--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Short.java	Tue Sep 22 16:11:23 2009 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/Short.java	Tue Sep 22 18:30:58 2009 -0700
@@ -383,7 +383,10 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns a hash code for this {@code Short}.
+     * Returns a hash code for this {@code Short}; equal to the result
+     * of invoking {@code intValue()}.
+     *
+     * @return a hash code value for this {@code Short}
      */
     public int hashCode() {
         return (int)value;