diff --git a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/CachedRowSetImpl.java b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/CachedRowSetImpl.java
index 414476590db957b5b8bbcb69ba31d7e83da394c0..cce2997202b31a9357f46d9a319329cee5b56d23 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/CachedRowSetImpl.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/CachedRowSetImpl.java
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
 
         iMatchColumns = new Vector(10);
         for(int i = 0; i < 10 ; i++) {
-           iMatchColumns.add(i,new Integer(-1));
+           iMatchColumns.add(i,Integer.valueOf(-1));
         }
 
         strMatchColumns = new Vector(10);
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
         tMap = new TreeMap();
 
         for (int i = 0; i<numRows; i++) {
-            tMap.put(new Integer(i), rvh.get(i));
+            tMap.put(Integer.valueOf(i), rvh.get(i));
         }
 
         return (tMap.values());
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
             return (byte)0;
         }
         try {
-            return ((new Byte(value.toString())).byteValue());
+            return ((Byte.valueOf(value.toString())).byteValue());
         } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
             throw new SQLException(MessageFormat.format(resBundle.handleGetObject("cachedrowsetimpl.bytefail").toString(),
                   new Object[] {value.toString().trim(), columnIndex}));
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
         }
 
         try {
-            return ((new Short(value.toString().trim())).shortValue());
+            return ((Short.valueOf(value.toString().trim())).shortValue());
         } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
             throw new SQLException(MessageFormat.format(resBundle.handleGetObject("cachedrowsetimpl.shortfail").toString(),
                   new Object[] {value.toString().trim(), columnIndex}));
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
         }
 
         try {
-            return ((new Integer(value.toString().trim())).intValue());
+            return ((Integer.valueOf(value.toString().trim())).intValue());
         } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
             throw new SQLException(MessageFormat.format(resBundle.handleGetObject("cachedrowsetimpl.intfail").toString(),
                   new Object[] {value.toString().trim(), columnIndex}));
@@ -1941,7 +1941,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
             return (long)0;
         }
         try {
-            return ((new Long(value.toString().trim())).longValue());
+            return ((Long.valueOf(value.toString().trim())).longValue());
         } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
             throw new SQLException(MessageFormat.format(resBundle.handleGetObject("cachedrowsetimpl.longfail").toString(),
                   new Object[] {value.toString().trim(), columnIndex}));
@@ -4019,18 +4019,18 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
         try {
             switch (trgType) {
                 case java.sql.Types.BIT:
-                    Integer i = new Integer(srcObj.toString().trim());
-                    return i.equals(new Integer((int)0)) ?
-                    new Boolean(false) :
-                        new Boolean(true);
+                    Integer i = Integer.valueOf(srcObj.toString().trim());
+                    return i.equals(Integer.valueOf((int)0)) ?
+                    Boolean.valueOf(false) :
+                        Boolean.valueOf(true);
                 case java.sql.Types.TINYINT:
-                    return new Byte(srcObj.toString().trim());
+                    return Byte.valueOf(srcObj.toString().trim());
                 case java.sql.Types.SMALLINT:
-                    return new Short(srcObj.toString().trim());
+                    return Short.valueOf(srcObj.toString().trim());
                 case java.sql.Types.INTEGER:
-                    return new Integer(srcObj.toString().trim());
+                    return Integer.valueOf(srcObj.toString().trim());
                 case java.sql.Types.BIGINT:
-                    return new Long(srcObj.toString().trim());
+                    return Long.valueOf(srcObj.toString().trim());
                 case java.sql.Types.NUMERIC:
                 case java.sql.Types.DECIMAL:
                     return new BigDecimal(srcObj.toString().trim());
@@ -4186,12 +4186,12 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
         try {
             switch (trgType) {
                 case java.sql.Types.BIT:
-                    Integer i = new Integer(srcObj.toString().trim());
-                    return i.equals(new Integer((int)0)) ?
-                    new Boolean(false) :
-                        new Boolean(true);
+                    Integer i = Integer.valueOf(srcObj.toString().trim());
+                    return i.equals(Integer.valueOf((int)0)) ?
+                    Boolean.valueOf(false) :
+                        Boolean.valueOf(true);
                 case java.sql.Types.BOOLEAN:
-                    return new Boolean(srcObj.toString().trim());
+                    return Boolean.valueOf(srcObj.toString().trim());
                 default:
                     throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("cachedrowsetimpl.dtypemismt").toString()+ trgType);
             }
@@ -4265,7 +4265,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
         checkIndex(columnIndex);
         // make sure the cursor is on a valid row
         checkCursor();
-        Object obj = convertBoolean(new Boolean(x),
+        Object obj = convertBoolean(Boolean.valueOf(x),
         java.sql.Types.BIT,
         RowSetMD.getColumnType(columnIndex));
 
