FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_21-b11)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows 6.1.7601

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
If an uncaught exception is thrown inside an action listener for a JComboBox, that action listener will no longer receive action events. Note that if an uncaught exception is throws inside the action listener for a JButton for example, the listener will still receive subsequent action events.


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class Test {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
final JComboBox cb = new JComboBox(new String[] { " a " , " b " , " c " , " d " , " e " });
// JButton cb = new JButton( " sdf " );
cb.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {

    @Override
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.out.println( " actionPerformed " );
throw new RuntimeException();

    }
});
frame.getContentPane().add(cb);
frame.setSize(500, 500);
frame.setVisible(true);
    }

}

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