Various audit cleanup suggestions.

26 files changed, 135 insertions, 137 deletions

diff --git a/ardor3d-collada/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/collada/jdom/ColladaAnimUtils.java b/ardor3d-collada/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/collada/jdom/ColladaAnimUtils.java
index 811c65b..c8d8439 100644
--- a/ardor3d-collada/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/collada/jdom/ColladaAnimUtils.java
+++ b/ardor3d-collada/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/collada/jdom/ColladaAnimUtils.java
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ public class ColladaAnimUtils {
             String accessorString = targetString.substring(accessorIndex, targetString.length());
             accessorString = accessorString.replace(".", "");
 
-            if (accessorString.startsWith("(")) {
+            if (accessorString.length() > 0 && accessorString.charAt(0) == '(') {
                 int endPara = accessorString.indexOf(")");
                 final String indexXString = accessorString.substring(1, endPara);
                 target.accessorIndexX = Integer.parseInt(indexXString);
@@ -1104,46 +1104,46 @@ public class ColladaAnimUtils {
     private static void getElementString(final Element e, final StringBuilder str, final int depth, final int maxDepth,
             final boolean showDots) {
         addSpacing(str, depth);
-        str.append("<");
+        str.append('<');
         str.append(e.getName());
-        str.append(" ");
+        str.append(' ');
         final List<Attribute> attrs = e.getAttributes();
         for (int i = 0; i < attrs.size(); i++) {
             final Attribute attr = attrs.get(i);
             str.append(attr.getName());
             str.append("=\"");
             str.append(attr.getValue());
-            str.append("\"");
+            str.append('"');
             if (i < attrs.size() - 1) {
-                str.append(" ");
+                str.append(' ');
             }
         }
         if (!e.getChildren().isEmpty() || !"".equals(e.getText())) {
-            str.append(">");
+            str.append('>');
             if (depth < maxDepth) {
-                str.append("\n");
+                str.append('\n');
                 for (final Element child : (List<Element>) e.getChildren()) {
                     getElementString(child, str, depth + 1, maxDepth, showDots);
                 }
                 if (!"".equals(e.getText())) {
                     addSpacing(str, depth + 1);
                     str.append(e.getText());
-                    str.append("\n");
+                    str.append('\n');
                 }
             } else if (showDots) {
-                str.append("\n");
+                str.append('\n');
                 addSpacing(str, depth + 1);
                 str.append("...");
-                str.append("\n");
+                str.append('\n');
             }
             addSpacing(str, depth);
             str.append("</");
             str.append(e.getName());
-            str.append(">");
+            str.append('>');
         } else {
             str.append("/>");
         }
-        str.append("\n");
+        str.append('\n');
     }
 
     private static void addSpacing(final StringBuilder str, final int depth) {
diff --git a/ardor3d-collada/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/collada/jdom/ColladaDOMUtil.java b/ardor3d-collada/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/collada/jdom/ColladaDOMUtil.java
index 28728fd..73287c6 100644
--- a/ardor3d-collada/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/collada/jdom/ColladaDOMUtil.java
+++ b/ardor3d-collada/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/collada/jdom/ColladaDOMUtil.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class ColladaDOMUtil {
     }
 
     private String parseUrl(String baseUrl) {
-        if (baseUrl.startsWith("#")) {
+        if (baseUrl.length() > 1 && baseUrl.charAt(0) == '#') {
             baseUrl = baseUrl.substring(1);
         }
         return baseUrl;
diff --git a/ardor3d-collada/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/collada/jdom/ColladaInputPipe.java b/ardor3d-collada/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/collada/jdom/ColladaInputPipe.java
index 9621973..75704ec 100644
--- a/ardor3d-collada/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/collada/jdom/ColladaInputPipe.java
+++ b/ardor3d-collada/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/collada/jdom/ColladaInputPipe.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class ColladaInputPipe {
                 }
                 // String paramType = param.getAttributeValue("type");
             }
-            if (_paramCount > 1 && skippedParam == true) {
+            if (_paramCount > 1 && skippedParam) {
                 ColladaInputPipe.logger.warning("Parameter skipping not yet supported when parsing sources. "
                         + _source.getAttributeValue("id"));
             }
diff --git a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/input/ControllerState.java b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/input/ControllerState.java
index dca8689..70e8c1c 100644
--- a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/input/ControllerState.java
+++ b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/input/ControllerState.java
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ public class ControllerState {
 

         for (final String controllerStateKey : _controllerStates.keySet()) {

             final Map<String, Float> state = _controllerStates.get(controllerStateKey);