@@ -4301,7 +4301,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
         // make sure the cursor is on a valid row
         checkCursor();
 
-        Object obj = convertNumeric(new Byte(x),
+        Object obj = convertNumeric(Byte.valueOf(x),
         java.sql.Types.TINYINT,
         RowSetMD.getColumnType(columnIndex));
 
@@ -4337,7 +4337,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
         // make sure the cursor is on a valid row
         checkCursor();
 
-        Object obj = convertNumeric(new Short(x),
+        Object obj = convertNumeric(Short.valueOf(x),
         java.sql.Types.SMALLINT,
         RowSetMD.getColumnType(columnIndex));
 
@@ -4372,7 +4372,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
         checkIndex(columnIndex);
         // make sure the cursor is on a valid row
         checkCursor();
-        Object obj = convertNumeric(new Integer(x),
+        Object obj = convertNumeric(Integer.valueOf(x),
         java.sql.Types.INTEGER,
         RowSetMD.getColumnType(columnIndex));
 
@@ -4408,7 +4408,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
         // make sure the cursor is on a valid row
         checkCursor();
 
-        Object obj = convertNumeric(new Long(x),
+        Object obj = convertNumeric(Long.valueOf(x),
         java.sql.Types.BIGINT,
         RowSetMD.getColumnType(columnIndex));
 
@@ -6945,7 +6945,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
          }
 
          for( int i = 0;i < columnIdxes.length ;i++) {
-            iMatchColumns.set(i,new Integer(-1));
+            iMatchColumns.set(i,Integer.valueOf(-1));
          }
     }
 
@@ -7054,7 +7054,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
            }
         }
         for(int i = 0 ;i < columnIdxes.length; i++) {
-           iMatchColumns.add(i,new Integer(columnIdxes[i]));
+           iMatchColumns.add(i,Integer.valueOf(columnIdxes[i]));
         }
     }
 
@@ -7109,7 +7109,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
             throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("cachedrowsetimpl.matchcols1").toString());
         } else {
             // set iMatchColumn
-            iMatchColumns.set(0, new Integer(columnIdx));
+            iMatchColumns.set(0, Integer.valueOf(columnIdx));
             //strMatchColumn = null;
         }
     }
@@ -7131,7 +7131,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
      */
     public void setMatchColumn(String columnName) throws SQLException {
         // validate, if col is ok to be set
-        if(columnName.equals(null) || ((columnName = columnName.trim()) == "" )) {
+        if(columnName == null || (columnName= columnName.trim()).equals("") ) {
             throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("cachedrowsetimpl.matchcols2").toString());
         } else {
             // set strMatchColumn
@@ -7156,13 +7156,13 @@ public class CachedRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements RowSet, RowSetIntern
      */
     public void unsetMatchColumn(int columnIdx) throws SQLException {
         // check if we are unsetting the SAME column
-        if(! iMatchColumns.get(0).equals(new Integer(columnIdx) )  ) {
+        if(! iMatchColumns.get(0).equals(Integer.valueOf(columnIdx) )  ) {
             throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("cachedrowsetimpl.unsetmatch").toString());
         } else if(strMatchColumns.get(0) != null) {
             throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("cachedrowsetimpl.unsetmatch1").toString());
         } else {
                 // that is, we are unsetting it.
-               iMatchColumns.set(0, new Integer(-1));
+               iMatchColumns.set(0, Integer.valueOf(-1));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/FilteredRowSetImpl.java b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/FilteredRowSetImpl.java
index 4899aef14cd93c47fcdfa1ea2dd7cc5ff2f7e12d..f21013ca5f6bd55edb8bfed141f3bcd485f7f1a5 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/FilteredRowSetImpl.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/FilteredRowSetImpl.java
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ public class FilteredRowSetImpl extends WebRowSetImpl implements Serializable, C
 
