diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClient.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClient.java
index c88dfce3d8..21d370a7b6 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClient.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/reactive/server/WebTestClient.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.reactive.config.PathMatchConfigurer;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.config.ViewResolverRegistry;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.config.WebFluxConfigurer;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.BodyInserter;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.BodyInserters;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ExchangeFilterFunction;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ExchangeStrategies;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
@@ -60,22 +61,27 @@ import org.springframework.web.util.UriBuilder;
 import org.springframework.web.util.UriBuilderFactory;
 
 /**
- * Non-blocking, reactive client for testing web servers. It uses the reactive
- * {@link WebClient} internally to perform requests and provides a fluent API
- * to verify responses.
+ * Client for testing web servers that uses {@link WebClient} internally to
+ * perform requests while also providing a fluent API to verify responses.
+ * This client can connect to any server over HTTP, or to a WebFlux application
+ * via mock request and response objects.
  *
- * <p>{@code WebTestClient} can connect to any server over an HTTP connection.
- * It can also bind directly to WebFlux applications using mock request and
- * response objects, without the need for an HTTP server.
+ * <p>Use one of the bindToXxx methods to create an instance. For example:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>{@link #bindToController(Object...)}
+ * <li>{@link #bindToRouterFunction(RouterFunction)}
+ * <li>{@link #bindToApplicationContext(ApplicationContext)}
+ * <li>{@link #bindToServer()}
+ * <li>...
+ * </ul>
  *
- * <p>See the static {@code bindToXxx} entry points for creating an instance.
- *
- * <p><strong>Warning</strong>: {@code WebTestClient} is not usable yet in Kotlin due to a
- * <a href="https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-5464">type inference issue</a> which is
- * expected to be fixed as of Kotlin 1.3. You can watch
- * <a href="https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-16057">SPR-16057</a> for up-to-date information.
- * Meanwhile, the proposed alternative is to use directly {@link WebClient} with its Reactor
- * and Spring Kotlin extensions to perform integration tests on an embedded WebFlux server.
+ * <p><strong>Warning</strong>: {@code WebTestClient} is not usable yet in
+ * Kotlin due to a <a href="https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-5464">type inference issue</a>
+ * which is expected to be fixed as of Kotlin 1.3. You can watch
+ * <a href="https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/20606">gh-20606</a>
+ * for up-to-date information. Meanwhile, the proposed alternative is to use
+ * directly {@link WebClient} with its Reactor and Spring Kotlin extensions to
+ * perform integration tests on an embedded WebFlux server.
  *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
  * @since 5.0
@@ -626,93 +632,81 @@ public interface WebTestClient {
 		RequestBodySpec contentType(MediaType contentType);
 
 		/**
-		 * Set the body of the request to the given {@code Object} and perform the request.
-		 * <p>This method is a convenient shortcut for:
-		 * <pre class="code">
-		 * .body(BodyInserters.fromObject(object))
-		 * </pre>
-		 * <p>The body can be a
-		 * {@link org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap MultiValueMap} to create
-		 * a multipart request. The values in the {@code MultiValueMap} can be
-		 * any Object representing the body of the part, or an
-		 * {@link org.springframework.http.HttpEntity HttpEntity} representing a
-		 * part with body and headers. The {@code MultiValueMap} can be built
-		 * conveniently using
-		 * @param body the {@code Object} to write to the request
-		 * @return spec for decoding the response
+		 * Set the body to the given {@code Object} value. This method invokes the
+		 * {@link WebClient.RequestBodySpec#bodyValue(Object) bodyValue} method
+		 * on the underlying {@code WebClient}.
+		 * @param body the value to write to the request body
+		 * @return spec for further declaration of the request
 		 * @since 5.2
 		 */
 		RequestHeadersSpec<?> bodyValue(Object body);
 
 		/**
-		 * Set the body of the request to the given asynchronous {@code Publisher}.
+		 * Set the body from the given {@code Publisher}. Shortcut for
+		 * {@link #body(BodyInserter)} with a
+		 * {@linkplain BodyInserters#fromPublisher Publisher inserter}.
 		 * @param publisher the request body data
 		 * @param elementClass the class of elements contained in the publisher
 		 * @param <T> the type of the elements contained in the publisher
 		 * @param <S> the type of the {@code Publisher}
-		 * @return spec for decoding the response
+		 * @return spec for further declaration of the request
 		 */
 		<T, S extends Publisher<T>> RequestHeadersSpec<?> body(S publisher, Class<T> elementClass);
 
