Index: openide/src/org/openide/nodes/Node.java
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/src/org/openide/nodes/Node.java,v
retrieving revision 1.71
diff -u -r1.71 Node.java
--- openide/src/org/openide/nodes/Node.java	7 Apr 2003 11:55:26 -0000	1.71
+++ openide/src/org/openide/nodes/Node.java	17 Apr 2003 21:56:28 -0000
@@ -1086,12 +1086,23 @@
             return true;
         }
 
-        /** Get a property editor for this property.
+        //Soft caching of property editor references to improve JTable
+        //property sheet performance
+        java.lang.ref.SoftReference edRef=null;
+       /** Get a property editor for this property.
         * The default implementation tries to use {@link java.beans.PropertyEditorManager}.
         * @return the property editor, or <CODE>null</CODE> if there is no editor  */
         public PropertyEditor getPropertyEditor () {
             if (type == null) return null;
-            return java.beans.PropertyEditorManager.findEditor(type);
+            PropertyEditor result=null;
+            if (edRef != null) {
+                result = (PropertyEditor) edRef.get();
+            }
+            if (result == null) {
+                result = java.beans.PropertyEditorManager.findEditor(type);
+                edRef = new java.lang.ref.SoftReference (result);
+            }
+            return result;
         }
 
         /* Standard equals implementation for all property