.awt.Label#setAlignment
      */
     public int getAlignment() {
         return alignment;
     }
 
     /**
      * Sets the alignment for this label to the specified alignment.
-     * Possible values are <code>Label.LEFT</code>,
-     * <code>Label.RIGHT</code>, and <code>Label.CENTER</code>.
+     * Possible values are {@code Label.LEFT},
+     * {@code Label.RIGHT}, and {@code Label.CENTER}.
      * @param      alignment    the alignment to be set.
      * @exception  IllegalArgumentException if an improper value for
-     *                          <code>alignment</code> is given.
+     *                          {@code alignment} is given.
      * @see        java.awt.Label#getAlignment
      */
     public synchronized void setAlignment(int alignment) {
         switch (alignment) {
           case LEFT:

@@ -224,24 +224,24 @@
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("improper alignment: " + alignment);
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets the text of this label.
-     * @return     the text of this label, or <code>null</code> if
-     *             the text has been set to <code>null</code>.
+     * @return     the text of this label, or {@code null} if
+     *             the text has been set to {@code null}.
      * @see        java.awt.Label#setText
      */
     public String getText() {
         return text;
     }
 
     /**
      * Sets the text for this label to the specified text.
      * @param      text the text that this label displays. If
-     *             <code>text</code> is <code>null</code>, it is
+     *             {@code text} is {@code null}, it is
      *             treated for display purposes like an empty
-     *             string <code>""</code>.
+     *             string {@code ""}.
      * @see        java.awt.Label#getText
      */
     public void setText(String text) {
         boolean testvalid = false;
         synchronized (this) {

@@ -261,15 +261,15 @@
             invalidateIfValid();
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns a string representing the state of this <code>Label</code>.
+     * Returns a string representing the state of this {@code Label}.
      * This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the
      * content and format of the returned string may vary between
      * implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be
-     * <code>null</code>.
+     * {@code null}.
      *
      * @return     the parameter string of this label
      */
     protected String paramString() {
         String align = "";

@@ -309,11 +309,11 @@
         return accessibleContext;
     }
 
     /**
      * This class implements accessibility support for the
-     * <code>Label</code> class.  It provides an implementation of the
+     * {@code Label} class.  It provides an implementation of the
      * Java Accessibility API appropriate to label user-interface elements.
      * @since 1.3
      */
     protected class AccessibleAWTLabel extends AccessibleAWTComponent
     {
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