Remove unnecessary local variables

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/poi/trunk@1808518 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

src/examples/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/view/SViewer.java

@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ public String[][] getParameterInfo() {
       System.out.println(field);
       field = uc.getHeaderField(i);
   }
-    BufferedInputStream is = new BufferedInputStream(uc.getInputStream());
+      return new BufferedInputStream(uc.getInputStream());
-    return is;
   }
 
 

src/examples/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/Word2Forrest.java

@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ public final class Word2Forrest
   @SuppressWarnings("unused")
   public Word2Forrest(HWPFDocument doc, OutputStream stream) throws IOException
   {
-    OutputStreamWriter out = new OutputStreamWriter (stream, Charset.forName("UTF-8"));
+      _out = new OutputStreamWriter (stream, Charset.forName("UTF-8"));
-    _out = out;
     _doc = doc;
 
     init ();

src/examples/src/org/apache/poi/ss/examples/formula/CalculateMortgage.java

@@ -76,10 +76,7 @@ public class CalculateMortgage implements FreeRefFunction {
         double i = r / 12 ;
         double n = y * 12 ;
 
-        double principalAndInterest = 
+        return p * (( i * Math.pow((1 + i),n ) ) / ( Math.pow((1 + i),n) - 1));
-             p * (( i * Math.pow((1 + i),n ) ) / ( Math.pow((1 + i),n) - 1))  ;
-        
-        return principalAndInterest ;
     }
     /**
      * Excel does not support infinities and NaNs, rather, it gives a #NUM! error in these cases

src/excelant/java/org/apache/poi/ss/excelant/util/ExcelAntWorkbookUtil.java

@@ -154,9 +154,8 @@ public class ExcelAntWorkbookUtil extends Typedef {
         }
 
         UDFFinder udff1 = new DefaultUDFFinder(names, functions);
-        UDFFinder udff = new AggregatingUDFFinder(udff1);
 
-        return udff;
+        return new AggregatingUDFFinder(udff1);
 
     }
 

src/excelant/testcases/org/apache/poi/ss/examples/formula/CalculateMortgageFunction.java

@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@ public class CalculateMortgageFunction implements FreeRefFunction {
         double i = r / 12 ;
         double n = y * 12 ;
 
-        double principalAndInterest = 
+        return p * (( i * Math.pow((1 + i),n ) ) / ( Math.pow((1 + i),n) - 1));
-             p * (( i * Math.pow((1 + i),n ) ) / ( Math.pow((1 + i),n) - 1))  ;
-        
-        return principalAndInterest ;
     }
     /**
      * Excel does not support infinities and NaNs, rather, it gives a #NUM! error in these cases

src/java/org/apache/poi/ddf/EscherColorRef.java

@@ -218,12 +218,11 @@ public class EscherColorRef {
     }
 
     public int[] getRGB() {
-        int rgb[] = {
+        return new int[]{
             FLAG_RED.getValue(colorRef),
             FLAG_GREEN.getValue(colorRef),
             FLAG_BLUE.getValue(colorRef)
         };
-        return rgb;
     }
     
     /**

src/java/org/apache/poi/hpsf/PropertySet.java

@@ -391,8 +391,7 @@ public class PropertySet {
          */
         try {
             final byte[] buffer = IOUtils.peekFirstNBytes(stream, BUFFER_SIZE);
-            final boolean isPropertySetStream = isPropertySetStream(buffer, 0, buffer.length);
+            return isPropertySetStream(buffer, 0, buffer.length);
-            return isPropertySetStream;
         } catch (EmptyFileException e) {
             return false;
         }

src/java/org/apache/poi/hpsf/Section.java

@@ -955,8 +955,7 @@ public class Section {
         for (int i = 0; i < pa.length; i++) {
             hashCode += pa[i].hashCode();
         }
-        final int returnHashCode = (int) (hashCode & 0x0ffffffffL);
+        return (int) (hashCode & 0x0ffffffffL);
-        return returnHashCode;
     }
 
 

src/java/org/apache/poi/hpsf/Thumbnail.java

@@ -198,9 +198,8 @@ public final class Thumbnail {
      */
     public long getClipboardFormatTag()
     {
-        long clipboardFormatTag = LittleEndian.getInt(getThumbnail(),
+        return (long) LittleEndian.getInt(getThumbnail(),
                                                        OFFSET_CFTAG);
-        return clipboardFormatTag;
     }
 
 

src/java/org/apache/poi/hpsf/extractor/HPSFPropertiesExtractor.java

@@ -143,12 +143,9 @@ public class HPSFPropertiesExtractor extends POIOLE2TextExtractor {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
         for (String file : args) {
-            HPSFPropertiesExtractor ext = new HPSFPropertiesExtractor(
+            try (HPSFPropertiesExtractor ext = new HPSFPropertiesExtractor(
-                    new NPOIFSFileSystem(new File(file)));
+                    new NPOIFSFileSystem(new File(file)))) {
-            try {
                 System.out.println(ext.getText());
-            } finally {
-                ext.close();
             }
         }
     }

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/dev/BiffViewer.java

@@ -422,8 +422,7 @@ public final class BiffViewer {
             } else {
                 boolean dumpInterpretedRecords = cmdArgs.shouldDumpRecordInterpretations();
                 boolean dumpHex = cmdArgs.shouldDumpBiffHex();
-                boolean zeroAlignHexDump = dumpInterpretedRecords;  // TODO - fix non-zeroAlign
+                runBiffViewer(pw, is, dumpInterpretedRecords, dumpHex, dumpInterpretedRecords,
-                runBiffViewer(pw, is, dumpInterpretedRecords, dumpHex, zeroAlignHexDump,
                         cmdArgs.suppressHeader());
             }
         } finally {

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/InternalWorkbook.java

@@ -491,10 +491,8 @@ public final class InternalWorkbook {
             "There are only " + numfonts
             + " font records, you asked for " + idx);
         }
-        FontRecord retval =
-        ( FontRecord ) records.get((records.getFontpos() - (numfonts - 1)) + index);
 
-        return retval;
+        return ( FontRecord ) records.get((records.getFontpos() - (numfonts - 1)) + index);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -867,10 +865,8 @@ public final class InternalWorkbook {
         int xfptr = records.getXfpos() - (numxfs - 1);
 
         xfptr += index;
-        ExtendedFormatRecord retval =
-        ( ExtendedFormatRecord ) records.get(xfptr);
 
-        return retval;
+        return ( ExtendedFormatRecord ) records.get(xfptr);
     }
 
     /**

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/CFHeaderBase.java

@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ public abstract class CFHeaderBase extends StandardRecord implements Cloneable {
     protected CFHeaderBase() {
     }
     protected CFHeaderBase(CellRangeAddress[] regions, int nRules) {
-        CellRangeAddress[] unmergedRanges = regions;
+        CellRangeAddress[] mergeCellRanges = CellRangeUtil.mergeCellRanges(regions);
-        CellRangeAddress[] mergeCellRanges = CellRangeUtil.mergeCellRanges(unmergedRanges);
         setCellRanges(mergeCellRanges);
         field_1_numcf = nRules;
     }

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/EndSubRecord.java

@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ public final class EndSubRecord extends SubRecord implements Cloneable {
 
     @Override
     public EndSubRecord clone() {
-        EndSubRecord rec = new EndSubRecord();
 
-        return rec;
+        return new EndSubRecord();
     }
 }

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/EscherAggregate.java

@@ -522,8 +522,7 @@ public final class EscherAggregate extends AbstractEscherHolderRecord {
         }
 
         for (NoteRecord noteRecord : tailRec.values()) {
-            Record rec = noteRecord;
+            pos += noteRecord.serialize(pos, data);
-            pos += rec.serialize(pos, data);
         }
         int bytesWritten = pos - offset;
         if (bytesWritten != getRecordSize())

