Stop referring to old Spring versions in Javadoc

Author: sbrannen

spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/annotation/Autowired.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.
@@ -54,18 +54,17 @@
  *
  * <h3>Autowired Parameters</h3>
  * <p>Although {@code @Autowired} can technically be declared on individual method
- * or constructor parameters since Spring Framework 5.0, most parts of the
- * framework ignore such declarations. The only part of the core Spring Framework
- * that actively supports autowired parameters is the JUnit Jupiter support in
- * the {@code spring-test} module (see the
+ * or constructor parameters, most parts of the framework ignore such declarations.
+ * The only part of the core Spring Framework that actively supports autowired
+ * parameters is the JUnit Jupiter support in the {@code spring-test} module (see the
  * <a href="https://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/current/spring-framework-reference/testing.html#testcontext-junit-jupiter-di">TestContext framework</a>
  * reference documentation for details).
  *
  * <h3>Multiple Arguments and 'required' Semantics</h3>
  * <p>In the case of a multi-arg constructor or method, the {@link #required} attribute
  * is applicable to all arguments. Individual parameters may be declared as Java-8 style
- * {@link java.util.Optional} or, as of Spring Framework 5.0, also as {@code @Nullable}
- * or a not-null parameter type in Kotlin, overriding the base 'required' semantics.
+ * {@link java.util.Optional} as well as {@code @Nullable} or a not-null parameter
+ * type in Kotlin, overriding the base 'required' semantics.
  *
  * <h3>Autowiring Arrays, Collections, and Maps</h3>
  * <p>In case of an array, {@link java.util.Collection}, or {@link java.util.Map}

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/ConfigurableApplicationContext.java

@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ public interface ConfigurableApplicationContext extends ApplicationContext, Life
 	 * on JVM shutdown unless it has already been closed at that time.
 	 * <p>This method can be called multiple times. Only one shutdown hook
 	 * (at max) will be registered for each context instance.
-	 * <p>As of Spring Framework 5.2, the {@linkplain Thread#getName() name} of
-	 * the shutdown hook thread should be {@link #SHUTDOWN_HOOK_THREAD_NAME}.
+	 * <p>The {@linkplain Thread#getName() name} of the shutdown hook thread
+	 * should be {@link #SHUTDOWN_HOOK_THREAD_NAME}.
 	 * @see java.lang.Runtime#addShutdownHook
 	 * @see #close()
 	 */

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/instrument/classloading/glassfish/GlassFishLoadTimeWeaver.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 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.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  * {@link LoadTimeWeaver} implementation for GlassFish's
  * {@code org.glassfish.api.deployment.InstrumentableClassLoader InstrumentableClassLoader}.
  *
- * <p>As of Spring Framework 5.0, this weaver supports GlassFish 4+.
+ * <p>This weaver supports GlassFish 4+.
  *
  * @author Costin Leau
  * @author Juergen Hoeller

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/instrument/classloading/jboss/JBossLoadTimeWeaver.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 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.
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@
  * {@link LoadTimeWeaver} implementation for JBoss's instrumentable ClassLoader.
  * Thanks to Ales Justin and Marius Bogoevici for the initial prototype.
  *
- * <p>As of Spring Framework 5.0, this weaver supports WildFly 8+.
- * As of Spring Framework 5.1.5, it also supports WildFly 13+.
+ * <p>This weaver supports WildFly 13+.
  *
  * @author Costin Leau
  * @author Juergen Hoeller

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/scheduling/config/ScheduledTaskRegistrar.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.
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ public void addTriggerTask(TriggerTask task) {
 
 	/**
 	 * Add a {@link Runnable} task to be triggered per the given cron {@code expression}.
-	 * <p>As of Spring Framework 5.2, this method will not register the task if the
-	 * {@code expression} is equal to {@link #CRON_DISABLED}.
+	 * <p>This method will not register the task if the {@code expression} is
+	 * equal to {@link #CRON_DISABLED}.
 	 */
 	public void addCronTask(Runnable task, String expression) {
 		if (!CRON_DISABLED.equals(expression)) {

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/DataBinder.java

@@ -549,11 +549,10 @@ public String[] getAllowedFields() {
 	 * well as direct equality.
 	 * <p>The default implementation of this method stores disallowed field patterns
 	 * in {@linkplain PropertyAccessorUtils#canonicalPropertyName(String) canonical}
-	 * form. As of Spring Framework 5.2.21, the default implementation also transforms
-	 * disallowed field patterns to {@linkplain String#toLowerCase() lowercase} to
-	 * support case-insensitive pattern matching in {@link #isAllowed}. Subclasses
-	 * which override this method must therefore take both of these transformations
-	 * into account.
+	 * form and also transforms disallowed field patterns to
+	 * {@linkplain String#toLowerCase() lowercase} to support case-insensitive
+	 * pattern matching in {@link #isAllowed}. Subclasses which override this
+	 * method must therefore take both of these transformations into account.
 	 * <p>More sophisticated matching can be implemented by overriding the
 	 * {@link #isAllowed} method.
 	 * <p>Alternatively, specify a list of <i>allowed</i> field patterns.

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationInterceptor.java

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
  * at the type level of the containing target class, applying to all public service methods
  * of that class. By default, JSR-303 will validate against its default group only.
  *
- * <p>As of Spring 5.0, this functionality requires a Bean Validation 1.1+ provider.
+ * <p>This functionality requires a Bean Validation 1.1+ provider.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationPostProcessor.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.
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
  * inline constraint annotations. Validation groups can be specified through {@code @Validated}
  * as well. By default, JSR-303 will validate against its default group only.
  *
- * <p>As of Spring 5.0, this functionality requires a Bean Validation 1.1+ provider.
+ * <p>This functionality requires a Bean Validation 1.1+ provider.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 3.1

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/SpringValidatorAdapter.java

@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
  * {@link CustomValidatorBean} and {@link LocalValidatorFactoryBean},
  * and as the primary implementation of the {@link SmartValidator} interface.
  *
- * <p>As of Spring Framework 5.0, this adapter is fully compatible with
- * Bean Validation 1.1 as well as 2.0.
+ * <p>This adapter is fully compatible with Bean Validation 1.1 as well as 2.0.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Sam Brannen

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/SpringVersion.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 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 +25,8 @@
  * <p>Note that some ClassLoaders do not expose the package metadata,
  * hence this class might not be able to determine the Spring version
  * in all environments. Consider using a reflection-based check instead &mdash;
- * for example, checking for the presence of a specific Spring 5.2
- * method that you intend to call.
+ * for example, checking for the presence of a specific Spring method that you
+ * intend to call.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 1.1