FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_01-b08)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_01-b08, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600],
Linux pbtmrte001 2.4.21-9.ELsmp #1 SMP Thu Jan 8 17:08:56 EST 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
API specification says about create of BasicTextAreaUI :
"Returns a WrappedPlainView or PlainView". But in some cases this method returns BoxView and other views.


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run (see "source code for an executable test case"):
javac CreateTest.java
java CreateTest


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
View is instance of PlainView or WrappedPainView according to documentation.
ACTUAL -
javax.swing.text.BoxView@9971ad
false
false
javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextAreaUI$PlainParagraph@1f630dc
false
false


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI;
import javax.swing.text.Element;
import javax.swing.text.PlainView;
import javax.swing.text.View;
import javax.swing.text.WrappedPlainView;

public class CreateTest extends JFrame {
    static JTextArea jta;
    public CreateTest(){
        super();
        addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
            public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
                System.exit(0);
            }
        });
        
        jta = new JTextArea("\u05dc");
        getContentPane().add(jta);
        setSize(200,200);
        setVisible(true);
    }
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new CreateTest();
        try {
        SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(new Runnable() {
            public void run(){
                Element elem = CreateTest.jta.getDocument().
                    getDefaultRootElement();
                BasicTextUI ui = (BasicTextUI)jta.getUI();
                View v = ui.create(elem);
                System.out.println(v);
                System.out.println(v instanceof PlainView);
                System.out.println(v instanceof WrappedPlainView);
                elem = elem.getElement(0);
                v = ui.create(elem);
                System.out.println(v);
                System.out.println(v instanceof PlainView);
                System.out.println(v instanceof WrappedPlainView);
                
            }
        });
        } catch (InvocationTargetException e){
        } catch (InterruptedException e){}
           
    }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Improve documentaion.
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