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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 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
+ * @bug 8172910
+ * @summary Test behavior of default methods on visitors.
+ * @modules java.compiler
+ */
+
+import javax.lang.model.SourceVersion;
+import javax.lang.model.element.*;
+import javax.lang.model.type.*;
+import javax.lang.model.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * Verify expected behavior of default methods on visitors.
+ */
+public class TestVisitorDefaults {
+    public static void main(String... args) {
+        DirectElementVisitorChild dvc = new DirectElementVisitorChild();
+        if (!"visitUnknown".equals(dvc.visitModule(null, null))) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Problem with DirectElementVisitorChild");
+        }
+        if (!"visit".equals(dvc.visit(null))) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Problem with DirectElementVisitorChild");
+        }
+
+        IndirectElementVisitorChild ivc = new IndirectElementVisitorChild();
+        if (!"visitUnknown".equals(ivc.visitModule(null, null))) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Problem with IndirectElementVisitorChild");
+        }
+
+        DirectTypeVisitorChild dtvc = new DirectTypeVisitorChild();
+        if (!"visit".equals(dtvc.visit(null))) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Problem with DirectTypeVisitorChild");
+        }
+
+        DirectAnnotationVisitorChild davc = new DirectAnnotationVisitorChild();
+        if (!"visit".equals(davc.visit(null))) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Problem with DirectAnnotationVisitorChild");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class DirectElementVisitorChild
+        implements ElementVisitor<String, Object> {
+
+        public DirectElementVisitorChild() {
+            super();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String visitModule(ModuleElement e, Object o) {
+            return ElementVisitor.super.visitModule(e, null);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String visitUnknown(Element e, Object o) {
+            return "visitUnknown";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String visit(Element e) {
+            return ElementVisitor.super.visit(e);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String visit(Element e, Object o) {
+            return "visit";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String visitExecutable(ExecutableElement e, Object o)       { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitPackage(PackageElement e, Object o)             { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitType(TypeElement e, Object o)                   { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitTypeParameter(TypeParameterElement e, Object o) { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitVariable(VariableElement e, Object o)           { return throwUOE(); }
+    }
+
+    private static class IndirectElementVisitorChild
+        extends AbstractElementVisitor6<String, Object> {
+
+        public IndirectElementVisitorChild() {
+            super();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String visitModule(ModuleElement e, Object o) {
+            return super.visitModule(e, o);
+        }
+
+
+        @Override
+        public String visitUnknown(Element e, Object o) {
+            return "visitUnknown";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String visitExecutable(ExecutableElement e, Object o)       { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitPackage(PackageElement e, Object o)             { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitType(TypeElement e, Object o)                   { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitTypeParameter(TypeParameterElement e, Object o) { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitVariable(VariableElement e, Object o)           { return throwUOE(); }
+    }
+
+
+    private static class DirectTypeVisitorChild
+        implements TypeVisitor<String, Object> {
+
+        public DirectTypeVisitorChild() {
+            super();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String visit(TypeMirror t) {
+            return TypeVisitor.super.visit(t);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String visit(TypeMirror t, Object o) {
+            return "visit";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String visitUnknown(TypeMirror t, Object o)            { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitArray(ArrayType t, Object o)               { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitDeclared(DeclaredType t, Object o)         { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitError(ErrorType t, Object o)               { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitExecutable(ExecutableType t, Object o)     { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitIntersection(IntersectionType t, Object o) { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitNoType(NoType t, Object o)                 { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitNull(NullType t, Object o)                 { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitPrimitive(PrimitiveType t, Object o)       { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitTypeVariable(TypeVariable t, Object o)     { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitUnion(UnionType t, Object o)               { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitWildcard(WildcardType t, Object o)         { return throwUOE(); }
+    }
+
+    private static class DirectAnnotationVisitorChild
+        implements AnnotationValueVisitor<String, Object> {
+
+        @Override
+        public String visit(AnnotationValue av) {
+            return AnnotationValueVisitor.super.visit(av);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String visit(AnnotationValue av, Object o) {
+            return "visit";
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String visitAnnotation(AnnotationMirror a, Object o)    { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitArray(List<? extends AnnotationValue> vals,
+                                   Object o)                           { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitBoolean(boolean b, Object o)                { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitByte(byte b, Object o)                      { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitChar(char c, Object o)                      { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitDouble(double d, Object o)                  { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitEnumConstant(VariableElement c, Object o)   { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitFloat(float f, Object o)                    { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitInt(int i, Object o)                        { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitLong(long i, Object o)                      { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitShort(short s, Object o)                    { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitString(String s, Object o)                  { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitType(TypeMirror t, Object o)                { return throwUOE(); }
+        @Override
+        public String visitUnknown(AnnotationValue av, Object o)       { return throwUOE(); }
+    }
+
+    private static String throwUOE() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+}