diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/ListableBeanFactory.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/ListableBeanFactory.java
index 0942874c18..98450d305d 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/ListableBeanFactory.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/ListableBeanFactory.java
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ $	 * <p>Does not consider any hierarchy this factory may participate in.
 	 * @see BeanFactoryUtils#beansOfTypeIncludingAncestors(ListableBeanFactory, Class, boolean, boolean)
 	 */
 	<T> Map<String, T> getBeansOfType(Class<T> type, boolean includeNonSingletons, boolean allowEagerInit)
-	    throws BeansException;
+			throws BeansException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Find all beans whose <code>Class</code> has the supplied {@link java.lang.annotation.Annotation} type.
diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/parsing/EmptyReaderEventListener.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/parsing/EmptyReaderEventListener.java
index 914280a647..b5d49c09a1 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/parsing/EmptyReaderEventListener.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/parsing/EmptyReaderEventListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 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.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing;
 
 /**
- * Empty implementation of the ReaderEventListener interface,
+ * Empty implementation of the {@link ReaderEventListener} interface,
  * providing no-op implementations of all callback methods.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/ApplicationListener.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/ApplicationListener.java
index 0e57ebd51a..fc40e50222 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/ApplicationListener.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/ApplicationListener.java
@@ -23,8 +23,14 @@ import java.util.EventListener;
  * Based on the standard <code>java.util.EventListener</code> interface
  * for the Observer design pattern.
  *
+ * <p>As of Spring 3.0, an ApplicationListener can generically declare the event type
+ * that it is interested in. When registered with a Spring ApplicationContext, events
+ * will be filtered accordingly, with the listener getting invoked for matching event
+ * objects only.
+ *
  * @author Rod Johnson
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @param <E> the specific ApplicationEvent subclass to listen to
  * @see org.springframework.context.event.ApplicationEventMulticaster
  */
 public interface ApplicationListener<E extends ApplicationEvent> extends EventListener {