Consistent instanceof/casting of Class references

spring-beans-groovy/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/groovy/GroovyBeanDefinitionReader.java

@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ public class GroovyBeanDefinitionReader extends AbstractBeanDefinitionReader imp
 	private GroovyBeanDefinitionWrapper invokeBeanDefiningMethod(String beanName, Object[] args) {
 		boolean hasClosureArgument = args[args.length - 1] instanceof Closure;
 		if (args[0] instanceof Class) {
-			Class<?> beanClass = (args[0] instanceof Class ? (Class) args[0] : args[0].getClass());
+			Class<?> beanClass = (args[0] instanceof Class ? (Class<?>) args[0] : args[0].getClass());
 			if (args.length >= 1) {
 				if (hasClosureArgument) {
 					if (args.length-1 != 1) {

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassParser.java

@@ -37,15 +37,10 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.Aware;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AnnotatedBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionHolder;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.Location;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.Problem;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.ProblemReporter;
@@ -53,8 +48,6 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionReader;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanNameGenerator;
-import org.springframework.context.EnvironmentAware;
-import org.springframework.context.ResourceLoaderAware;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ConfigurationCondition.ConfigurationPhase;
 import org.springframework.core.NestedIOException;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationAttributes;
@@ -724,7 +717,7 @@ class ConfigurationClassParser {
 
 		public SourceClass(Object source) {
 			this.source = source;
-			if (source instanceof Class<?>) {
+			if (source instanceof Class) {
 				this.metadata = new StandardAnnotationMetadata((Class<?>) source, true);
 			}
 			else {
@@ -737,7 +730,7 @@ class ConfigurationClassParser {
 		}
 
 		public Class<?> loadClass() throws ClassNotFoundException {
-			if (this.source instanceof Class<?>) {
+			if (this.source instanceof Class) {
 				return (Class<?>) this.source;
 			}
 			String className = ((MetadataReader) this.source).getClassMetadata().getClassName();
@@ -752,7 +745,7 @@ class ConfigurationClassParser {
 		}
 
 		public ConfigurationClass asConfigClass(ConfigurationClass importedBy) throws IOException {
-			if (this.source instanceof Class<?>) {
+			if (this.source instanceof Class) {
 				return new ConfigurationClass((Class<?>) this.source, importedBy);
 			}
 			return new ConfigurationClass((MetadataReader) this.source, importedBy);
@@ -760,7 +753,7 @@ class ConfigurationClassParser {
 
 		public Collection<SourceClass> getMemberClasses() throws IOException {
 			Object sourceToProcess = this.source;
-			if (sourceToProcess instanceof Class<?>) {
+			if (sourceToProcess instanceof Class) {
 				Class<?> sourceClass = (Class<?>) sourceToProcess;
 				try {
 					Class<?>[] declaredClasses = sourceClass.getDeclaredClasses();
@@ -797,7 +790,7 @@ class ConfigurationClassParser {
 		}
 
 		public SourceClass getSuperClass() throws IOException {
-			if (this.source instanceof Class<?>) {
+			if (this.source instanceof Class) {
 				return asSourceClass(((Class<?>) this.source).getSuperclass());
 			}
 			return asSourceClass(((MetadataReader) this.source).getClassMetadata().getSuperClassName());
@@ -805,7 +798,7 @@ class ConfigurationClassParser {
 
 		public Set<SourceClass> getInterfaces() throws IOException {
 			Set<SourceClass> result = new LinkedHashSet<>();
-			if (this.source instanceof Class<?>) {
+			if (this.source instanceof Class) {
 				Class<?> sourceClass = (Class<?>) this.source;
 				for (Class<?> ifcClass : sourceClass.getInterfaces()) {
 					result.add(asSourceClass(ifcClass));
@@ -847,7 +840,7 @@ class ConfigurationClassParser {
 		}
 
 		private SourceClass getRelated(String className) throws IOException {
-			if (this.source instanceof Class<?>) {
+			if (this.source instanceof Class) {
 				try {
 					Class<?> clazz = ((Class<?>) this.source).getClassLoader().loadClass(className);
 					return asSourceClass(clazz);

