Index: java/awt/Component.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/java/awt/Component.java,v
retrieving revision 1.54
diff -u -r1.54 Component.java
--- java/awt/Component.java	11 Mar 2005 12:10:00 -0000	1.54
+++ java/awt/Component.java	11 Mar 2005 18:40:59 -0000
@@ -4439,9 +4439,9 @@
    */
   public void setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation o)
   {
-    ComponentOrientation oldOrientation = orientation;
     if (o == null)
       throw new NullPointerException();
+    ComponentOrientation oldOrientation = orientation;
     orientation = o;
     firePropertyChange("componentOrientation", oldOrientation, o);
   }