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-rw-r--r--core/java/android/content/Context.java36
-rw-r--r--core/java/android/view/WindowManager.java20
2 files changed, 24 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Context.java b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
index 1907d18f56c5..ceba01ec62e0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Context.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
@@ -6447,30 +6447,24 @@ public abstract class Context {
@NonNull Configuration overrideConfiguration);
/**
- * Return a new Context object for the current Context but whose resources
- * are adjusted to match the metrics of the given Display. Each call to this method
- * returns a new instance of a Context object; Context objects are not
- * shared, however common state (ClassLoader, other Resources for the
- * same configuration) may be so the Context itself can be fairly lightweight.
- *
- * To obtain an instance of a {@link WindowManager} (see {@link #getSystemService(String)}) that
- * is configured to show windows on the given display call
- * {@link #createWindowContext(int, Bundle)} on the returned display Context or use an
- * {@link android.app.Activity}.
- *
+ * Returns a new <code>Context</code> object from the current context but with resources
+ * adjusted to match the metrics of <code>display</code>. Each call to this method
+ * returns a new instance of a context object. Context objects are not shared; however,
+ * common state (such as the {@link ClassLoader} and other resources for the same
+ * configuration) can be shared, so the <code>Context</code> itself is lightweight.
* <p>
- * Note that invoking #createDisplayContext(Display) from an UI context is not regarded
- * as an UI context. In other words, it is not suggested to access UI components (such as
- * obtain a {@link WindowManager} by {@link #getSystemService(String)})
- * from the context created from #createDisplayContext(Display).
- * </p>
- *
- * @param display A {@link Display} object specifying the display for whose metrics the
- * Context's resources should be tailored.
+ * To obtain an instance of {@link WindowManager} configured to show windows on the given
+ * display, call {@link #createWindowContext(int, Bundle)} on the returned display context,
+ * then call {@link #getSystemService(String)} or {@link #getSystemService(Class)} on the
+ * returned window context.
+ * <p>
+ * <b>Note:</b> The context returned by <code>createDisplayContext(Display)</code> is not a UI
+ * context. Do not access UI components or obtain a {@link WindowManager} from the context
+ * created by <code>createDisplayContext(Display)</code>.
*
- * @return A {@link Context} for the display.
+ * @param display The display to which the current context's resources are adjusted.
*
- * @see #getSystemService(String)
+ * @return A context for the display.
*/
@DisplayContext
public abstract Context createDisplayContext(@NonNull Display display);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/WindowManager.java b/core/java/android/view/WindowManager.java
index 55beae0f7b3d..00f4eb83bdaa 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/WindowManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/WindowManager.java
@@ -127,17 +127,15 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
/**
* The interface that apps use to talk to the window manager.
- * </p><p>
- * Each window manager instance is bound to a particular {@link Display}.
- * To obtain a {@link WindowManager} for a different display, use
- * {@link Context#createDisplayContext} to obtain a {@link Context} for that
- * display, then use <code>Context.getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE)</code>
- * to get the WindowManager.
- * </p><p>
- * The simplest way to show a window on another display is to create a
- * {@link Presentation}. The presentation will automatically obtain a
- * {@link WindowManager} and {@link Context} for that display.
- * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * Each window manager instance is bound to a {@link Display}. To obtain the
+ * <code>WindowManager</code> associated with a display,
+ * call {@link Context#createWindowContext(Display, int, Bundle)} to get the display's UI context,
+ * then call {@link Context#getSystemService(String)} or {@link Context#getSystemService(Class)} on
+ * the UI context.
+ * <p>
+ * The simplest way to show a window on a particular display is to create a {@link Presentation},
+ * which automatically obtains a <code>WindowManager</code> and context for the display.
*/
@SystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE)
public interface WindowManager extends ViewManager {