diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java
index 1bcf3b4365..be9b6cf1fe 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java
@@ -1241,8 +1241,8 @@ class ConstructorResolver {
 	/**
 	 * Return a {@link Predicate} for a parameter type that checks if its target
 	 * value is a {@link Class} and the value type is a {@link String}. This is
-	 * a regular use cases where a {@link Class} is defined in the bean
-	 * definition as fully-qualified class name.
+	 * a regular use case where a {@link Class} is defined in the bean definition
+	 * as a fully-qualified class name.
 	 * @param valueType the type of the value
 	 * @return a predicate to indicate a fallback match for a String to Class
 	 * parameter
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans.dtd b/spring-beans/src/main/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans.dtd
index 1981730071..05525e411c 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans.dtd
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans.dtd
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@
 <!ATTLIST bean name CDATA #IMPLIED>
 
 <!--
-	Each bean definition must specify the fully qualified name of the class,
-	except if it serves only as a parent definition for child bean definitions.
+	Each bean definition must specify the fully-qualified name of the class,
+	unless it serves only as a parent definition for child bean definitions.
 -->
 <!ATTLIST bean class CDATA #IMPLIED>
 
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
 <!--
 	Specification of the type of an overloaded method argument as a String.
 	For convenience, this may be a substring of the fully-qualified class name.
-	E.g. all the following would match "java.lang.String":
+	For example, all the following would match "java.lang.String":
 	- java.lang.String
 	- String
 	- Str
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans.xsd b/spring-beans/src/main/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans.xsd
index 625587f369..f716a59f91 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans.xsd
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans.xsd
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 		<xsd:attribute name="class" type="xsd:string">
 			<xsd:annotation>
 				<xsd:documentation source="java:java.lang.Class"><![CDATA[
-	The fully qualified name of the bean's class, except if it serves only
+	The fully-qualified name of the bean's class, unless it serves only
 	as a parent definition for child bean definitions.
 				]]></xsd:documentation>
 			</xsd:annotation>
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@
 					<xsd:documentation><![CDATA[
 	Specification of the type of an overloaded method argument as a String.
 	For convenience, this may be a substring of the fully-qualified class name.
-	E.g. all the following would match "java.lang.String":
+	For example, all the following would match "java.lang.String":
 	- java.lang.String
 	- String
 	- Str
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@
 		<xsd:attribute name="value-type" type="xsd:string">
 			<xsd:annotation>
 				<xsd:documentation source="java:java.lang.Class"><![CDATA[
-	The default Java type for nested values. Must be a fully qualified
+	The default Java type for nested values. Must be a fully-qualified
 	class name.
 				]]></xsd:documentation>
 			</xsd:annotation>
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@
 				<xsd:attribute name="key-type" type="xsd:string">
 					<xsd:annotation>
 						<xsd:documentation source="java:java.lang.Class"><![CDATA[
-	The default Java type for nested entry keys. Must be a fully qualified
+	The default Java type for nested entry keys. Must be a fully-qualified
 	class name.
 						]]></xsd:documentation>
 					</xsd:annotation>
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/RuntimeHintsRegistrar.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/RuntimeHintsRegistrar.java
index 45b5407e31..742be48a41 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/RuntimeHintsRegistrar.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/RuntimeHintsRegistrar.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 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.
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
  *
  * <p>Implementations of this interface can be registered dynamically by using
  * {@link org.springframework.context.annotation.ImportRuntimeHints @ImportRuntimeHints}
- * or statically in {@code META-INF/spring/aot.factories} by using the fully-qualified class name of this
- * interface as the key. A standard no-arg constructor is required for implementations.
+ * or statically in {@code META-INF/spring/aot.factories} by using the fully-qualified
+ * class name of this interface as the key. A standard no-arg constructor is required
+ * for implementations.
  *
  * @author Brian Clozel
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ public interface RuntimeHintsRegistrar {
 	/**
 	 * Contribute hints to the given {@link RuntimeHints} instance.
 	 * @param hints the hints contributed so far for the deployment unit
-	 * @param classLoader the classloader, or {@code null} if even the system ClassLoader isn't accessible
+	 * @param classLoader the classloader, or {@code null} if even the system
+	 * ClassLoader is not accessible
 	 */
 	void registerHints(RuntimeHints hints, @Nullable ClassLoader classLoader);
 