 		/**
-		 * Set the body of the request to the given asynchronous {@code Publisher}.
+		 * Variant of {@link #body(Publisher, Class)} that allows providing
+		 * element type information with generics.
 		 * @param publisher the request body data
 		 * @param elementTypeRef the type reference of elements contained in the publisher
 		 * @param <T> the type of the elements contained in the publisher
 		 * @param <S> the type of the {@code Publisher}
-		 * @return spec for decoding the response
+		 * @return spec for further declaration of the request
 		 * @since 5.2
 		 */
-		<T, S extends Publisher<T>> RequestHeadersSpec<?> body(S publisher, ParameterizedTypeReference<T> elementTypeRef);
+		<T, S extends Publisher<T>> RequestHeadersSpec<?> body(
+				S publisher, ParameterizedTypeReference<T> elementTypeRef);
 
 		/**
-		 * Set the body of the request to the given producer.
+		 * Set the body from the given producer. This method invokes the
+		 * {@link WebClient.RequestBodySpec#body(Object, Class)} method on the
+		 * underlying {@code WebClient}.
 		 * @param producer the producer to write to the request. This must be a
 		 * {@link Publisher} or another producer adaptable to a
 		 * {@code Publisher} via {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry}
 		 * @param elementClass the class of elements contained in the producer
-		 * @return spec for decoding the response
+		 * @return spec for further declaration of the request
 		 * @since 5.2
 		 */
 		RequestHeadersSpec<?> body(Object producer, Class<?> elementClass);
 
 		/**
-		 * Set the body of the request to the given producer.
+		 * Set the body from the given producer. This method invokes the
+		 * {@link WebClient.RequestBodySpec#body(Object, ParameterizedTypeReference)}
+		 * method on the underlying {@code WebClient}.
 		 * @param producer the producer to write to the request. This must be a
 		 * {@link Publisher} or another producer adaptable to a
 		 * {@code Publisher} via {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry}
 		 * @param elementTypeRef the type reference of elements contained in the producer
-		 * @return spec for decoding the response
+		 * @return spec for further declaration of the request
 		 * @since 5.2
 		 */
 		RequestHeadersSpec<?> body(Object producer, ParameterizedTypeReference<?> elementTypeRef);
 
 		/**
 		 * Set the body of the request to the given {@code BodyInserter}.
-		 * @param inserter the inserter
-		 * @return spec for decoding the response
+		 * This method invokes the
+		 * {@link WebClient.RequestBodySpec#body(BodyInserter)} method on the
+		 * underlying {@code WebClient}.
+		 * @param inserter the body inserter to use
+		 * @return spec for further declaration of the request
 		 * @see org.springframework.web.reactive.function.BodyInserters
 		 */
 		RequestHeadersSpec<?> body(BodyInserter<?, ? super ClientHttpRequest> inserter);
 
 		/**
-		 * Set the body of the request to the given {@code Object} and perform the request.
-		 * <p>This method is a convenient shortcut for:
-		 * <pre class="code">
-		 * .body(BodyInserters.fromObject(object))
-		 * </pre>
-		 * <p>The body can be a
-		 * {@link org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap MultiValueMap} to create
-		 * a multipart request. The values in the {@code MultiValueMap} can be
-		 * any Object representing the body of the part, or an
-		 * {@link org.springframework.http.HttpEntity HttpEntity} representing a
-		 * part with body and headers. The {@code MultiValueMap} can be built
-		 * conveniently using
-		 * @param body the {@code Object} to write to the request
-		 * @return spec for decoding the response
-		 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code body} is a {@link Publisher} or an
-		 * instance of a type supported by {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry#getSharedInstance()},
-		 * for which {@link #body(Publisher, Class)} or {@link #body(Object, Class)} should be used.
+		 * Shortcut for {@link #body(BodyInserter)} with an
+		 * {@linkplain BodyInserters#fromObject Object inserter}.
+		 * As of 5.2 this method delegates to {@link #bodyValue(Object)}.
 		 * @deprecated as of Spring Framework 5.2 in favor of {@link #bodyValue(Object)}
 		 */
 		@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClient.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClient.java
index 6b64ab84c7..0401b4be81 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClient.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClient.java
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.util.UriBuilderFactory;
  * <ul>
  * <li>{@link RequestBodySpec#bodyValue(Object) bodyValue(Object)}
  * <li>{@link RequestBodySpec#body(Publisher, Class) body(Publisher,Class)}
- * <li>{@link RequestBodySpec#body(Object, Class) body(Object,Class)}
- * <li>{@link RequestBodySpec#body(BodyInserter) body(BodyInserter)}
  * </ul>
  *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
@@ -519,7 +517,7 @@ public interface WebClient {
 		RequestBodySpec contentType(MediaType contentType);
 