      if(onInsertRow) {
         if(p != null) {
-           bool = p.evaluate(new Integer(x),columnIndex);
+           bool = p.evaluate(Integer.valueOf(x),columnIndex);
 
            if(!bool) {
               throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("filteredrowsetimpl.notallowed").toString());
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ public class FilteredRowSetImpl extends WebRowSetImpl implements Serializable, C
 
       if(onInsertRow) {
          if(p != null) {
-            bool = p.evaluate(new Boolean(x) , columnIndex);
+            bool = p.evaluate(Boolean.valueOf(x) , columnIndex);
 
             if(!bool) {
                throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("filteredrowsetimpl.notallowed").toString());
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ public class FilteredRowSetImpl extends WebRowSetImpl implements Serializable, C
 
       if(onInsertRow) {
          if(p != null) {
-            bool = p.evaluate(new Byte(x),columnIndex);
+            bool = p.evaluate(Byte.valueOf(x),columnIndex);
 
             if(!bool) {
                 throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("filteredrowsetimpl.notallowed").toString());
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ public class FilteredRowSetImpl extends WebRowSetImpl implements Serializable, C
 
       if(onInsertRow) {
          if(p != null) {
-            bool = p.evaluate(new Short(x), columnIndex);
+            bool = p.evaluate(Short.valueOf(x), columnIndex);
 
             if(!bool) {
                throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("filteredrowsetimpl.notallowed").toString());
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ public class FilteredRowSetImpl extends WebRowSetImpl implements Serializable, C
 
       if(onInsertRow) {
          if(p != null) {
-            bool = p.evaluate(new Long(x), columnIndex);
+            bool = p.evaluate(Long.valueOf(x), columnIndex);
 
             if(!bool) {
                throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("filteredrowsetimpl.notallowed").toString());
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ public class FilteredRowSetImpl extends WebRowSetImpl implements Serializable, C
       Byte [] obj_arr = new Byte[x.length];
 
       for(int i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
-         obj_arr[i] = new Byte(x[i]);
+         obj_arr[i] = Byte.valueOf(x[i]);
          val = val.concat(obj_arr[i].toString());
      }
 
diff --git a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/JdbcRowSetImpl.java b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/JdbcRowSetImpl.java
index 34178d4984d244621b38c6263c9198a42a5d7949..fa46e55d8585ebe59d3646b2ecbeb3e2e6d65da9 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/JdbcRowSetImpl.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/JdbcRowSetImpl.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class JdbcRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements JdbcRowSet, Joinable {
 
         iMatchColumns = new Vector(10);
         for(int i = 0; i < 10 ; i++) {
-           iMatchColumns.add(i,new Integer(-1));
+           iMatchColumns.add(i,Integer.valueOf(-1));
         }
 
         strMatchColumns = new Vector(10);
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public class JdbcRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements JdbcRowSet, Joinable {
 
         iMatchColumns = new Vector(10);
         for(int i = 0; i < 10 ; i++) {
-           iMatchColumns.add(i,new Integer(-1));
+           iMatchColumns.add(i,Integer.valueOf(-1));
         }
 
         strMatchColumns = new Vector(10);
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public class JdbcRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements JdbcRowSet, Joinable {
 
         iMatchColumns = new Vector(10);
         for(int i = 0; i < 10 ; i++) {
-           iMatchColumns.add(i,new Integer(-1));
+           iMatchColumns.add(i,Integer.valueOf(-1));
         }
 
         strMatchColumns = new Vector(10);
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ public class JdbcRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements JdbcRowSet, Joinable {
 
         iMatchColumns = new Vector(10);
         for(int i = 0; i < 10 ; i++) {
-           iMatchColumns.add(i,new Integer(-1));
+           iMatchColumns.add(i,Integer.valueOf(-1));
         }
 
         strMatchColumns = new Vector(10);
@@ -3754,7 +3754,7 @@ public class JdbcRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements JdbcRowSet, Joinable {
          }
 
          for( int i = 0;i < columnIdxes.length ;i++) {
-            iMatchColumns.set(i,new Integer(-1));
+            iMatchColumns.set(i,Integer.valueOf(-1));
          }
     }
 
