Index: src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/RangeFilter.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/RangeFilter.java	(revision 675655)
+++ src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/RangeFilter.java	(working copy)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         TermEnum enumerator =
             (null != lowerTerm
              ? reader.terms(new Term(fieldName, lowerTerm))
-             : reader.terms(new Term(fieldName,"")));
+             : reader.terms(new Term(fieldName)));
         
         try {
             
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
         TermEnum enumerator =
             (null != lowerTerm
              ? reader.terms(new Term(fieldName, lowerTerm))
-             : reader.terms(new Term(fieldName,"")));
+             : reader.terms(new Term(fieldName)));
         
         try {
             
Index: src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/RangeQuery.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/RangeQuery.java	(revision 675655)
+++ src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/RangeQuery.java	(working copy)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
             this.lowerTerm = lowerTerm;
         }
         else {
-            this.lowerTerm = new Term(upperTerm.field(), "");
+            this.lowerTerm = new Term(upperTerm.field());
         }
 
         this.upperTerm = upperTerm;
Index: src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/ExtendedFieldCacheImpl.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/ExtendedFieldCacheImpl.java	(revision 675655)
+++ src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/ExtendedFieldCacheImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       LongParser parser = (LongParser) entry.custom;
       final long[] retArray = new long[reader.maxDoc()];
       TermDocs termDocs = reader.termDocs();
-      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term(field, ""));
+      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term(field));
       try {
         do {
           Term term = termEnum.term();
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
       DoubleParser parser = (DoubleParser) entry.custom;
       final double[] retArray = new double[reader.maxDoc()];
       TermDocs termDocs = reader.termDocs();
-      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field, ""));
+      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field));
       try {
         do {
           Term term = termEnum.term();
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     protected Object createValue(IndexReader reader, Object fieldKey)
         throws IOException {
       String field = ((String)fieldKey).intern();
-      TermEnum enumerator = reader.terms (new Term (field, ""));
+      TermEnum enumerator = reader.terms (new Term (field));
       try {
         Term term = enumerator.term();
         if (term == null) {
Index: src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/FieldCacheImpl.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/FieldCacheImpl.java	(revision 675655)
+++ src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/FieldCacheImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
       ByteParser parser = (ByteParser) entry.custom;
       final byte[] retArray = new byte[reader.maxDoc()];
       TermDocs termDocs = reader.termDocs();
-      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field, ""));
+      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field));
       try {
         do {
           Term term = termEnum.term();
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
       ShortParser parser = (ShortParser) entry.custom;
       final short[] retArray = new short[reader.maxDoc()];
       TermDocs termDocs = reader.termDocs();
-      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field, ""));
+      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field));
       try {
         do {
           Term term = termEnum.term();
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
       IntParser parser = (IntParser) entry.custom;
       final int[] retArray = new int[reader.maxDoc()];
       TermDocs termDocs = reader.termDocs();
-      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field, ""));
+      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field));
       try {
         do {
           Term term = termEnum.term();
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
       FloatParser parser = (FloatParser) entry.custom;
       final float[] retArray = new float[reader.maxDoc()];
       TermDocs termDocs = reader.termDocs();
-      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field, ""));
+      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field));
       try {
         do {
           Term term = termEnum.term();
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
       String field = ((String) fieldKey).intern();
       final String[] retArray = new String[reader.maxDoc()];
       TermDocs termDocs = reader.termDocs();
-      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field, ""));
+      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field));
       try {
         do {
           Term term = termEnum.term();
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
       final int[] retArray = new int[reader.maxDoc()];
       String[] mterms = new String[reader.maxDoc()+1];
       TermDocs termDocs = reader.termDocs();
-      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field, ""));
+      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field));
       int t = 0;  // current term number
 