 		/**
-		 * A shortcut for {@link #body(BodyInserter)} with an
+		 * Shortcut for {@link #body(BodyInserter)} with an
 		 * {@linkplain BodyInserters#fromObject Object inserter}.
 		 * For example:
 		 * <p><pre class="code">
@@ -532,25 +530,20 @@ public interface WebClient {
 		 *     .retrieve()
 		 *     .bodyToMono(Void.class);
 		 * </pre>
-		 * <p>For multipart requests, provide a
-		 * {@link org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap MultiValueMap}. The
-		 * values in the {@code MultiValueMap} can be any Object representing
-		 * the body of the part, or an
-		 * {@link org.springframework.http.HttpEntity HttpEntity} representing
-		 * a part with body and headers. The {@code MultiValueMap} can be built
+		 * <p>For multipart requests consider providing
+		 * {@link org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap MultiValueMap} prepared
 		 * with {@link org.springframework.http.client.MultipartBodyBuilder
 		 * MultipartBodyBuilder}.
-		 * @param body the {@code Object} to write to the request
+		 * @param body the value to write to the request body
 		 * @return this builder
-		 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code body} is a {@link Publisher} or an
-		 * instance of a type supported by {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry#getSharedInstance()},
-		 * for which {@link #body(Publisher, Class)} or {@link #body(Object, Class)} should be used.
+		 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code body} is a
+		 * {@link Publisher} or producer known to {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry}
 		 * @since 5.2
 		 */
 		RequestHeadersSpec<?> bodyValue(Object body);
 
 		/**
-		 * A shortcut for {@link #body(BodyInserter)} with a
+		 * Shortcut for {@link #body(BodyInserter)} with a
 		 * {@linkplain BodyInserters#fromPublisher Publisher inserter}.
 		 * For example:
 		 * <p><pre>
@@ -564,7 +557,7 @@ public interface WebClient {
 		 *     .bodyToMono(Void.class);
 		 * </pre>
 		 * @param publisher the {@code Publisher} to write to the request
-		 * @param elementClass the class of elements contained in the publisher
+		 * @param elementClass the type of elements published
 		 * @param <T> the type of the elements contained in the publisher
 		 * @param <P> the type of the {@code Publisher}
 		 * @return this builder
@@ -572,11 +565,10 @@ public interface WebClient {
 		<T, P extends Publisher<T>> RequestHeadersSpec<?> body(P publisher, Class<T> elementClass);
 
 		/**
-		 * A variant of {@link #body(Publisher, Class)} that allows providing
-		 * element type information that includes generics via a
-		 * {@link ParameterizedTypeReference}.
+		 * Variant of {@link #body(Publisher, Class)} that allows providing
+		 * element type information with generics.
 		 * @param publisher the {@code Publisher} to write to the request
-		 * @param elementTypeRef the type reference of elements contained in the publisher
+		 * @param elementTypeRef the type of elements published
 		 * @param <T> the type of the elements contained in the publisher
 		 * @param <P> the type of the {@code Publisher}
 		 * @return this builder
@@ -585,36 +577,22 @@ public interface WebClient {
 				ParameterizedTypeReference<T> elementTypeRef);
 
 		/**
-		 * A shortcut for {@link #body(BodyInserter)} with a
-		 * {@linkplain BodyInserters#fromProducer inserter}.
-		 * For example:
-		 * <p><pre>
-		 * Single&lt;Person&gt; personSingle = ... ;
-		 *
-		 * Mono&lt;Void&gt; result = client.post()
-		 *     .uri("/persons/{id}", id)
-		 *     .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
-		 *     .body(personSingle, Person.class)
-		 *     .retrieve()
-		 *     .bodyToMono(Void.class);
-		 * </pre>
-		 * @param producer the producer to write to the request. This must be a
-		 * {@link Publisher} or another producer adaptable to a
-		 * {@code Publisher} via {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry}
-		 * @param elementClass the class of elements contained in the producer
+		 * Variant of {@link #body(Publisher, Class)} that allows using any
+		 * producer that can be resolved to {@link Publisher} via
+		 * {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry}.
+		 * @param producer the producer to write to the request
+		 * @param elementClass the type of elements produced
 		 * @return this builder
 		 * @since 5.2
 		 */
 		RequestHeadersSpec<?> body(Object producer, Class<?> elementClass);
 
