Merge branch '2.19'

Author: cowtowncoder

.github/workflows/cifuzz.yml

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         dry-run: false
         language: jvm
     - name: Upload Crash
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@6f51ac03b9356f520e9adb1b1b7802705f340c2b # v4.5.0
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@65c4c4a1ddee5b72f698fdd19549f0f0fb45cf08 # v4.6.0
       if: failure() && steps.build.outcome == 'success'
       with:
         name: artifacts

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ jobs:
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@48ab28a6f5dbc2a99bf1e0131198dd8f1df78169 # v3.28.0
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@dd746615b3b9d728a6a37ca2045b68ca76d4841a # v3.28.8
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
 
     - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@48ab28a6f5dbc2a99bf1e0131198dd8f1df78169 # v3.28.0
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@dd746615b3b9d728a6a37ca2045b68ca76d4841a # v3.28.8
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@48ab28a6f5dbc2a99bf1e0131198dd8f1df78169 # v3.28.0
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@dd746615b3b9d728a6a37ca2045b68ca76d4841a # v3.28.8

.github/workflows/dep_build_v2.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
     - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@7a6d8a8234af8eb26422e24e3006232cccaa061b # v4.6.0
+      uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
       with:
         distribution: 'temurin'
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java_version }}

.github/workflows/dep_build_v3.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         ref: master
     - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@7a6d8a8234af8eb26422e24e3006232cccaa061b # v4.6.0
+      uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
       with:
         distribution: 'temurin'
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java_version }}

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
     - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@7a6d8a8234af8eb26422e24e3006232cccaa061b # v4.6.0
+      uses: actions/setup-java@3a4f6e1af504cf6a31855fa899c6aa5355ba6c12 # v4.7.0
       with:
         distribution: 'temurin'
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java_version }}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
       run: ./mvnw -B -q -ff -ntp test
     - name: Publish code coverage
       if: ${{ matrix.release_build && github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@1e68e06f1dbfde0e4cefc87efeba9e4643565303 # v5.1.2
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@13ce06bfc6bbe3ecf90edbbf1bc32fe5978ca1d3 # v5.3.1
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
         file: ./target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml

src/main/java/tools/jackson/databind/DeserializationFeature.java

@@ -343,15 +343,15 @@ public enum DeserializationFeature implements ConfigFeature
 
     /**
      * Feature that can be enabled to allow JSON empty String
-     * value ("") to be bound as `null` for POJOs and other structured
+     * value ({@code ""}) to be bound as {@code null} for POJOs and other structured
      * values ({@link java.util.Map}s, {@link java.util.Collection}s).
-     * If disabled, standard POJOs can only be bound from JSON `null` or
+     * If disabled, standard POJOs can only be bound from JSON {@code null} or
      * JSON Object (standard meaning that no custom deserializers or
      * constructors are defined; both of which can add support for other
      * kinds of JSON values); if enabled, empty JSON String can be taken
      * to be equivalent of JSON null.
      *<p>
-     * NOTE: this does NOT apply to scalar values such as booleans, numbers
+     * NOTE: this does NOT apply to scalar values such as Strings, booleans, numbers
      * and date/time types;
      * whether these can be coerced depends on
      * {@link MapperFeature#ALLOW_COERCION_OF_SCALARS}.
@@ -362,12 +362,12 @@ public enum DeserializationFeature implements ConfigFeature
 
     /**
      * Feature that can be enabled to allow empty JSON Array
-     * value (that is, <code>[ ]</code>) to be bound to POJOs as `null`.
-     * If disabled, standard POJOs can only be bound from JSON `null` or
+     * value (that is, {@code[ ]} to be bound to POJOs {@code null}.
+     * If disabled, standard POJOs can only be bound from JSON {@code null} or
      * JSON Object (standard meaning that no custom deserializers or
      * constructors are defined; both of which can add support for other
      * kinds of JSON values); if enabled, empty JSON Array will be taken
-     * to be equivalent of JSON null.
+     * to be equivalent of JSON {@code null}.
      *<p>
      * Feature is disabled by default.
      */