-            stateString.append("[").append(controllerStateKey);

+            stateString.append('[').append(controllerStateKey);

             for (final String stateKey : state.keySet()) {

-                stateString.append("[").append(stateKey).append(":").append(state.get(stateKey)).append("]");

+                stateString.append('[').append(stateKey).append(':').append(state.get(stateKey)).append(']');

             }

-            stateString.append("]");

+            stateString.append(']');

         }

 

         return stateString.toString();

diff --git a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/scenegraph/shape/Tube.java b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/scenegraph/shape/Tube.java
index 5b93988..4f8773f 100644
--- a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/scenegraph/shape/Tube.java
+++ b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/scenegraph/shape/Tube.java
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ import com.ardor3d.util.geom.BufferUtils;
 
 public class Tube extends Mesh {
 
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-
-    public static long getSerialVersionUID() {
-        return serialVersionUID;
-    }
-
     private int _axisSamples;
     private int _radialSamples;
 
@@ -137,43 +131,43 @@ public class Tube extends Mesh {
         // outer cylinder
         for (int radialCount = 0; radialCount < _radialSamples + 1; radialCount++) {
             for (int axisCount = 0; axisCount < _axisSamples + 1; axisCount++) {
-                _meshData.getVertexBuffer().put((float) (cos[radialCount % _radialSamples] * _outerRadius)).put(
-                        (float) (axisStep * axisCount - halfHeight)).put(
-                        (float) (sin[radialCount % _radialSamples] * _outerRadius));
+                _meshData.getVertexBuffer().put((float) (cos[radialCount % _radialSamples] * _outerRadius))
+                        .put((float) (axisStep * axisCount - halfHeight))
+                        .put((float) (sin[radialCount % _radialSamples] * _outerRadius));
                 if (_viewInside) {
-                    _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put((float) cos[radialCount % _radialSamples]).put(0).put(
-                            (float) sin[radialCount % _radialSamples]);
+                    _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put((float) cos[radialCount % _radialSamples]).put(0)
+                            .put((float) sin[radialCount % _radialSamples]);
                 } else {
-                    _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put((float) -cos[radialCount % _radialSamples]).put(0).put(
-                            (float) -sin[radialCount % _radialSamples]);
+                    _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put((float) -cos[radialCount % _radialSamples]).put(0)
+                            .put((float) -sin[radialCount % _radialSamples]);
                 }
-                _meshData.getTextureCoords(0).getBuffer().put((float) (radialCount * inverseRadial)).put(
-                        (float) (axisTextureStep * axisCount));
+                _meshData.getTextureCoords(0).getBuffer().put((float) (radialCount * inverseRadial))
+                        .put((float) (axisTextureStep * axisCount));
             }
         }
         // inner cylinder
         for (int radialCount = 0; radialCount < _radialSamples + 1; radialCount++) {
             for (int axisCount = 0; axisCount < _axisSamples + 1; axisCount++) {
-                _meshData.getVertexBuffer().put((float) (cos[radialCount % _radialSamples] * _innerRadius)).put(
-                        (float) (axisStep * axisCount - halfHeight)).put(
-                        (float) (sin[radialCount % _radialSamples] * _innerRadius));
+                _meshData.getVertexBuffer().put((float) (cos[radialCount % _radialSamples] * _innerRadius))
+                        .put((float) (axisStep * axisCount - halfHeight))
+                        .put((float) (sin[radialCount % _radialSamples] * _innerRadius));
                 if (_viewInside) {
-                    _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put((float) -cos[radialCount % _radialSamples]).put(0).put(
-                            (float) -sin[radialCount % _radialSamples]);
+                    _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put((float) -cos[radialCount % _radialSamples]).put(0)
+                            .put((float) -sin[radialCount % _radialSamples]);
                 } else {
-                    _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put((float) cos[radialCount % _radialSamples]).put(0).put(
-                            (float) sin[radialCount % _radialSamples]);