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtils.java

@@ -1078,10 +1078,10 @@ public abstract class AnnotationUtils {
 			boolean nestedAnnotationsAsMap) {
 
 		if (classValuesAsString) {
-			if (value instanceof Class<?>) {
+			if (value instanceof Class) {
 				return ((Class<?>) value).getName();
 			}
-			else if (value instanceof Class<?>[]) {
+			else if (value instanceof Class[]) {
 				Class<?>[] clazzArray = (Class<?>[]) value;
 				String[] classNames = new String[clazzArray.length];
 				for (int i = 0; i < clazzArray.length; i++) {

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationReadingVisitorUtils.java

@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ abstract class AnnotationReadingVisitorUtils {
 					value = convArray;
 				}
 				else if (classValuesAsString) {
-					if (value instanceof Class<?>) {
+					if (value instanceof Class) {
 						value = ((Class<?>) value).getName();
 					}
-					else if (value instanceof Class<?>[]) {
+					else if (value instanceof Class[]) {
 						Class<?>[] clazzArray = (Class<?>[]) value;
 						String[] newValue = new String[clazzArray.length];
 						for (int i = 0; i < clazzArray.length; i++) {

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/TypeUtils.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 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.
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ public abstract class TypeUtils {
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		if (lhsType instanceof Class<?>) {
+		if (lhsType instanceof Class) {
 			Class<?> lhsClass = (Class<?>) lhsType;
 
 			// just comparing two classes
-			if (rhsType instanceof Class<?>) {
+			if (rhsType instanceof Class) {
 				return ClassUtils.isAssignable(lhsClass, (Class<?>) rhsType);
 			}
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public abstract class TypeUtils {
 				Type rhsRaw = ((ParameterizedType) rhsType).getRawType();
 
 				// a parameterized type is always assignable to its raw class type
-				if (rhsRaw instanceof Class<?>) {
+				if (rhsRaw instanceof Class) {
 					return ClassUtils.isAssignable(lhsClass, (Class<?>) rhsRaw);
 				}
 			}
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ public abstract class TypeUtils {
 
 		// parameterized types are only assignable to other parameterized types and class types
 		if (lhsType instanceof ParameterizedType) {
-			if (rhsType instanceof Class<?>) {
+			if (rhsType instanceof Class) {
 				Type lhsRaw = ((ParameterizedType) lhsType).getRawType();
 
-				if (lhsRaw instanceof Class<?>) {
+				if (lhsRaw instanceof Class) {
 					return ClassUtils.isAssignable((Class<?>) lhsRaw, (Class<?>) rhsType);
 				}
 			}
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public abstract class TypeUtils {
 		if (lhsType instanceof GenericArrayType) {
 			Type lhsComponent = ((GenericArrayType) lhsType).getGenericComponentType();
 
-			if (rhsType instanceof Class<?>) {
+			if (rhsType instanceof Class) {
 				Class<?> rhsClass = (Class<?>) rhsType;
 
 				if (rhsClass.isArray()) {

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/OperatorInstanceof.java

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class OperatorInstanceof extends Operator {
 		Object leftValue = left.getValue();
 		Object rightValue = right.getValue();
 		BooleanTypedValue result = null;
-		if (rightValue == null || !(rightValue instanceof Class<?>)) {
+		if (rightValue == null || !(rightValue instanceof Class)) {
 			throw new SpelEvaluationException(getRightOperand().getStartPosition(),
 					SpelMessage.INSTANCEOF_OPERATOR_NEEDS_CLASS_OPERAND,
 					(rightValue == null ? "null" : rightValue.getClass().getName()));

spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/JdbcTemplate.java

@@ -1464,12 +1464,12 @@ public class JdbcTemplate extends JdbcAccessor implements JdbcOperations {
 				return System.identityHashCode(proxy);
 			}
 			else if (method.getName().equals("unwrap")) {
-				if (((Class) args[0]).isInstance(proxy)) {
+				if (((Class<?>) args[0]).isInstance(proxy)) {
 					return proxy;
 				}
 			}
 			else if (method.getName().equals("isWrapperFor")) {
-				if (((Class) args[0]).isInstance(proxy)) {
+				if (((Class<?>) args[0]).isInstance(proxy)) {
 					return true;
 				}
 			}

spring-jms/src/main/java/org/springframework/jms/support/converter/MappingJackson2MessageConverter.java

@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ public class MappingJackson2MessageConverter implements SmartMessageConverter, B
 			return extractViewClass((JsonView) conversionHint, conversionHint);
 		}
 		else if (conversionHint instanceof Class) {
-			return (Class) conversionHint;
+			return (Class<?>) conversionHint;
 		}
 		else {
 			return null;

