--- a/langtools/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/resources/search.js	Thu Feb 09 15:19:05 2017 +0000
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/resources/search.js	Thu Feb 09 08:01:19 2017 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -169,11 +169,42 @@
             var tresult = new Array();
             var mresult = new Array();
             var tgresult = new Array();
+            var secondaryresult = new Array();
             var displayCount = 0;
             var exactMatcher = new RegExp("^" + $.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex(request.term) + "$", "i");
             camelCaseRegexp = ($.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex(request.term)).split(/(?=[A-Z])/).join("([a-z0-9_$]*?)");
             var camelCaseMatcher = new RegExp("^" + camelCaseRegexp);
             secondaryMatcher = new RegExp($.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex(request.term), "i");
+
+            // Return the nested innermost name from the specified object
+            function nestedName(e) {
+                return e.l.substring(e.l.lastIndexOf(".") + 1);
+            }
+
+            // Sort array items by short name (as opposed to fully qualified name).
+            // Additionally, sort by the nested type name, when present,
+            // as opposed to top level short name.
+            function sortAndConcatResults(a1, a2) {
+                var sortingKey;
+                var sortArray = function(e1, e2) {
+                    var l = sortingKey(e1);
+                    var m = sortingKey(e2);
+                    if (l < m)
+                        return -1;
+                    if (l > m)
+                        return 1;
+                    return 0;
+                };
+                sortingKey = function(e) {
+                    return nestedName(e).toUpperCase();
+                };
+                a1.sort(sortArray);
+                a2.sort(sortArray);
+                a1 = a1.concat(a2);
+                a2.length = 0;
+                return a1;
+            }
+
             if (moduleSearchIndex) {
                 var mdleCount = 0;
                 $.each(moduleSearchIndex, function(index, item) {
@@ -184,10 +215,11 @@
                     } else if (camelCaseMatcher.test(item.l)) {
                         result.unshift(item);
                     } else if (secondaryMatcher.test(item.l)) {
-                        result.push(item);
+                        secondaryresult.push(item);
                     }
                 });
                 displayCount = mdleCount;
+                result = sortAndConcatResults(result, secondaryresult);
             }
             if (packageSearchIndex) {
                 var pCount = 0;
@@ -197,48 +229,51 @@
                     pkg = (item.m)
                             ? (item.m + "/" + item.l)
                             : item.l;
-                    if (exactMatcher.test(item.l)) {
+                    var s = nestedName(item);
+                    if (exactMatcher.test(s)) {
                         presult.unshift(item);
                         pCount++;
                     } else if (camelCaseMatcher.test(pkg)) {
                         presult.unshift(item);
                     } else if (secondaryMatcher.test(pkg)) {
-                        presult.push(item);
+                        secondaryresult.push(item);
                     }
                 });
-                result = result.concat(presult);
+                result = result.concat(sortAndConcatResults(presult, secondaryresult));
                 displayCount = (pCount > displayCount) ? pCount : displayCount;
             }
             if (typeSearchIndex) {
                 var tCount = 0;
                 $.each(typeSearchIndex, function(index, item) {
                     item[category] = catTypes;
-                    if (exactMatcher.test(item.l)) {
+                    var s = nestedName(item);
+                    if (exactMatcher.test(s)) {
                         tresult.unshift(item);
                         tCount++;
-                    } else if (camelCaseMatcher.test(item.l)) {
+                    } else if (camelCaseMatcher.test(s)) {
                         tresult.unshift(item);
                     } else if (secondaryMatcher.test(item.p + "." + item.l)) {
-                        tresult.push(item);
+                        secondaryresult.push(item);
                     }
                 });
-                result = result.concat(tresult);
+                result = result.concat(sortAndConcatResults(tresult, secondaryresult));
                 displayCount = (tCount > displayCount) ? tCount : displayCount;
             }
             if (memberSearchIndex) {
                 var mCount = 0;
                 $.each(memberSearchIndex, function(index, item) {
                     item[category] = catMembers;
-                    if (exactMatcher.test(item.l)) {
+                    var s = nestedName(item);
+                    if (exactMatcher.test(s)) {
                         mresult.unshift(item);
                         mCount++;
-                    } else if (camelCaseMatcher.test(item.l)) {
+                    } else if (camelCaseMatcher.test(s)) {
                         mresult.unshift(item);
                     } else if (secondaryMatcher.test(item.c + "." + item.l)) {
-                        mresult.push(item);
+                        secondaryresult.push(item);
                     }
                 });
-                result = result.concat(mresult);
+                result = result.concat(sortAndConcatResults(mresult, secondaryresult));
                 displayCount = (mCount > displayCount) ? mCount : displayCount;
             }
             if (tagSearchIndex) {
@@ -249,10 +284,10 @@
                         tgresult.unshift(item);
                         tgCount++;
                     } else if (secondaryMatcher.test(item.l)) {
-                        tgresult.push(item);
+                        secondaryresult.push(item);
                     }
                 });
-                result = result.concat(tgresult);
+                result = result.concat(sortAndConcatResults(tgresult, secondaryresult));
                 displayCount = (tgCount > displayCount) ? tgCount : displayCount;
             }
             displayCount = (displayCount > 500) ? displayCount : 500;
@@ -312,4 +347,4 @@
             }
         }
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});

--- a/langtools/test/jdk/javadoc/doclet/testSearch/TestSearch.java	Thu Feb 09 15:19:05 2017 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/jdk/javadoc/doclet/testSearch/TestSearch.java	Thu Feb 09 08:01:19 2017 -0800
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 /*
  * @test
- * @bug 8141492 8071982 8141636 8147890 8166175
+ * @bug 8141492 8071982 8141636 8147890 8166175 8168965
  * @summary Test the search feature of javadoc.
  * @author bpatel
  * @library ../lib
@@ -486,6 +486,9 @@
         checkOutput("search.js", true,
                 "camelCaseRegexp = ($.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex(request.term)).split(/(?=[A-Z])/).join(\"([a-z0-9_$]*?)\");",
                 "var camelCaseMatcher = new RegExp(\"^\" + camelCaseRegexp);",
-                "camelCaseMatcher.test(item.l)");
+                "camelCaseMatcher.test(item.l)",
+                "var secondaryresult = new Array();",
+                "function nestedName(e) {",
+                "function sortAndConcatResults(a1, a2) {");
     }
 }