Name: ssR10000 Date: 11/20/2000



The JTextComponent.paste() method ignores current selection.
We found this problem since jdk1.4.0 beta b40. See example for more info.

---------------------- example ---------------------
import javax.swing.text.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class Test{

    public static void main(String argv[]) {
        try {
            JTextComponent c = new JTextField(" Test text. This text should be ignored.");
            int textLenght = c.getText().length();
            c.setSelectionStart(5);
            c.setSelectionEnd(10);
            String selectedText = c.getSelectedText();
            int clipboardLength = selectedText.length();

            c.copy();
            c.select( 0, 5);
            System.out.println("Before paste() :" + c.getText());
            c.paste();
            System.out.println("After paste() :" + c.getText());

        } catch(SecurityException ace) {
            System.out.println(ace);
        } catch(Throwable e) { System.out.println(e);}

    }
}
---------------------- output ----------------------
<ssw@sword(pts/21).281> java -fullversion
java full version "1.4.0beta-b35"
<ssw@sword(pts/21).282> java Test
Before paste() : Test text. This text should be ignored.
After paste() : text text. This text should be ignored.
---It's OK


<ssw@sword(pts/21).284> java -fullversion
java full version "1.4.0beta-b40"
<ssw@sword(pts/21).285> java Test
Before paste() : Test text. This text should be ignored.
After paste() : Test text text. This text should be ignored.
---It's not OK
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