+                    _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put((float) cos[radialCount % _radialSamples]).put(0)
+                            .put((float) sin[radialCount % _radialSamples]);
                 }
-                _meshData.getTextureCoords(0).getBuffer().put((float) (radialCount * inverseRadial)).put(
-                        (float) (axisTextureStep * axisCount));
+                _meshData.getTextureCoords(0).getBuffer().put((float) (radialCount * inverseRadial))
+                        .put((float) (axisTextureStep * axisCount));
             }
         }
         // bottom edge
         for (int radialCount = 0; radialCount < _radialSamples; radialCount++) {
-            _meshData.getVertexBuffer().put((float) (cos[radialCount] * _outerRadius)).put((float) -halfHeight).put(
-                    (float) (sin[radialCount] * _outerRadius));
-            _meshData.getVertexBuffer().put((float) (cos[radialCount] * _innerRadius)).put((float) -halfHeight).put(
-                    (float) (sin[radialCount] * _innerRadius));
+            _meshData.getVertexBuffer().put((float) (cos[radialCount] * _outerRadius)).put((float) -halfHeight)
+                    .put((float) (sin[radialCount] * _outerRadius));
+            _meshData.getVertexBuffer().put((float) (cos[radialCount] * _innerRadius)).put((float) -halfHeight)
+                    .put((float) (sin[radialCount] * _innerRadius));
             if (_viewInside) {
                 _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put(0).put(1).put(0);
                 _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put(0).put(1).put(0);
@@ -181,17 +175,17 @@ public class Tube extends Mesh {
                 _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put(0).put(-1).put(0);
                 _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put(0).put(-1).put(0);
             }
-            _meshData.getTextureCoords(0).getBuffer().put((float) (0.5 + 0.5 * cos[radialCount])).put(
-                    (float) (0.5 + 0.5 * sin[radialCount]));
+            _meshData.getTextureCoords(0).getBuffer().put((float) (0.5 + 0.5 * cos[radialCount]))
+                    .put((float) (0.5 + 0.5 * sin[radialCount]));
             _meshData.getTextureCoords(0).getBuffer().put((float) (0.5 + innerOuterRatio * 0.5 * cos[radialCount]))
                     .put((float) (0.5 + innerOuterRatio * 0.5 * sin[radialCount]));
         }
         // top edge
         for (int radialCount = 0; radialCount < _radialSamples; radialCount++) {
-            _meshData.getVertexBuffer().put((float) (cos[radialCount] * _outerRadius)).put((float) halfHeight).put(
-                    (float) (sin[radialCount] * _outerRadius));
-            _meshData.getVertexBuffer().put((float) (cos[radialCount] * _innerRadius)).put((float) halfHeight).put(
-                    (float) (sin[radialCount] * _innerRadius));
+            _meshData.getVertexBuffer().put((float) (cos[radialCount] * _outerRadius)).put((float) halfHeight)
+                    .put((float) (sin[radialCount] * _outerRadius));
+            _meshData.getVertexBuffer().put((float) (cos[radialCount] * _innerRadius)).put((float) halfHeight)
+                    .put((float) (sin[radialCount] * _innerRadius));
             if (_viewInside) {
                 _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put(0).put(-1).put(0);
                 _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put(0).put(-1).put(0);
@@ -199,8 +193,8 @@ public class Tube extends Mesh {
                 _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put(0).put(1).put(0);
                 _meshData.getNormalBuffer().put(0).put(1).put(0);
             }
-            _meshData.getTextureCoords(0).getBuffer().put((float) (0.5 + 0.5 * cos[radialCount])).put(
-                    (float) (0.5 + 0.5 * sin[radialCount]));
+            _meshData.getTextureCoords(0).getBuffer().put((float) (0.5 + 0.5 * cos[radialCount]))
+                    .put((float) (0.5 + 0.5 * sin[radialCount]));
             _meshData.getTextureCoords(0).getBuffer().put((float) (0.5 + innerOuterRatio * 0.5 * cos[radialCount]))
                     .put((float) (0.5 + innerOuterRatio * 0.5 * sin[radialCount]));
         }
diff --git a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/ui/text/BMFont.java b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/ui/text/BMFont.java
index 9e9e343..9d5991e 100644
--- a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/ui/text/BMFont.java
+++ b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/ui/text/BMFont.java
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public class BMFont implements Savable {
             xml.append(_info.padding[i]);

