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diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/GLAutoDrawable.java b/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/GLAutoDrawable.java
index a7db3f3fd..612ff6bdb 100644
--- a/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/GLAutoDrawable.java
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/javax/media/opengl/GLAutoDrawable.java
@@ -130,37 +130,35 @@ public interface GLAutoDrawable extends GLDrawable {
public GLContext getContext();
/**
- * Associate a new context to this drawable and also propagates the context/drawable switch by
- * calling {@link GLContext#setGLDrawable(GLDrawable, boolean) newCtx.setGLDrawable(drawable, true);}.
- * <code>drawable</code> might be an inner GLDrawable instance if using a delegation pattern,
- * or this GLAutoDrawable instance.
+ * Associate the new context, <code>newtCtx</code>, to this auto-drawable.
* <p>
- * If the old or new context was current on this thread, it is being released before switching the drawable.
+ * The current context will be dis-associated from this auto-drawable
+ * via {@link GLContext#setGLDrawable(GLDrawable, boolean) setGLDrawable(null, true);} first.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * The new context will be associated with this auto-drawable
+ * via {@link GLContext#setGLDrawable(GLDrawable, boolean) newCtx.setGLDrawable(drawable, true);}.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * If the old or new context was current on this thread, it is being released before switching the association.
* The new context will be made current afterwards, if it was current before.
* However the user shall take extra care that no other thread
* attempts to make this context current.
* </p>
* <p>
- * Be aware that the old context is still bound to the drawable,
- * and that one context can only be bound to one drawable at one time!
- * </p>
- * <p>
* In case you do not intend to use the old context anymore, i.e.
- * not assigning it to another drawable, it shall be
- * destroyed before setting the new context, i.e.:
+ * not assigning it to another drawable, it shall be
+ * destroyed, i.e.:
* <pre>
- GLContext oldCtx = glad.getContext();
+ GLContext oldCtx = glad.setContext(newCtx);
if(null != oldCtx) {
oldCtx.destroy();
}
- glad.setContext(newCtx);
* </pre>
- * This is required, since a context must have a valid drawable at all times
- * and this API shall not restrict the user in any way.
* </p>
*
- * @param newCtx the new context
- * @return the replaced GLContext, maybe <code>null</code>
+ * @param newCtx the new context, maybe <code>null</code> for dis-association.
+ * @return the previous GLContext, maybe <code>null</code>
*
* @see GLContext#setGLDrawable(GLDrawable, boolean)
* @see GLContext#setGLReadDrawable(GLDrawable)