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/FormatRecord.java

@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ public final class FormatRecord extends StandardRecord implements Cloneable {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Bad requested string length (" + requestedLength + ")");
         }
         char[] buf = null;
-        boolean isCompressedEncoding = pIsCompressedEncoding;
+        int availableChars = pIsCompressedEncoding ? ris.remaining() : ris.remaining() / LittleEndianConsts.SHORT_SIZE;
-        int availableChars = isCompressedEncoding ? ris.remaining() : ris.remaining() / LittleEndianConsts.SHORT_SIZE;
         //everything worked out.  Great!
         int remaining = ris.remaining();
         if (requestedLength == availableChars) {
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ public final class FormatRecord extends StandardRecord implements Cloneable {
         }
         for (int i = 0; i < buf.length; i++) {
             char ch;
-            if (isCompressedEncoding) {
+            if (pIsCompressedEncoding) {
                 ch = (char) ris.readUByte();
             } else {
                 ch = (char) ris.readShort();

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/MergeCellsRecord.java

@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ public final class MergeCellsRecord extends StandardRecord implements Cloneable
 
     @Override
     public void serialize(LittleEndianOutput out) {
-        int nItems = _numberOfRegions;
+        out.writeShort(_numberOfRegions);
-        out.writeShort(nItems);
         for (int i = 0; i < _numberOfRegions; i++) {
 			_regions[_startIndex + i].serialize(out);
 		}

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/NameCommentRecord.java

@@ -84,22 +84,21 @@ public final class NameCommentRecord extends StandardRecord {
    * @param ris the RecordInputstream to read the record from
    */
   public NameCommentRecord(final RecordInputStream ris) {
-    final LittleEndianInput in = ris;
+      field_1_record_type = ris.readShort();
-    field_1_record_type = in.readShort();
+    field_2_frt_cell_ref_flag = ris.readShort();
-    field_2_frt_cell_ref_flag = in.readShort();
+    field_3_reserved = ris.readLong();
-    field_3_reserved = in.readLong();
+    final int field_4_name_length = ris.readShort();
-    final int field_4_name_length = in.readShort();
+    final int field_5_comment_length = ris.readShort();
-    final int field_5_comment_length = in.readShort();
 
-    if (in.readByte() == 0) {
+    if (ris.readByte() == 0) {
-        field_6_name_text = StringUtil.readCompressedUnicode(in, field_4_name_length);
+        field_6_name_text = StringUtil.readCompressedUnicode(ris, field_4_name_length);
     } else {
-        field_6_name_text = StringUtil.readUnicodeLE(in, field_4_name_length);
+        field_6_name_text = StringUtil.readUnicodeLE(ris, field_4_name_length);
     }
-    if (in.readByte() == 0) {
+    if (ris.readByte() == 0) {
-        field_7_comment_text = StringUtil.readCompressedUnicode(in, field_5_comment_length);
+        field_7_comment_text = StringUtil.readCompressedUnicode(ris, field_5_comment_length);
     } else {
-        field_7_comment_text = StringUtil.readUnicodeLE(in, field_5_comment_length);
+        field_7_comment_text = StringUtil.readUnicodeLE(ris, field_5_comment_length);
     }    
   }
 

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/RecordFactoryInputStream.java

@@ -103,13 +103,12 @@ public final class RecordFactoryInputStream {
 		}
 
 		public RecordInputStream createDecryptingStream(InputStream original) {
-			FilePassRecord fpr = _filePassRec;
             String userPassword = Biff8EncryptionKey.getCurrentUserPassword();
 			if (userPassword == null) {
 			    userPassword = Decryptor.DEFAULT_PASSWORD;
 			}
 
-			EncryptionInfo info = fpr.getEncryptionInfo();
+			EncryptionInfo info = _filePassRec.getEncryptionInfo();
             try {
                 if (!info.getDecryptor().verifyPassword(userPassword)) {
                     throw new EncryptedDocumentException(

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/aggregates/ColumnInfoRecordsAggregate.java

@@ -363,12 +363,11 @@ public final class ColumnInfoRecordsAggregate extends RecordAggregate implements
 			attemptMergeColInfoRecords(k);
 		} else {
 			//split to 3 records
-			ColumnInfoRecord ciStart = ci;
             ColumnInfoRecord ciMid = copyColInfo(ci);
 			ColumnInfoRecord ciEnd = copyColInfo(ci);
 			int lastcolumn = ci.getLastColumn();
 
-			ciStart.setLastColumn(targetColumnIx - 1);
+			ci.setLastColumn(targetColumnIx - 1);
 
 			ciMid.setFirstColumn(targetColumnIx);
 			ciMid.setLastColumn(targetColumnIx);

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/aggregates/MergedCellsTable.java

@@ -46,13 +46,12 @@ public final class MergedCellsTable extends RecordAggregate {
 	 * @param rs
 	 */
 	public void read(RecordStream rs) {
-		List<CellRangeAddress> temp = _mergedRegions;
         while (rs.peekNextClass() == MergeCellsRecord.class) {
 			MergeCellsRecord mcr = (MergeCellsRecord) rs.getNext();
 			int nRegions = mcr.getNumAreas();
 			for (int i = 0; i < nRegions; i++) {
 				CellRangeAddress cra = mcr.getAreaAt(i);
-				temp.add(cra);
+				_mergedRegions.add(cra);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -67,10 +66,9 @@ public final class MergedCellsTable extends RecordAggregate {
 		int nMergedCellsRecords = nRegions / MAX_MERGED_REGIONS;
 		int nLeftoverMergedRegions = nRegions % MAX_MERGED_REGIONS;
 
-		int result = nMergedCellsRecords
+        return nMergedCellsRecords
                 * (4 + CellRangeAddressList.getEncodedSize(MAX_MERGED_REGIONS)) + 4
                 + CellRangeAddressList.getEncodedSize(nLeftoverMergedRegions);
-		return result;
 	}
 
 	public void visitContainedRecords(RecordVisitor rv) {

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/aggregates/SharedValueManager.java

@@ -172,8 +172,7 @@ public final class SharedValueManager {
                 _groupsCache.put(getKeyForCache(group._firstCell),group);
             }
         }
-        SharedFormulaGroup sfg = _groupsCache.get(getKeyForCache(cellRef));
+        return _groupsCache.get(getKeyForCache(cellRef));
-        return sfg;
     }
 
     private Integer getKeyForCache(final CellReference cellRef) {

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/chart/BeginRecord.java

@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ public final class BeginRecord extends StandardRecord implements Cloneable {
     
     @Override
     public BeginRecord clone() {
-       BeginRecord br = new BeginRecord();
         // No data so nothing to copy
-       return br;
+       return new BeginRecord();
     }
 }

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/chart/EndRecord.java

@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ public final class EndRecord extends StandardRecord implements Cloneable {
     
     @Override
     public EndRecord clone() {
-       EndRecord er = new EndRecord();
         // No data so nothing to copy
-       return er;
+       return new EndRecord();
     }
 }

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/chart/PlotAreaRecord.java

@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ public final class PlotAreaRecord extends StandardRecord {
     }
 
     public Object clone() {
-        PlotAreaRecord rec = new PlotAreaRecord();
+        return new PlotAreaRecord();
-    
-        return rec;
     }
 }

