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diff --git a/src/library/scala/collection/JavaConverters.scala b/src/library/scala/collection/JavaConverters.scala
index 86e86d4584..2337f0ef84 100644
--- a/src/library/scala/collection/JavaConverters.scala
+++ b/src/library/scala/collection/JavaConverters.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
/* __ *\
** ________ ___ / / ___ Scala API **
-** / __/ __// _ | / / / _ | (c) 2006-2013, LAMP/EPFL **
+** / __/ __// _ | / / / _ | (c) 2006-2016, LAMP/EPFL **
** __\ \/ /__/ __ |/ /__/ __ | http://www.scala-lang.org/ **
** /____/\___/_/ |_/____/_/ | | **
** |/ **
@@ -11,50 +11,62 @@ package collection
import convert._
-// TODO: I cleaned all this documentation up in JavaConversions, but the
-// documentation in here is basically the pre-cleaned-up version with minor
-// additions. Would be nice to have in one place.
-
-/** A collection of decorators that allow converting between
- * Scala and Java collections using `asScala` and `asJava` methods.
- *
- * The following conversions are supported via `asJava`, `asScala`
+/** A variety of decorators that enable converting between
+ * Scala and Java collections using extension methods, `asScala` and `asJava`.
*
- * - `scala.collection.Iterable` <=> `java.lang.Iterable`
- * - `scala.collection.Iterator` <=> `java.util.Iterator`
- * - `scala.collection.mutable.Buffer` <=> `java.util.List`
- * - `scala.collection.mutable.Set` <=> `java.util.Set`
- * - `scala.collection.mutable.Map` <=> `java.util.Map`
- * - `scala.collection.mutable.concurrent.Map` <=> `java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap`
+ * The extension methods return adapters for the corresponding API.
*
+ * The following conversions are supported via `asScala` and `asJava`:
+ *{{{
+ * scala.collection.Iterable <=> java.lang.Iterable
+ * scala.collection.Iterator <=> java.util.Iterator
+ * scala.collection.mutable.Buffer <=> java.util.List
+ * scala.collection.mutable.Set <=> java.util.Set
+ * scala.collection.mutable.Map <=> java.util.Map
+ * scala.collection.concurrent.Map <=> java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap
+ *}}}
+ * The following conversions are supported via `asScala` and through
+ * specially-named extension methods to convert to Java collections, as shown:
+ *{{{
+ * scala.collection.Iterable <=> java.util.Collection (via asJavaCollection)
+ * scala.collection.Iterator <=> java.util.Enumeration (via asJavaEnumeration)
+ * scala.collection.mutable.Map <=> java.util.Dictionary (via asJavaDictionary)
+ *}}}
+ * In addition, the following one-way conversions are provided via `asJava`:
+ *{{{
+ * scala.collection.Seq => java.util.List
+ * scala.collection.mutable.Seq => java.util.List
+ * scala.collection.Set => java.util.Set
+ * scala.collection.Map => java.util.Map
+ *}}}
+ * The following one way conversion is provided via `asScala`:
+ *{{{
+ * java.util.Properties => scala.collection.mutable.Map
+ *}}}
* In all cases, converting from a source type to a target type and back
- * again will return the original source object, e.g.
+ * again will return the original source object. For example:
* {{{
* import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
*
- * val sl = new scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer[Int]
- * val jl : java.util.List[Int] = sl.asJava
- * val sl2 : scala.collection.mutable.Buffer[Int] = jl.asScala
- * assert(sl eq sl2)
+ * val source = new scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer[Int]
+ * val target: java.util.List[Int] = source.asJava
+ * val other: scala.collection.mutable.Buffer[Int] = target.asScala
+ * assert(source eq other)
* }}}
- * The following conversions are also supported, but the
- * direction from Scala to Java is done by the more specifically named methods:
- * `asJavaCollection`, `asJavaEnumeration`, `asJavaDictionary`.
- *
- * - `scala.collection.Iterable` <=> `java.util.Collection`
- * - `scala.collection.Iterator` <=> `java.util.Enumeration`
- * - `scala.collection.mutable.Map` <=> `java.util.Dictionary`
- *
- * In addition, the following one way conversions are provided via `asJava`:
+ * Alternatively, the conversion methods have descriptive names and can be invoked explicitly.
+ * {{{
+ * scala> val vs = java.util.Arrays.asList("hi", "bye")
+ * vs: java.util.List[String] = [hi, bye]
*
- * - `scala.collection.Seq` => `java.util.List`
- * - `scala.collection.mutable.Seq` => `java.util.List`
- * - `scala.collection.Set` => `java.util.Set`
- * - `scala.collection.Map` => `java.util.Map`
+ * scala> val ss = asScalaIterator(vs.iterator)
+ * ss: Iterator[String] = non-empty iterator
*
- * The following one way conversion is provided via `asScala`:
+ * scala> .toList
+ * res0: List[String] = List(hi, bye)
*
- * - `java.util.Properties` => `scala.collection.mutable.Map`
+ * scala> val ss = asScalaBuffer(vs)
+ * ss: scala.collection.mutable.Buffer[String] = Buffer(hi, bye)
+ * }}}
*
* @since 2.8.1
*/