src/share/classes/java/awt/Component.java

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              }
  
              public AccessControlContext getAccessControlContext(Component comp) {
                  return comp.getAccessControlContext();
              }
+ 
+             public void revalidateSynchronously(Component comp) {
+                 comp.revalidateSynchronously();
+             }
          });
      }
  
      /**
       * Constructs a new component. Class <code>Component</code> can be
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       *
       * @see Container#isValidateRoot
       * @since 1.7
       */
      public void revalidate() {
+         revalidateSynchronously();
+     }
+ 
+     /**
+      * Revalidates the component synchronously.
+      */
+     final void revalidateSynchronously() {
          synchronized (getTreeLock()) {
              invalidate();
  
              Container root = getContainer();
              if (root == null) {