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/EscherGraphics.java

@@ -151,9 +151,8 @@ public class EscherGraphics extends Graphics
     @Override
     public Graphics create()
     {
-        EscherGraphics g = new EscherGraphics(escherGroup, workbook,
+        return new EscherGraphics(escherGroup, workbook,
                 foreground, font, verticalPointsPerPixel );
-        return g;
     }
 
     @Override

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/EscherGraphics2d.java

@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ public final class EscherGraphics2d extends Graphics2D {
 
     public Graphics create()
     {
-        EscherGraphics2d g2d = new EscherGraphics2d(_escherGraphics);
+        return new EscherGraphics2d(_escherGraphics);
-        return g2d;
     }
 
     public void dispose()

src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFRichTextString.java

@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ public final class HSSFRichTextString implements Comparable<HSSFRichTextString>,
     private UnicodeString cloneStringIfRequired() {
       if (_book == null)
         return _string;
-      UnicodeString s = (UnicodeString)_string.clone();
+        return (UnicodeString)_string.clone();
-      return s;
     }
 
     private void addToSSTIfRequired() {

src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/crypt/CryptoFunctions.java

@@ -570,7 +570,6 @@ public class CryptoFunctions {
         /*
          *  SET Intermediate3 TO Intermediate1 BITWISE OR Intermediate2
          */
-        short intermediate3 = (short)(intermediate1 | intermediate2);
+        return (short)(intermediate1 | intermediate2);
-        return intermediate3;
     }
 }

src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/crypt/binaryrc4/BinaryRC4Decryptor.java

@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ public class BinaryRC4Decryptor extends Decryptor implements Cloneable {
 
         hash = new byte[5];
         System.arraycopy(hashAlg.digest(), 0, hash, 0, 5);
-        SecretKey skey = new SecretKeySpec(hash, ver.getCipherAlgorithm().jceId);
+        return new SecretKeySpec(hash, ver.getCipherAlgorithm().jceId);
-        return skey;
     }
 
     @Override

src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/crypt/binaryrc4/BinaryRC4Encryptor.java

@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ public class BinaryRC4Encryptor extends Encryptor implements Cloneable {
     @Override
     public OutputStream getDataStream(DirectoryNode dir)
     throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException {
-        OutputStream countStream = new BinaryRC4CipherOutputStream(dir);
+        return new BinaryRC4CipherOutputStream(dir);
-        return countStream;
     }
 
     @Override

src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/crypt/cryptoapi/CryptoAPIDecryptor.java

@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ public class CryptoAPIDecryptor extends Decryptor implements Cloneable {
         MessageDigest hashAlg = CryptoFunctions.getMessageDigest(hashAlgo);
         hashAlg.update(ver.getSalt());
         byte hash[] = hashAlg.digest(StringUtil.getToUnicodeLE(password));
-        SecretKey skey = new SecretKeySpec(hash, ver.getCipherAlgorithm().jceId);
+        return new SecretKeySpec(hash, ver.getCipherAlgorithm().jceId);
-        return skey;
     }
 
     @Override

src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/crypt/standard/StandardDecryptor.java

@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ public class StandardDecryptor extends Decryptor implements Cloneable {
         
         byte[] key = Arrays.copyOf(x3, keySize);
 
-        SecretKey skey = new SecretKeySpec(key, ver.getCipherAlgorithm().jceId);
+        return new SecretKeySpec(key, ver.getCipherAlgorithm().jceId);
-        return skey;
     }
 
     protected static byte[] fillAndXor(byte hash[], byte fillByte) {

src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/filesystem/POIFSDocumentPath.java

@@ -256,9 +256,8 @@ public class POIFSDocumentPath
         }
         String[] parentComponents = new String[ length ];
         System.arraycopy(components, 0, parentComponents, 0, length);
-        POIFSDocumentPath parent = new POIFSDocumentPath(parentComponents);
 
-        return parent;
+        return new POIFSDocumentPath(parentComponents);
     }
     
     /**

src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/storage/SmallBlockTableReader.java

@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ public final class SmallBlockTableReader {
                 blockList.fetchBlocks(root.getStartBlock(), -1);
         
        // Turn that into a list
-        BlockList list =new SmallDocumentBlockList(
-                SmallDocumentBlock.extract(bigBlockSize, smallBlockBlocks));
 
-        return list;
+        return new SmallDocumentBlockList(
+                SmallDocumentBlock.extract(bigBlockSize, smallBlockBlocks));
     }
     private static BlockAllocationTableReader prepareReader(
             final POIFSBigBlockSize bigBlockSize,

src/java/org/apache/poi/sl/draw/DrawPaint.java

@@ -256,9 +256,8 @@ public class DrawPaint {
             LOG.log(POILogger.ERROR, "Can't load image data");
             return null;
         }
-        Paint paint = new java.awt.TexturePaint(image, textAnchor);
 
-        return paint;
+        return new java.awt.TexturePaint(image, textAnchor);
     }
 
     /**

src/java/org/apache/poi/sl/usermodel/AutoNumberingScheme.java

@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ public enum AutoNumberingScheme {
     public String format(int value) {
         String index = formatIndex(value);
         String cased = formatCase(index);
-        String seperated = formatSeperator(cased);
+        return formatSeperator(cased);
-        return seperated;
     }
 
     private String formatSeperator(String cased) {

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/format/CellNumberFormatter.java

@@ -245,13 +245,12 @@ public class CellNumberFormatter extends CellFormatter {
         } else {
             StringBuffer fmtBuf = new StringBuffer();
             boolean first = true;
-            List<Special> specialList = integerSpecials;
             if (integerSpecials.size() == 1) {
                 // If we don't do this, we get ".6e5" instead of "6e4"
                 fmtBuf.append("0");
                 first = false;
             } else
-                for (Special s : specialList) {
+                for (Special s : integerSpecials) {
                     if (isDigitFmt(s)) {
                         fmtBuf.append(first ? '#' : '0');
                         first = false;

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/BaseFormulaEvaluator.java

@@ -132,13 +132,12 @@ public abstract class BaseFormulaEvaluator implements FormulaEvaluator, Workbook
         if (cell == null) {
             return null;
         }
-        Cell result = cell;
         if (cell.getCellTypeEnum() == CellType.FORMULA) {
             CellValue cv = evaluateFormulaCellValue(cell);
             setCellValue(cell, cv);
             setCellType(cell, cv); // cell will no longer be a formula cell
         }
-        return result;
+        return cell;
     }
 
     protected abstract CellValue evaluateFormulaCellValue(Cell cell);

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/EvaluationConditionalFormatRule.java

@@ -421,13 +421,12 @@ public class EvaluationConditionalFormatRule implements Comparable<EvaluationCon
             return getMeaningfulValues(region, false, new ValueFunction() {
                 @Override
                 public Set<ValueAndFormat> evaluate(List<ValueAndFormat> allValues) {
-                    List<ValueAndFormat> values = allValues;
                     final ConditionFilterData conf = rule.getFilterConfiguration();
                     
                     if (! conf.getBottom()) {
-                        Collections.sort(values, Collections.reverseOrder());
+                        Collections.sort(allValues, Collections.reverseOrder());
                     } else {
-                        Collections.sort(values);
+                        Collections.sort(allValues);
                     }
                     
                     int limit = (int) conf.getRank();
@@ -447,15 +446,14 @@ public class EvaluationConditionalFormatRule implements Comparable<EvaluationCon
             return getMeaningfulValues(region, true, new ValueFunction() {
                 @Override
                 public Set<ValueAndFormat> evaluate(List<ValueAndFormat> allValues) {
-                    List<ValueAndFormat> values = allValues;
+                    Collections.sort(allValues);
-                    Collections.sort(values);
                     
                     final Set<ValueAndFormat> unique = new HashSet<>();
                     
