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+/*
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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
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+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8046171
+ * @summary Test access to private methods between nestmates where there
+ *          is an inheritance hierarchy and we invoke private methods that
+ *          exist in specific classes in the hierarchy.
+ * @compile TestInvokeHierarchy.java
+ * @compile ExternalSuper.jcod ExternalSub.jcod
+ * @run main TestInvokeHierarchy
+ */
+
+public class TestInvokeHierarchy {
+
+    static class NestedA extends ExternalSuper {
+        static final String ID =  "NestedA::priv_invoke";
+        private String priv_invoke() {
+            return ID;
+        }
+        static void checkA(NestedA a) throws Throwable {
+            verifyEquals(a.priv_invoke(), NestedA.ID);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class NestedB extends NestedA {
+        static final String ID =  "NestedB::priv_invoke";
+        private String priv_invoke() {
+            return ID;
+        }
+        static void checkA(NestedA a) throws Throwable {
+            verifyEquals(a.priv_invoke(), NestedA.ID);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class NestedC extends NestedB {
+        static final String ID =  "NestedC::priv_invoke";
+        private String priv_invoke() {
+            return ID;
+        }
+        static void checkA(NestedA a) throws Throwable {
+            verifyEquals(a.priv_invoke(), NestedA.ID);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void checkA(NestedA a) throws Throwable {
+        verifyEquals(a.priv_invoke(), NestedA.ID);
+    }
+
+    static void checkB(NestedB b) throws Throwable {
+        verifyEquals(b.priv_invoke(), NestedB.ID);
+    }
+
+    static void checkC(NestedC c) throws Throwable {
+        verifyEquals(c.priv_invoke(), NestedC.ID);
+    }
+
+
+    // Access to private members of classes outside the nest is
+    // not permitted. These tests should throw IllegalAccessError
+    // at runtime. To allow them to compile the classes below are
+    // defined with public members. We then replace those class files
+    // with jcod variants that make the member private again.
+
+    static void checkExternalSuper(ExternalSuper s) throws Throwable {
+        try {
+            String str = s.priv_invoke_s();
+            throw new Error("Unexpected access to ExternalSuper.priv_invoke_s");
+        }
+        catch (IllegalAccessError iae) {
+            System.out.println("Got expected exception accessing ExternalSuper.priv_invoke_s:" + iae);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void checkExternalSub(ExternalSub s) throws Throwable {
+        try {
+            String str = s.priv_invoke();
+            throw new Error("Unexpected access to ExternalSub.priv_invoke");
+        }
+        catch (IllegalAccessError iae) {
+            System.out.println("Got expected exception accessing ExternalSub.priv_invoke:" + iae);
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void verifyEquals(String actual, String expected) {
+        if (!actual.equals(expected)) {
+            throw new Error("Expected " + expected + " but got " + actual);
+        }
+        System.out.println("Check passed for " + expected);
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        NestedA a = new NestedA();
+        NestedB b = new NestedB();
+        NestedC c = new NestedC();
+        ExternalSub sub = new ExternalSub();
+        ExternalSuper sup = new ExternalSuper();
+
+        checkExternalSuper(sup);
+        checkExternalSuper(a);
+        checkExternalSuper(b);
+        checkExternalSuper(c);
+        checkExternalSuper(sub);
+
+        checkA(a);
+        checkA(b);
+        checkA(c);
+        checkA(sub);
+
+        NestedA.checkA(a);
+        NestedA.checkA(b);
+        NestedA.checkA(c);
+        NestedA.checkA(sub);
+
+        NestedB.checkA(a);
+        NestedB.checkA(b);
+        NestedB.checkA(c);
+        NestedB.checkA(sub);
+
+        NestedC.checkA(a);
+        NestedC.checkA(b);
+        NestedC.checkA(c);
+        NestedC.checkA(sub);
+
+        checkB(b);
+        checkB(c);
+        checkB(sub);
+
+        checkC(c);
+        checkC(sub);
+
+        checkExternalSub(sub);
+    }
+}
+
+// Classes that are not part of the nest.
+// Being non-public allows us to declare them in this file.
+// The priv_invoke* member is public to allow this file to compile, but
+// the jcod files change it back to private.
+
+class ExternalSuper {
+    static final String ID =  "ExternalSuper::priv_invoke_s";
+    // Can't call this priv_invoke as subclasses make it less accessible
+    // which is not allowed.
+    public String priv_invoke_s() {
+        return ID;
+    }
+}
+
+
+class ExternalSub extends TestInvokeHierarchy.NestedC {
+    static final String ID =  "ExternalSub::priv_invoke";
+    public String priv_invoke() {
+        return ID;
+    }
+}