--- a/src/share/classes/java/awt/Component.java	Sat Apr 16 22:45:08 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/classes/java/awt/Component.java	Tue Apr 19 14:44:09 2011 +0400
@@ -2945,6 +2945,46 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Revalidates the component hierarchy up to the nearest validate root.
+     * <p>
+     * This method first invalidates the component hierarchy starting from this
+     * component up to the nearest validate root. Afterwards, the component
+     * hierarchy is validated starting from the nearest validate root.
+     * <p>
+     * This is a convenience method supposed to help application developers
+     * avoid looking for validate roots manually. Basically, it's equivalent to
+     * first calling the {@link #invalidate()} method on this component, and
+     * then calling the {@link #validate()} method on the nearest validate
+     * root.
+     *
+     * @see Container#isValidateRoot
+     * @since 1.7
+     */
+    public void revalidate() {
+        synchronized (getTreeLock()) {
+            invalidate();
+
+            Container root = getContainer();
+            if (root == null) {
+                // There's no parents. Just validate itself.
+                validate();
+            } else {
+                while (!root.isValidateRoot()) {
+                    if (root.getContainer() == null) {
+                        // If there's no validate roots, we'll validate the
+                        // topmost container
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    root = root.getContainer();
+                }
+
+                root.validate();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Creates a graphics context for this component. This method will
      * return <code>null</code> if this component is currently not
      * displayable.

--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicSplitPaneDivider.java	Sat Apr 16 22:45:08 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicSplitPaneDivider.java	Tue Apr 19 14:44:09 2011 +0400
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
         setBackground(UIManager.getColor("SplitPane.background"));
     }
 
-    private void revalidate() {
+    private void revalidateSplitPane() {
         invalidate();
         if (splitPane != null) {
             splitPane.revalidate();
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
                 setCursor((orientation == JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT) ?
                           Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.E_RESIZE_CURSOR) :
                           Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.S_RESIZE_CURSOR));
-                revalidate();
+                revalidateSplitPane();
             }
             else if (e.getPropertyName() == JSplitPane.
                       ONE_TOUCH_EXPANDABLE_PROPERTY) {
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
                 add(rightButton);
             }
         }
-        revalidate();
+        revalidateSplitPane();
     }
 
 

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/java/awt/Component/Revalidate/Revalidate.java	Tue Apr 19 14:44:09 2011 +0400
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+  @test
+  @bug 7036669
+  @summary Test Component.revalidate() method
+  @author anthony.petrov@oracle.com: area=awt.component
+  @run main Revalidate
+*/
+
+import java.awt.*;
+
+public class Revalidate {
+    private static Frame frame = new Frame();
+    private static Panel panel = new Panel() {
+        @Override
+        public boolean isValidateRoot() {
+            return true;
+        }
+    };
+    private static Button button = new Button("Test");
+
+    private static void sleep() {
+        try { Thread.sleep(500); } catch (Exception e) {}
+    }
+
+    private static void printState(String str) {
+        System.out.println(str + " isValid state: ");
+        System.out.println("         frame: " + frame.isValid());
+        System.out.println("         panel: " + panel.isValid());
+        System.out.println("        button: " + button.isValid());
+    }
+
+    private static void fail(String msg) {
+        frame.dispose();
+        throw new RuntimeException(msg);
+    }
+
+    private static void check(String n, Component c, boolean v) {
+        if (c.isValid() != v) {
+            fail(n + ".isValid() = " + c.isValid() + ";   expected: " + v);
+        }
+    }
+    private static void check(String str, boolean f, boolean p, boolean b) {
+        printState(str);
+
+        check("frame", frame, f);
+        check("panel", panel, p);
+        check("button", button, b);
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        // setup
+        frame.add(panel);
+        panel.add(button);
+        frame.setBounds(200, 200, 300, 200);
+        frame.setVisible(true);
+        sleep();
+        check("Upon showing", true, true, true);
+
+        button.setBounds(1, 1, 30, 30);
+        sleep();
+        check("button.setBounds():", true, false, false);
+
+        button.revalidate();
+        sleep();
+        check("button.revalidate():", true, true, true);
+
+        button.setBounds(1, 1, 30, 30);
+        sleep();
+        check("button.setBounds():", true, false, false);
+
+        panel.revalidate();
+        sleep();
+        // because the panel's validate root is actually OK
+        check("panel.revalidate():", true, false, false);
+
+        button.revalidate();
+        sleep();
+        check("button.revalidate():", true, true, true);
+
+        panel.setBounds(2, 2, 125, 130);
+        sleep();
+        check("panel.setBounds():", false, false, true);
+
+        button.revalidate();
+        sleep();
+        check("button.revalidate():", false, true, true);
+
+        panel.setBounds(3, 3, 152, 121);
+        sleep();
+        check("panel.setBounds():", false, false, true);
+
+        panel.revalidate();
+        sleep();
+        check("panel.revalidate():", true, true, true);
+
+        // cleanup
+        frame.dispose();
+    }
+}