diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationBase.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationBase.java
index e28082ef7..885e6ce97 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/parse/AnnotationBase.java
@@ -13,66 +13,66 @@ import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.meta.DeployBeanProperty;
  */
 public abstract class AnnotationBase {
 
-	protected final DatabasePlatform databasePlatform;
-	protected final NamingConvention namingConvention;
-	protected final DeployUtil util;
-	
-	protected AnnotationBase(DeployUtil util) {
-		this.util = util;
-		this.databasePlatform = util.getDbPlatform();
-		this.namingConvention = util.getNamingConvention();
-	}
-	
-    /**
-     * read the deployment annotations.
-     */
-    public abstract void parse();
-    
-	/**
-	 * Checks string is null or empty .
-	 */
-	protected boolean isEmpty(String s) {
-		if (s == null || s.trim().length() == 0) {
-			return true;
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-	
-	   
-    /**
-     * Return the annotation for the property.
-     * <p>
-     * Looks first at the field and then at the getter method.
-     * </p>
-     */
-	protected <T extends Annotation> T get(DeployBeanProperty prop, Class<T> annClass) {
-        T a = null;
-        Field field = prop.getField();
-        if (field != null){
-        	a = field.getAnnotation(annClass);
-        }
-        if (a == null) {
-            Method m = prop.getReadMethod();
-            if (m != null) {
-                a = m.getAnnotation(annClass);
-            }
-        }
-        return a;
+  protected final DatabasePlatform databasePlatform;
+  protected final NamingConvention namingConvention;
+  protected final DeployUtil util;
+
+  protected AnnotationBase(DeployUtil util) {
+    this.util = util;
+    this.databasePlatform = util.getDbPlatform();
+    this.namingConvention = util.getNamingConvention();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * read the deployment annotations.
+   */
+  public abstract void parse();
+
+  /**
+   * Checks string is null or empty .
+   */
+  protected boolean isEmpty(String s) {
+    if (s == null || s.trim().length() == 0) {
+      return true;
     }
-    
-    /**
-	 * Return the annotation for the property.
-	 * <p>
-	 * Looks first at the field and then at the getter method. then at class level.
-	 * </p>
-	 */
-	protected <T extends Annotation> T find(DeployBeanProperty prop, Class<T> annClass) {
-		T a = get(prop, annClass);
-		if (a == null) {
-			a = prop.getOwningType().getAnnotation(annClass);
-		}
-		return a;
-	}
-	
-	
+    return false;
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Return the annotation for the property.
+   * <p>
+   * Looks first at the field and then at the getter method.
+   * </p>
+   */
+  protected <T extends Annotation> T get(DeployBeanProperty prop, Class<T> annClass) {
+    T a = null;
+    Field field = prop.getField();
+    if (field != null) {
+      a = field.getAnnotation(annClass);
+    }
+    if (a == null) {
+      Method m = prop.getReadMethod();
+      if (m != null) {
+        a = m.getAnnotation(annClass);
+      }
+    }
+    return a;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the annotation for the property.
+   * <p>
+   * Looks first at the field and then at the getter method. then at class level.
+   * </p>
+   */
+  protected <T extends Annotation> T find(DeployBeanProperty prop, Class<T> annClass) {
+    T a = get(prop, annClass);
+    if (a == null) {
+      a = prop.getOwningType().getAnnotation(annClass);
+    }
+    return a;
+  }
+
+
 }