diff --git a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/timeout/IdleStateHandler.java b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/timeout/IdleStateHandler.java
index 28cb9cbf08..19b8b9c8d9 100644
--- a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/timeout/IdleStateHandler.java
+++ b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/timeout/IdleStateHandler.java
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
  *     public void userEventTriggered({@link ChannelHandlerContext} ctx, {@link Object} evt) throws {@link Exception} {
  *         if (evt instanceof {@link IdleState}} {
  *             {@link IdleState} e = ({@link IdleState}) evt;
- *             if (e.getState() == {@link IdleState}.READER_IDLE) {
+ *             if (e.state() == {@link IdleState}.READER_IDLE) {
  *                 ctx.close();
- *             } else if (e.getState() == {@link IdleState}.WRITER_IDLE) {
+ *             } else if (e.state() == {@link IdleState}.WRITER_IDLE) {
  *                 ctx.writeAndFlush(new PingMessage());
  *             }
  *         }