--- old/src/share/classes/java/lang/Integer.java 2009-07-09 12:29:51.000000000 -0700 +++ new/src/share/classes/java/lang/Integer.java 2009-07-09 12:29:50.000000000 -0700 @@ -638,6 +638,9 @@ * to yield significantly better space and time performance by * caching frequently requested values. * + * This method will always cache values in the range -128 to 127, + * inclusive, and may cache other values outside of this range. + * * @param i an {@code int} value. * @return an {@code Integer} instance representing {@code i}. * @since 1.5