updates for 0.9.4

[debian/openrocket] / src / net / sf / openrocket / rocketcomponent / RocketComponent.java

diff --git a/src/net/sf/openrocket/rocketcomponent/RocketComponent.java b/src/net/sf/openrocket/rocketcomponent/RocketComponent.java
index 6cb230c4202979cdd62c25e8c3ef82b7cef943d4..29f146be617e9b68bbc1a48713001972e826106d 100644 (file)
--- a/src/net/sf/openrocket/rocketcomponent/RocketComponent.java
+++ b/src/net/sf/openrocket/rocketcomponent/RocketComponent.java
@@ -1411,10 +1411,11 @@ public abstract class RocketComponent implements ChangeSource, Cloneable,
 
        
        /**
-        * Loads the RocketComponent fields from the given component.  This method may
-        * be called only for a Rocket component and is meant for use with the
-        * undo/redo mechanism.
-        *
+        * Loads the RocketComponent fields from the given component.  This method is meant
+        * for in-place replacement of a component.  It is used with the undo/redo
+        * mechanism and when converting a finset into a freeform fin set.
+        * This component must not have a parent, otherwise this method will fail.
+        * <p>
         * The fields are copied by reference, and the supplied component must not be used
         * after the call, as it is in an undefined state.
         * 
@@ -1422,9 +1423,6 @@ public abstract class RocketComponent implements ChangeSource, Cloneable,
         */
        protected void copyFrom(RocketComponent src) {
                
-               if (!(this instanceof Rocket)) {
-                       throw new UnsupportedOperationException("copyFrom called for component " + this);
-               }
                if (this.parent != null) {
                        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("copyFrom called for non-root component " 
                                        + this);