-                    for (int i=0; i < values.size(); i++) {
+                    for (int i = 0; i < allValues.size(); i++) {
-                        final ValueAndFormat v = values.get(i);
+                        final ValueAndFormat v = allValues.get(i);
                         // skip this if the current value matches the next one, or is the last one and matches the previous one
-                        if ( (i < values.size()-1 && v.equals(values.get(i+1)) ) || ( i > 0 && i == values.size()-1 && v.equals(values.get(i-1)) ) ) {
+                        if ( (i < allValues.size()-1 && v.equals(allValues.get(i+1)) ) || ( i > 0 && i == allValues.size()-1 && v.equals(allValues.get(i-1)) ) ) {
                             // current value matches next value, skip both
                             i++;
                             continue;
@@ -472,15 +470,14 @@ public class EvaluationConditionalFormatRule implements Comparable<EvaluationCon
             return getMeaningfulValues(region, true, new ValueFunction() {
                 @Override
                 public Set<ValueAndFormat> evaluate(List<ValueAndFormat> allValues) {
-                    List<ValueAndFormat> values = allValues;
+                    Collections.sort(allValues);
-                    Collections.sort(values);
                     
                     final Set<ValueAndFormat> dup = new HashSet<>();
                     
-                    for (int i=0; i < values.size(); i++) {
+                    for (int i = 0; i < allValues.size(); i++) {
-                        final ValueAndFormat v = values.get(i);
+                        final ValueAndFormat v = allValues.get(i);
                         // skip this if the current value matches the next one, or is the last one and matches the previous one
-                        if ( (i < values.size()-1 && v.equals(values.get(i+1)) ) || ( i > 0 && i == values.size()-1 && v.equals(values.get(i-1)) ) ) {
+                        if ( (i < allValues.size()-1 && v.equals(allValues.get(i+1)) ) || ( i > 0 && i == allValues.size()-1 && v.equals(allValues.get(i-1)) ) ) {
                             // current value matches next value, add one
                             dup.add(v);
                             i++;
@@ -499,19 +496,18 @@ public class EvaluationConditionalFormatRule implements Comparable<EvaluationCon
             List<ValueAndFormat> values = new ArrayList<>(getMeaningfulValues(region, false, new ValueFunction() {
                 @Override
                 public Set<ValueAndFormat> evaluate(List<ValueAndFormat> allValues) {
-                    List<ValueAndFormat> values = allValues;
                     double total = 0;
-                    ValueEval[] pop = new ValueEval[values.size()];
+                    ValueEval[] pop = new ValueEval[allValues.size()];
-                    for (int i = 0; i < values.size(); i++) {
+                    for (int i = 0; i < allValues.size(); i++) {
-                        ValueAndFormat v = values.get(i);
+                        ValueAndFormat v = allValues.get(i);
                         total += v.value.doubleValue();
                         pop[i] = new NumberEval(v.value.doubleValue());
                     }
 
                     final Set<ValueAndFormat> avgSet = new LinkedHashSet<>(1);
-                    avgSet.add(new ValueAndFormat(new Double(values.size() == 0 ? 0 : total / values.size()), null));
+                    avgSet.add(new ValueAndFormat(new Double(allValues.size() == 0 ? 0 : total / allValues.size()), null));
 
-                    final double stdDev = values.size() <= 1 ? 0 : ((NumberEval) AggregateFunction.STDEV.evaluate(pop, 0, 0)).getNumberValue();
+                    final double stdDev = allValues.size() <= 1 ? 0 : ((NumberEval) AggregateFunction.STDEV.evaluate(pop, 0, 0)).getNumberValue();
                     avgSet.add(new ValueAndFormat(new Double(stdDev), null));
                     return avgSet;
                 }

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/WorkbookEvaluator.java

@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ public final class WorkbookEvaluator {
     }
 
     /* package */ EvaluationName getName(String name, int sheetIndex) {
-        EvaluationName evalName = _workbook.getName(name, sheetIndex);
+        return _workbook.getName(name, sheetIndex);
-        return evalName;
     }
 
     private static boolean isDebugLogEnabled() {

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/functions/DStarRunner.java

@@ -342,8 +342,7 @@ public final class DStarRunner implements Function3Arg {
         // Construct double from condition.
         double conditionValue = 0.0;
         try {
-            int intValue = Integer.parseInt(condition);
+            conditionValue = Integer.parseInt(condition);
-            conditionValue = intValue;
         } catch (NumberFormatException e) { // It's not an int.
             try {
                 conditionValue = Double.parseDouble(condition);

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/functions/Finance.java

@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ public class Finance {
      */
 	// http://arachnoid.com/lutusp/finance.html
 	static public double pmt(double r, int nper, double pv, double fv, int type) {
-	    double pmt = -r * (pv * Math.pow(1 + r, nper) + fv) / ((1 + r*type) * (Math.pow(1 + r, nper) - 1));
+        return -r * (pv * Math.pow(1 + r, nper) + fv) / ((1 + r*type) * (Math.pow(1 + r, nper) - 1));
-	    return pmt;
 	}
 
 
@@ -153,8 +152,7 @@ public class Finance {
      */
 	//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_value
 	static public double fv(double r, int nper, double pmt, double pv, int type) {
-	    double fv = -(pv * Math.pow(1 + r, nper) + pmt * (1+r*type) * (Math.pow(1 + r, nper) - 1) / r);
+        return -(pv * Math.pow(1 + r, nper) + pmt * (1+r*type) * (Math.pow(1 + r, nper) - 1) / r);
-	    return fv;
 	}
 	
 	/**

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/functions/Index.java

@@ -93,18 +93,17 @@ public final class Index implements Function2Arg, Function3Arg, Function4Arg {
 	}
 
 	private static TwoDEval convertFirstArg(ValueEval arg0) {
-		ValueEval firstArg = arg0;
+        if (arg0 instanceof RefEval) {
-		if (firstArg instanceof RefEval) {
 			// convert to area ref for simpler code in getValueFromArea()
-			return ((RefEval)firstArg).offset(0, 0, 0, 0);
+			return ((RefEval) arg0).offset(0, 0, 0, 0);
 		}
-		if((firstArg instanceof TwoDEval)) {
+		if((arg0 instanceof TwoDEval)) {
-			return (TwoDEval) firstArg;
+			return (TwoDEval) arg0;
 		}
 		// else the other variation of this function takes an array as the first argument
 		// it seems like interface 'ArrayEval' does not even exist yet
 		throw new RuntimeException("Incomplete code - cannot handle first arg of type ("
-				+ firstArg.getClass().getName() + ")");
+				+ arg0.getClass().getName() + ")");
 
 	}
 

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/functions/NumericFunction.java

@@ -365,11 +365,10 @@ public abstract class NumericFunction implements Function {
 				double d0 = NumericFunction.singleOperandEvaluate(arg0, srcRowIndex, srcColumnIndex);
 				double d1 = NumericFunction.singleOperandEvaluate(arg1, srcRowIndex, srcColumnIndex);
 				double logE = Math.log(d0);
-				double base = d1;
+                if (Double.compare(d1, Math.E) == 0) {
-				if (Double.compare(base, Math.E) == 0) {
 					result = logE;
 				} else {
-					result = logE / Math.log(base);
+					result = logE / Math.log(d1);
 				}
 				NumericFunction.checkValue(result);
 			} catch (EvaluationException e) {

