--- old/src/share/classes/java/lang/Character.java 2009-07-09 12:29:50.000000000 -0700 +++ new/src/share/classes/java/lang/Character.java 2009-07-09 12:29:50.000000000 -0700 @@ -2571,6 +2571,10 @@ * significantly better space and time performance by caching * frequently requested values. * + * This method will always cache values in the range '\u0000' + * to '\u007f'", inclusive, and may cache other values outside + * of this range. + * * @param c a char value. * @return a Character instance representing c. * @since 1.5