diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPatchStringMatcher.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPatchStringMatcher.java
index b747bee726f..2bee2e4e4f8 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPatchStringMatcher.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPatchStringMatcher.java
@@ -1,11 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 package org.springframework.util;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
- * Package-protected helper class for {@link AntPathMatcher}. Tests whether or not a string matches against a pattern.
- * The pattern may contain special characters:<br> '*' means zero or more characters<br> '?' means one and only one
- * character, '{' and '}' indicate a uri template pattern
+ * Package-protected helper class for {@link AntPathMatcher}.
+ * Tests whether or not a string matches against a pattern.
+ *
+ * <p>The pattern may contain special characters: '*' means zero or more characters;
+ * '?' means one and only one character; '{' and '}' indicate a URI template pattern.
  *
  * @author Arjen Poutsma
  * @since 3.0
@@ -28,29 +46,24 @@ class AntPatchStringMatcher {
 
 	private final Map<String, String> uriTemplateVariables;
 
-	/** Constructs a new instance of the <code>AntPatchStringMatcher</code>. */
-	AntPatchStringMatcher(String pattern, String str, Map<String, String> uriTemplateVariables) {
-		patArr = pattern.toCharArray();
-		strArr = str.toCharArray();
+
+	/**
+	 * Construct a new instance of the <code>AntPatchStringMatcher</code>.
+	 */
+	public AntPatchStringMatcher(String pattern, String str, Map<String, String> uriTemplateVariables) {
+		this.patArr = pattern.toCharArray();
+		this.strArr = str.toCharArray();
+		this.patIdxEnd = this.patArr.length - 1;
+		this.strIdxEnd = this.strArr.length - 1;
 		this.uriTemplateVariables = uriTemplateVariables;
-		patIdxEnd = patArr.length - 1;
-		strIdxEnd = strArr.length - 1;
 	}
 
-	private void addTemplateVariable(int curlyIdxStart, int curlyIdxEnd, int valIdxStart, int valIdxEnd) {
-		if (uriTemplateVariables != null) {
-			String varName = new String(patArr, curlyIdxStart + 1, curlyIdxEnd - curlyIdxStart - 1);
-			String varValue = new String(strArr, valIdxStart, valIdxEnd - valIdxStart + 1);
-			uriTemplateVariables.put(varName, varValue);
-		}
-	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Main entry point.
-	 *
 	 * @return <code>true</code> if the string matches against the pattern, or <code>false</code> otherwise.
 	 */
-	boolean matchStrings() {
+	public boolean matchStrings() {
 		if (shortcutPossible()) {
 			return doShortcut();
 		}
@@ -119,6 +132,14 @@ class AntPatchStringMatcher {
 		return onlyStarsLeft();
 	}
 
+	private void addTemplateVariable(int curlyIdxStart, int curlyIdxEnd, int valIdxStart, int valIdxEnd) {
+		if (uriTemplateVariables != null) {
+			String varName = new String(patArr, curlyIdxStart + 1, curlyIdxEnd - curlyIdxStart - 1);
+			String varValue = new String(strArr, valIdxStart, valIdxEnd - valIdxStart + 1);
+			uriTemplateVariables.put(varName, varValue);
+		}
+	}
+
 	private boolean consecutiveStars(int patIdxTmp) {
 		if (patIdxTmp == patIdxStart + 1 && patArr[patIdxStart] == '*' && patArr[patIdxTmp] == '*') {
 			// Two stars next to each other, skip the first one.
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CachingMapDecorator.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CachingMapDecorator.java
index 7ba4d8b6f3a..f758e412a2f 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CachingMapDecorator.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/CachingMapDecorator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 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.
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class CachingMapDecorator<K, V> implements Map<K, V>, Serializable {
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public CachingMapDecorator(Map<K, V> targetMap, boolean synchronize, boolean weak) {
-		Assert.notNull(targetMap, "Target Map is required");
+		Assert.notNull(targetMap, "'targetMap' must not be null");
 		this.targetMap = (Map<K, Object>) (synchronize ? Collections.synchronizedMap(targetMap) : targetMap);
 		this.synchronize = synchronize;
 		this.weak = weak;
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/RequestMethod.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/RequestMethod.java
index 91218e4f817..3695cb34251 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/RequestMethod.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/RequestMethod.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 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.
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ package org.springframework.web.bind.annotation;
  */
 public enum RequestMethod {
 
-	GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS, TRACE;
+	GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, DELETE, OPTIONS, TRACE
 
 }