diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/interfaces.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/interfaces.scala
index e251b52f6c0f9a77133c5741e143e2cb9d06e21f..be2d98c46d3b078be37d7b11aa5a98c9a17bcaca 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/interfaces.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/interfaces.scala
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ trait DataSourceRegister {
    * overridden by children to provide a nice alias for the data source. For example:
    *
    * {{{
-   *   override def format(): String = "parquet"
+   *   override def shortName(): String = "parquet"
    * }}}
    *
    * @since 1.5.0