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/ptg/AttrPtg.java

@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ public final class AttrPtg extends ControlPtg {
         _options = in.readByte();
         _data    = in.readShort();
         if (isOptimizedChoose()) {
-            int nCases = _data;
+            int[] jumpTable = new int[(int) _data];
-            int[] jumpTable = new int[nCases];
             for (int i = 0; i < jumpTable.length; i++) {
                 jumpTable[i] = in.readUShort();
             }

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/ptg/NameXPtg.java

@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ public final class NameXPtg extends OperandPtg implements WorkbookDependentFormu
 	}
 	
 	public String toString(){
-	   String retValue = "NameXPtg:[sheetRefIndex:" + _sheetRefIndex + 
+        return "NameXPtg:[sheetRefIndex:" + _sheetRefIndex +
-	      " , nameNumber:" + _nameNumber + "]" ;
+           " , nameNumber:" + _nameNumber + "]";
-	   return retValue;
 	}
 	
 	public byte getDefaultOperandClass() {

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/CellCopyPolicy.java

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class CellCopyPolicy {
     }
     
     public Builder createBuilder() {
-        final Builder builder = new Builder()
+        return new Builder()
                 .cellValue(copyCellValue)
                 .cellStyle(copyCellStyle)
                 .cellFormula(copyCellFormula)
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ public class CellCopyPolicy {
                 .rowHeight(copyRowHeight)
                 .condenseRows(condenseRows)
                 .mergedRegions(copyMergedRegions);
-        return builder;
     }
 
 /*

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/CellRangeAddressBase.java

@@ -299,10 +299,9 @@ public abstract class CellRangeAddressBase {
 	
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {
-		int code = (getMinColumn() +
+        return (getMinColumn() +
         (getMaxColumn() << 8) +
         (getMinRow() << 16) +
         (getMaxRow() << 24));
-		return code;
 	}
 }

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/CellReference.java

@@ -397,8 +397,7 @@ public class CellReference {
         String col = matcher.group(1);
         String row = matcher.group(2);
 
-        CellRefParts cellRefParts = new CellRefParts(sheetName, row, col);
+        return new CellRefParts(sheetName, row, col);
-        return cellRefParts;
     }
 
     private static String parseSheetName(String reference, int indexOfSheetNameDelimiter) {

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/ExpandedDouble.java

@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ final class ExpandedDouble {
 			_significand = frac.shiftLeft(expAdj);
 			_binaryExponent = (biasedExp & 0x07FF) - 1023 - expAdj;
 		} else {
-			BigInteger frac = getFrac(rawBits);
+            _significand = getFrac(rawBits);
-			_significand = frac;
 			_binaryExponent = (biasedExp & 0x07FF) - 1023;
 		}
 	}

src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/ImageUtils.java

@@ -210,12 +210,10 @@ public class ImageUtils {
         anchor.setRow2(row2);
         anchor.setDy2(dy2);
 
-        Dimension dim = new Dimension(
+        return new Dimension(
             (int)Math.round(scaledWidth*EMU_PER_PIXEL),
             (int)Math.round(scaledHeight*EMU_PER_PIXEL)
         );
-        
-        return dim;
     }
 
     /**

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/PackagingURIHelper.java

@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ public final class PackagingURIHelper {
 	public static URI getPath(URI uri) {
 		if (uri != null) {
 			String path = uri.getPath();
-			int len = path.length();
+            int num2 = path.length();
-			int num2 = len;
 			while (--num2 >= 0) {
 				char ch1 = path.charAt(num2);
 				if (ch1 == PackagingURIHelper.FORWARD_SLASH_CHAR) {

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/openxml4j/opc/internal/FileHelper.java

@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ public final class FileHelper {
 	public static File getDirectory(File f) {
 		if (f != null) {
 			String path = f.getPath();
-			int len = path.length();
+            int num2 = path.length();
-			int num2 = len;
 			while (--num2 >= 0) {
 				char ch1 = path.charAt(num2);
 				if (ch1 == File.separatorChar) {

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/crypt/agile/AgileEncryptor.java

@@ -220,8 +220,7 @@ public class AgileEncryptor extends Encryptor implements Cloneable {
     public OutputStream getDataStream(DirectoryNode dir)
             throws IOException, GeneralSecurityException {
         // TODO: initialize headers
-        AgileCipherOutputStream countStream = new AgileCipherOutputStream(dir);
+        return new AgileCipherOutputStream(dir);
-    	return countStream;
     }
 
     /**

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/crypt/dsig/SignatureInfo.java

@@ -357,8 +357,7 @@ public class SignatureInfo implements SignatureConfigurable {
             digestInfoValueBuf.write(signatureConfig.getHashMagic());
             digestInfoValueBuf.write(digest);
             byte[] digestInfoValue = digestInfoValueBuf.toByteArray();
-            byte[] signatureValue = cipher.doFinal(digestInfoValue);
+            return cipher.doFinal(digestInfoValue);
-            return signatureValue;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new EncryptedDocumentException(e);
         }

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFNotesMaster.java

@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ import org.openxmlformats.schemas.presentationml.x2006.main.NotesMasterDocument;
         try {
             try {
                 NotesMasterDocument doc = NotesMasterDocument.Factory.parse(is, DEFAULT_XML_OPTIONS);
-                CTNotesMaster slide =  doc.getNotesMaster();
+                return doc.getNotesMaster();
-                return slide;
             } finally {
                 is.close();
             }            

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFShadow.java

@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ public class XSLFShadow extends XSLFShape implements Shadow<XSLFShape,XSLFTextPa
     public Color getFillColor() {
         SolidPaint ps = getFillStyle();
         if (ps == null) return null;
-        Color col = DrawPaint.applyColorTransform(ps.getSolidColor());
+        return DrawPaint.applyColorTransform(ps.getSolidColor());
-        return col;
     }
 
     @Override

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextShape.java

@@ -485,8 +485,7 @@ public abstract class XSLFTextShape extends XSLFSimpleShape
 
     @Override
     public Insets2D getInsets() {
-        Insets2D insets = new Insets2D(getTopInset(), getLeftInset(), getBottomInset(), getRightInset());
+        return new Insets2D(getTopInset(), getLeftInset(), getBottomInset(), getRightInset());
-        return insets;
     }
 
     @Override

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFComment.java

@@ -223,8 +223,7 @@ public class XSSFComment implements Comment {
         for (String s : position.split(",")) {
             pos[i++] = Integer.parseInt(s.trim());
         }
-        XSSFClientAnchor ca = new XSSFClientAnchor(pos[1]*EMU_PER_PIXEL, pos[3]*EMU_PER_PIXEL, pos[5]*EMU_PER_PIXEL, pos[7]*EMU_PER_PIXEL, pos[0], pos[2], pos[4], pos[6]);
+        return new XSSFClientAnchor(pos[1]*EMU_PER_PIXEL, pos[3]*EMU_PER_PIXEL, pos[5]*EMU_PER_PIXEL, pos[7]*EMU_PER_PIXEL, pos[0], pos[2], pos[4], pos[6]);
-        return ca;
     }
 
     /**

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFFont.java

@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ public class XSSFFont implements Font {
      */
     public int getCharSet() {
         CTIntProperty charset = _ctFont.sizeOfCharsetArray() == 0 ? null : _ctFont.getCharsetArray(0);
-        int val = charset == null ? FontCharset.ANSI.getValue() : FontCharset.valueOf(charset.getVal()).getValue();
+        return charset == null ? FontCharset.ANSI.getValue() : FontCharset.valueOf(charset.getVal()).getValue();
-        return val;
     }
 
