--- a/dwt/widgets/Item.d	Sun Jun 08 15:11:48 2008 +0200
+++ b/dwt/widgets/Item.d	Sun Jun 15 22:32:20 2008 +0200
@@ -172,9 +172,6 @@
  *
  * @param string the new text
  *
- * @exception IllegalArgumentException <ul>
- *    <li>ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the text is null</li>
- * </ul>
  * @exception DWTException <ul>
  *    <li>ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed</li>
  *    <li>ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver</li>
@@ -182,7 +179,8 @@
  */
 public void setText (String string) {
     checkWidget ();
-    if (string is null) error (DWT.ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT);
+    // DWT extension: allow null for zero length string
+    //if (string is null) error (DWT.ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT);
     text = string.dup;
 }