2006-03-05 Robert Schuster <robertschuster@fsfe.org>

        * javax/swing/text/GapContent.java:
        (insertString): Throw exception when argument is below
        zero.

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4f6936a3f..12a434b11 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2006-03-05  Robert Schuster  <robertschuster@fsfe.org>
+
+	* javax/swing/text/GapContent.java:
+	(insertString): Throw exception when argument is below
+	zero.
+
 2006-03-05  David Gilbert  <david.gilbert@object-refinery.com>
 
 	* javax/swing/plaf/metal/MetalComboBoxButton.java
diff --git a/javax/swing/text/GapContent.java b/javax/swing/text/GapContent.java
index f5ab7f2b2..28d1d6ee0 100644
--- a/javax/swing/text/GapContent.java
+++ b/javax/swing/text/GapContent.java
@@ -347,8 +347,12 @@ public class GapContent
     int length = length();
     int strLen = str.length();
 
+    if (where < 0)
+      throw new BadLocationException("The where argument cannot be smaller"
+                                     + " than the zero", where);
+
     if (where >= length)
-      throw new BadLocationException("the where argument cannot be greater"
+      throw new BadLocationException("The where argument cannot be greater"
           + " than the content length", where);
 
     replace(where, 0, str.toCharArray(), strLen);