### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core
Index: formatter/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/formatter/Scribe.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/formatter/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/formatter/Scribe.java,v
retrieving revision 1.222
diff -u -r1.222 Scribe.java
--- formatter/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/formatter/Scribe.java	26 Nov 2010 16:42:56 -0000	1.222
+++ formatter/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/formatter/Scribe.java	17 Dec 2010 16:28:01 -0000
@@ -452,15 +452,17 @@
     			if (edit.length == 0) {
     				int nrLength = 0;
     				int rLength = edit.replacement.length();
-    				int ch = edit.replacement.charAt(nrLength);
-    				loop: while (nrLength < rLength) {
-	    				switch (ch) {
-	    					case ' ':
-	    					case '\t':
-	    						nrLength++;
-	    						break;
-	    					default:
-	    						break loop;
+    				if (nrLength < rLength) {
+	    				int ch = edit.replacement.charAt(nrLength);
+	    				loop: while (nrLength < rLength) {
+		    				switch (ch) {
+		    					case ' ':
+		    					case '\t':
+		    						nrLength++;
+		    						break;
+		    					default:
+		    						break loop;
+		    				}
 	    				}
     				}
     				if (nrLength > 0) {