Name: rmT116609			Date: 12/09/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1-b21)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1-b21, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :Windows 2000 WorkStation, SP2

ADDITIONAL OPERATING SYSTEMS :
Windows NT SP6 (server & Workstation), Windows XP Pro


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Start a java app that uses Clipboard.getContents() Using MicroSoft Excel and selecting 30 rows.

or go to www.cnn.com and select and copy the content

Set focus on the java app now Do a Clipboard.getContents()

Memory usage shoots way up and the app seems to hang - especially on XP or NT.


If I select data (huge Chunks say from a word document or a text file, no such problems.


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Start a java app that uses Clipboard.getContents() Using MicroSoft Excel and selecting 30 rows.
Set focus on the java app now Do a Clipboard.getContents()

Memory usage shoots way up and the app seems to hang - especially on XP or NT.



EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
Expected: System should not appear to hang

Actual : On NT & XP, took about 2 minutes before the java app responded.


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard;
import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.lang.System;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

public class test {

	public test() {
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception  {
		Clipboard cp = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard();
		Transferable	newData = cp.getContents(cp);
		JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Press here to continue");
		newData = cp.getContents(null);
		newData = null;
		cp = null;
		JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Press here to exit");
		System.exit(0);
			
	}
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------
(Review ID: 178739) 
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