--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/resources/compiler.properties	Wed Jun 20 11:33:43 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/resources/compiler.properties	Wed Jun 20 11:47:07 2018 +0100
@@ -1216,17 +1216,15 @@
 compiler.err.undef.label=\
     undefined label: {0}
 
-# 0: name (type)
 compiler.err.illegal.ref.to.var.type=\
-    illegal reference to restricted type ''{0}''
-
-# 0: name
+    illegal reference to restricted type ''var''
+
 compiler.err.var.not.allowed=\
-    ''{0}'' not allowed here\n\
-    as of release 10, ''{0}'' is a restricted local variable type and cannot be used for type declarations
+    ''var'' not allowed here\n\
+    as of release 10, ''var'' is a restricted local variable type and cannot be used for type declarations
 
 compiler.warn.var.not.allowed=\
-    as of release 10, ''var'' is a restricted local variable type and cannot be used for type declarations
+    as of release 10, ''var'' is a restricted local variable type and cannot be used for type declarations or as the element type of an array
 
 # 0: name (variable), 1: message segment
 compiler.err.cant.infer.local.var.type=\