@@ -3863,7 +3863,7 @@ public class JdbcRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements JdbcRowSet, Joinable {
            }
         }
         for(int i = 0 ;i < columnIdxes.length; i++) {
-           iMatchColumns.add(i,new Integer(columnIdxes[i]));
+           iMatchColumns.add(i,Integer.valueOf(columnIdxes[i]));
         }
     }
 
@@ -3918,7 +3918,7 @@ public class JdbcRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements JdbcRowSet, Joinable {
             throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("jdbcrowsetimpl.matchcols1").toString());
         } else {
             // set iMatchColumn
-            iMatchColumns.set(0, new Integer(columnIdx));
+            iMatchColumns.set(0, Integer.valueOf(columnIdx));
             //strMatchColumn = null;
         }
     }
@@ -3940,7 +3940,7 @@ public class JdbcRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements JdbcRowSet, Joinable {
      */
     public void setMatchColumn(String columnName) throws SQLException {
         // validate, if col is ok to be set
-        if(columnName.equals(null) || ((columnName = columnName.trim()) == "" )) {
+        if(columnName == null || (columnName= columnName.trim()).equals("")) {
             throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("jdbcrowsetimpl.matchcols2").toString());
         } else {
             // set strMatchColumn
@@ -3965,13 +3965,13 @@ public class JdbcRowSetImpl extends BaseRowSet implements JdbcRowSet, Joinable {
      */
     public void unsetMatchColumn(int columnIdx) throws SQLException {
         // check if we are unsetting the SAME column
-        if(! iMatchColumns.get(0).equals(new Integer(columnIdx) )  ) {
+        if(! iMatchColumns.get(0).equals(Integer.valueOf(columnIdx) )  ) {
             throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("jdbcrowsetimpl.unsetmatch").toString());
         } else if(strMatchColumns.get(0) != null) {
             throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("jdbcrowsetimpl.usecolname").toString());
         } else {
                 // that is, we are unsetting it.
-               iMatchColumns.set(0, new Integer(-1));
+               iMatchColumns.set(0, Integer.valueOf(-1));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/JoinRowSetImpl.java b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/JoinRowSetImpl.java
index 8284d855959fa5cab609c8dc87fbed04a24133e6..060c82375b66f5b6e0a9e4bb838f6fb913c52312 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/JoinRowSetImpl.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/JoinRowSetImpl.java
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ public class JoinRowSetImpl extends WebRowSetImpl implements JoinRowSet {
                // This 'if' will be removed after all joins are implemented.
                throw new SQLException(resBundle.handleGetObject("joinrowsetimpl.notsupported").toString());
            } else {
-              Integer Intgr = new Integer(JoinRowSet.INNER_JOIN);
+              Integer Intgr = Integer.valueOf(JoinRowSet.INNER_JOIN);
               vecJoinType.add(Intgr);
            }
        } else {
diff --git a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/CachedRowSetWriter.java b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/CachedRowSetWriter.java
index fb7fe1fa921bf01769b5a9aeb9032fe01bc2f8d7..784d0c029eb89cf0be2870fb52381279798a3c93 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/CachedRowSetWriter.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/CachedRowSetWriter.java
@@ -338,11 +338,11 @@ public class CachedRowSetWriter implements TransactionalWriter, Serializable {
             if (crs.rowDeleted()) {
                 // The row has been deleted.
                 if (conflict = (deleteOriginalRow(crs, this.crsResolve)) == true) {
-                       status.add(rows, new Integer(SyncResolver.DELETE_ROW_CONFLICT));
+                       status.add(rows, Integer.valueOf(SyncResolver.DELETE_ROW_CONFLICT));
                 } else {
                       // delete happened without any occurrence of conflicts
                       // so update status accordingly
-                       status.add(rows, new Integer(SyncResolver.NO_ROW_CONFLICT));
+                       status.add(rows, Integer.valueOf(SyncResolver.NO_ROW_CONFLICT));
                 }
 
