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src/java.compiler/share/classes/javax/lang/model/util/TypeKindVisitor8.java
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@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
/**
* A visitor of types based on their {@linkplain TypeKind kind} with
* default behavior appropriate for the {@link SourceVersion#RELEASE_8
* RELEASE_8} source version. For {@linkplain
- * TypeMirror types} <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
+ * TypeMirror types} <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
@@ -61,19 +61,10 @@
* 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.
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