 
@@ -214,8 +213,7 @@ public class XSSFFont implements Font {
     private double getFontHeightRaw() {
         CTFontSize size = _ctFont.sizeOfSzArray() == 0 ? null : _ctFont.getSzArray(0);
         if (size != null) {
-            double fontHeight = size.getVal();
+            return size.getVal();
-            return fontHeight;
         }
         return DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE;
     }

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFPivotTable.java

@@ -225,8 +225,7 @@ public class XSSFPivotTable extends POIXMLDocumentPart {
 
     protected AreaReference getPivotArea() {
         final Workbook wb = getDataSheet().getWorkbook();
-        AreaReference pivotArea = getPivotCacheDefinition().getPivotArea(wb);
+        return getPivotCacheDefinition().getPivotArea(wb);
-        return pivotArea;
     }
     
     /**

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFTextParagraph.java

@@ -612,8 +612,7 @@ public class XSSFTextParagraph implements Iterable<XSSFTextRun>{
         };
         fetchParagraphProperty(fetcher);
 
-        double spcBef = fetcher.getValue() == null ? 0 : fetcher.getValue();
+        return fetcher.getValue() == null ? 0 : fetcher.getValue();
-        return spcBef;
     }
 
     /**

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/helpers/XSSFSingleXmlCell.java

@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ public class XSSFSingleXmlCell {
 	public String getXpath(){
 		CTXmlCellPr xmlCellPr = singleXmlCell.getXmlCellPr();
 		CTXmlPr xmlPr = xmlCellPr.getXmlPr();
-		String xpath = xmlPr.getXpath();
+        return xmlPr.getXpath();
-		return xpath;
 	}
 	
 	public long getMapId(){

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFDocument.java

@@ -1431,8 +1431,7 @@ public class XWPFDocument extends POIXMLDocument implements Document, IBody {
     public XWPFPictureData getPictureDataByID(String blipID) {
         POIXMLDocumentPart relatedPart = getRelationById(blipID);
         if (relatedPart instanceof XWPFPictureData) {
-            XWPFPictureData xwpfPicData = (XWPFPictureData) relatedPart;
+            return (XWPFPictureData) relatedPart;
-            return xwpfPicData;
         }
         return null;
     }

src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xwpf/usermodel/XWPFParagraph.java

@@ -1378,9 +1378,8 @@ public class XWPFParagraph implements IBodyElement, IRunBody, ISDTContents, Para
      * a new instance.
      */
     private CTPPr getCTPPr() {
-        CTPPr pr = paragraph.getPPr() == null ? paragraph.addNewPPr()
+        return paragraph.getPPr() == null ? paragraph.addNewPPr()
                 : paragraph.getPPr();
-        return pr;
     }
 
 

src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/poifs/crypt/PkiTestUtils.java

@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ public class PkiTestUtils {
         SecureRandom random = new SecureRandom();
         keyPairGenerator.initialize(new RSAKeyGenParameterSpec(1024,
                 RSAKeyGenParameterSpec.F4), random);
-        KeyPair keyPair = keyPairGenerator.generateKeyPair();
+        return keyPairGenerator.generateKeyPair();
-        return keyPair;
     }
 
     static X509Certificate generateCertificate(PublicKey subjectPublicKey,
@@ -218,8 +217,7 @@ public class PkiTestUtils {
         documentBuilderFactory.setNamespaceAware(true);
         DocumentBuilder documentBuilder = documentBuilderFactory
                 .newDocumentBuilder();
-        Document document = documentBuilder.parse(inputSource);
+        return documentBuilder.parse(inputSource);
-        return document;
     }
 
     static String toString(Node dom) throws TransformerException {
@@ -310,8 +308,7 @@ public class PkiTestUtils {
 
         
         OCSPRespBuilder ocspRespBuilder = new OCSPRespBuilder();
-        OCSPResp ocspResp = ocspRespBuilder.build(OCSPRespBuilder.SUCCESSFUL, basicOCSPResp);
 
-        return ocspResp;
+        return ocspRespBuilder.build(OCSPRespBuilder.SUCCESSFUL, basicOCSPResp);
     }
 }

src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFDataValidation.java

@@ -341,8 +341,7 @@ public class TestXSSFDataValidation extends BaseTestDataValidation {
         DataValidationHelper dataValidationHelper = sheet.getDataValidationHelper();
 
         DataValidationConstraint constraint = dataValidationHelper.createCustomConstraint("true");
-        final XSSFDataValidation validation = (XSSFDataValidation) dataValidationHelper.createValidation(constraint, new CellRangeAddressList(0, 0, 0, 0));
+        return (XSSFDataValidation) dataValidationHelper.createValidation(constraint, new CellRangeAddressList(0, 0, 0, 0));
-        return validation;
     }
     
     @Test

src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/TestXSSFSheet.java

@@ -722,8 +722,7 @@ public final class TestXSSFSheet extends BaseTestXSheet {
 
         // Now check the low level stuff, and check that's all
         //  been set correctly
-        XSSFSheet xs = sheet;
+        CTWorksheet cts = sheet.getCTWorksheet();
-        CTWorksheet cts = xs.getCTWorksheet();
 
         assertEquals(1, cts.sizeOfColsArray());
         CTCols cols = cts.getColsArray(0);

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/dev/SlideIdListing.java

@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ public final class SlideIdListing {
 		long type = LittleEndian.getUShort(fileContents, pos+2);
 		long rlen = LittleEndian.getUInt(fileContents, pos+4);
 
-		Record r = Record.createRecordForType(type,fileContents,pos,(int)rlen+8);
+        return Record.createRecordForType(type,fileContents,pos,(int)rlen+8);
-
-		return r;
 	}
 }

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/dev/UserEditAndPersistListing.java

@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ public final class UserEditAndPersistListing {
 		long type = LittleEndian.getUShort(fileContents, pos+2);
 		long rlen = LittleEndian.getUInt(fileContents, pos+4);
 
-		Record r = Record.createRecordForType(type,fileContents,pos,(int)rlen+8);
+        return Record.createRecordForType(type,fileContents,pos,(int)rlen+8);
-
-		return r;
 	}
 }

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/extractor/QuickButCruddyTextExtractor.java

@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ public final class QuickButCruddyTextExtractor {
 
 		// Start walking the file, looking for the records
 		while(walkPos != -1) {
-			int newPos = findTextRecords(walkPos,textV);
+            walkPos = findTextRecords(walkPos,textV);
-			walkPos = newPos;
 		}
 
 		// Return what we find

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/ColorSchemeAtom.java

@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ public final class ColorSchemeAtom extends RecordAtom {
 		byte[] with_zero = new byte[4];
 		System.arraycopy(rgb,0,with_zero,0,3);
 		with_zero[3] = 0;
-		int ret = LittleEndian.getInt(with_zero,0);
+        return LittleEndian.getInt(with_zero,0);
-		return ret;
 	}
 
 

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/Record.java

@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ public abstract class Record
 		}
 
 		// Turn the vector into an array, and return
-		Record[] cRecords = children.toArray( new Record[children.size()] );
+        return children.toArray( new Record[children.size()] );
-		return cRecords;
 	}
 
