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diff --git a/src/net/java/games/jogl/GLDrawable.java b/src/net/java/games/jogl/GLDrawable.java
index 7c671c0b2..9ca86ca79 100644
--- a/src/net/java/games/jogl/GLDrawable.java
+++ b/src/net/java/games/jogl/GLDrawable.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES,
* INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
* PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED. SUN
- * MIDROSYSTEMS, INC. ("SUN") AND ITS LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
+ * MICROSYSTEMS, INC. ("SUN") AND ITS LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
* ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY LICENSEE AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING OR
* DISTRIBUTING THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS DERIVATIVES. IN NO EVENT WILL SUN OR
* ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE, PROFIT OR DATA, OR FOR
@@ -94,10 +94,22 @@ public interface GLDrawable extends ComponentEvents {
Dimension is null a new one will be allocated and returned. */
public Dimension getSize(Dimension d);
- /** Returns the {@link GL} pipeline object this GLDrawable uses. */
+ /** Returns the {@link GL} pipeline object this GLDrawable uses. If
+ this method is called outside of the {@link GLEventListener}'s
+ callback methods (init, display, etc.) it may return null. Users
+ should not rely on the identity of the returned GL object; for
+ example, users should not maintain a hash table with the GL
+ object as the key. Additionally, the GL object should not be
+ cached in client code, but should be re-fetched from the
+ GLDrawable at the beginning of each call to init, display,
+ etc. */
public GL getGL();
- /** Sets the {@link GL} pipeline object this GLDrawable uses. */
+ /** Sets the {@link GL} pipeline object this GLDrawable uses. This
+ should only be called from within the GLEventListener's callback
+ methods, and usually only from within the init() method, in
+ order to install a composable pipeline. See the JOGL demos for
+ examples. */
public void setGL(GL gl);
/** Returns the {@link GLU} pipeline object this GLDrawable uses. */