            } else if (crs.rowInserted()) {
@@ -350,20 +350,20 @@ public class CachedRowSetWriter implements TransactionalWriter, Serializable {
 
                 pstmtIns = con.prepareStatement(insertCmd);
                 if ( (conflict = insertNewRow(crs, pstmtIns, this.crsResolve)) == true) {
-                          status.add(rows, new Integer(SyncResolver.INSERT_ROW_CONFLICT));
+                          status.add(rows, Integer.valueOf(SyncResolver.INSERT_ROW_CONFLICT));
                 } else {
                       // insert happened without any occurrence of conflicts
                       // so update status accordingly
-                       status.add(rows, new Integer(SyncResolver.NO_ROW_CONFLICT));
+                       status.add(rows, Integer.valueOf(SyncResolver.NO_ROW_CONFLICT));
                 }
             } else  if (crs.rowUpdated()) {
                   // The row has been updated.
                        if ( conflict = (updateOriginalRow(crs)) == true) {
-                             status.add(rows, new Integer(SyncResolver.UPDATE_ROW_CONFLICT));
+                             status.add(rows, Integer.valueOf(SyncResolver.UPDATE_ROW_CONFLICT));
                } else {
                       // update happened without any occurrence of conflicts
                       // so update status accordingly
-                      status.add(rows, new Integer(SyncResolver.NO_ROW_CONFLICT));
+                      status.add(rows, Integer.valueOf(SyncResolver.NO_ROW_CONFLICT));
                }
 
             } else {
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetWriter implements TransactionalWriter, Serializable {
                 *  that is fine.
                 **/
                 int icolCount = crs.getMetaData().getColumnCount();
-                status.add(rows, new Integer(SyncResolver.NO_ROW_CONFLICT));
+                status.add(rows, Integer.valueOf(SyncResolver.NO_ROW_CONFLICT));
 
                 this.crsResolve.moveToInsertRow();
                 for(int cols=0;cols<iColCount;cols++) {
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetWriter implements TransactionalWriter, Serializable {
       boolean boolConf = false;
       for (int j=1;j<status.size();j++){
           // ignore status for index = 0 which is set to null
-          if(! ((status.get(j)).equals(new Integer(SyncResolver.NO_ROW_CONFLICT)))) {
+          if(! ((status.get(j)).equals(Integer.valueOf(SyncResolver.NO_ROW_CONFLICT)))) {
               // there is at least one conflict which needs to be resolved
               boolConf = true;
              break;
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetWriter implements TransactionalWriter, Serializable {
                           updateExec += ", ";
                          }
                         updateExec += crs.getMetaData().getColumnName(i);
-                        cols.add(new Integer(i));
+                        cols.add(Integer.valueOf(i));
                         updateExec += " = ? ";
                         first = false;
 
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ public class CachedRowSetWriter implements TransactionalWriter, Serializable {
                                     updateExec += ", ";
                                  }
                                 updateExec += crs.getMetaData().getColumnName(i);
-                                cols.add(new Integer(i));
+                                cols.add(Integer.valueOf(i));
                                 updateExec += " = ? ";
                                 flag = false;
                              } else {
diff --git a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/WebRowSetXmlWriter.java b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/WebRowSetXmlWriter.java
index 8cda59bc3a3510cde266a3e9a5baf8364479664a..936c7f60764d1397af805344a2c75211fcd93c5d 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/WebRowSetXmlWriter.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/WebRowSetXmlWriter.java
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ public class WebRowSetXmlWriter implements XmlWriter, Serializable {
                     if (caller.wasNull())
                         writeNull();
                     else
-                        writeInteger(caller.getInt(idx));
+                        writeInteger(i);
                     break;
                 case java.sql.Types.BIGINT:
                     long l = caller.getLong(idx);
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ public class WebRowSetXmlWriter implements XmlWriter, Serializable {
     }
 
     private void writeBoolean(boolean b) throws java.io.IOException {
-        writer.write(new Boolean(b).toString());
+        writer.write(Boolean.valueOf(b).toString());
     }
 
     private void writeFloat(float f) throws java.io.IOException {
diff --git a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/XmlReaderContentHandler.java b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/XmlReaderContentHandler.java
index 015f217fb4e5fec1d420641b2c902ba255e194b5..5008a289e20ceeb350a85bc5b5647c19ce9870f8 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/XmlReaderContentHandler.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/XmlReaderContentHandler.java
@@ -481,21 +481,21 @@ public class XmlReaderContentHandler extends DefaultHandler {
         items = properties.length;
 
         for (i=0;i<items;i++) {
-            propMap.put(properties[i], new Integer(i));
+            propMap.put(properties[i], Integer.valueOf(i));
         }
 
         colDefMap = new HashMap();
         items = colDef.length;
 
         for (i=0;i<items;i++) {
-            colDefMap.put(colDef[i], new Integer(i));
+            colDefMap.put(colDef[i], Integer.valueOf(i));
         }
 
         dataMap = new HashMap();
         items = data.length;
 
         for (i=0;i<items;i++) {
-            dataMap.put(data[i], new Integer(i));
+            dataMap.put(data[i], Integer.valueOf(i));
         }
 
