Name: boT120536 Date: 03/13/2001


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

I noticed all of the following closed bugs complain about the Array Index
Exceptions that were thrown when trying to call removeAllItems() on an empty
JComboBox.

  Bug ID: 4203314 JComboBox will throw IndexOutOfBoundsException
                when removeAllItems() is called
  Bug ID: 4138253 JComboBox removeAllItems causes exception
  Bug ID: 4178928 JComboBox removeAllItems still throwing exception
  Bug ID: 4167850 (DLSM bug?) JComboBox.removeAllItems execptions
                on empty list

  Unfortunately, it seems that in fixing that issue, a new bug was created in
editable JComboBox objects in which the JTextField 'editor' member (which is
private and IPO should not be) does not clear itself when there are no entries
to remove (e.g. is empty).

  At some point in JComboBox.removeAllItems(), there should be the command
this.editor.setItem(null);
so that the JTextField is cleared out, even though there are no entries to
remove.
(Review ID: 118643)
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