diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/GroupLayout.java b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/GroupLayout.java
index a343b7bc8a19e93d125e1ea06ada5b7cd6541c83..7628076a99473e2a368b816f09d82aea90967220 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/GroupLayout.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/GroupLayout.java
@@ -1464,8 +1464,8 @@ public class GroupLayout implements LayoutManager2 {
      * <= {@code pref} <= {@code max}.
      * <p>
      * Similarly any methods that take a {@code Component} throw a
-     * {@code NullPointerException} if passed {@code null} and any methods
-     * that take a {@code Group} throw an {@code IllegalArgumentException} if
+     * {@code IllegalArgumentException} if passed {@code null} and any methods
+     * that take a {@code Group} throw an {@code NullPointerException} if
      * passed {@code null}.
      *
      * @see #createSequentialGroup