 

             if (i < (_info.padding.length - 1)) {

-                xml.append(",");

+                xml.append(',');

             }

         }

 

@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public class BMFont implements Savable {
             xml.append(_info.spacing[i]);

 

             if (i < (_info.spacing.length - 1)) {

-                xml.append(",");

+                xml.append(',');

             }

         }

 

@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ public class BMFont implements Savable {
 

         void setUseBlend(final boolean blend) {

             _useBlend = blend;

-            if (blend == false) {

+            if (!_useBlend) {

                 blendState.setBlendEnabled(false);

                 blendState.setReference(_blendDisabledTestRef);

                 zBuffState.setWritable(true);

diff --git a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/GameTaskQueue.java b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/GameTaskQueue.java
index 3ae77d5..0aab109 100644
--- a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/GameTaskQueue.java
+++ b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/GameTaskQueue.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class GameTaskQueue {
      */
     public void setExecuteMultiple(final boolean executeMultiple) {
         _executeMultiple.set(executeMultiple);
-        if (executeMultiple == true) {
+        if (executeMultiple) {
             _executionTime = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
         }
     }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class GameTaskQueue {
      * @return -1 if executeAll is false, else min time allocated for task execution per frame
      */
     public long getExecutionTime() {
-        if (_executeMultiple.get() == false) {
+        if (!_executeMultiple.get()) {
             return -1;
         }
         return _executionTime;
diff --git a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/export/xml/DOMOutputCapsule.java b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/export/xml/DOMOutputCapsule.java
index b07df78..ce2e9c7 100644
--- a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/export/xml/DOMOutputCapsule.java
+++ b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/export/xml/DOMOutputCapsule.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
         }
         for (final byte b : value) {
             buf.append(b);
-            buf.append(" ");
+            buf.append(' ');
         }
         // remove last space
         buf.setLength(buf.length() - 1);
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
         for (final byte[] bs : value) {
             for (final byte b : bs) {
                 buf.append(b);
-                buf.append(" ");
+                buf.append(' ');
             }
-            buf.append(" ");
+            buf.append(' ');
         }
         // remove last spaces
         buf.setLength(buf.length() - 2);
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
 
