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java version "1.4.0-beta3"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta3-b82)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta3-b82, mixed mode)

Platforms : Windows , Solaris IA .

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I understand that getWhen() method in ActionEvent should always return a value that is lesser than the current System time .Correct me If I am wrong ?

Now when I run this test program , I observe that getWhen() sometimes returns a time that is higher than the current system time .

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Steps to reproduce this program :

1) Run this program .

2) when the frame comes up , Click on the Button .An action Event will be triggered and I am printing the values returned by getWhen() and
the Current System time to the console.

3) Click the Button 10 -15 times , you will observe that at some instants , the value returned by getWhen() is much higher than the
current system time .(which should not be the case )


Test Program :
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class ActionEventTest extends Frame implements ActionListener{

        Frame frame;
        Button button;
        TextField textField;
        Toolkit toolkit ;

    public ActionEventTest() {

        frame=new Frame();
        frame.setTitle("Action Event Test");
        frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());

        button=new Button("BUTTON");
        textField=new TextField(5);

        button.addActionListener(this);
textField.addActionListener(this);

        frame.add(button);
        frame.add(textField);

        frame.setBackground(Color.red);
        frame.setSize(500,200);
        frame.setVisible(true);
        frame.toFront();
    }

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {


long when = ae.getWhen();
        long current = System.currentTimeMillis();
        System.out.println("getWhen returns :"+ when);
        System.out.println("current returns :"+ current);
        if(when < current){
          System.out.println("getWhen is lesser than Current time ");
        }
        if(when >= current){
          System.out.println("getWhen is greater than Current time ");
        }
        System.out.println("Param String is : " + ae.paramString());
System.out.println("********************************");

    }

public static void main(String args[]){
  ActionEventTest avt = new ActionEventTest();

}
}

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Note : This bug is not easily reproducable and you will have to click the button
 10 -15 times . This is easily reproducable in Windows/IA for a few clicks .