diff --git a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/MethodMapTransactionAttributeSource.java b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/MethodMapTransactionAttributeSource.java
index db6ef04754..082c1199d6 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/MethodMapTransactionAttributeSource.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/MethodMapTransactionAttributeSource.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 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.
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ public class MethodMapTransactionAttributeSource
 		Assert.notNull(name, "Name must not be null");
 		int lastDotIndex = name.lastIndexOf('.');
 		if (lastDotIndex == -1) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException("'" + name + "' is not a valid method name: format is <fully-qualified class name>.<method-name>");
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+					"'" + name + "' is not a valid method name: format is <fully-qualified class name>.<method-name>");
 		}
 		String className = name.substring(0, lastDotIndex);
 		String methodName = name.substring(lastDotIndex + 1);
diff --git a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/TransactionAttributeSourceEditor.java b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/TransactionAttributeSourceEditor.java
index d028e0e297..6186e99c37 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/TransactionAttributeSourceEditor.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/TransactionAttributeSourceEditor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 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.
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  *
  * <p>Note: Will register all overloaded methods for a given name.
  * Does not support explicit registration of certain overloaded methods.
- * Supports "xxx*" mappings, e.g. "notify*" for "notify" and "notifyAll".
+ * Supports "xxx*" mappings &mdash; for example, "notify*" will match against
+ * "notify" and "notifyAll".
  *
  * @author Rod Johnson
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
diff --git a/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/RuleBasedTransactionAttributeTests.java b/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/RuleBasedTransactionAttributeTests.java
index dda13b049c..b3ddbd0b52 100644
--- a/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/RuleBasedTransactionAttributeTests.java
+++ b/spring-tx/src/test/java/org/springframework/transaction/interceptor/RuleBasedTransactionAttributeTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 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.
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class RuleBasedTransactionAttributeTests {
 	@Test
 	void ruleForCommitOnSubclassOfChecked() {
 		List<RollbackRuleAttribute> list = new ArrayList<>();
-		// Note that it's important to ensure that we have this as
+		// Note that it's important to ensure that we have this as a
 		// fully-qualified class name: otherwise it will match everything!
 		list.add(new RollbackRuleAttribute("java.lang.Exception"));
 		list.add(new NoRollbackRuleAttribute("IOException"));
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/SimpleMappingExceptionResolver.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/SimpleMappingExceptionResolver.java
index 9256bf10c8..d60f8603bb 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/SimpleMappingExceptionResolver.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/SimpleMappingExceptionResolver.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2024 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.
@@ -69,17 +69,17 @@ public class SimpleMappingExceptionResolver extends AbstractHandlerExceptionReso
 
 	/**
 	 * Set the mappings between exception class names and error view names.
-	 * The exception class name can be a substring, with no wildcard support at present.
-	 * A value of "ServletException" would match {@code jakarta.servlet.ServletException}
-	 * and subclasses, for example.
-	 * <p><b>NB:</b> Consider carefully how
-	 * specific the pattern is, and whether to include package information (which isn't mandatory).
-	 * For example, "Exception" will match nearly anything, and will probably hide other rules.
-	 * "java.lang.Exception" would be correct if "Exception" was meant to define a rule for all
-	 * checked exceptions. With more unusual exception names such as "BaseBusinessException"
-	 * there's no need to use fully-qualified class name.
-	 * @param mappings exception patterns (can also be fully qualified class names) as keys,
-	 * and error view names as values
+	 * <p>The exception class name can be a substring, with no wildcard support
+	 * at present. For example, a value of "ServletException" would match
+	 * {@code jakarta.servlet.ServletException} and subclasses.
+	 * <p><b>NB:</b> Consider carefully how specific the pattern is and whether
+	 * to include package information (which isn't mandatory). For example,
+	 * "Exception" will match nearly anything and will probably hide other rules.
+	 * "java.lang.Exception" would be correct if "Exception" was meant to define
+	 * a rule for all checked exceptions. With more unique exception names such
+	 * as "BaseBusinessException" there's no need to use a fully-qualified class name.
+	 * @param mappings exception patterns (can also be fully-qualified class names)
+	 * as keys, and error view names as values
 	 */
 	public void setExceptionMappings(Properties mappings) {
 		this.exceptionMappings = mappings;