Fixed incorrect docs PersistentPropertyPath and optimized sublist

Author: mipo256

src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/PersistentPropertyPath.java

@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ public interface PersistentPropertyPath<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> extends
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the dot based path notation using {@link PersistentProperty#getName()}.
-	 *
-	 * @return
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	String toDotPath();
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ public interface PersistentPropertyPath<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> extends
 	 * {@link PersistentProperty}s to path segments.
 	 *
 	 * @param converter must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	String toDotPath(Converter<? super P, String> converter);
@@ -49,7 +46,6 @@ public interface PersistentPropertyPath<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> extends
 	 * Returns a {@link String} path with the given delimiter based on the {@link PersistentProperty#getName()}.
 	 *
 	 * @param delimiter must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	String toPath(String delimiter);
@@ -60,7 +56,6 @@ public interface PersistentPropertyPath<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> extends
 	 *
 	 * @param delimiter must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param converter must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	String toPath(String delimiter, Converter<? super P, String> converter);
@@ -70,7 +65,6 @@ public interface PersistentPropertyPath<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> extends
 	 * {@link PersistentProperty} for {@code bar}. For a simple {@code foo} it returns {@link PersistentProperty} for
 	 * {@code foo}.
 	 *
-	 * @return
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	P getLeafProperty();
@@ -90,44 +84,36 @@ default P getRequiredLeafProperty() {
 	 * Returns the first property in the {@link PersistentPropertyPath}. So for {@code foo.bar} it will return the
 	 * {@link PersistentProperty} for {@code foo}. For a simple {@code foo} it returns {@link PersistentProperty} for
 	 * {@code foo}.
-	 *
-	 * @return
 	 */
 	@Nullable
 	P getBaseProperty();
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns whether the given {@link PersistentPropertyPath} is a base path of the current one. This means that the
-	 * current {@link PersistentPropertyPath} is basically an extension of the given one.
+	 * given {@link PersistentPropertyPath} is basically an extension of this {@link PersistentPropertyPath}.
 	 *
 	 * @param path must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return
 	 */
 	boolean isBasePathOf(PersistentPropertyPath<P> path);
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the sub-path of the current one as if it was based on the given base path. So for a current path
 	 * {@code foo.bar} and a given base {@code foo} it would return {@code bar}. If the given path is not a base of the
-	 * the current one the current {@link PersistentPropertyPath} will be returned as is.
+	 * current one the current {@link PersistentPropertyPath} will be returned as is.
 	 *
 	 * @param base must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @return
 	 */
 	PersistentPropertyPath<P> getExtensionForBaseOf(PersistentPropertyPath<P> base);
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the parent path of the current {@link PersistentPropertyPath}, i.e. the path without the leaf property.
 	 * This happens up to the base property. So for a direct property reference calling this method will result in
 	 * returning the property.
-	 *
-	 * @return
 	 */
 	PersistentPropertyPath<P> getParentPath();
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the length of the {@link PersistentPropertyPath}.
-	 *
-	 * @return
 	 */
 	int getLength();
 }

src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/DefaultPersistentPropertyPath.java

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  */
 class DefaultPersistentPropertyPath<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> implements PersistentPropertyPath<P> {
 
-	private static final Converter<PersistentProperty<?>, String> DEFAULT_CONVERTER = (source) -> source.getName();
+	private static final Converter<PersistentProperty<?>, String> DEFAULT_CONVERTER = PersistentProperty::getName;
 	private static final String DEFAULT_DELIMITER = ".";
 
 	private final List<P> properties;
@@ -158,18 +158,7 @@ public PersistentPropertyPath<P> getExtensionForBaseOf(PersistentPropertyPath<P>
 			return this;
 		}
 
-		List<P> result = new ArrayList<>();
-		Iterator<P> iterator = iterator();
-
-		for (int i = 0; i < base.getLength(); i++) {
-			iterator.next();
-		}
-
-		while (iterator.hasNext()) {
-			result.add(iterator.next());
-		}
-
-		return new DefaultPersistentPropertyPath<>(result);
+		return new DefaultPersistentPropertyPath<>(properties.subList(base.getLength(), properties.size()));
 	}
 
 	public PersistentPropertyPath<P> getParentPath() {