src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandle.java

rev 50604 : imported patch jep181-rev1

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 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2008, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, 2018, 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
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this

@@ -248,10 +248,13 @@
  * <p>
  * A non-virtual method handle to a specific virtual method implementation
  * can also be created.  These do not perform virtual lookup based on
  * receiver type.  Such a method handle simulates the effect of
  * an {@code invokespecial} instruction to the same method.
+ * A non-virtual method handle can also be created to simulate the effect
+ * of an {@code invokevirtual} or {@code invokeinterface} instruction on
+ * a private method (as applicable).
  *
  * <h1>Usage examples</h1>
  * Here are some examples of usage:
  * <blockquote><pre>{@code
 Object x, y; String s; int i;