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+/*
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+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.api.event;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Event;
+import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.Events;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @summary Enable an event from a static function in the event.
+ * @key jfr
+ * 
+ * @library /lib /
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.api.event.TestStaticEnable
+ */
+public class TestStaticEnable {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        Recording r = new Recording();
+        MyEvent.enable(r, true);
+        r.start();
+        MyEvent.create("Hello", 1);
+        r.stop();
+
+        List<RecordedEvent> events = Events.fromRecording(r);
+        Events.hasEvents(events);
+        for (RecordedEvent event : events) {
+            System.out.println("Event:" + event);
+            Events.assertField(event, "msg").equal("Hello");
+            Events.assertField(event, "id").equal(1L);
+        }
+        r.close();
+    }
+
+
+    public static class MyEvent extends Event {
+        public String msg;
+        long id;
+
+        public static void enable(Recording r, boolean isEnabled) {
+            if (isEnabled) {
+                r.enable(MyEvent.class).withThreshold(Duration.ofMillis(0)).withoutStackTrace();
+            } else {
+                r.disable(MyEvent.class);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void create(String msg, long id) {
+            MyEvent event = new MyEvent();
+            event.msg = msg;
+            event.id = id;
+            event.begin();
+            event.end();
+            event.commit();
+        }
+    }
+
+}