diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/ArrayIterator.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/ArrayIterator.java
index 56ac3edef..1d3d49cbc 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/ArrayIterator.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/ArrayIterator.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * $Header: /home/jerenkrantz/tmp/commons/commons-convert/cvs/home/cvs/jakarta-commons//collections/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/Attic/ArrayIterator.java,v 1.9 2002/03/15 17:33:52 morgand Exp $
- * $Revision: 1.9 $
- * $Date: 2002/03/15 17:33:52 $
+ * $Header: /home/jerenkrantz/tmp/commons/commons-convert/cvs/home/cvs/jakarta-commons//collections/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/Attic/ArrayIterator.java,v 1.10 2002/03/19 00:05:10 morgand Exp $
+ * $Revision: 1.10 $
+ * $Date: 2002/03/19 00:05:10 $
  *
  * ====================================================================
  *
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
   *
   * @author <a href="mailto:jstrachan@apache.org">James Strachan</a>
   * @author Mauricio S. Moura
-  * @version $Revision: 1.9 $
+  * @version $Revision: 1.10 $
   */
 public class ArrayIterator implements Iterator {
     
@@ -108,6 +108,6 @@ public class ArrayIterator implements Iterator {
     
     public void setArray( Object array ) {
         this.array = array;
-        this.index = -1;
+        this.index = 0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/TestArrayIterator2.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/TestArrayIterator2.java
index bba33c9c5..82dfbd898 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/TestArrayIterator2.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/TestArrayIterator2.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * $Header: /home/jerenkrantz/tmp/commons/commons-convert/cvs/home/cvs/jakarta-commons//collections/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/Attic/TestArrayIterator2.java,v 1.2 2002/02/25 22:48:52 morgand Exp $
- * $Revision: 1.2 $
- * $Date: 2002/02/25 22:48:52 $
+ * $Header: /home/jerenkrantz/tmp/commons/commons-convert/cvs/home/cvs/jakarta-commons//collections/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/Attic/TestArrayIterator2.java,v 1.3 2002/03/19 00:05:16 morgand Exp $
+ * $Revision: 1.3 $
+ * $Date: 2002/03/19 00:05:16 $
  *
  * ====================================================================
  *
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
  * 
  * @author Morgan Delagrange
  * @author James Strachan
- * @version $Id: TestArrayIterator2.java,v 1.2 2002/02/25 22:48:52 morgand Exp $
+ * @version $Id: TestArrayIterator2.java,v 1.3 2002/03/19 00:05:16 morgand Exp $
  */
 public class TestArrayIterator2 extends TestIterator {
     
@@ -119,5 +119,30 @@ public class TestArrayIterator2 extends TestIterator {
 		 e.getClass().equals((new NoSuchElementException()).getClass()));
 	}
     }
+
+    // proves that an ArrayIterator set with the constructor has the same number of elements
+    // as an ArrayIterator set with setArray(Object) 
+    public void testSetArray() {
+        Iterator iter1 = new ArrayIterator(testArray);
+        int count1 = 0;
+        while (iter1.hasNext()) {
+            ++count1;
+            iter1.next();
+        }
+
+        assertEquals("the count should be right using the constructor",
+                     count1,testArray.length);
+
+        ArrayIterator iter2 = new ArrayIterator();
+        iter2.setArray(testArray);
+        int count2 = 0;
+        while (iter2.hasNext()) {
+            ++count2;
+            iter2.next();
+        }
+
+        assertEquals("the count should be right using setArray(Object)",
+                     count2,testArray.length);
+    }
 }