Index: javax/swing/text/Utilities.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/javax/swing/text/Utilities.java,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -r1.10 Utilities.java
--- javax/swing/text/Utilities.java	22 Sep 2005 19:04:48 -0000	1.10
+++ javax/swing/text/Utilities.java	22 Sep 2005 20:15:50 -0000
@@ -354,4 +354,44 @@
       }
     return 0;
   }
+  
+  /**
+   * Finds the start of a word for the given location.
+   * @param c the text component
+   * @param offs the offset location
+   * @return the location of the word beginning
+   * @throws BadLocationException if the offset location is invalid
+   */
+  public static final int getWordStart(JTextComponent c, int offs)
+      throws BadLocationException
+  {
+    if (offs < 0 || offs >= c.getText().length())
+      throw new BadLocationException("invalid offset specified", offs);
+    
+    String text = c.getText();
+    BreakIterator wb = BreakIterator.getWordInstance();
+    wb.setText(text);
+    if (wb.isBoundary(offs))
+      return offs;
+    return wb.preceding(offs);
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Finds the end of a word for the given location.
+   * @param c the text component
+   * @param offs the offset location
+   * @return the location of the word end
+   * @throws BadLocationException if the offset location is invalid
+   */
+  public static final int getWordEnd(JTextComponent c, int offs)
+      throws BadLocationException
+  {
+    if (offs < 0 || offs >= c.getText().length())
+      throw new BadLocationException("invalid offset specified", offs);
+    
+    String text = c.getText();
+    BreakIterator wb = BreakIterator.getWordInstance();
+    wb.setText(text);
+    return wb.following(offs);
+  }
 }