         for (final int b : value) {
             buf.append(b);
-            buf.append(" ");
+            buf.append(' ');
         }
         // remove last space
         buf.setLength(Math.max(0, buf.length() - 1));
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
         }
         for (final float b : value) {
             buf.append(b);
-            buf.append(" ");
+            buf.append(' ');
         }
         // remove last space
         buf.setLength(buf.length() - 1);
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
         for (final float[] bs : value) {
             for (final float b : bs) {
                 buf.append(b);
-                buf.append(" ");
+                buf.append(' ');
             }
         }
         // remove last space
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
         }
         for (final double b : value) {
             buf.append(b);
-            buf.append(" ");
+            buf.append(' ');
         }
         // remove last space
         buf.setLength(buf.length() - 1);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
         }
         for (final long b : value) {
             buf.append(b);
-            buf.append(" ");
+            buf.append(' ');
         }
         // remove last space
         buf.setLength(buf.length() - 1);
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
         }
         for (final short b : value) {
             buf.append(b);
-            buf.append(" ");
+            buf.append(' ');
         }
         // remove last space
         buf.setLength(buf.length() - 1);
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
         }
         for (final boolean b : value) {
             buf.append(b);
-            buf.append(" ");
+            buf.append(' ');
         }
         // remove last space
         buf.setLength(Math.max(0, buf.length() - 1));
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
         final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
         for (int i = value.nextSetBit(0); i >= 0; i = value.nextSetBit(i + 1)) {
             buf.append(i);
-            buf.append(" ");
+            buf.append(' ');
         }
         buf.setLength(Math.max(0, buf.length() - 1));
         _currentElement.setAttribute(name, buf.toString());
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
         value.rewind();
         while (value.hasRemaining()) {
             buf.append(value.get());
-            buf.append(" ");
+            buf.append(' ');
         }
         buf.setLength(Math.max(0, buf.length() - 1));
         value.position(pos);
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
         value.rewind();
         while (value.hasRemaining()) {
             buf.append(value.get());
-            buf.append(" ");
+            buf.append(' ');
         }
         buf.setLength(buf.length() - 1);
         value.position(pos);
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
         value.rewind();
         while (value.hasRemaining()) {
             buf.append(value.get());
-            buf.append(" ");
+            buf.append(' ');
         }
         buf.setLength(buf.length() - 1);
         value.position(pos);
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ public class DOMOutputCapsule implements OutputCapsule {
         value.rewind();
         while (value.hasRemaining()) {
             buf.append(value.get());
-            buf.append(" ");
+            buf.append(' ');
         }
         buf.setLength(buf.length() - 1);
         value.position(pos);
diff --git a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/export/xml/DOMSerializer.java b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/export/xml/DOMSerializer.java
index eef7b79..34000f0 100644
--- a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/export/xml/DOMSerializer.java
+++ b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/export/xml/DOMSerializer.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class DOMSerializer {
     public void setIndent(final int numSpaces) {
         final StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
         for (int i = 0; i < numSpaces; i++) {
-            buffer.append("\t");
+            buffer.append('\t');
         }
         _indent = buffer.toString();
     }
diff --git a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/geom/BufferUtils.java b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/geom/BufferUtils.java
index ebe13ca..6017a8b 100644
--- a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/geom/BufferUtils.java
+++ b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/geom/BufferUtils.java
@@ -1683,13 +1683,13 @@ public final class BufferUtils {
         if (store == null) {
             store = new StringBuilder();
         }
-        store.append("Existing buffers: ").append(bufs.size()).append("\n");
+        store.append("Existing buffers: ").append(bufs.size()).append('\n');
         store.append("(b: ").append(bBufs).append("  f: ").append(fBufs).append("  i: ").append(iBufs).append("  s: ")
-                .append(sBufs).append("  d: ").append(dBufs).append(")").append("\n");
+                .append(sBufs).append("  d: ").append(dBufs).append(')').append('\n');
         store.append("Total direct memory held: ").append(totalHeld / 1024).append("kb\n");
         store.append("(b: ").append(bBufsM / 1024).append("kb  f: ").append(fBufsM / 1024).append("kb  i: ")
                 .append(iBufsM / 1024).append("kb  s: ").append(sBufsM / 1024).append("kb  d: ").append(dBufsM / 1024)
-                .append("kb)").append("\n");
+                .append("kb)").append('\n');
         if (printStout) {
             System.out.println(store.toString());
         }
diff --git a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/geom/NormalGenerator.java b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/geom/NormalGenerator.java
index aa9d32a..35c4a41 100644
--- a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/geom/NormalGenerator.java
+++ b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/geom/NormalGenerator.java
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ public class NormalGenerator {
             for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
                 final Edge edge = edges[i];
                 if (edge == null) {
-                    result.append("?");
+                    result.append('?');
                 } else {
                     if (edge.newI0 > -1) {
                         result.append(edge.newI0);
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ public class NormalGenerator {
                     result.append(", ");
                 }
             }
-            result.append(")");
+            result.append(')');
             return result.toString();
         }
     }
diff --git a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/stat/graph/TabledLabelGrapher.java b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/stat/graph/TabledLabelGrapher.java
index 359c158..bd32181 100644
--- a/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/stat/graph/TabledLabelGrapher.java
+++ b/ardor3d-core/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/util/stat/graph/TabledLabelGrapher.java
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public class TabledLabelGrapher extends AbstractStatGrapher {
 
         final StringBuilder format = new StringBuilder(decimals > 0 ? "0.0" : "0");
         for (int x = 1; x < decimals; x++) {
-            format.append("0");
+            format.append('0');
         }
 
