--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/PipedWriter.java	Tue Sep 24 10:04:13 2019 +0000
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/PipedWriter.java	Tue Sep 24 09:43:43 2019 +0100
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     /**
      * Creates a piped writer connected to the specified piped
      * reader. Data characters written to this stream will then be
-     * available as input from <code>snk</code>.
+     * available as input from {@code snk}.
      *
      * @param      snk   The piped reader to connect to.
      * @throws     IOException  if an I/O error occurs.
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@
     /**
      * Connects this piped writer to a receiver. If this object
      * is already connected to some other piped reader, an
-     * <code>IOException</code> is thrown.
+     * {@code IOException} is thrown.
      * <p>
-     * If <code>snk</code> is an unconnected piped reader and
-     * <code>src</code> is an unconnected piped writer, they may
+     * If {@code snk} is an unconnected piped reader and
+     * {@code src} is an unconnected piped writer, they may
      * be connected by either the call:
      * <blockquote><pre>
      * src.connect(snk)</pre></blockquote>
@@ -104,16 +104,16 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Writes the specified <code>char</code> to the piped output stream.
+     * Writes the specified {@code char} to the piped output stream.
      * If a thread was reading data characters from the connected piped input
      * stream, but the thread is no longer alive, then an
-     * <code>IOException</code> is thrown.
+     * {@code IOException} is thrown.
      * <p>
-     * Implements the <code>write</code> method of <code>Writer</code>.
+     * Implements the {@code write} method of {@code Writer}.
      *
-     * @param   c   the <code>char</code> to be written.
+     * @param   c   the {@code char} to be written.
      * @throw   IOException  if the pipe is
-     *          <a href=PipedOutputStream.html#BROKEN> <code>broken</code></a>,
+     *          <a href=PipedOutputStream.html#BROKEN> {@code broken}</a>,
      *          {@link #connect(java.io.PipedReader) unconnected}, closed
      *          or an I/O error occurs.
      */
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
      *          of the given array
      *
      * @throws  IOException  if the pipe is
-     *          <a href=PipedOutputStream.html#BROKEN><code>broken</code></a>,
+     *          <a href=PipedOutputStream.html#BROKEN>{@code broken}</a>,
      *          {@link #connect(java.io.PipedReader) unconnected}, closed
      *          or an I/O error occurs.
      */