src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/Method.java

@@ -212,12 +212,14 @@
     byte[] getAnnotationBytes() {
         return annotations;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the {@code Class} object representing the class or interface
+     * Returns the {@code Class} object representing
+     * {@linkplain Class#asBoxType() the box type} of the class or interface
      * that declares the method represented by this object.
+     *
      */
     @Override
     public Class<?> getDeclaringClass() {
         return clazz;
     }