         return new DecimalFormat(format.toString()).format(val) + post;
diff --git a/ardor3d-effects/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/effect/particle/AnimationEntry.java b/ardor3d-effects/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/effect/particle/AnimationEntry.java
index 56e5121..13d2554 100644
--- a/ardor3d-effects/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/effect/particle/AnimationEntry.java
+++ b/ardor3d-effects/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/effect/particle/AnimationEntry.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class AnimationEntry implements Savable {
         final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
         for (final int frame : frames) {
             sb.append(frame);
-            sb.append(",");
+            sb.append(',');
         }
         return sb.substring(0, sb.length() - 1);
     }
diff --git a/ardor3d-effects/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/effect/particle/ParticleSystem.java b/ardor3d-effects/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/effect/particle/ParticleSystem.java
index 351470e..aa41a49 100644
--- a/ardor3d-effects/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/effect/particle/ParticleSystem.java
+++ b/ardor3d-effects/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/effect/particle/ParticleSystem.java
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ import com.ardor3d.util.geom.BufferUtils;
 public abstract class ParticleSystem extends Node {

     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ParticleSystem.class.getName());

 

-    protected static final long serialVersionUID = 2L;

-

     public enum ParticleType {

         Quad, Triangle, Point, Line, GeomMesh;

     }

diff --git a/ardor3d-effects/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/effect/particle/RampEntry.java b/ardor3d-effects/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/effect/particle/RampEntry.java
index 2e014d7..690532a 100644
--- a/ardor3d-effects/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/effect/particle/RampEntry.java
+++ b/ardor3d-effects/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/effect/particle/RampEntry.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class RampEntry implements Savable {
             builder.append(convColorToHex(_color).toUpperCase());
             builder.append(" a: ");
             builder.append((int) (_color.getAlpha() * 100));
-            builder.append("%");
+            builder.append('%');
         }
 
         if (_size != DEFAULT_SIZE) {
diff --git a/ardor3d-examples/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/example/ExampleRunner.java b/ardor3d-examples/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/example/ExampleRunner.java
index d60f204..32f638a 100644
--- a/ardor3d-examples/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/example/ExampleRunner.java
+++ b/ardor3d-examples/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/example/ExampleRunner.java
@@ -642,7 +642,8 @@ public class ExampleRunner extends JFrame {
                      * @see FileFilter

                      */

                     public boolean accept(final File pathname) {

-                        return (pathname.isDirectory() && !pathname.getName().startsWith("."))

+                        return (pathname.isDirectory() && (pathname.getName().length() == 0 || pathname.getName()

+                                .charAt(0) != '.'))

                                 || (pathname.getName().endsWith(".class") && pathname.getName().indexOf('$') < 0);

                     }

                 };

@@ -661,7 +662,7 @@ public class ExampleRunner extends JFrame {
             if (name.endsWith(".class") && name.indexOf('$') < 0) {

                 String classname = name.substring(0, name.length() - ".class".length());

 

-                if (classname.startsWith("/")) {

+                if (classname.length() > 0 && classname.charAt(0) == '/') {

                     classname = classname.substring(1);

                 }

                 classname = classname.replace('/', '.');

diff --git a/ardor3d-examples/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/example/pipeline/ScenegraphTree.java b/ardor3d-examples/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/example/pipeline/ScenegraphTree.java
index b1d78aa..38612f2 100644
--- a/ardor3d-examples/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/example/pipeline/ScenegraphTree.java
+++ b/ardor3d-examples/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/example/pipeline/ScenegraphTree.java
@@ -70,27 +70,27 @@ public class ScenegraphTree {
 
             str.append(spatial.getName());
             str.append(" - ");
-            str.append(spatial.getClass().getName()).append("\n");
+            str.append(spatial.getClass().getName()).append('\n');
 
             if (spatial instanceof Mesh) {
                 final Mesh mesh = (Mesh) spatial;
                 str.append("Primitives: ");
-                str.append(mesh.getMeshData().getTotalPrimitiveCount()).append("\n");
+                str.append(mesh.getMeshData().getTotalPrimitiveCount()).append('\n');
                 str.append("Index mode: ");
-                str.append(mesh.getMeshData().getIndexMode(0)).append("\n");
+                str.append(mesh.getMeshData().getIndexMode(0)).append('\n');
             }
 
