Incorrect grammar and unclear wording in RandomStringUtils#random method (#1520)

IcoreE · web-flow · commit bf4a01c81e89 · 2025-12-09T10:13:42.000-05:00
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/RandomStringUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/RandomStringUtils.java
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ public static String random(int count, int start, int end, final boolean letters
 
             if (numbers && end <= ASCII_0 || letters && end <= ASCII_A) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-                        "Parameter end (" + end + ") must be greater then (" + ASCII_0 + ") for generating digits "
-                                + "or greater then (" + ASCII_A + ") for generating letters.");
+                        "Parameter end (" + end + ") must be greater than (" + ASCII_0 + ") for generating digits "
+                                + "or greater than (" + ASCII_A + ") for generating letters.");
             }
 
             // Optimize start and end when filtering by letters and/or numbers:

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ public static String random(int count, int start, int end, final boolean letters`
`299`	`299`
`300`	`300`	`if (numbers && end <= ASCII_0 \|\| letters && end <= ASCII_A) {`
`301`	`301`	`throw new IllegalArgumentException(`
`302`		`- "Parameter end (" + end + ") must be greater then (" + ASCII_0 + ") for generating digits "`
`303`		`- + "or greater then (" + ASCII_A + ") for generating letters.");`
	`302`	`+ "Parameter end (" + end + ") must be greater than (" + ASCII_0 + ") for generating digits "`
	`303`	`+ + "or greater than (" + ASCII_A + ") for generating letters.");`
`304`	`304`	`}`
`305`	`305`
`306`	`306`	`// Optimize start and end when filtering by letters and/or numbers:`