Re: [cp-patches] RFC: fix for #11255 and other JComboBox problems - UPDATE 1

[Robert Schuster]

Forget the ChangeLog entry for the patch. Here it is:

2004-12-18  Robert Schuster <address@hidden>

   * javax/swing/JComboBox.java
   added support for no item being selected
   (JComboBox): select first or nothing depending on element
   count
   (setModel): cleaned up unneeded "this." usage, added more
   docs, made exception behavior match that of the JDK
   (setLighWeightPopupEnabled): removed unneeded "this." usage
   (setEditable): dito
   (setMaximumRowCount): dito
   (setRenderer): dito
   (setPrototypeDisplayValue): dito
   (getSelectedItem): simplified, added more user doc
   (setSelectedIndex): corrected exception behavior, added more user
   doc
   (getSelectedIndex): fixed hardcoded dependency on DefaultComboBoxModel
    (see bug #11255), added performance warning to user doc
   (addItem): fixed exception behavior, added user doc
   (insertItemAt): dito
   (removeItem): dito
   (removeItemAt): dito
   (removeAll): fixed exception behavior, added user doc, added support
   for model not being instance of DefaultComboBoxModel (see bug #11255)
   (getSelectedItemObjects): simplified
   (getItemCount): fixed dependency on DefaultComboBoxModel (see bug 
#11255)
   (getItemAt): fixed dependency on MutableComboBoxModel (see bug #11255)
   * javax/swing/DefaultComboBoxModel.java:
   (setSelectedItem): updates selected item only if new
   value is null or known (match JDK behavior)
   * javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicComboBoxUI.java:
   (paintCurrentValue): renders "" if no item is selected