-            str.append(spatial.getTransform()).append("\n");
+            str.append(spatial.getTransform()).append('\n');
             if (spatial.getWorldBound() != null) {
-                str.append(spatial.getWorldBound()).append("\n");
+                str.append(spatial.getWorldBound()).append('\n');
             }
 
-            str.append("\n");
+            str.append('\n');
             final SceneHints sceneHints = spatial.getSceneHints();
             str.append("Cull hint: ");
-            str.append(sceneHints.getCullHint()).append("\n");
+            str.append(sceneHints.getCullHint()).append('\n');
             str.append("Bucket: ");
-            str.append(sceneHints.getRenderBucketType()).append("\n");
+            str.append(sceneHints.getRenderBucketType()).append('\n');
 
             textArea.setText(str.toString());
         }
diff --git a/ardor3d-extras/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/obj/ObjImporter.java b/ardor3d-extras/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/obj/ObjImporter.java
index 0cfc59a..e41cae6 100644
--- a/ardor3d-extras/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/obj/ObjImporter.java
+++ b/ardor3d-extras/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/model/obj/ObjImporter.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class ObjImporter {
                 }
 
                 // ignore comments. goto next line
-                if (line.startsWith("#")) {
+                if (line.length() > 0 && line.charAt(0) == '#') {
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ public class ObjImporter {
                 }
 
                 // ignore comments. goto next line
-                if (line.startsWith("#") || line.length() == 0) {
+                if (line.length() == 0 || line.charAt(0) == '#') {
                     continue;
                 }
 
diff --git a/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/ColorRGBA.java b/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/ColorRGBA.java
index ea11e50..a6879cd 100644
--- a/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/ColorRGBA.java
+++ b/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/ColorRGBA.java
@@ -443,19 +443,19 @@ public class ColorRGBA implements Cloneable, Savable, Externalizable, ReadOnlyCo
         final String blue = Integer.toHexString(Math.round(MathUtils.clamp(getBlue(), 0f, 1f) * 255));
         final String alpha = Integer.toHexString(Math.round(MathUtils.clamp(getAlpha(), 0f, 1f) * 255));
         if (red.length() < 2) {
-            sb.append("0");
+            sb.append('0');
         }
         sb.append(red);
         if (green.length() < 2) {
-            sb.append("0");
+            sb.append('0');
         }
         sb.append(green);
         if (blue.length() < 2) {
-            sb.append("0");
+            sb.append('0');
         }
         sb.append(blue);
         if (alpha.length() < 2) {
-            sb.append("0");
+            sb.append('0');
         }
         sb.append(alpha);
         return sb.toString();
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ public class ColorRGBA implements Cloneable, Savable, Externalizable, ReadOnlyCo
         }
 
         // XXX: should we parse words too? eg 'red'...
-        if (!colorString.startsWith("#")) {
+        if (colorString.length() == 0 || colorString.charAt(0) != '#') {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("must start with #.");
         }
 
diff --git a/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/FastMath.java b/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/FastMath.java
index 6ef29eb..0b45885 100644
--- a/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/FastMath.java
+++ b/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/FastMath.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public enum FastMath {
     /** inverseSqrt: (0,‚àû) -> (0,‚àû) **/
     public final static double inverseSqrt(double x) {
         final double xhalves = 0.5d * x;
-        x = Double.longBitsToDouble(0x5FE6EB50C7B537AAl - (Double.doubleToRawLongBits(x) >> 1));
+        x = Double.longBitsToDouble(0x5FE6EB50C7B537AAL - (Double.doubleToRawLongBits(x) >> 1));
         return x * (1.5d - xhalves * x * x); // more iterations possible
     }
 
diff --git a/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/Matrix3.java b/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/Matrix3.java
index a13ddc4..78a9b16 100644
--- a/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/Matrix3.java
+++ b/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/Matrix3.java
@@ -1705,31 +1705,31 @@ public class Matrix3 implements Cloneable, Savable, Externalizable, ReadOnlyMatr
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         final StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer("com.ardor3d.math.Matrix3\n[\n");
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m00);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m01);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m02);
         result.append(" \n");
 
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m10);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m11);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m12);
         result.append(" \n");
 
