Consider clarifying “containing only the aligned leading asterisk”

[oliviercailloux]

About Javadoc, the GJSG states: “One blank line—that is, a line containing only the aligned leading asterisk (*)—appears between paragraphs, and before the group of block tags if present.”

Is the intent to prohibit a space after the asterisk? I thought not as the space does not hurt visually and is useful (as reported here), but others interpret this differently.

Please consider clarifying, for example by rewording to “a line containing only the aligned leading asterisk (*) optionally followed by a single space character”, if this is the intent.