         //Initialize connection map here
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ public class XmlReaderContentHandler extends DefaultHandler {
 
     private boolean getBooleanValue(String s) {
 
-        return new Boolean(s).booleanValue();
+        return Boolean.valueOf(s).booleanValue();
     }
 
     private java.math.BigDecimal getBigDecimalValue(String s) {
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ public class XmlReaderContentHandler extends DefaultHandler {
               **/
 
             tempUpdate = tempUpdate.concat(new String(ch,start,len));
-            upd[0] = new Integer(idx);
+            upd[0] = Integer.valueOf(idx);
             upd[1] = tempUpdate;
             //updates.add(upd);
 
diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/sql/rowset/BaseRowSet.java b/src/share/classes/javax/sql/rowset/BaseRowSet.java
index 64f6d41d4037b58e975963889bbd90186295f3f7..92f103254a68a733430f926618b047f47a47dbb4 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/sql/rowset/BaseRowSet.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/sql/rowset/BaseRowSet.java
@@ -1563,13 +1563,13 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
 
         nullVal = new Object[2];
         nullVal[0] = null;
-        nullVal[1] = new Integer(sqlType);
+        nullVal[1] = Integer.valueOf(sqlType);
 
        if (params == null){
             throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setNull");
        }
 
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), nullVal);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), nullVal);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1644,14 +1644,14 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
 
         nullVal = new Object[3];
         nullVal[0] = null;
-        nullVal[1] = new Integer(sqlType);
+        nullVal[1] = Integer.valueOf(sqlType);
         nullVal[2] = typeName;
 
        if(params == null){
             throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setNull");
        }
 
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), nullVal);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), nullVal);
     }
 
 
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
             throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setNull");
        }
 
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), new Boolean(x));
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), Boolean.valueOf(x));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
             throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setByte");
        }
 
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), new Byte(x));
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), Byte.valueOf(x));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setShort");
         }
 
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), new Short(x));
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), Short.valueOf(x));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setInt");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), new Integer(x));
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), Integer.valueOf(x));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setLong");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), new Long(x));
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), Long.valueOf(x));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setFloat");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), new Float(x));
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), new Float(x));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setDouble");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), new Double(x));
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), new Double(x));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setBigDecimal");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), x);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), x);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setString");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), x);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), x);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1982,7 +1982,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setBytes");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), x);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), x);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setDate");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), x);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), x);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setTime");
         }
 
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), x);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), x);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setTimestamp");
         }
 
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), x);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), x);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2185,14 +2185,14 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
 
         asciiStream = new Object[3];
         asciiStream[0] = x;
-        asciiStream[1] = new Integer(length);
-        asciiStream[2] = new Integer(ASCII_STREAM_PARAM);
+        asciiStream[1] = Integer.valueOf(length);
+        asciiStream[2] = Integer.valueOf(ASCII_STREAM_PARAM);
 
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setAsciiStream");
         }
 
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), asciiStream);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), asciiStream);
     }
 
   /**
@@ -2290,13 +2290,13 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
 
         binaryStream = new Object[3];
         binaryStream[0] = x;
-        binaryStream[1] = new Integer(length);
-        binaryStream[2] = new Integer(BINARY_STREAM_PARAM);
+        binaryStream[1] = Integer.valueOf(length);
+        binaryStream[2] = Integer.valueOf(BINARY_STREAM_PARAM);
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setBinaryStream");
         }
 
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), binaryStream);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), binaryStream);
     }
 
 
@@ -2396,12 +2396,12 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
 
         unicodeStream = new Object[3];
         unicodeStream[0] = x;
-        unicodeStream[1] = new Integer(length);
-        unicodeStream[2] = new Integer(UNICODE_STREAM_PARAM);
+        unicodeStream[1] = Integer.valueOf(length);
+        unicodeStream[2] = Integer.valueOf(UNICODE_STREAM_PARAM);
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setUnicodeStream");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), unicodeStream);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), unicodeStream);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2475,11 +2475,11 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
 
         charStream = new Object[2];
         charStream[0] = reader;
-        charStream[1] = new Integer(length);
+        charStream[1] = Integer.valueOf(length);
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setCharacterStream");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), charStream);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), charStream);
     }
 
