Name: krT82822 Date: 11/16/99


java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-I)
Java HotSpot(TN) Client VM (build 1.3-I, mixed mode)


It is impossible to use custom implementations of javax.swing.Caret
that do not extend javax.swing.text.DefaultCaret with text components
that extend javax.swing.text.JTextComponent (this applies to virtually
all text components).

The problem is that JTextComponent.getSelectionStart/End(Postition.Bias[])
try(ies) to cast the caret to javax.swing.text.DefaultCaret. The
consequence is a ClassCastException at runtime.

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16 Nov 99 eval1127@eng -- still a problem in current kestrel sources.
(Review ID: 97892)
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