 		/**
-		 * A variant of {@link #body(Object, Class)} that allows providing
-		 * element type information that includes generics via a
-		 * {@link ParameterizedTypeReference}.
-		 * @param producer the producer to write to the request. This must be a
-		 * {@link Publisher} or another producer adaptable to a
-		 * {@code Publisher} via {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry}
-		 * @param elementTypeRef the type reference of elements contained in the producer
+		 * Variant of {@link #body(Publisher, ParameterizedTypeReference)} that
+		 * allows using any producer that can be resolved to {@link Publisher}
+		 * via {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry}.
+		 * @param producer the producer to write to the request
+		 * @param elementTypeRef the type of elements produced
 		 * @return this builder
 		 * @since 5.2
 		 */
@@ -622,8 +600,7 @@ public interface WebClient {
 
 		/**
 		 * Set the body of the request using the given body inserter.
-		 * {@link BodyInserters} provides access to built-in implementations of
-		 * {@link BodyInserter}.
+		 * See {@link BodyInserters} for built-in {@link BodyInserter} implementations.
 		 * @param inserter the body inserter to use for the request body
 		 * @return this builder
 		 * @see org.springframework.web.reactive.function.BodyInserters
@@ -631,32 +608,9 @@ public interface WebClient {
 		RequestHeadersSpec<?> body(BodyInserter<?, ? super ClientHttpRequest> inserter);
 
 		/**
-		 * A shortcut for {@link #body(BodyInserter)} with an
+		 * Shortcut for {@link #body(BodyInserter)} with an
 		 * {@linkplain BodyInserters#fromObject Object inserter}.
-		 * For example:
-		 * <p><pre class="code">
-		 * Person person = ... ;
-		 *
-		 * Mono&lt;Void&gt; result = client.post()
-		 *     .uri("/persons/{id}", id)
-		 *     .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
-		 *     .syncBody(person)
-		 *     .retrieve()
-		 *     .bodyToMono(Void.class);
-		 * </pre>
-		 * <p>For multipart requests, provide a
-		 * {@link org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap MultiValueMap}. The
-		 * values in the {@code MultiValueMap} can be any Object representing
-		 * the body of the part, or an
-		 * {@link org.springframework.http.HttpEntity HttpEntity} representing
-		 * a part with body and headers. The {@code MultiValueMap} can be built
-		 * with {@link org.springframework.http.client.MultipartBodyBuilder
-		 * MultipartBodyBuilder}.
-		 * @param body the {@code Object} to write to the request
-		 * @return this builder
-		 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code body} is a {@link Publisher} or an
-		 * instance of a type supported by {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry#getSharedInstance()},
-		 * for which {@link #body(Publisher, Class)} or {@link #body(Object, Class)} should be used.
+		 * As of 5.2 this method delegates to {@link #bodyValue(Object)}.
 		 * @deprecated as of Spring Framework 5.2 in favor of {@link #bodyValue(Object)}
 		 */
 		@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/DefaultServerResponseBuilder.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/DefaultServerResponseBuilder.java
index 39f57133cd..fd93bf3137 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/DefaultServerResponseBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/DefaultServerResponseBuilder.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.ReactiveHttpOutputMessage;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseCookie;
 import org.springframework.http.codec.HttpMessageWriter;
 import org.springframework.http.server.reactive.AbstractServerHttpResponse;
@@ -218,63 +219,37 @@ class DefaultServerResponseBuilder implements ServerResponse.BodyBuilder {
 	public Mono<ServerResponse> build(
 			BiFunction<ServerWebExchange, ServerResponse.Context, Mono<Void>> writeFunction) {
 
