diff --git a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONParserConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONParserConfiguration.java
index f5d0660..7fcf97e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONParserConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONParserConfiguration.java
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ public class JSONParserConfiguration extends ParserConfiguration {
     }
 
     /**
+     * The parser throws an Exception when strict mode is true and tries to parse invalid JSON characters.
+     * Otherwise, the parser is more relaxed and might tolerate some invalid characters.
+     *
      * @return the current strict mode setting.
      */
     public boolean isStrictMode() {