src/java.compiler/share/classes/javax/lang/model/util/ElementKindVisitor6.java

@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@
 
 /**
  * A visitor of program elements based on their {@linkplain
  * ElementKind kind} with default behavior appropriate for the {@link
  * SourceVersion#RELEASE_6 RELEASE_6} source version.  For {@linkplain
- * Element elements} <code><i>XYZ</i></code> that may have more than one
- * kind, the <code>visit<i>XYZ</i></code> methods in this class delegate
- * to the <code>visit<i>XYZKind</i></code> method corresponding to the
- * first argument's kind.  The <code>visit<i>XYZKind</i></code> methods
+ * Element elements} <code><i>Xyz</i></code> that may have more than one
+ * kind, the <code>visit<i>Xyz</i></code> methods in this class delegate
+ * to the <code>visit<i>Xyz</i>As<i>Kind</i></code> method corresponding to the
+ * first argument's kind.  The <code>visit<i>Xyz</i>As<i>Kind</i></code> methods
  * call {@link #defaultAction defaultAction}, passing their arguments
  * to {@code defaultAction}'s corresponding parameters.
  *
  * <p> Methods in this class may be overridden subject to their
  * general contract.  Note that annotating methods in concrete

@@ -65,19 +65,10 @@
  * visitor class will also be introduced to correspond to the new
  * language level; this visitor will have different default behavior
  * for the visit method in question.  When the new visitor is
  * introduced, all or portions of this visitor may be deprecated.
  *
- * <p>Note that adding a default implementation of a new visit method
- * in a visitor class will occur instead of adding a <em>default
- * method</em> directly in the visitor interface since a Java SE 8
- * language feature cannot be used to this version of the API since
- * this version is required to be runnable on Java SE 7
- * implementations.  Future versions of the API that are only required
- * to run on Java SE 8 and later may take advantage of default methods
- * in this situation.
- *
  * @param <R> the return type of this visitor's methods.  Use {@link
  *            Void} for visitors that do not need to return results.
  * @param <P> the type of the additional parameter to this visitor's
  *            methods.  Use {@code Void} for visitors that do not need an
  *            additional parameter.