-		return Mono.just(
-				new WriterFunctionResponse(this.statusCode, this.headers, this.cookies, writeFunction));
+		return Mono.just(new WriterFunctionResponse(
+				this.statusCode, this.headers, this.cookies, writeFunction));
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Mono<ServerResponse> bodyValue(Object body) {
-		return new DefaultEntityResponseBuilder<>(body,
-				BodyInserters.fromObject(body))
-				.status(this.statusCode)
-				.headers(this.headers)
-				.cookies(cookies -> cookies.addAll(this.cookies))
-				.hints(hints -> hints.putAll(this.hints))
-				.build()
-				.map(entityResponse -> entityResponse);
+		return initBuilder(body, BodyInserters.fromObject(body));
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public <T, P extends Publisher<T>> Mono<ServerResponse> body(P publisher, Class<T> elementClass) {
-		return new DefaultEntityResponseBuilder<>(publisher,
-				BodyInserters.fromPublisher(publisher, elementClass))
-				.status(this.statusCode)
-				.headers(this.headers)
-				.cookies(cookies -> cookies.addAll(this.cookies))
-				.hints(hints -> hints.putAll(this.hints))
-				.build()
-				.map(entityResponse -> entityResponse);
+		return initBuilder(publisher, BodyInserters.fromPublisher(publisher, elementClass));
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public <T, P extends Publisher<T>> Mono<ServerResponse> body(P publisher,
-			ParameterizedTypeReference<T> elementTypeRef) {
-		return new DefaultEntityResponseBuilder<>(publisher,
-				BodyInserters.fromPublisher(publisher, elementTypeRef))
-				.status(this.statusCode)
-				.headers(this.headers)
-				.cookies(cookies -> cookies.addAll(this.cookies))
-				.hints(hints -> hints.putAll(this.hints))
-				.build()
-				.map(entityResponse -> entityResponse);
+	public <T, P extends Publisher<T>> Mono<ServerResponse> body(P publisher, ParameterizedTypeReference<T> typeRef) {
+		return initBuilder(publisher, BodyInserters.fromPublisher(publisher, typeRef));
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Mono<ServerResponse> body(Object producer, Class<?> elementClass) {
-		return new DefaultEntityResponseBuilder<>(producer,
-				BodyInserters.fromProducer(producer, elementClass))
-				.status(this.statusCode)
-				.headers(this.headers)
-				.cookies(cookies -> cookies.addAll(this.cookies))
-				.hints(hints -> hints.putAll(this.hints))
-				.build()
-				.map(entityResponse -> entityResponse);
+		return initBuilder(producer, BodyInserters.fromProducer(producer, elementClass));
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public Mono<ServerResponse> body(Object producer, ParameterizedTypeReference<?> elementTypeRef) {
-		return new DefaultEntityResponseBuilder<>(producer,
-				BodyInserters.fromProducer(producer, elementTypeRef))
+		return initBuilder(producer, BodyInserters.fromProducer(producer, elementTypeRef));
+	}
+
+	private  <T> Mono<ServerResponse> initBuilder(T entity, BodyInserter<T, ReactiveHttpOutputMessage> inserter) {
+		return new DefaultEntityResponseBuilder<>(entity, inserter)
 				.status(this.statusCode)
 				.headers(this.headers)
 				.cookies(cookies -> cookies.addAll(this.cookies))
@@ -285,8 +260,8 @@ class DefaultServerResponseBuilder implements ServerResponse.BodyBuilder {
 
 	@Override
 	public Mono<ServerResponse> body(BodyInserter<?, ? super ServerHttpResponse> inserter) {
-		return Mono.just(
-				new BodyInserterResponse<>(this.statusCode, this.headers, this.cookies, inserter, this.hints));
+		return Mono.just(new BodyInserterResponse<>(
+				this.statusCode, this.headers, this.cookies, inserter, this.hints));
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerResponse.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerResponse.java
index cdf620c426..242d3a2421 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerResponse.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerResponse.java
@@ -399,23 +399,22 @@ public interface ServerResponse {
 
 		/**
 		 * Set the body of the response to the given {@code Object} and return it.
-		 * This convenience method combines {@link #body(BodyInserter)} and
-		 * {@link BodyInserters#fromObject(Object)}.
+		 * This is a shortcut for using a {@link #body(BodyInserter)} with an
+		 * {@linkplain BodyInserters#fromObject Object inserter}.
 		 * @param body the body of the response
 		 * @return the built response
-		 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code body} is a {@link Publisher} or an
-		 * instance of a type supported by {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry#getSharedInstance()},
-		 * for which {@link #body(Publisher, Class)} or {@link #body(Object, Class)} should be used.
+		 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code body} is a
+		 * {@link Publisher} or producer known to {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry}
 		 * @since 5.2
 		 */
 		Mono<ServerResponse> bodyValue(Object body);
 
