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+/*
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+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8046171
+ * @summary Test access to private constructors between nestmates and nest-host
+ *          using different flavours of named nested types that will
+ *          generate invokespecial for the calls. The -Xcomp run is a special
+ *          regression test for a compiler assertion that would fire when
+ *          "loading" a nest-host class.
+ * @run main TestInvokeSpecial
+ * @run main/othervm -Xcomp TestInvokeSpecial
+ */
+
+public class TestInvokeSpecial {
+
+    // All constructors are private to ensure nestmate access checks apply
+
+    // All doConstruct methods are public so they don't involve invoke_special
+
+    private TestInvokeSpecial() {}
+
+    // The various nestmates
+
+    static interface StaticIface {
+
+        // Methods that will access private constructors of nestmates.
+        // The arg is a dummy for overloading purposes
+
+        default void doConstruct(TestInvokeSpecial o) {
+            Object obj = new TestInvokeSpecial();
+        }
+        default void doConstruct(InnerNested o) {
+            Object obj = new TestInvokeSpecial().new InnerNested();
+        }
+        default void doConstruct(StaticNested o) {
+            Object obj = new StaticNested();
+        }
+        default void doConstruct(StaticIface o) {
+            Object obj = new StaticIface() {};
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class StaticNested {
+
+        private StaticNested() {}
+
+        // Methods that will access private constructors of nestmates.
+        // The arg is a dummy for overloading purposes
+
+        public void doConstruct(TestInvokeSpecial o) {
+            Object obj = new TestInvokeSpecial();
+        }
+        public void doConstruct(InnerNested o) {
+            Object obj = new TestInvokeSpecial().new InnerNested();
+        }
+        public void doConstruct(StaticNested o) {
+            Object obj = new StaticNested();
+        }
+        public void doConstruct(StaticIface o) {
+            Object obj = new StaticIface() {};
+        }
+    }
+
+    class InnerNested {
+
+        private InnerNested() {}
+
+        // Methods that will access private constructors of nestmates.
+        // The arg is a dummy for overloading purposes
+
+        public void doConstruct(TestInvokeSpecial o) {
+            Object obj = new TestInvokeSpecial();
+        }
+        public void doConstruct(InnerNested o) {
+            Object obj = new TestInvokeSpecial().new InnerNested();
+        }
+        public void doConstruct(StaticNested o) {
+            Object obj = new StaticNested();
+        }
+        public void doConstruct(StaticIface o) {
+            Object obj = new StaticIface() {};
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        // These initial constructions test nest-host access
+        TestInvokeSpecial o = new TestInvokeSpecial();
+        StaticNested s = new StaticNested();
+        InnerNested i = o.new InnerNested();
+        StaticIface intf = new StaticIface() {};
+
+        s.doConstruct(o);
+        s.doConstruct(i);
+        s.doConstruct(s);
+        s.doConstruct(intf);
+
+        i.doConstruct(o);
+        i.doConstruct(i);
+        i.doConstruct(s);
+        i.doConstruct(intf);
+
+        intf.doConstruct(o);
+        intf.doConstruct(i);
+        intf.doConstruct(s);
+        intf.doConstruct(intf);
+    }
+}