1 files changed, 25 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/hamcrest-core/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/core/IsSame.java b/hamcrest-core/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/core/IsSame.java
index b3ad77e..cbc3971 100644
--- a/hamcrest-core/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/core/IsSame.java
+++ b/hamcrest-core/src/main/java/org/hamcrest/core/IsSame.java
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-/*  Copyright (c) 2000-2006 hamcrest.org
- */
 package org.hamcrest.core;
 
+import org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher;
 import org.hamcrest.Description;
 import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
-import org.hamcrest.Factory;
-import org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher;
 
 
 /**
@@ -13,28 +10,42 @@ import org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher;
  */
 public class IsSame<T> extends BaseMatcher<T> {
     private final T object;
-
+    
     public IsSame(T object) {
         this.object = object;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public boolean matches(Object arg) {
         return arg == object;
     }
 
+    @Override
     public void describeTo(Description description) {
-        description.appendText("same(") .appendValue(object) .appendText(")");
+        description.appendText("sameInstance(")
+                .appendValue(object)
+                .appendText(")");
     }
-
+    
     /**
-     * Creates a new instance of IsSame
+     * Creates a matcher that matches only when the examined object is the same instance as
+     * the specified target object.
      *
-     * @param object The predicate evaluates to true only when the argument is
-     *               this object.
+     * @param target
+     *     the target instance against which others should be assessed
      */
-    @Factory
-    public static <T> Matcher<T> sameInstance(T object) {
-        return new IsSame<T>(object);
+    public static <T> Matcher<T> sameInstance(T target) {
+        return new IsSame<T>(target);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Creates a matcher that matches only when the examined object is the same instance as
+     * the specified target object.
+     *
+     * @param target
+     *     the target instance against which others should be assessed
+     */
+    public static <T> Matcher<T> theInstance(T target) {
+        return new IsSame<T>(target);
     }
-
 }