diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 3750a46c8e1440fcf19f812f80204af5d32a892e..02562e5a75df252b1f50c22728fe67fca5147dc4 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-01-06  Graydon Hoare  <graydon@redhat.com>
+
+	* java/awt/Container.java (swapComponents): Add forgotten
+	function, required for JLayeredPane change.
+
 2004-01-06  Michael Koch  <konqueror@gmx.de>
 
 	* java/text/CollationElementIterator.java: Reformated.
diff --git a/libjava/java/awt/Container.java b/libjava/java/awt/Container.java
index e96b13d4bb5a8bc23ec237037c3ced39ae0c6821..ad43ce41a920ba90f51d55183bf55764e147eb44 100644
--- a/libjava/java/awt/Container.java
+++ b/libjava/java/awt/Container.java
@@ -158,6 +158,25 @@ public class Container extends Component
       }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Swaps the components at position i and j, in the container.
+   */
+
+  protected void swapComponents (int i, int j)
+  {   
+    synchronized (getTreeLock ())
+      {
+        if (i < 0 
+            || i >= component.length
+            || j < 0 
+            || j >= component.length)
+          throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException ();
+        Component tmp = component[i];
+        component[i] = component[j];
+        component[j] = tmp;
+      }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the insets for this container, which is the space used for
    * borders, the margin, etc.