--- old/src/share/classes/java/lang/Throwable.java 2011-01-13 22:18:50.000000000 -0800 +++ new/src/share/classes/java/lang/Throwable.java 2011-01-13 22:18:50.000000000 -0800 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ /* - * Copyright (c) 1994, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. + * Copyright (c) 1994, 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 @@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ native StackTraceElement getStackTraceElement(int index); /** - * Read a {@code Throwable} from a stream, enforcing + * Reads a {@code Throwable} from a stream, enforcing * well-formedness constraints on fields. Null entries and * self-pointers are not allowed in the list of {@code * suppressedExceptions}. Null entries are not allowed for stack @@ -865,9 +865,10 @@ } /** - * Adds the specified exception to the list of exceptions that - * were suppressed, typically by the {@code try}-with-resources - * statement, in order to deliver this exception. + * Appends the specified exception to the exceptions that were + * suppressed in order to deliver this exception. This method is + * typically called (automatically and implicitly) by the {@code + * try}-with-resources statement. * * If the first exception to be suppressed is {@code null}, that * indicates suppressed exception information will not be