3 files changed, 33 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/WebKit/android/jni/WebViewCore.cpp b/WebKit/android/jni/WebViewCore.cpp
index a0e4642..00ac725 100644
--- a/WebKit/android/jni/WebViewCore.cpp
+++ b/WebKit/android/jni/WebViewCore.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,27 @@ bool WebViewCore::isInstance(WebViewCore* inst) {
     return gInstanceList.find(inst) >= 0;
 }
 
+jobject WebViewCore::getApplicationContext() {
+
+    // check to see if there is a valid webviewcore object
+    if (gInstanceList.isEmpty())
+        return 0;
+
+    // get the context from the webview
+    jobject context = gInstanceList[0]->getContext();
+
+    if (!context)
+        return 0;
+
+    // get the application context using JNI
+    JNIEnv* env = JSC::Bindings::getJNIEnv();
+    jclass contextClass = env->GetObjectClass(context);
+    jmethodID appContextMethod = env->GetMethodID(contextClass, "getApplicationContext", "()Landroid/content/Context;");
+    jobject result = env->CallObjectMethod(context, appContextMethod);
+    checkException(env);
+    return result;
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #define GET_NATIVE_VIEW(env, obj) ((WebViewCore*)env->GetIntField(obj, gWebViewCoreFields.m_nativeClass))
diff --git a/WebKit/android/jni/WebViewCore.h b/WebKit/android/jni/WebViewCore.h
index abe0d8d..8c885e6 100644
--- a/WebKit/android/jni/WebViewCore.h
+++ b/WebKit/android/jni/WebViewCore.h
@@ -569,6 +569,10 @@ namespace android {
         // call only from webkit thread (like add/remove), return true if inst
         // is still alive
         static bool isInstance(WebViewCore*);
+
+        // if there exists at least on WebViewCore instance then we return the
+        // application context, otherwise NULL is returned.
+        static jobject getApplicationContext();
     };
 
 }   // namespace android
diff --git a/WebKit/android/plugins/android_npapi.h b/WebKit/android/plugins/android_npapi.h
index b4974f4..25cee97 100644
--- a/WebKit/android/plugins/android_npapi.h
+++ b/WebKit/android/plugins/android_npapi.h
@@ -126,7 +126,14 @@ typedef uint32_t ANPMatrixFlag;
  */
 #define kSupportedDrawingModel_ANPGetValue  ((NPNVariable)2000)
 
-/** queries for the context (android.content.Context) in which the plugin resides
+/** queries for the context (android.content.Context) of the plugin. If no
+    instance is specified the application's context is returned. If the instance
+    is given then the context returned is identical to the context used to
+    create the webview in which that instance resides.
+
+    NOTE: Holding onto a non-application context after your instance has been
+    destroyed will cause a memory leak.  Refer to the android documentation to
+    determine what context is best suited for your particular scenario.
 
     NPN_GetValue(inst, kJavaContext_ANPGetValue, jobject context)
  */