Get GL_RENDERER string without calling OpenGL

[JohnMH]

I'm writing platform independent code where I want to be able to get the full vendor string and put it into a native UI element.

I have found that I can access GL_VENDOR using irrDevice->getVideoDriver()->getVendorInfo().c_str()

Is it possible to do something like this using GL_RENDERER? Looking through the current source, it seems like there is not.
(See Line 234 of COpenGLDriver.cpp)

I would like to keep from calling GL myself if possible. I also support D3D on Windows.

[hendu]

In this case, calling glGetWhatever after the context is set up is perfectly safe, because it doesn't change GL state. Otherwise you'd need to wait for that abstraction to be added.

[JohnMH]

I guess that leaves me with two questions then.

Is the GL context still set after createDeviceEx is called?