    /**
@@ -2591,12 +2591,12 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
 
         obj = new Object[3];
         obj[0] = x;
-        obj[1] = new Integer(targetSqlType);
-        obj[2] = new Integer(scale);
+        obj[1] = Integer.valueOf(targetSqlType);
+        obj[2] = Integer.valueOf(scale);
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setObject");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), obj);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), obj);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2654,11 +2654,11 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
 
         obj = new Object[2];
         obj[0] = x;
-        obj[1] = new Integer(targetSqlType);
+        obj[1] = Integer.valueOf(targetSqlType);
         if (params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setObject");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), obj);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), obj);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2726,7 +2726,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if (params == null) {
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setObject");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), x);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), x);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2773,7 +2773,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if (params == null) {
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setRef");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), new SerialRef(ref));
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), new SerialRef(ref));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2817,7 +2817,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setBlob");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), new SerialBlob(x));
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), new SerialBlob(x));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setClob");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), new SerialClob(x));
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), new SerialClob(x));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2910,7 +2910,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if (params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setArray");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), new SerialArray(array));
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), new SerialArray(array));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2975,7 +2975,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setDate");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), date);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), date);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -3041,7 +3041,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setTime");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), time);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), time);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -3107,7 +3107,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
         if(params == null){
              throw new SQLException("Set initParams() before setTimestamp");
         }
-        params.put(new Integer(parameterIndex - 1), timestamp);
+        params.put(Integer.valueOf(parameterIndex - 1), timestamp);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -3181,7 +3181,7 @@ public static final int ASCII_STREAM_PARAM = 2;
 
             Object[] paramsArray = new Object[params.size()];
             for (int i = 0; i < params.size(); i++) {
-               paramsArray[i] = params.get(new Integer(i));
+               paramsArray[i] = params.get(Integer.valueOf(i));
                if (paramsArray[i] == null) {
                  throw new SQLException("missing parameter: " + (i + 1));
                } //end if
diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/sql/rowset/serial/SQLOutputImpl.java b/src/share/classes/javax/sql/rowset/serial/SQLOutputImpl.java
index cba527b42f27ebb7f7c9680899e2f11b4ff330f2..7b5d8d4b867cf218f335a4501d793b21cec36d02 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/sql/rowset/serial/SQLOutputImpl.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/sql/rowset/serial/SQLOutputImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2006, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class SQLOutputImpl implements SQLOutput {
      *        values of a UDT to the database.
      */
     public void writeBoolean(boolean x) throws SQLException {
-        attribs.add(new Boolean(x));
+        attribs.add(Boolean.valueOf(x));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class SQLOutputImpl implements SQLOutput {
      *        values of a UDT to the database.
      */
     public void writeByte(byte x) throws SQLException {
-        attribs.add(new Byte(x));
+        attribs.add(Byte.valueOf(x));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class SQLOutputImpl implements SQLOutput {
      *        values of a UDT to the database.
      */
     public void writeShort(short x) throws SQLException {
-        attribs.add(new Short(x));
+        attribs.add(Short.valueOf(x));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class SQLOutputImpl implements SQLOutput {
      *        values of a UDT to the database.
      */
     public void writeInt(int x) throws SQLException {
-        attribs.add(new Integer(x));
+        attribs.add(Integer.valueOf(x));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public class SQLOutputImpl implements SQLOutput {
      *        values of a UDT to the database.
      */
     public void writeLong(long x) throws SQLException {
-        attribs.add(new Long(x));
+        attribs.add(Long.valueOf(x));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/sql/rowset/serial/SerialRef.java b/src/share/classes/javax/sql/rowset/serial/SerialRef.java
index c2640ade699d36e1e3b4945467d13607fff057e1..8503caaaf781384bb4c8938f07cc90822d0f383d 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/sql/rowset/serial/SerialRef.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/sql/rowset/serial/SerialRef.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class SerialRef implements Ref, Serializable, Cloneable {
         throws SerialException
     {
         map = new Hashtable(map);
-        if (!object.equals(null)) {
+        if (object != null) {
             return map.get(object);
         } else {
             throw new SerialException("The object is not set");