FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0_06"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_06-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 10.0-b22, mixed mode, sharing)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux <hostname> 2.6.9-42.EL #1 Wed Jul 12 23:16:43 EDT 2006 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux



EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
Java: jdk-6u6-nb-6_1-linux.sh installed on: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 4 (Nahant Update 4)

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
JavaDoc for default constructor states: "Initial size defaults to 10", but checking length after construction yields: 1.

 http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/swing/text/StringContent.html

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Compile code:
          StringContent textPaneContent = new StringContent();
            System.out.println("StringContent size: " + textPaneContent.length());
Execute code.
Read system output.
 

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
StringContent size: 10

ACTUAL -
StringContent size: 1

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import javax.swing.text.StringContent;

public class Foo
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        StringContent sc = new StringContent();
        System.out.println("StringContent size: " + sc.length());
    }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
StringContent sc = new StringContent(10);