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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @build DocLintTester
+ * @run main DocLintTester -Xmsgs:all OverridesTest.java
+ */
+
+/*
+ * This is a test that missing comments on methods may be inherited
+ * from overridden methods. As such, there should be no errors due
+ * to missing comments (or any other types of error) in this test.
+ */
+
+/** An interface. */
+interface I1 {
+    /**
+     * A method
+     * @param p a param
+     * @throws Exception an exception
+     * @return an int
+     */
+    int m(int p) throws Exception;
+}
+
+/** An extending interface. */
+interface I2 extends I1 { }
+
+/** An abstract class. */
+abstract class C1 {
+    /**
+     * A method
+     * @param p a param
+     * @throws Exception an exception
+     * @return an int
+     */
+    int m(int p) throws Exception;
+}
+
+/** An implementing class. */
+class C2 implements I1 {
+    int m(int  p) throws Exception { return p; }
+}
+
+/** An extending class. */
+class C3 extends C1 {
+    int m(int  p) throws Exception { return p; }
+}
+
+/** An extending and implementing class. */
+class C4 extends C1 implements I1 {
+    int m(int  p) throws Exception { return p; }
+}
+
+/** An implementing class using inheritdoc. */
+class C5 implements I1 {
+    /** {@inheritDoc} */
+    int m(int  p) throws Exception { return p; }
+}
+
+/** An implementing class with incomplete documentation. */
+class C6 implements I1 {
+    /** Overriding method */
+    int m(int  p) throws Exception { return p; }
+}
+
+/** A class implementing an inherited interface. */
+class C7 implements I2 {
+    int m(int  p) throws Exception { return p; }
+}