FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.7.0_05"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_05-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 23.1-b03, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
There are 2 items ("A","B") in Choice and I select the second item ("B"). Then I call code choice.select ( 0 ) to make choice select the first one("A"). Finally, I select the second item again and call choice.getSelectedItem() and also choice.getSelectedIndex().

The problem is choice.getSelectedItem() and choice.getSelectedIndex() return "A" and 0 consecutively but in Java 1.6 they return "B" and 1 consecutively.

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 6u31

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1) Create java.awt.choice and add 2 String items in the choice, {"A","B"}.
2) Add a button which following code for ActionListener.
2.1 print out choice.getSelectedItem().
2.2 print out choice.getSelectedIndex().
2.3 call choice.select( 0 ).
3) Start program.
4) Select item "B" in the choice then press the button.
Actual Result
4.1 print out "B" -> correct
4.2 print out 1 -> correct
4.3 choice move to select index 0 which is "A" -> correct.
5) Select item "B" again.
6) Press the button.
Actual Result
6.1 print out "A" -> INCORRECT.
6.2 print out 0 -> INCORRECT.
6.3 choice move to select index 0 which is "A" -> correct.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
For step 6) the expected result are
6.1 print out "B" as previous selected item is "B" in step (5).
6.2 print out 1 as previous selected index is 1 in step (5).
6.2 choice move to select index 0 which is "A".
ACTUAL -
For step 6) the actual result are
6.1 print out "A".
6.2 print out 0.
6.3 choice move to select index 0 which is "A".

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
package client;

import java.awt.Button;
import java.awt.Choice;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.Frame;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

public class TestChoice {

public static Choice c1;
public static Button b1;

public static void main(String[] args) {
Frame f = new Frame("Test Choice");
f.setLayout( new FlowLayout() );
c1 = new Choice();
b1 = new Button("reset");
b1.addActionListener( new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.out.println( c1.getSelectedItem() + " " + c1.getSelectedIndex() );
                c1.select( 0 );
}
});
c1.add("A");
c1.add("B");
f.add( c1 );
f.add( b1 );
f.pack();
f.setVisible( true );
}
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Just replace java.awt.Choice with javax.swing.JComboBox. Unfortunately, we can't do this as we still support some of our clients who still using Microsoft JVM which does not contain java.swing package.

SUPPORT :
YES