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 The package compiles on Java 1.6-1.8.
 
 
-JSONObject.java: The JSONObject can parse text from a String or a JSONTokener
+`JSONObject.java`: The `JSONObject` can parse text from a `String` or a `JSONTokener`
 to produce a map-like object. The object provides methods for manipulating its
 contents, and for producing a JSON compliant object serialization.
 
-JSONArray.java: The JSONArray can parse text from a String or a JSONTokener
+`JSONArray.java`: The `JSONArray` can parse text from a String or a `JSONTokener`
 to produce a vector-like object. The object provides methods for manipulating
 its contents, and for producing a JSON compliant array serialization.
 
-JSONTokener.java: The JSONTokener breaks a text into a sequence of individual
-tokens. It can be constructed from a String, Reader, or InputStream.
+`JSONTokener.java`: The `JSONTokener` breaks a text into a sequence of individual
+tokens. It can be constructed from a `String`, `Reader`, or `InputStream`.
 
-JSONException.java: The JSONException is the standard exception type thrown
+`JSONException.java`: The `JSONException` is the standard exception type thrown
 by this package.
 
-JSONPointer.java: Implementation of
+`JSONPointer.java`: Implementation of
 [JSON Pointer (RFC 6901)](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901). Supports
 JSON Pointers both in the form of string representation and URI fragment
 representation.
 
-JSONString.java: The JSONString interface requires a toJSONString method,
+`JSONString.java`: The `JSONString` interface requires a `toJSONString` method,
 allowing an object to provide its own serialization.
 
-JSONStringer.java: The JSONStringer provides a convenient facility for
+`JSONStringer.java`: The `JSONStringer` provides a convenient facility for
 building JSON strings.
 
-JSONWriter.java: The JSONWriter provides a convenient facility for building
+`JSONWriter.java`: The `JSONWriter` provides a convenient facility for building
 JSON text through a writer.
 
 
-CDL.java: CDL provides support for converting between JSON and comma
+`CDL.java`: `CDL` provides support for converting between JSON and comma
 delimited lists.
 
-Cookie.java: Cookie provides support for converting between JSON and cookies.
+`Cookie.java`: `Cookie` provides support for converting between JSON and cookies.
 
-CookieList.java: CookieList provides support for converting between JSON and
+`CookieList.java`: `CookieList` provides support for converting between JSON and
 cookie lists.
 
-HTTP.java: HTTP provides support for converting between JSON and HTTP headers.
+`HTTP.java`: `HTTP` provides support for converting between JSON and HTTP headers.
 
-HTTPTokener.java: HTTPTokener extends JSONTokener for parsing HTTP headers.
+`HTTPTokener.java`: `HTTPTokener` extends `JSONTokener` for parsing HTTP headers.
 
-XML.java: XML provides support for converting between JSON and XML.
+`XML.java`: `XML` provides support for converting between JSON and XML.
 
-JSONML.java: JSONML provides support for converting between JSONML and XML.
+`JSONML.java`: `JSONML` provides support for converting between JSONML and XML.
 
-XMLTokener.java: XMLTokener extends JSONTokener for parsing XML text.
+`XMLTokener.java`: `XMLTokener` extends JSONTokener for parsing XML text.
 
 Unit tests are maintained in a separate project. Contributing developers can test
 JSON-java pull requests with the code in this project: