diff -r 6031a0bc0ae2 -r da1e581c933b test/script/basic/javaexceptions.js
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+++ b/test/script/basic/javaexceptions.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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Basic checks for throwing and catching java exceptions from script.
+ * 
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+try {
+    new java.io.FileInputStream("non_existent_file");
+} catch (e) {
+    print(e instanceof java.io.FileNotFoundException);
+}
+
+try {
+    new java.net.URL("invalid_url");
+} catch (e) {
+    print(e instanceof java.net.MalformedURLException);
+    print(e);
+}
+
+try {
+    var obj = new java.lang.Object();
+    obj.wait();
+} catch (e) {
+    print(e instanceof java.lang.IllegalMonitorStateException);
+    print(e);
+}
+
+// directly throw a Java exception
+try {
+    throw new java.io.IOException("I/O failed");
+} catch (e) {
+    print(e instanceof java.io.IOException);
+    print(e);
+}