 	/**

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/TextRulerAtom.java

@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ public final class TextRulerAtom extends RecordAtom {
             0x00, 0x00, (byte)0xA6, 0x0F, 0x0A, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
             0x10, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, (byte)0xF9, 0x00, 0x41, 0x01, 0x41, 0x01
         };
-        TextRulerAtom ruler = new TextRulerAtom(data, 0, data.length);
+        return new TextRulerAtom(data, 0, data.length);
-        return ruler;
     }
 
     public void setParagraphIndent(short tetxOffset, short bulletOffset){

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/HSLFGroupShape.java

@@ -221,14 +221,13 @@ implements HSLFShapeContainer, GroupShape<HSLFShape,HSLFTextParagraph> {
             x2 = clientAnchor.getDx1();
             y2 = clientAnchor.getRow1();
         }
-        Rectangle2D anchor= new Rectangle2D.Double(
+
+        return new Rectangle2D.Double(
             (x1 == -1 ? -1 : Units.masterToPoints(x1)),
             (y1 == -1 ? -1 : Units.masterToPoints(y1)),
             (x2 == -1 ? -1 : Units.masterToPoints(x2-x1)),
             (y2 == -1 ? -1 : Units.masterToPoints(y2-y1))
         );
-
-        return anchor;
     }
 
     /**

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/HSLFShape.java

@@ -168,14 +168,13 @@ public abstract class HSLFShape implements Shape<HSLFShape,HSLFTextParagraph> {
         }
 
         // TODO: find out where this -1 value comes from at #57820 (link to ms docs?)
-        Rectangle2D anchor = new Rectangle2D.Double(
+
+        return new Rectangle2D.Double(
             (x1 == -1 ? -1 : Units.masterToPoints(x1)),
             (y1 == -1 ? -1 : Units.masterToPoints(y1)),
             (x2 == -1 ? -1 : Units.masterToPoints(x2-x1)),
             (y2 == -1 ? -1 : Units.masterToPoints(y2-y1))
         );
-        
-        return anchor;
     }
 
     /**

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/HSLFSimpleShape.java

@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ public abstract class HSLFSimpleShape extends HSLFShape implements SimpleShape<H
     public double getLineWidth(){
         AbstractEscherOptRecord opt = getEscherOptRecord();
         EscherSimpleProperty prop = getEscherProperty(opt, EscherProperties.LINESTYLE__LINEWIDTH);
-        double width = (prop == null) ? DEFAULT_LINE_WIDTH : Units.toPoints(prop.getPropertyValue());
+        return (prop == null) ? DEFAULT_LINE_WIDTH : Units.toPoints(prop.getPropertyValue());
-        return width;
     }
 
     /**

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/HSLFTable.java

@@ -402,8 +402,7 @@ implements HSLFShapeContainer, TableShape<HSLFShape,HSLFTextParagraph> {
         }
         
         // TODO: check for merged cols
-        double width = cells[0][col].getAnchor().getWidth();
+        return cells[0][col].getAnchor().getWidth();
-        return width;
     }
 
     @Override

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/HSLFTextParagraph.java

@@ -1212,8 +1212,7 @@ public final class HSLFTextParagraph implements TextParagraph<HSLFShape,HSLFText
      * representation
      */
     protected static String toInternalString(String s) {
-        String ns = s.replaceAll("\\r?\\n", "\r");
+        return s.replaceAll("\\r?\\n", "\r");
-        return ns;
     }
 
     /**

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/HSLFTextRun.java

@@ -415,8 +415,7 @@ public final class HSLFTextRun implements TextRun {
             return null;
         }
 		Color color = HSLFTextParagraph.getColorFromColorIndexStruct(tp.getValue(), parentParagraph.getSheet());
-		SolidPaint ps = DrawPaint.createSolidPaint(color);
+        return DrawPaint.createSolidPaint(color);
-		return ps;
 	}
 
 	/**

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/usermodel/HSLFTextShape.java

@@ -723,8 +723,7 @@ implements TextShape<HSLFShape,HSLFTextParagraph> {
 
     @Override
     public Insets2D getInsets() {
-        Insets2D insets = new Insets2D(getTopInset(), getLeftInset(), getBottomInset(), getRightInset());
+        return new Insets2D(getTopInset(), getLeftInset(), getBottomInset(), getRightInset());
-        return insets;
     }
 
     @Override

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/converter/AbstractExcelUtils.java

@@ -185,11 +185,10 @@ public class AbstractExcelUtils
     {
         CellRangeAddress[] mergedRangeRowInfo = rowNumber < mergedRanges.length ? mergedRanges[rowNumber]
                 : null;
-        CellRangeAddress cellRangeAddress = mergedRangeRowInfo != null
+
+        return mergedRangeRowInfo != null
                 && columnNumber < mergedRangeRowInfo.length ? mergedRangeRowInfo[columnNumber]
                 : null;
-
-        return cellRangeAddress;
     }
 
     static boolean isEmpty( String str )

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/converter/ExcelToHtmlConverter.java

@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ public class ExcelToHtmlConverter extends AbstractExcelConverter
                 XMLHelper.getDocumentBuilderFactory().newDocumentBuilder()
                         .newDocument() );
         excelToHtmlConverter.processWorkbook( workbook );
-        Document doc = excelToHtmlConverter.getDocument();
+        return excelToHtmlConverter.getDocument();
-        return doc;
     }
 
     private String cssClassContainerCell;

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFChart.java

@@ -597,8 +597,7 @@ public final class HSSFChart {
 
 	private PlotAreaRecord createPlotAreaRecord()
 	{
-		PlotAreaRecord r = new PlotAreaRecord(  );
+        return new PlotAreaRecord(  );
-		return r;
 	}
 
 	private AxisLineFormatRecord createAxisLineFormatRecord( short format )

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/HWPFDocument.java

@@ -667,7 +667,6 @@ public final class HWPFDocument extends HWPFDocumentCore {
 
         // get fcMin and fcMac because we will be writing the actual text with the
         // complex table.
-        int fcMin = mainOffset;
 
         /*
          * clx (encoding of the sprm lists for a complex file and piece table
@@ -736,7 +735,7 @@ public final class HWPFDocument extends HWPFDocumentCore {
 
         // write out the CHPBinTable.
         _fib.setFcPlcfbteChpx(tableOffset);
-        _cbt.writeTo(wordDocumentStream, tableStream, fcMin, _cft.getTextPieceTable());
+        _cbt.writeTo(wordDocumentStream, tableStream, mainOffset, _cft.getTextPieceTable());
         _fib.setLcbPlcfbteChpx(tableStream.size() - tableOffset);
         tableOffset = tableStream.size();
 
@@ -892,7 +891,7 @@ public final class HWPFDocument extends HWPFDocumentCore {
         tableOffset = tableStream.size();
 
         // set some variables in the FileInformationBlock.
-        _fib.getFibBase().setFcMin(fcMin);
+        _fib.getFibBase().setFcMin(mainOffset);
         _fib.getFibBase().setFcMac(fcMac);
         _fib.setCbMac(wordDocumentStream.size());
 

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/converter/AbstractWordConverter.java

@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractWordConverter
         original.bold = characterRun.isBold();
         original.italic = characterRun.isItalic();
         original.fontName = characterRun.getFontName();
-        Triplet updated = getFontReplacer().update( original );
+        return getFontReplacer().update( original );
-        return updated;
     }
 
     public abstract Document getDocument();

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/converter/HtmlDocumentFacade.java

@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ public class HtmlDocumentFacade
                 stringBuilder.append( "}\n" );
             }
         }
-        final String stylesheetText = stringBuilder.toString();
+        return stringBuilder.toString();
-        return stylesheetText;
     }
 
     public Element createBlock()
@@ -179,8 +178,7 @@ public class HtmlDocumentFacade
 
     public Element createSelect()
     {
-        Element result = document.createElement( "select" );
+        return document.createElement( "select" );
-        return result;
     }
 
     public Element createTable()

