diff --git a/xstream/pom.xml b/xstream/pom.xml
index 22c2ce2941..f505019d71 100644
--- a/xstream/pom.xml
+++ b/xstream/pom.xml
@@ -1,50 +1,50 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-	<groupId>org.baeldung</groupId>
-	<artifactId>xstream-introduction</artifactId>
-	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-	<name>xstream-introduction</name>
-	<description>An Introduction To XStream</description>
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>org.baeldung</groupId>
+    <artifactId>xstream-introduction</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <name>xstream-introduction</name>
+    <description>An Introduction To XStream</description>
 
-	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
-			<artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.5</version>
-		</dependency>
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
+            <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
+            <version>1.4.5</version>
+        </dependency>
 
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
-			<version>1.3.7</version>
-		</dependency>
-		
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>junit</groupId>
-			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-			<version>4.12</version>
-		</dependency>
-		
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-			<version>1.2.17</version>
-		</dependency>
-	</dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
+            <version>1.3.7</version>
+        </dependency>
 
-	<build>
-		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.5.1</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.8</source>
-					<target>1.8</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-		</plugins>
-	</build>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <version>4.12</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <version>1.2.17</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.5.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/xstream/src/main/java/com/baeldung/initializer/SimpleXstreamInitializer.java b/xstream/src/main/java/com/baeldung/initializer/SimpleXstreamInitializer.java
index 744b60f78e..a15bea5481 100644
--- a/xstream/src/main/java/com/baeldung/initializer/SimpleXstreamInitializer.java
+++ b/xstream/src/main/java/com/baeldung/initializer/SimpleXstreamInitializer.java
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ import com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.json.JsonHierarchicalStreamDriver;
 
 public class SimpleXstreamInitializer {
 
-	public XStream getXstreamInstance() {
-		XStream xtreamInstance = new XStream();
-		return xtreamInstance;
-	}
+    public XStream getXstreamInstance() {
+        XStream xtreamInstance = new XStream();
+        return xtreamInstance;
+    }
 
-	public XStream getXstreamJettisonMappedInstance() {
-		XStream xstreamInstance = new XStream(new JettisonMappedXmlDriver());
-		return xstreamInstance;
-	}
+    public XStream getXstreamJettisonMappedInstance() {
+        XStream xstreamInstance = new XStream(new JettisonMappedXmlDriver());
+        return xstreamInstance;
+    }
 
-	public XStream getXstreamJsonHierarchicalInstance() {
-		XStream xstreamInstance = new XStream(new JsonHierarchicalStreamDriver());
-		return xstreamInstance;
-	}
+    public XStream getXstreamJsonHierarchicalInstance() {
+        XStream xstreamInstance = new XStream(new JsonHierarchicalStreamDriver());
+        return xstreamInstance;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/xstream/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/xstream/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
index 9cdafc6bdb..03d8c51aa0 100644
--- a/xstream/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/xstream/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 # Root logger option
 log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, file
-
 # Redirect log messages to console
 # log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 # log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
 # log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 # log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
-
 # Redirect log messages to a log file, support file rolling.
 log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
 log4j.appender.file.File=D:\\Test\\xstream-application.log
diff --git a/xstream/src/test/java/com/baeldung/test/XStreamJettisonTest.java b/xstream/src/test/java/com/baeldung/test/XStreamJettisonTest.java
index 6111dfbb24..f37605cc98 100644
--- a/xstream/src/test/java/com/baeldung/test/XStreamJettisonTest.java
+++ b/xstream/src/test/java/com/baeldung/test/XStreamJettisonTest.java
@@ -1,48 +1,47 @@
 package com.baeldung.test;
 
-import org.junit.Assert;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Test;
-
 import com.baeldung.initializer.SimpleXstreamInitializer;
 import com.baeldung.pojo.ContactDetails;
 import com.baeldung.pojo.Customer;
 import com.baeldung.utility.SimpleDataGeneration;
 import com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class XStreamJettisonTest {
 
-	private Customer customer = null;
+    private Customer customer = null;
 
-	private String dataJson = null;
+    private String dataJson = null;
 
-	private XStream xstream = null;
+    private XStream xstream = null;
 
-	@Before
-	public void dataSetup() {
-		SimpleXstreamInitializer simpleXstreamInitializer = new SimpleXstreamInitializer();
-		xstream = simpleXstreamInitializer.getXstreamJettisonMappedInstance();
-		xstream.processAnnotations(Customer.class);
-	}
+    @Before
+    public void dataSetup() {
+        SimpleXstreamInitializer simpleXstreamInitializer = new SimpleXstreamInitializer();
+        xstream = simpleXstreamInitializer.getXstreamJettisonMappedInstance();
+        xstream.processAnnotations(Customer.class);
+    }
 
-	@Test
-	public void convertObjectToJson() {
-		customer = SimpleDataGeneration.generateData();
-		xstream.alias("customer" , Customer.class);
-		xstream.alias("contactDetails" , ContactDetails.class);
-		xstream.aliasField("fn" , Customer.class , "firstName");
-		dataJson = xstream.toXML(customer);
-		System.out.println(dataJson);
-		Assert.assertNotNull(dataJson);
-	}
+    @Test
+    public void convertObjectToJson() {
+        customer = SimpleDataGeneration.generateData();
+        xstream.alias("customer", Customer.class);
+        xstream.alias("contactDetails", ContactDetails.class);
+        xstream.aliasField("fn", Customer.class, "firstName");
+        dataJson = xstream.toXML(customer);
+        System.out.println(dataJson);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(dataJson);
+    }
 
-	@Test
-	public void convertJsonToObject() {
-		customer = SimpleDataGeneration.generateData();
-		dataJson = xstream.toXML(customer);
-		customer = (Customer) xstream.fromXML(dataJson);
-		System.out.println(customer);
-		Assert.assertNotNull(customer);
-	}
+    @Test
+    public void convertJsonToObject() {
+        customer = SimpleDataGeneration.generateData();
+        dataJson = xstream.toXML(customer);
+        customer = (Customer) xstream.fromXML(dataJson);
+        System.out.println(customer);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(customer);
+    }
 
 }