diff --git a/core/java/android/content/res/TypedArray.java b/core/java/android/content/res/TypedArray.java
index b79cf65669877..38df317575d71 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/res/TypedArray.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/res/TypedArray.java
@@ -360,8 +360,9 @@ public class TypedArray {
     /**
      * Retrieve the boolean value for the attribute at <var>index</var>.
      * <p>
-     * If the attribute is an integer value, this method will return whether
-     * it is equal to zero. If the attribute is not a boolean or integer value,
+     * If the attribute is an integer value, this method returns false if the
+     * attribute is equal to zero, and true otherwise.
+     * If the attribute is not a boolean or integer value,
      * this method will attempt to coerce it to an integer using
      * {@link Integer#decode(String)} and return whether it is equal to zero.
      *