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+++ new/test/tools/javac/processing/model/TestExceptions.java	Fri Feb  6 12:50:10 2009
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  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 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 6794071
+ * @summary Test that exceptions have a proper parent class
+ * @author  Joseph D. Darcy
+ */
+
+import javax.lang.model.UnknownEntityException;
+import javax.lang.model.element.*;
+import javax.lang.model.type.*;
+
+/*
+ * Verify UnknownFooExceptions can be caught with a common parent
+ * exception.
+ */
+public class TestExceptions {
+    public static void main(String... args) {
+        RuntimeException[] exceptions = {
+            new UnknownElementException((Element)null, (Object)null),
+            new UnknownAnnotationValueException((AnnotationValue) null, (Object) null),
+            new UnknownTypeException((TypeMirror)null, (Object)null)
+        };
+
+        for(RuntimeException exception : exceptions) {
+            try {
+                throw exception;
+            } catch (UnknownEntityException uee) {
+                ;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}