diff --git a/cmds/monkey/src/com/android/commands/monkey/MonkeySourceScript.java b/cmds/monkey/src/com/android/commands/monkey/MonkeySourceScript.java
index b4db51f1c..eaa9d1ce7 100644
--- a/cmds/monkey/src/com/android/commands/monkey/MonkeySourceScript.java
+++ b/cmds/monkey/src/com/android/commands/monkey/MonkeySourceScript.java
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public class MonkeySourceScript implements MonkeyEventSource {
             if (line == null) {
                 return i;
             }
-            line.trim();
+            line = line.trim();
             processLine(line);
         }
         return MAX_ONE_TIME_READS;
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class MonkeySourceScript implements MonkeyEventSource {
         if (line == null) {
             return 0;
         }
-        line.trim();
+        line = line.trim();
         processLine(line);
         return 1;
     }
diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/media/projection/MediaProjectionDemo.java b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/media/projection/MediaProjectionDemo.java
index 5cf6d6dee..b43b07eaf 100644
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/media/projection/MediaProjectionDemo.java
+++ b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/media/projection/MediaProjectionDemo.java
@@ -40,18 +40,17 @@ import android.widget.Spinner;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 import android.widget.ToggleButton;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class MediaProjectionDemo extends Activity {
     private static final String TAG = "MediaProjectionDemo";
     private static final int PERMISSION_CODE = 1;
-    private static final List<Resolution> RESOLUTIONS = new ArrayList<Resolution>() {{
-        add(new Resolution(640,360));
-        add(new Resolution(960,540));
-        add(new Resolution(1366,768));
-        add(new Resolution(1600,900));
-    }};
+    private static final List<Resolution> RESOLUTIONS = Arrays.asList(
+            new Resolution(640,360),
+            new Resolution(960,540),
+            new Resolution(1366,768),
+            new Resolution(1600,900));
 
     private int mScreenDensity;
     private MediaProjectionManager mProjectionManager;
diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/mmslib/pdu/EncodedStringValue.java b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/mmslib/pdu/EncodedStringValue.java
index 1daec34b6..6442a743a 100644
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/mmslib/pdu/EncodedStringValue.java
+++ b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/mmslib/pdu/EncodedStringValue.java
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ public class EncodedStringValue implements Cloneable {
      */
     @Override
     public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
-        super.clone();
         int len = mData.length;
         byte[] dstBytes = new byte[len];
         System.arraycopy(mData, 0, dstBytes, 0, len);