src/share/classes/java/lang/Short.java

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1996, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1996, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this

@@ -319,12 +319,13 @@
     public Short(String s) throws NumberFormatException {
         this.value = parseShort(s, 10);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the value of this {@code Short} as a
-     * {@code byte}.
+     * Returns the value of this {@code Short} as a {@code byte} after
+     * a narrowing primitive conversion.
+     * @jls 5.1.3 Narrowing Primitive Conversions
      */
     public byte byteValue() {
         return (byte)value;
     }
 

@@ -335,36 +336,40 @@
     public short shortValue() {
         return value;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the value of this {@code Short} as an
-     * {@code int}.
+     * Returns the value of this {@code Short} as an {@code int} after
+     * a widening primitive conversion.
+     * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions
      */
     public int intValue() {
         return (int)value;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the value of this {@code Short} as a
-     * {@code long}.
+     * Returns the value of this {@code Short} as a {@code long} after
+     * a widening primitive conversion.
+     * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions
      */
     public long longValue() {
         return (long)value;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the value of this {@code Short} as a
-     * {@code float}.
+     * Returns the value of this {@code Short} as a {@code float}
+     * after a widening primitive conversion.
+     * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions
      */
     public float floatValue() {
         return (float)value;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the value of this {@code Short} as a
-     * {@code double}.
+     * Returns the value of this {@code Short} as a {@code double}
+     * after a widening primitive conversion.
+     * @jls 5.1.2 Widening Primitive Conversions
      */
     public double doubleValue() {
         return (double)value;
     }