--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/annotation/AnnotationTypeMismatchException.java	2016-06-30 09:53:08.335033457 -0700
+++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/annotation/AnnotationTypeMismatchException.java	2016-06-30 09:53:08.223033453 -0700
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     /**
      * The {@code Method} object for the annotation element.
      */
-    private final Method element;
+    private final transient Method element;
 
     /**
      * The (erroneous) type of data found in the annotation.  This string
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@
      * Constructs an AnnotationTypeMismatchException for the specified
      * annotation type element and found data type.
      *
-     * @param element the {@code Method} object for the annotation element
+     * @param element the {@code Method} object for the annotation
+     * element, may be {@code null}
      * @param foundType the (erroneous) type of data found in the annotation.
      *        This string may, but is not required to, contain the value
-     *        as well.  The exact format of the string is unspecified.
+     *        as well.  The exact format of the string is unspecified,
+     *        may be {@code null}.
      */
     public AnnotationTypeMismatchException(Method element, String foundType) {
         super("Incorrectly typed data found for annotation element " + element
@@ -71,8 +73,11 @@
 
     /**
      * Returns the {@code Method} object for the incorrectly typed element.
+     * The value may be unavailable if this exception has been
+     * serialized and then read back in.
      *
-     * @return the {@code Method} object for the incorrectly typed element
+     * @return the {@code Method} object for the incorrectly typed
+     * element, or {@code null} if unavailable
      */
     public Method element() {
         return this.element;
@@ -81,7 +86,8 @@
     /**
      * Returns the type of data found in the incorrectly typed element.
      * The returned string may, but is not required to, contain the value
-     * as well.  The exact format of the string is unspecified.
+     * as well.  The exact format of the string is unspecified and the string
+     * may be {@code null}.
      *
      * @return the type of data found in the incorrectly typed element
      */