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

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class InvocableHandlerMethod extends HandlerMethod {
 
 	private static final Mono<Object[]> NO_ARGS = Mono.just(new Object[0]);
 
-	private final static Object NO_VALUE = new Object();
+	private static final Object NO_VALUE = new Object();
 
 
 	private List<HandlerMethodArgumentResolver> resolvers = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ public class InvocableHandlerMethod extends HandlerMethod {
 				return Mono.error(ex.getTargetException());
 			}
 			catch (Throwable ex) {
-				String s = getInvocationErrorMessage(args);
-				return Mono.error(new IllegalStateException(s));
+				String msg = getInvocationErrorMessage(args);
+				return Mono.error(new IllegalStateException(msg));
 			}
 		});
 	}

spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerMapping extends RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappi
 	 */
 	private RequestMappingInfo createRequestMappingInfo(AnnotatedElement element) {
 		RequestMapping requestMapping = AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(element, RequestMapping.class);
-		RequestCondition<?> condition = (element instanceof Class<?> ?
+		RequestCondition<?> condition = (element instanceof Class ?
 				getCustomTypeCondition((Class<?>) element) : getCustomMethodCondition((Method) element));
 		return (requestMapping != null ? createRequestMappingInfo(requestMapping, condition) : null);
 	}

spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/AbstractMessageConverterMethodArgumentResolver.java

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageConverterMethodArgumentResolver implements
 		}
 
 		Class<?> contextClass = (param != null ? param.getContainingClass() : null);
-		Class<T> targetClass = (targetType instanceof Class<?> ? (Class<T>) targetType : null);
+		Class<T> targetClass = (targetType instanceof Class ? (Class<T>) targetType : null);
 		if (targetClass == null) {
 			ResolvableType resolvableType = (param != null ?
 					ResolvableType.forMethodParameter(param) : ResolvableType.forType(targetType));

spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/RequestMappingHandlerMapping.java

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public class RequestMappingHandlerMapping extends RequestMappingInfoHandlerMappi
 	 */
 	private RequestMappingInfo createRequestMappingInfo(AnnotatedElement element) {
 		RequestMapping requestMapping = AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(element, RequestMapping.class);
-		RequestCondition<?> condition = (element instanceof Class<?> ?
+		RequestCondition<?> condition = (element instanceof Class ?
 				getCustomTypeCondition((Class<?>) element) : getCustomMethodCondition((Method) element));
 		return (requestMapping != null ? createRequestMappingInfo(requestMapping, condition) : null);
 	}

spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.java

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.util.NestedServletException;
  * a method argument that provides access to the response stream.
  *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 3.1
  */
 public class ServletInvocableHandlerMethod extends InvocableHandlerMethod {
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ public class ServletInvocableHandlerMethod extends InvocableHandlerMethod {
 		initResponseStatus();
 	}
 
+
 	private void initResponseStatus() {
 		ResponseStatus annotation = getMethodAnnotation(ResponseStatus.class);
 		if (annotation == null) {
@@ -92,7 +94,6 @@ public class ServletInvocableHandlerMethod extends InvocableHandlerMethod {
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Register {@link HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler} instances to use to
 	 * handle return values.
@@ -101,8 +102,9 @@ public class ServletInvocableHandlerMethod extends InvocableHandlerMethod {
 		this.returnValueHandlers = returnValueHandlers;
 	}
 
+
 	/**
-	 * Invokes the method and handles the return value through one of the
+	 * Invoke the method and handle the return value through one of the
 	 * configured {@link HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler}s.
 	 * @param webRequest the current request
 	 * @param mavContainer the ModelAndViewContainer for this request
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ public class ServletInvocableHandlerMethod extends InvocableHandlerMethod {
 		else {
 			webRequest.getResponse().setStatus(this.responseStatus.value());
 		}
-		// to be picked up by the RedirectView
+		// To be picked up by RedirectView
 		webRequest.getRequest().setAttribute(View.RESPONSE_STATUS_ATTRIBUTE, this.responseStatus);
 	}
 
@@ -214,6 +216,7 @@ public class ServletInvocableHandlerMethod extends InvocableHandlerMethod {
 					return result;
 				}
 			}, CALLABLE_METHOD);
+
 			setHandlerMethodReturnValueHandlers(ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.this.returnValueHandlers);
 			this.returnType = returnType;
 		}