Index: javax/swing/text/AbstractDocument.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/javax/swing/text/AbstractDocument.java,v
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -u -r1.40 AbstractDocument.java
--- javax/swing/text/AbstractDocument.java	23 Nov 2005 14:12:39 -0000	1.40
+++ javax/swing/text/AbstractDocument.java	15 Dec 2005 21:12:02 -0000
@@ -1327,7 +1327,14 @@
      */
     public Object getAttribute(Object key)
     {
-      return attributes.getAttribute(key);
+      Object result = attributes.getAttribute(key);
+      if (result == null && element_parent != null)
+        {
+          AttributeSet parentSet = element_parent.getAttributes();
+          if (parentSet != null)
+            result = parentSet.getAttribute(key);
+        }
+      return result;
     }
 
     /**