--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/source/tree/MethodTree.java	Tue Aug 20 15:12:16 2013 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/source/tree/MethodTree.java	Wed Aug 21 16:13:50 2013 -0700
@@ -53,7 +53,15 @@
     Tree getReturnType();
     List<? extends TypeParameterTree> getTypeParameters();
     List<? extends VariableTree> getParameters();
+
+    /**
+     * Return an explicit receiver parameter ("this" parameter).
+     *
+     * @return an explicit receiver parameter ("this" parameter)
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
     VariableTree getReceiverParameter();
+
     List<? extends ExpressionTree> getThrows();
     BlockTree getBody();
     Tree getDefaultValue(); // for annotation types