 		/**
-		 * Set the body of the response to the given asynchronous {@code Publisher} and return it.
-		 * This convenience method combines {@link #body(BodyInserter)} and
-		 * {@link BodyInserters#fromPublisher(Publisher, Class)}.
+		 * Set the body from the given {@code Publisher}. Shortcut for
+		 * {@link #body(BodyInserter)} with a
+		 * {@linkplain BodyInserters#fromPublisher Publisher inserter}.
 		 * @param publisher the {@code Publisher} to write to the response
-		 * @param elementClass the class of elements contained in the publisher
+		 * @param elementClass the type of elements published
 		 * @param <T> the type of the elements contained in the publisher
 		 * @param <P> the type of the {@code Publisher}
 		 * @return the built response
@@ -423,11 +422,11 @@ public interface ServerResponse {
 		<T, P extends Publisher<T>> Mono<ServerResponse> body(P publisher, Class<T> elementClass);
 
 		/**
-		 * Set the body of the response to the given asynchronous {@code Publisher} and return it.
-		 * This convenience method combines {@link #body(BodyInserter)} and
-		 * {@link BodyInserters#fromPublisher(Publisher, ParameterizedTypeReference)}.
-		 * @param publisher the {@code Publisher} to write to the response
-		 * @param elementTypeRef a type reference describing the elements contained in the publisher
+		 * Variant of {@link #body(Publisher, Class)} that allows using any
+		 * producer that can be resolved to {@link Publisher} via
+		 * {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry}.
+		 * @param publisher the {@code Publisher} to use to write the response
+		 * @param elementTypeRef the type of elements produced
 		 * @param <T> the type of the elements contained in the publisher
 		 * @param <P> the type of the {@code Publisher}
 		 * @return the built response
@@ -436,26 +435,22 @@ public interface ServerResponse {
 				ParameterizedTypeReference<T> elementTypeRef);
 
 		/**
-		 * Set the body of the response to the given asynchronous {@code Publisher} and return it.
-		 * This convenience method combines {@link #body(BodyInserter)} and
-		 * {@link BodyInserters#fromProducer(Object, Class)}.
-		 * @param producer the producer to write to the response. This must be a
-		 * {@link Publisher} or another producer adaptable to a
-		 * {@code Publisher} via {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry}
-		 * @param elementClass the class of elements contained in the producer
+		 * Variant of {@link #body(Publisher, Class)} that allows using any
+		 * producer that can be resolved to {@link Publisher} via
+		 * {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry}.
+		 * @param producer the producer to write to the request
+		 * @param elementClass the type of elements produced
 		 * @return the built response
 		 * @since 5.2
 		 */
 		Mono<ServerResponse> body(Object producer, Class<?> elementClass);
 
 		/**
-		 * Set the body of the response to the given asynchronous {@code Publisher} and return it.
-		 * This convenience method combines {@link #body(BodyInserter)} and
-		 * {@link BodyInserters#fromProducer(Object, ParameterizedTypeReference)}.
-		 * @param producer the producer to write to the response. This must be a
-		 * {@link Publisher} or another producer adaptable to a
-		 * {@code Publisher} via {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry}
-		 * @param elementTypeRef a type reference describing the elements contained in the producer
+		 * Variant of {@link #body(Publisher, ParameterizedTypeReference)} that
+		 * allows using any producer that can be resolved to {@link Publisher}
+		 * via {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry}.
+		 * @param producer the producer to write to the response
+		 * @param elementTypeRef the type of elements produced
 		 * @return the built response
 		 * @since 5.2
 		 */
@@ -469,16 +464,8 @@ public interface ServerResponse {
 		Mono<ServerResponse> body(BodyInserter<?, ? super ServerHttpResponse> inserter);
 
 		/**
-		 * Set the body of the response to the given {@code Object} and return it.
-		 * This convenience method combines {@link #body(BodyInserter)} and
-		 * {@link BodyInserters#fromObject(Object)}.
-		 * @param body the body of the response
-		 * @return the built response
-		 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code body} is a {@link Publisher}, for which
-		 * {@link #body(Publisher, Class)} should be used.
-		 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code body} is a {@link Publisher} or an
-		 * instance of a type supported by {@link ReactiveAdapterRegistry#getSharedInstance()},
-		 * for which {@link #body(Publisher, Class)} or {@link #body(Object, Class)} should be used.
+		 * Set the response body to the given {@code Object} and return it.
+		 * As of 5.2 this method delegates to {@link #bodyValue(Object)}.
 		 * @deprecated as of Spring Framework 5.2 in favor of {@link #bodyValue(Object)}
 		 */
 		@Deprecated