diff --git a/src/example/org/apache/commons/validator/example/ValidateBean.java b/src/example/org/apache/commons/validator/example/ValidateBean.java
index 67c648318..696b6d8c2 100644
--- a/src/example/org/apache/commons/validator/example/ValidateBean.java
+++ b/src/example/org/apache/commons/validator/example/ValidateBean.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.commons.validator.example;
 
-/**                                                       
+/**
  * A simple bean to use with the Validator Example.
  */
 public class ValidateBean {
@@ -26,31 +26,31 @@ public class ValidateBean {
     public void setLastName(String lastName) {
         this.lastName = lastName;
     }
-    
+
     public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
         this.firstName = firstName;
     }
-    
+
     public void setStreet1(String street1) {
         this.street1 = street1;
     }
-    
+
     public void setStreet2(String street2) {
         this.street2 = street2;
     }
-    
+
     public void setCity(String city) {
         this.city = city;
     }
-    
+
     public void setState(String state) {
         this.state = state;
     }
-    
+
     public void setPostalCode(String postalCode) {
         this.postalCode = postalCode;
     }
-    
+
     public void setAge(String age) {
         this.age = age;
     }
@@ -58,31 +58,31 @@ public void setAge(String age) {
     public String getLastName() {
         return this.lastName;
     }
-    
+
     public String getFirstName() {
         return this.firstName;
     }
-    
+
     public String getStreet1() {
         return this.street1;
     }
-    
+
     public String getStreet2() {
         return this.street2;
     }
-    
+
     public String getCity() {
         return this.city;
     }
-    
+
     public String getState() {
         return this.state;
     }
-    
+
     public String getPostalCode() {
         return this.postalCode;
     }
-    
+
     public String getAge() {
         return this.age;
     }
diff --git a/src/example/org/apache/commons/validator/example/ValidateExample.java b/src/example/org/apache/commons/validator/example/ValidateExample.java
index 74992b60a..b53aaecb4 100644
--- a/src/example/org/apache/commons/validator/example/ValidateExample.java
+++ b/src/example/org/apache/commons/validator/example/ValidateExample.java
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 import org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorResults;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
-/**                                                       
- * <p>A simple example of setting up and using the Validator.</p> 
+/**
+ * <p>A simple example of setting up and using the Validator.</p>
  *
  * This simple example shows all the steps needed to set up and use
  * the Validator.  Note that in most cases, some kind of framework
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
 public class ValidateExample {
 
     /**
-     * We need a resource bundle to get our field names and errors messages 
-     * from.  Note that this is not strictly required to make the Validator 
+     * We need a resource bundle to get our field names and errors messages
+     * from.  Note that this is not strictly required to make the Validator
      * work, but is a good coding practice.
      */
     private static ResourceBundle apps =
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ public class ValidateExample {
      */
     public static void main(String[] args)
         throws ValidatorException, IOException, SAXException {
-            
+
         InputStream in = null;
         ValidatorResources resources = null;
-        
+
         try {
-        
+
             // Create a new instance of a ValidatorResource, then get a stream
             // handle on the XML file with the actions in it, and initialize the
             // resources from it.  This would normally be done by a servlet
@@ -73,33 +73,33 @@ public static void main(String[] args)
             // routine.
             in = ValidateExample.class.getResourceAsStream("validator-example.xml");
             resources = new ValidatorResources(in);
-            
+
         } finally {
             // Make sure we close the input stream.
             if (in != null) {
                 in.close();
             }
         }
-        
+
         // Create a test bean to validate against.
         ValidateBean bean = new ValidateBean();
-        
+
         // Create a validator with the ValidateBean actions for the bean
         // we're interested in.
         Validator validator = new Validator(resources, "ValidateBean");
-        
+
         // Tell the validator which bean to validate against.
         validator.setParameter(Validator.BEAN_PARAM, bean);
-        
+
         ValidatorResults results = null;
-        
+
         // Run the validation actions against the bean.  Since all of the properties
         // are null, we expect them all to error out except for street2, which has
         // no validations (it's an optional property)
-        
+
         results = validator.validate();
         printResults(bean, results, resources);
-        
+
         // Now set all the required properties, but make the age a non-integer.
         // You'll notice that age will pass the required test, but fail the int
         // test.
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ public static void main(String[] args)
         bean.setAge("Too Old");
         results = validator.validate();
         printResults(bean, results, resources);
-        
+
         // Now only report failed fields
         validator.setOnlyReturnErrors(true);
         results = validator.validate();
         printResults(bean, results, resources);
-        
+
         // Now everything should pass.
         validator.setOnlyReturnErrors(false);
         bean.setAge("123");
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public static void printResults(
         ValidateBean bean,
         ValidatorResults results,
         ValidatorResources resources) {
-            
+
         boolean success = true;
 
         // Start by getting the form for the current locale and Bean.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/IBANValidator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/IBANValidator.java
index d34544229..c93b7b91e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/IBANValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/validator/routines/IBANValidator.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public RegexValidator getRegexValidator() {
      * Note: the IBAN PDF registry file implies that IBANs can contain lower-case letters.
      * However, several other documents state that IBANs must be upper-case only.
      * [See the comment block following this array.]
-     * 
+     *
      * In the Regexes below, only upper-case is used.
      */
     private static final Validator[] DEFAULT_VALIDATORS = {                   //