diff -r 6031a0bc0ae2 -r da1e581c933b test/script/basic/NASHORN-208.js
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/script/basic/NASHORN-208.js	Fri Dec 21 16:36:24 2012 -0400
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * NASHORN-208  
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+var inspect = function(x) { return x; }
+
+var formatRegExp = /%[sdj%]/g;
+
+var format = function(f) {
+  if (typeof f !== 'string') {
+    var objects = [];
+    for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
+      objects.push(inspect(arguments[i]));
+    }
+    return objects.join(' ');
+  }
+
+  var i = 1;
+  var args = arguments;
+  var len = args.length;
+  var str = String(f).replace(formatRegExp, function(x) {
+    if (i >= len) return x;
+    switch (x) {
+      case '%s': return String(args[i++]);
+      case '%d': return Number(args[i++]);
+      case '%j': return JSON.stringify(args[i++]);
+      case '%%': return '%';
+      default:
+        return x;
+    }
+  });
+  for (var x = args[i]; i < len; x = args[++i]) {
+    if (x === null || typeof x !== 'object') {
+      str += ' ' + x;
+    } else {
+      str += ' ' + inspect(x);
+    }
+  }
+  return str;
+};
+
+var s = format('%s %s', 'foo', 'bar', 'hop');
+print(s);
+