diff --git a/dds/DCPS/TypeSupportImpl_T.h b/dds/DCPS/TypeSupportImpl_T.h
index 4fd8c59beb5..4d0d3c6de8b 100644
--- a/dds/DCPS/TypeSupportImpl_T.h
+++ b/dds/DCPS/TypeSupportImpl_T.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class TypeSupportImpl_T
   /// the type is "variable length". If it has something like a sequence then
   /// it's variable length and returns a pointer else it's fixed and returns on
   /// the stack. opendds_idl will wrap this in the correct form.
-  DDS::ReturnCode_t create_sample_rc(DDS::DynamicData_ptr src, NativeType& dst)
+  DDS::ReturnCode_t create_sample_rc(NativeType& dst, DDS::DynamicData_ptr src)
   {
     OpenDDS::DCPS::set_default(dst);
 #  if OPENDDS_HAS_DYNAMIC_DATA_ADAPTER
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class TypeSupportImpl_T
 #  endif
   }
 
-  DDS::ReturnCode_t create_dynamic_sample_rc(const NativeType& src, DDS::DynamicData_ptr& dst)
+  DDS::ReturnCode_t create_dynamic_sample_rc(DDS::DynamicData_ptr& dst, const NativeType& src)
   {
     CORBA::release(dst);
     DDS::DynamicType_var type = get_type();
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class TypeSupportImpl_T
   DDS::DynamicData_ptr create_dynamic_sample(const NativeType& src)
   {
     DDS::DynamicData_var dst;
-    create_dynamic_sample_rc(src, dst);
+    create_dynamic_sample_rc(dst, src);
     return dst;
   }
 #endif
diff --git a/dds/idl/IDLTemplate.txt b/dds/idl/IDLTemplate.txt
index cadbc614de5..d536c2e8a09 100644
--- a/dds/idl/IDLTemplate.txt
+++ b/dds/idl/IDLTemplate.txt
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ local interface <%TYPE%>TypeSupport : OpenDDS::DCPS::TypeSupport {
 #ifndef OPENDDS_SAFETY_PROFILE
     // TODO: valuetype isn't supported in Java.
     @OpenDDS::internal::hidden_op_in_java(0)
-    ::DDS::ReturnCode_t create_sample_rc(in ::DDS::DynamicData src, inout <%SCOPED%> dst);
+    ::DDS::ReturnCode_t create_sample_rc(in ::DDS::DynamicData dst, inout <%SCOPED%> src);
     @OpenDDS::internal::hidden_op_in_java(0)
     <%SCOPED%> create_sample(in ::DDS::DynamicData src);
     @OpenDDS::internal::hidden_op_in_java(0)
-    ::DDS::ReturnCode_t create_dynamic_sample_rc(in <%SCOPED%> src, inout ::DDS::DynamicData dst);
+    ::DDS::ReturnCode_t create_dynamic_sample_rc(in <%SCOPED%> dst, inout ::DDS::DynamicData src);
     @OpenDDS::internal::hidden_op_in_java(0)
     ::DDS::DynamicData create_dynamic_sample(in <%SCOPED%> src);
 #endif
diff --git a/dds/idl/ts_generator.cpp b/dds/idl/ts_generator.cpp
index 38d75cc74b6..4d48cdbba21 100644
--- a/dds/idl/ts_generator.cpp
+++ b/dds/idl/ts_generator.cpp
@@ -333,11 +333,11 @@ bool ts_generator::generate_ts(AST_Type* node, UTL_ScopedName* name)
     if (op_ret_is_ptr) {
       be_global->impl_ <<
         "  " << short_cxx_name << "* value = new " << short_cxx_name << ";\n"
-        "  const ::DDS::ReturnCode_t rc = " << ts_base << "::create_sample_rc(src, *value);\n";
+        "  const ::DDS::ReturnCode_t rc = " << ts_base << "::create_sample_rc(*value, src);\n";
     } else {
       be_global->impl_ <<
         "  " << short_cxx_name << " value;\n"
-        "  const ::DDS::ReturnCode_t rc = " << ts_base << "::create_sample_rc(src, value);\n";
+        "  const ::DDS::ReturnCode_t rc = " << ts_base << "::create_sample_rc(value, src);\n";
     }
     be_global->impl_ <<
       "  if (rc != ::DDS::RETCODE_OK && OpenDDS::DCPS::log_level >= OpenDDS::DCPS::LogLevel::Warning) {\n"
diff --git a/docs/devguide/xtypes.rst b/docs/devguide/xtypes.rst
index bb8217591f9..e1b79c08b67 100644
--- a/docs/devguide/xtypes.rst
+++ b/docs/devguide/xtypes.rst
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ If the type contains a ``vector`` or ``string`` anywhere, then then it returns a
 
   Foo foo = type_support->create_sample(data);
 
-``create_sample_rc`` is the same regardless and returns a ``ReturnCode_t`` to indicate failure:
+Using ``create_sample_rc`` is the same regardless of the type and returns a ``ReturnCode_t`` to indicate failure:
 
 .. code-block:: cpp
 
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ If the type contains a ``vector`` or ``string`` anywhere, then then it returns a
   DynamicData_var data = /* ... */;
 
   Foo foo;
-  DDS::ReturnCode_t rc = type_support->create_sample_rc(data, foo);
+  const DDS::ReturnCode_t rc = type_support->create_sample_rc(foo, data);
   if (rc != DDS::RETCODE_OK) /* (handle error) */;
 
 ``create_dynamic_sample`` and ``create_dynamic_sample_rc``
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ If the type contains a ``vector`` or ``string`` anywhere, then then it returns a
   Foo foo = /* ... */;
 
   DynamicData_var data;
-  DDS::ReturnCode_t rc = type_support->create_dynamic_sample_rc(foo, data);
+  const DDS::ReturnCode_t rc = type_support->create_dynamic_sample_rc(data, foo);
   if (rc != DDS::RETCODE_OK) /* (handle error) */;
 
 .. _xtypes-dynamic-data-adapter:
@@ -1509,7 +1509,9 @@ Type System
 
 * IDL ``bitmask`` type
 
-* Struct and union inheritance
+* IDL ``bitset`` type
+
+* Struct inheritance
 
 .. _xtypes--annotations:
 
diff --git a/tests/DCPS/Compiler/xcdr/xcdr.cpp b/tests/DCPS/Compiler/xcdr/xcdr.cpp
index 82ac489e3e3..9c469a0885b 100644
--- a/tests/DCPS/Compiler/xcdr/xcdr.cpp
+++ b/tests/DCPS/Compiler/xcdr/xcdr.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void amalgam_serializer_test_base(
 #if OPENDDS_HAS_DYNAMIC_DATA_ADAPTER
       typename DDSTraits<RealTypeA>::TypeSupportImplType tsi;
       DDS::DynamicData_var dd;
-      ASSERT_RC_OK(tsi.create_dynamic_sample_rc(value, dd));
+      ASSERT_RC_OK(tsi.create_dynamic_sample_rc(dd, value));
 
       DDS::DynamicData_ptr dd_ptr = dd.in();
       if (key_only) {
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ void amalgam_serializer_test_base(
       DDS::DynamicData_var ddi = new DynamicDataXcdrReadImpl(serializer, type,
         key_only ? Sample::KeyOnly: Sample::Full);
       typename DDSTraits<RealTypeB>::TypeSupportImplType tsi;
-      ASSERT_RC_OK(tsi.create_sample_rc(ddi, result));
+      ASSERT_RC_OK(tsi.create_sample_rc(result, ddi));
 #else
       ASSERT_TRUE(false);
 #endif