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/dev/RecordUtil.java

@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ public class RecordUtil
 
         for ( int x = 0; x < parentSize; x++ )
         {
-            int temp = mask;
+            numBits += ( mask >> x ) & 0x1;
-            numBits += ( temp >> x ) & 0x1;
         }
 
         if ( numBits == 1 )

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/CHPBinTable.java

@@ -226,8 +226,7 @@ public class CHPBinTable
             final int boundary = objBoundary.intValue();
 
             final int startInclusive = lastTextRunStart;
-            final int endExclusive = boundary;
+            lastTextRunStart = boundary;
-            lastTextRunStart = endExclusive;
 
             int startPosition = binarySearch( oldChpxSortedByStartPos, boundary );
             startPosition = Math.abs( startPosition );
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ public class CHPBinTable
                     break;
 
                 int left = Math.max( startInclusive, chpx.getStart() );
-                int right = Math.min( endExclusive, chpx.getEnd() );
+                int right = Math.min(boundary, chpx.getEnd() );
 
                 if ( left < right )
                 {
@@ -258,10 +257,10 @@ public class CHPBinTable
             {
                 logger.log( POILogger.WARN, "Text piece [",
                         Integer.valueOf( startInclusive ), "; ",
-                        Integer.valueOf( endExclusive ),
+                        Integer.valueOf(boundary),
                         ") has no CHPX. Creating new one." );
                 // create it manually
-                CHPX chpx = new CHPX( startInclusive, endExclusive,
+                CHPX chpx = new CHPX( startInclusive, boundary,
                         new SprmBuffer( 0 ) );
                 newChpxs.add( chpx );
                 continue;
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ public class CHPBinTable
                 // can we reuse existing?
                 CHPX existing = chpxs.get( 0 );
                 if ( existing.getStart() == startInclusive
-                        && existing.getEnd() == endExclusive )
+                        && existing.getEnd() == boundary)
                 {
                     newChpxs.add( existing );
                     continue;
@@ -286,7 +285,7 @@ public class CHPBinTable
             {
                 sprmBuffer.append( chpx.getGrpprl(), 0 );
             }
-            CHPX newChpx = new CHPX( startInclusive, endExclusive, sprmBuffer );
+            CHPX newChpx = new CHPX( startInclusive, boundary, sprmBuffer );
             newChpxs.add( newChpx );
 
             continue;

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/CHPX.java

@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ public final class CHPX extends BytePropertyNode<CHPX>
         }
 
         CharacterProperties baseStyle = ss.getCharacterStyle( istd );
-        CharacterProperties props = CharacterSprmUncompressor.uncompressCHP(
+        return CharacterSprmUncompressor.uncompressCHP(
                 ss, baseStyle, getGrpprl(), 0 );
-        return props;
     }
 
   public String toString() {

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/ListTables.java

@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ public final class ListTables
         return null;
     }
     if(level < lst.numLevels()) {
-    	ListLevel lvl = lst.getLevels()[level];
+        return lst.getLevels()[level];
-    	return lvl;
     }
     if (log.check(POILogger.WARN)) {
         log.log(POILogger.WARN, "Requested level " + level + " which was greater than the maximum defined (" + lst.numLevels() + ")");

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/PAPFormattedDiskPage.java

@@ -361,8 +361,6 @@ public final class PAPFormattedDiskPage extends FormattedDiskPage {
     {
       int pheOffset = _offset + 1 + (((_crun + 1) * 4) + (index * 13));
 
-      ParagraphHeight phe = new ParagraphHeight(_fkp, pheOffset);
+        return new ParagraphHeight(_fkp, pheOffset);
-
-      return phe;
     }
 }

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/PAPX.java

@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ public final class PAPX extends BytePropertyNode<PAPX> {
             
         short istd = getIstd();
         ParagraphProperties baseStyle = ss.getParagraphStyle(istd);
-        ParagraphProperties props = ParagraphSprmUncompressor.uncompressPAP(baseStyle, getGrpprl(), 2);
+        return ParagraphSprmUncompressor.uncompressPAP(baseStyle, getGrpprl(), 2);
-        return props;
     }
 
     @Override

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/PlexOfField.java

@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ public class PlexOfField
     }
 
     public String toString() {
-        String str = String.format(Locale.ROOT, "[%d, %d) - FLD - 0x%x; 0x%x"
+        return String.format(Locale.ROOT, "[%d, %d) - FLD - 0x%x; 0x%x"
             , getFcStart(), getFcEnd(), fld.getBoundaryType(), fld.getFlt());
-        return str;
     }
 }

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/SectionTable.java

@@ -89,14 +89,13 @@ public class SectionTable
         // Some files seem to lie about their unicode status, which
         //    is very very pesky. Try to work around these, but this
         //    is getting on for black magic...
-        int mainEndsAt = mainLength;
         boolean matchAt = false;
         boolean matchHalf = false;
         for (int i=0; i<_sections.size(); i++) {
             SEPX s = _sections.get(i);
-            if (s.getEnd() == mainEndsAt) {
+            if (s.getEnd() == mainLength) {
                 matchAt = true;
-            } else if(s.getEnd() == mainEndsAt || s.getEnd() == mainEndsAt-1) {
+            } else if(s.getEnd() == mainLength || s.getEnd() == mainLength -1) {
                 matchHalf = true;
             }
         }

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/StyleDescription.java

@@ -107,11 +107,10 @@ public final class StyleDescription implements HDFType
       _name = StringUtil.getFromUnicodeLE(std, nameStart, (nameLength*multiplier)/2);
 
       //length then null terminator.
-      int grupxStart = ((nameLength + 1) * multiplier) + nameStart;
 
       // the spec only refers to two possible upxs but it mentions
       // that more may be added in the future
-      int varOffset = grupxStart;
+      int varOffset = ((nameLength + 1) * multiplier) + nameStart;
       int countOfUPX = _stdfBase.getCupx();
       _upxs = new UPX[countOfUPX];
       for(int x = 0; x < countOfUPX; x++)

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/TextPiece.java

@@ -73,12 +73,11 @@ public class TextPiece extends PropertyNode<TextPiece> {
      * Create the StringBuilder from the text and unicode flag
      */
     private static StringBuilder buildInitSB(byte[] text, PieceDescriptor pd) {
-        byte[] textBuffer = text;
         if (StringUtil.BIG5.equals(pd.getCharset())) {
             return new StringBuilder(CodePageUtil.cp950ToString(text, 0, text.length));
         }
 
-        String str = new String(textBuffer, 0, textBuffer.length, (pd.isUnicode()) ? StringUtil.UTF16LE : pd.getCharset());
+        String str = new String(text, 0, text.length, (pd.isUnicode()) ? StringUtil.UTF16LE : pd.getCharset());
         return new StringBuilder(str);
     }
 

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/CharacterRun.java

@@ -657,8 +657,7 @@ public final class CharacterRun extends Range
                         getPicOffset() );
                 FFData ffData = new FFData( data.getBinData(), 0 );
 
-                String[] values = ffData.getDropList();
+                return ffData.getDropList();
-                return values;
             }
         }
         return null;

src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/DateAndTime.java

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public final class DateAndTime
   
   public Calendar getDate() {
      // TODO Discover if the timezone is stored somewhere else or not
-     Calendar cal = LocaleUtil.getLocaleCalendar(
+      return LocaleUtil.getLocaleCalendar(
             _years.getValue(_info2)+1900,
             _months.getValue(_info2)-1,
             _dom.getValue(_info),
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ public final class DateAndTime
             _minutes.getValue(_info),
             0
       );
-     return cal;
   }
 
   public void serialize(byte[] buf, int offset)