diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java
index 650f2760f6e..8d898b9549f 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 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.
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory extends AbstractBeanFac
 		MutablePropertyValues mpvs = null;
 		List<PropertyValue> original;
 
-		if (System.getSecurityManager()!= null) {
+		if (System.getSecurityManager() != null) {
 			if (bw instanceof BeanWrapperImpl) {
 				((BeanWrapperImpl) bw).setSecurityContext(getAccessControlContext());
 			}
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory extends AbstractBeanFac
 
 
 	/**
-	 * Special DependencyDescriptor variant for autowire="byType".
+	 * Special DependencyDescriptor variant for Spring's good old autowire="byType" mode.
 	 * Always optional; never considering the parameter name for choosing a primary candidate.
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinition.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinition.java
index f93ea1b4080..b29839c09f0 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinition.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinition.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2014 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.
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanDefinition extends BeanMetadataAttributeAccess
 			throw new IllegalStateException(
 					"Bean class name [" + beanClassObject + "] has not been resolved into an actual Class");
 		}
-		return (Class) beanClassObject;
+		return (Class<?>) beanClassObject;
 	}
 
 	public void setBeanClassName(String beanClassName) {
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanDefinition extends BeanMetadataAttributeAccess
 	public String getBeanClassName() {
 		Object beanClassObject = this.beanClass;
 		if (beanClassObject instanceof Class) {
-			return ((Class) beanClassObject).getName();
+			return ((Class<?>) beanClassObject).getName();
 		}
 		else {
 			return (String) beanClassObject;
@@ -408,12 +408,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanDefinition extends BeanMetadataAttributeAccess
 	 * @return the resolved bean class
 	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the class name could be resolved
 	 */
-	public Class resolveBeanClass(ClassLoader classLoader) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+	public Class<?> resolveBeanClass(ClassLoader classLoader) throws ClassNotFoundException {
 		String className = getBeanClassName();
 		if (className == null) {
 			return null;
 		}
-		Class resolvedClass = ClassUtils.forName(className, classLoader);
+		Class<?> resolvedClass = ClassUtils.forName(className, classLoader);
 		this.beanClass = resolvedClass;
 		return resolvedClass;
 	}
@@ -551,8 +551,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanDefinition extends BeanMetadataAttributeAccess
 			// Work out whether to apply setter autowiring or constructor autowiring.
 			// If it has a no-arg constructor it's deemed to be setter autowiring,
 			// otherwise we'll try constructor autowiring.
-			Constructor[] constructors = getBeanClass().getConstructors();
-			for (Constructor constructor : constructors) {
+			Constructor<?>[] constructors = getBeanClass().getConstructors();
+			for (Constructor<?> constructor : constructors) {
 				if (constructor.getParameterTypes().length == 0) {
 					return AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE;
 				}
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanDefinition extends BeanMetadataAttributeAccess
 	/**
 	 * Specify whether to allow access to non-public constructors and methods,
 	 * for the case of externalized metadata pointing to those.
+	 * The default is {@code true}; switch this to {@false} for public access only.
 	 * <p>This applies to constructor resolution, factory method resolution,
 	 * and also init/destroy methods. Bean property accessors have to be public
 	 * in any case and are not affected by this setting.
@@ -699,7 +700,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanDefinition extends BeanMetadataAttributeAccess
 	/**
 	 * Specify whether to resolve constructors in lenient mode ({@code true},
 	 * which is the default) or to switch to strict resolution (throwing an exception
-	 * in case of ambigious constructors that all match when converting the arguments,
+	 * in case of ambiguous constructors that all match when converting the arguments,
 	 * whereas lenient mode would use the one with the 'closest' type matches).
 	 */
 	public void setLenientConstructorResolution(boolean lenientConstructorResolution) {