--- old/src/share/classes/java/util/spi/LocaleServiceProvider.java Fri May 31 16:54:35 2013 +++ new/src/share/classes/java/util/spi/LocaleServiceProvider.java Fri May 31 16:54:33 2013 @@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ * installed SPI providers, and "JRE" represents the locale sensitive services * in the Java Runtime Environment, the locale sensitive services in the SPI * providers are looked up first. + *

+ * There are two other possible locale sensitive service providers, i.e., "CLDR" + * which is a provider based on Unicode Consortium's + * CLDR Project, and "HOST" which is a + * provider that reflects the user's custom settings in the underlying operating + * system. These two providers may not be available, depending on the Java Runtime + * Environment implementation. Specifying "JRE,SPI" is identical to the default + * behavior, which is compatibile with the prior releases. * * @since 1.6 */