Consistent use of @throws instead of @exception

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/Mergeable.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public interface Mergeable {
 	 * @param parent the object to merge with
 	 * @return the result of the merge operation
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the supplied parent is {@code null}
-	 * @exception IllegalStateException if merging is not enabled for this instance
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if merging is not enabled for this instance
 	 * (i.e. {@code mergeEnabled} equals {@code false}).
 	 */
 	Object merge(@Nullable Object parent);

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/MBeanExporter.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public class MBeanExporter extends MBeanRegistrationSupport implements MBeanExpo
 
 	/**
 	 * Set the autodetection mode to use.
-	 * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the supplied value is not
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the supplied value is not
 	 * one of the {@code AUTODETECT_} constants
 	 * @see #setAutodetectModeName(String)
 	 * @see #AUTODETECT_ALL
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public class MBeanExporter extends MBeanRegistrationSupport implements MBeanExpo
 
 	/**
 	 * Set the autodetection mode to use by name.
-	 * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the supplied value is not resolvable
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the supplied value is not resolvable
 	 * to one of the {@code AUTODETECT_} constants or is {@code null}
 	 * @see #setAutodetectMode(int)
 	 * @see #AUTODETECT_ALL

spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/invocation/HandlerMethodArgumentResolverComposite.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public class HandlerMethodArgumentResolverComposite implements HandlerMethodArgu
 
 	/**
 	 * Iterate over registered {@link HandlerMethodArgumentResolver}s and invoke the one that supports it.
-	 * @exception IllegalStateException if no suitable {@link HandlerMethodArgumentResolver} is found.
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if no suitable {@link HandlerMethodArgumentResolver} is found.
 	 */
 	@Override
 	@Nullable

spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/handler/invocation/InvocableHandlerMethod.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class InvocableHandlerMethod extends HandlerMethod {
 	 * @param message the current message being processed
 	 * @param providedArgs "given" arguments matched by type, not resolved
 	 * @return the raw value returned by the invoked method
-	 * @exception Exception raised if no suitable argument resolver can be found,
+	 * @throws Exception raised if no suitable argument resolver can be found,
 	 * or if the method raised an exception
 	 */
 	@Nullable

spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/annotation/AbstractWebArgumentResolverAdapter.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractWebArgumentResolverAdapter implements HandlerMetho
 
 	/**
 	 * Delegate to the {@link WebArgumentResolver} instance.
-	 * @exception IllegalStateException if the resolved value is not assignable
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if the resolved value is not assignable
 	 * to the method parameter.
 	 */
 	@Override

spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/support/InvocableHandlerMethod.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class InvocableHandlerMethod extends HandlerMethod {
 	 * @param mavContainer the ModelAndViewContainer for this request
 	 * @param providedArgs "given" arguments matched by type, not resolved
 	 * @return the raw value returned by the invoked method
-	 * @exception Exception raised if no suitable argument resolver can be found,
+	 * @throws Exception raised if no suitable argument resolver can be found,
 	 * or if the method raised an exception
 	 */
 	@Nullable

spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/sockjs/transport/SockJsServiceConfig.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public interface SockJsServiceConfig {
 
 	/**
 	 * The codec to use for encoding and decoding SockJS messages.
-	 * @exception IllegalStateException if no {@link SockJsMessageCodec} is available
+	 * @throws IllegalStateException if no {@link SockJsMessageCodec} is available
 	 */
 	SockJsMessageCodec getMessageCodec();