Fix wording in SpEL's PropertyAccessor Javadoc

The documentation now properly refers to "property accessors" instead
of "resolvers".

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/ConstructorExecutor.java

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  * @author Andy Clement
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 3.0
- * @see ConstructorResolver
+ * @see MethodResolver
  * @see MethodExecutor
  */
 @FunctionalInterface

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/PropertyAccessor.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.
@@ -19,73 +19,78 @@
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
- * A property accessor is able to read from (and possibly write to) an object's properties.
+ * A property accessor is able to read from (and possibly write to) an object's
+ * properties.
  *
- * <p>This interface places no restrictions, and so implementors are free to access properties
- * directly as fields or through getters or in any other way they see as appropriate.
+ * <p>This interface places no restrictions on what constitutes a property.
+ * Implementors are therefore free to access properties directly via fields,
+ * through getters, or in any other way they deem appropriate.
  *
- * <p>A resolver can optionally specify an array of target classes for which it should be
- * called. However, if it returns {@code null} from {@link #getSpecificTargetClasses()},
- * it will be called for all property references and given a chance to determine if it
- * can read or write them.
+ * <p>A property accessor can optionally specify an array of target classes for
+ * which it should be called. However, if it returns {@code null} from
+ * {@link #getSpecificTargetClasses()}, it will be called for all property
+ * references and given a chance to determine if it can read or write them.
  *
- * <p>Property resolvers are considered to be ordered, and each will be called in turn.
- * The only rule that affects the call order is that any resolver naming the target
- * class directly in {@link #getSpecificTargetClasses()} will be called first, before
- * the general resolvers.
+ * <p>Property accessors are considered to be ordered, and each will be called in
+ * turn. The only rule that affects the call order is that any property accessor
+ * which specifies explicit support for the target class via
+ * {@link #getSpecificTargetClasses()} will be called first, before the general
+ * property accessors.
  *
  * @author Andy Clement
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public interface PropertyAccessor {
 
 	/**
-	 * Return an array of classes for which this resolver should be called.
-	 * <p>Returning {@code null} indicates this is a general resolver that
+	 * Return an array of classes for which this property accessor should be called.
+	 * <p>Returning {@code null} indicates this is a general property accessor that
 	 * can be called in an attempt to resolve a property on any type.
-	 * @return an array of classes that this resolver is suitable for
-	 * (or {@code null} if a general resolver)
+	 * @return an array of classes that this property accessor is suitable for
+	 * (or {@code null} if a general property accessor)
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	Class<?>[] getSpecificTargetClasses();
 
 	/**
-	 * Called to determine if a resolver instance is able to access a specified property
-	 * on a specified target object.
+	 * Called to determine if this property accessor is able to read a specified
+	 * property on a specified target object.
 	 * @param context the evaluation context in which the access is being attempted
 	 * @param target the target object upon which the property is being accessed
 	 * @param name the name of the property being accessed
-	 * @return true if this resolver is able to read the property
-	 * @throws AccessException if there is any problem determining whether the property can be read
+	 * @return true if this property accessor is able to read the property
+	 * @throws AccessException if there is any problem determining whether the
+	 * property can be read
 	 */
 	boolean canRead(EvaluationContext context, @Nullable Object target, String name) throws AccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Called to read a property from a specified target object.
-	 * Should only succeed if {@link #canRead} also returns {@code true}.
+	 * <p>Should only succeed if {@link #canRead} also returns {@code true}.
 	 * @param context the evaluation context in which the access is being attempted
 	 * @param target the target object upon which the property is being accessed
 	 * @param name the name of the property being accessed
-	 * @return a TypedValue object wrapping the property value read and a type descriptor for it
-	 * @throws AccessException if there is any problem accessing the property value
+	 * @return a TypedValue object wrapping the property value read and a type
+	 * descriptor for it
+	 * @throws AccessException if there is any problem reading the property value
 	 */
 	TypedValue read(EvaluationContext context, @Nullable Object target, String name) throws AccessException;
 
 	/**
-	 * Called to determine if a resolver instance is able to write to a specified
+	 * Called to determine if this property accessor is able to write to a specified
 	 * property on a specified target object.
 	 * @param context the evaluation context in which the access is being attempted
 	 * @param target the target object upon which the property is being accessed
 	 * @param name the name of the property being accessed
-	 * @return true if this resolver is able to write to the property
+	 * @return true if this property accessor is able to write to the property
 	 * @throws AccessException if there is any problem determining whether the
 	 * property can be written to
 	 */
 	boolean canWrite(EvaluationContext context, @Nullable Object target, String name) throws AccessException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Called to write to a property on a specified target object.
-	 * Should only succeed if {@link #canWrite} also returns {@code true}.
+	 * <p>Should only succeed if {@link #canWrite} also returns {@code true}.
 	 * @param context the evaluation context in which the access is being attempted
 	 * @param target the target object upon which the property is being accessed
 	 * @param name the name of the property being accessed