updating java.beans class to 1.5

[Robert Schuster]

Hi there,
in an attempt to fix bug 10799 I saw that the affected class 
(java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport) needs some general cleanup and fixing 
(it was last modified in 1998!). I took the online version of the 1.5 
API documentation and realized that the 2 constructors are now public 
(were protected) and two new methods have been added.
My question is: Should I stick with strict 1.4 compatibility (no public 
constructors, no new methods) or upgrade everything to be up to date?

AFAIK the changes Sun made are binary compatible or am I wrong?

cu
Robert