       // an entry for documents that have no terms in this field
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
     protected Object createValue(IndexReader reader, Object fieldKey)
         throws IOException {
       String field = ((String)fieldKey).intern();
-      TermEnum enumerator = reader.terms (new Term (field, ""));
+      TermEnum enumerator = reader.terms (new Term (field));
       try {
         Term term = enumerator.term();
         if (term == null) {
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
       SortComparator comparator = (SortComparator) entry.custom;
       final Comparable[] retArray = new Comparable[reader.maxDoc()];
       TermDocs termDocs = reader.termDocs();
-      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field, ""));
+      TermEnum termEnum = reader.terms (new Term (field));
       try {
         do {
           Term term = termEnum.term();
Index: src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/Term.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/Term.java	(revision 675655)
+++ src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/Term.java	(working copy)
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@
   public Term(String fld, String txt) {
     this(fld, txt, true);
   }
+
+  /** Constructs a Term with the given field and empty text.
+   * This serves two purposes: 1) reuse of a Term with the same field.
+   * 2) pattern for a query.
+   * 
+   * @param fld
+   */
+  public Term(String fld) {
+	  this(fld, "", true);
+  }
+
   Term(String fld, String txt, boolean intern) {
     field = intern ? fld.intern() : fld;	  // field names are interned
     text = txt;					  // unless already known to be
Index: src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/ParallelReader.java
===================================================================
--- src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/ParallelReader.java	(revision 675655)
+++ src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/ParallelReader.java	(working copy)
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
       }
       while (fieldIterator.hasNext()) {
         field = (String) fieldIterator.next();
-        termEnum = ((IndexReader)fieldToReader.get(field)).terms(new Term(field, ""));
+        termEnum = ((IndexReader)fieldToReader.get(field)).terms(new Term(field));
         Term term = termEnum.term();
         if (term!=null && term.field()==field)
           return true;
Index: contrib/miscellaneous/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/FieldNormModifier.java
===================================================================
--- contrib/miscellaneous/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/FieldNormModifier.java	(revision 675655)
+++ contrib/miscellaneous/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/FieldNormModifier.java	(working copy)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
       if (sim == null)
         fakeNorms = SegmentReader.createFakeNorms(reader.maxDoc());
       try {
-        termEnum = reader.terms(new Term(field,""));
+        termEnum = reader.terms(new Term(field));
         try {
           termDocs = reader.termDocs();
           do {
Index: contrib/miscellaneous/src/java/org/apache/lucene/misc/LengthNormModifier.java
===================================================================
--- contrib/miscellaneous/src/java/org/apache/lucene/misc/LengthNormModifier.java	(revision 675655)
+++ contrib/miscellaneous/src/java/org/apache/lucene/misc/LengthNormModifier.java	(working copy)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
       reader = IndexReader.open(dir);
       termCounts = new int[reader.maxDoc()];
       try {
-        termEnum = reader.terms(new Term(field,""));
+        termEnum = reader.terms(new Term(field));
         try {
           termDocs = reader.termDocs();
           do {
Index: contrib/spellchecker/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/spell/LuceneDictionary.java
===================================================================
--- contrib/spellchecker/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/spell/LuceneDictionary.java	(revision 675655)
+++ contrib/spellchecker/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/spell/LuceneDictionary.java	(working copy)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
     LuceneIterator() {
       try {
-        termEnum = reader.terms(new Term(field, ""));
+        termEnum = reader.terms(new Term(field));
       } catch (IOException e) {
         throw new RuntimeException(e);
       }
Index: contrib/memory/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/memory/MemoryIndex.java
===================================================================
--- contrib/memory/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/memory/MemoryIndex.java	(revision 675655)
+++ contrib/memory/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/memory/MemoryIndex.java	(working copy)
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Nested classes:
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  private static final Term MATCH_ALL_TERM = new Term("", "");
+  private static final Term MATCH_ALL_TERM = new Term("");
     
   /**
    * Search support for Lucene framework integration; implements all methods
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@
           Term template = info.template;
           if (template == null) { // not yet cached?
             String fieldName = (String) sortedFields[pos].getKey();
-            template = new Term(fieldName, "");
+            template = new Term(fieldName);
             info.template = template;
           }
           
Index: contrib/analyzers/src/java/org/apache/lucene/analysis/query/QueryAutoStopWordAnalyzer.java
===================================================================
--- contrib/analyzers/src/java/org/apache/lucene/analysis/query/QueryAutoStopWordAnalyzer.java	(revision 675655)
+++ contrib/analyzers/src/java/org/apache/lucene/analysis/query/QueryAutoStopWordAnalyzer.java	(working copy)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
   public int addStopWords(IndexReader reader, String fieldName, int maxDocFreq) throws IOException {
     HashSet stopWords = new HashSet();
     String internedFieldName = fieldName.intern();
-    TermEnum te = reader.terms(new Term(fieldName, ""));
+    TermEnum te = reader.terms(new Term(fieldName));
     Term term = te.term();
     while (term != null) {
       if (term.field() != internedFieldName) {
Index: contrib/queries/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/DuplicateFilter.java
===================================================================
--- contrib/queries/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/DuplicateFilter.java	(revision 675655)
+++ contrib/queries/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/DuplicateFilter.java	(working copy)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 	{
 		
     OpenBitSet bits=new OpenBitSet(reader.maxDoc()); //assume all are INvalid
-		Term startTerm=new Term(fieldName,"");
+		Term startTerm=new Term(fieldName);
 		TermEnum te = reader.terms(startTerm);
 		if(te!=null)
 		{
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 		
     OpenBitSet bits=new OpenBitSet(reader.maxDoc());
 		bits.set(0,reader.maxDoc()); //assume all are valid
-		Term startTerm=new Term(fieldName,"");
+		Term startTerm=new Term(fieldName);
 		TermEnum te = reader.terms(startTerm);
 		if(te!=null)
 		{
Index: contrib/queries/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/FuzzyLikeThisQuery.java
===================================================================
--- contrib/queries/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/FuzzyLikeThisQuery.java	(revision 675655)
+++ contrib/queries/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/FuzzyLikeThisQuery.java	(working copy)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         TokenStream ts=analyzer.tokenStream(f.fieldName,new StringReader(f.queryString));
         Token token=ts.next();
         int corpusNumDocs=reader.numDocs();
-        Term internSavingTemplateTerm =new Term(f.fieldName,""); //optimization to avoid constructing new Term() objects
+        Term internSavingTemplateTerm =new Term(f.fieldName); //optimization to avoid constructing new Term() objects
         HashSet processedTerms=new HashSet();
         while(token!=null)
         {