3 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nativewindow/classes/com/sun/nativewindow/impl/NullWindow.java b/src/nativewindow/classes/com/sun/nativewindow/impl/NullWindow.java
index 48a04a3c9..800148b8d 100644
--- a/src/nativewindow/classes/com/sun/nativewindow/impl/NullWindow.java
+++ b/src/nativewindow/classes/com/sun/nativewindow/impl/NullWindow.java
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ public class NullWindow implements NativeWindow {
   protected void initNative() throws NativeWindowException {
   }
 
+  public void destroy() {
+    invalidate();
+  }
+
   public synchronized void invalidate() {
     displayHandle=0;
     scrnIndex=-1;
diff --git a/src/nativewindow/classes/com/sun/nativewindow/impl/jawt/JAWTWindow.java b/src/nativewindow/classes/com/sun/nativewindow/impl/jawt/JAWTWindow.java
index 5ad2804c1..4bb240e94 100644
--- a/src/nativewindow/classes/com/sun/nativewindow/impl/jawt/JAWTWindow.java
+++ b/src/nativewindow/classes/com/sun/nativewindow/impl/jawt/JAWTWindow.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ package com.sun.nativewindow.impl.jawt;
 import com.sun.nativewindow.impl.*;
 
 import java.awt.Component;
+import java.awt.Window;
 import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment;
 import javax.media.nativewindow.*;
 import com.sun.nativewindow.impl.*;
@@ -81,6 +82,15 @@ public abstract class JAWTWindow implements NativeWindow {
     drawable= 0;
   }
 
+  public synchronized void destroy() {
+    if(null!=component) {
+        if(component instanceof Window) {
+            ((Window)component).dispose();
+        }
+    }
+    invalidate();
+  }
+
   private volatile Exception lockedStack = null;
 
   public synchronized int lockSurface() throws NativeWindowException {
diff --git a/src/nativewindow/classes/javax/media/nativewindow/NativeWindow.java b/src/nativewindow/classes/javax/media/nativewindow/NativeWindow.java
index 6a588538d..cdac2de71 100644
--- a/src/nativewindow/classes/javax/media/nativewindow/NativeWindow.java
+++ b/src/nativewindow/classes/javax/media/nativewindow/NativeWindow.java
@@ -132,9 +132,17 @@ public interface NativeWindow {
   /** 
    * render all native window information invalid,
    * as if the native window was destroyed
+   *
+   * @see #destroy
    */
   public void invalidate();
 
+  /** 
+   * destroys the window and releases
+   * windowing related resources.
+   */
+  public void destroy();
+
   /**
    * Returns the window handle for this NativeWindow. <P>
    *