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src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/TextComponent.java
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@@ -227,21 +227,24 @@
* if this parameter is <code>null</code> then
* the text is set to the empty string ""
* @see java.awt.TextComponent#getText
*/
public synchronized void setText(String t) {
+ TextComponentPeer peer = (TextComponentPeer)this.peer;
+ if (peer != null) {
+ text = peer.getText();
boolean skipTextEvent = (text == null || text.isEmpty())
&& (t == null || t.isEmpty());
text = (t != null) ? t : "";
- TextComponentPeer peer = (TextComponentPeer)this.peer;
// Please note that we do not want to post an event
// if TextArea.setText() or TextField.setText() replaces an empty text
// by an empty text, that is, if component's text remains unchanged.
- if (peer != null && !skipTextEvent) {
+ if (!skipTextEvent) {
peer.setText(text);
}
}
+ }
/**
* Returns the text that is presented by this text component.
* By default, this is an empty string.
*
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