diff --git a/jni/Variant.cpp b/jni/Variant.cpp
index 216fc06..76c2dfe 100644
--- a/jni/Variant.cpp
+++ b/jni/Variant.cpp
@@ -520,10 +520,12 @@ JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_com_jacob_com_Variant_toString
          return env->NewStringUTF("null");
     }
     HRESULT hr;
+    // this actually changes the type of the variant to a String!
     if (FAILED(hr = VariantChangeType(v, v, 0, VT_BSTR))) {
       // cannot change type to a string
       return env->NewStringUTF("???");
     }
+    // create a returnable string from the converted variant
     BSTR bs = V_BSTR(v);
     jstring js = env->NewString(bs, SysStringLen(bs));
     return js;
@@ -1114,6 +1116,9 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_com_jacob_com_Variant_putFloat
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * changes the type of the underlying variant data
+ * */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_com_jacob_com_Variant_changeType
   (JNIEnv *env, jobject _this, jshort t)
 {
diff --git a/src/com/jacob/com/Variant.java b/src/com/jacob/com/Variant.java
index 4d4836d..e9b1ed9 100644
--- a/src/com/jacob/com/Variant.java
+++ b/src/com/jacob/com/Variant.java
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ public class Variant extends JacobObject {
     public native Object clone();
 
     /**
-     * attempts to return the content of this variant as a string
+     * Attempts to return the content of this variant as a string
+     * Will convert the underlying data type to a string(!)
      * @return String
      */
     public native String toString();
@@ -647,8 +648,17 @@ public class Variant extends JacobObject {
         throw new NotImplementedException("Not implemented");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convertes variant to the passed in type by converting the underlying 
+     * windows variant structure
+     * @param in the desired resulting type
+     */
     public native void changeType(short in);
 
+    /**
+     * cover for changeType(short)
+     * @param in type to convert this variant too
+     */
     public void changeType(int in) {
         changeType((short) in);
     }
@@ -784,7 +794,7 @@ public class Variant extends JacobObject {
     public native short getvt();
 
     /**
-     * attempts tor return the contents of this Variant as a short
+     * attempts to return the contents of this Variant as a short
      * (after possible conversion)
      * @return short
      */