diff -r da10d62990a7 -r 46ed58a098ad src/share/classes/javax/lang/model/element/Element.java
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/lang/model/element/Element.java	Thu Mar 10 14:37:52 2011 -0800
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/lang/model/element/Element.java	Fri Mar 11 14:07:11 2011 -0800
@@ -197,11 +197,12 @@
      * <li> If this is a {@linkplain
      * PackageElement#getEnclosingElement package}, {@code null} is
      * returned.
-
+     *
      * <li> If this is a {@linkplain
      * TypeParameterElement#getEnclosingElement type parameter},
-     * {@code null} is returned.
-
+     * {@linkplain TypeParameterElement#getGenericElement the
+     * generic element} of the type parameter is returned.
+     *
      * </ul>
      *
      * @return the enclosing element, or {@code null} if there is none