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m20);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m21);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m22);
         result.append(" \n");
 
-        result.append("]");
+        result.append(']');
         return result.toString();
     }
 
diff --git a/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/Matrix4.java b/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/Matrix4.java
index 9b2131f..8d21433 100644
--- a/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/Matrix4.java
+++ b/ardor3d-math/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/math/Matrix4.java
@@ -2099,47 +2099,47 @@ public class Matrix4 implements Cloneable, Savable, Externalizable, ReadOnlyMatr
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         final StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer("com.ardor3d.math.Matrix4\n[\n");
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m00);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m01);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m02);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m03);
         result.append(" \n");
 
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m10);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m11);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m12);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m13);
         result.append(" \n");
 
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m20);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m21);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m22);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m23);
         result.append(" \n");
 
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m30);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m31);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m32);
-        result.append(" ");
+        result.append(' ');
         result.append(_m33);
         result.append(" \n");
 
-        result.append("]");
+        result.append(']');
         return result.toString();
     }
 
diff --git a/ardor3d-terrain/src/test/java/com/ardor3d/extension/terrain/util/TestRGB.java b/ardor3d-terrain/src/test/java/com/ardor3d/extension/terrain/util/TestRGB.java
index 13f530c..887a85c 100644
--- a/ardor3d-terrain/src/test/java/com/ardor3d/extension/terrain/util/TestRGB.java
+++ b/ardor3d-terrain/src/test/java/com/ardor3d/extension/terrain/util/TestRGB.java
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ package com.ardor3d.extension.terrain.util;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import com.ardor3d.extension.terrain.util.IntColorUtils;
-
 public class TestRGB {
     @Test
     public void testLerp() throws Exception {
diff --git a/ardor3d-terrain/src/test/java/com/ardor3d/extension/terrain/util/TestRegion.java b/ardor3d-terrain/src/test/java/com/ardor3d/extension/terrain/util/TestRegion.java
index 4e1c700..66f3345 100644
--- a/ardor3d-terrain/src/test/java/com/ardor3d/extension/terrain/util/TestRegion.java
+++ b/ardor3d-terrain/src/test/java/com/ardor3d/extension/terrain/util/TestRegion.java
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import junit.framework.Assert;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import com.ardor3d.extension.terrain.util.Region;
-
 public class TestRegion {
     @Test
     public void testIntersects() throws Exception {
diff --git a/ardor3d-ui/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/ui/text/parser/ForumLikeMarkupParser.java b/ardor3d-ui/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/ui/text/parser/ForumLikeMarkupParser.java
index 405ff5b..6afa78f 100644
--- a/ardor3d-ui/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/ui/text/parser/ForumLikeMarkupParser.java
+++ b/ardor3d-ui/src/main/java/com/ardor3d/extension/ui/text/parser/ForumLikeMarkupParser.java
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ public class ForumLikeMarkupParser implements StyleParser {
                         index++;
                         continue;
                     } else {
-                        rVal.append("\\");
+                        rVal.append('\\');
                         rVal.append(token);
                         index += token.length() + 1;
                         continue;
                     }
                 } else {
-                    rVal.append("\\");
+                    rVal.append('\\');
                     index++;
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ public class ForumLikeMarkupParser implements StyleParser {
                     endSpan(StyleConstants.KEY_FAMILY, store, index, buildingSpans);
                 } else {
                     // not really a tag, so put it back.
-                    rVal.append("[");
+                    rVal.append('[');
                     rVal.append(currTagText);
-                    rVal.append("]");
+                    rVal.append(']');
                     tagStatus = TagStatus.NONE;
                 }
 
diff --git a/trunk/ardor3d-examples/ardorSettings.properties b/trunk/ardor3d-examples/ardorSettings.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3686ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trunk/ardor3d-examples/ardorSettings.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#Game Settings written by com.ardor3d.example.PropertiesGameSettings at Sun Nov 18 22:22:52 CST 2012

+#Sun Nov 18 22:22:52 CST 2012

+SAMPLES=0

+FREQ=-1

+WIDTH=1024

+RENDERER=JOGL

+HEIGHT=768

+DEPTH=24

+FULLSCREEN=false