diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
index 69d12fe6f0..ad01f0a540 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ OpenLayers.Events.prototype = {
      *   methods of the Bounds object through the "this" variable. So our 
      *   callback could execute something like: 
      *   
-     *     alert("Left: " + this.left);
+     *     leftStr = "Left: " + this.left;
      *   
      *                   or
      *  
-     *     alert("Center: " + this.getCenterLonLat());
+     *     centerStr = "Center: " + this.getCenterLonLat();
      * 
      */
     register: function (type, obj, func) {