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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 using MethodHandles
+ * @run main TestMethodHandles
+ */
+
+import java.lang.invoke.*;
+import static java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.*;
+import static java.lang.invoke.MethodType.*;
+
+public class TestMethodHandles {
+
+  static final MethodType NOARG_T = MethodType.methodType(void.class);
+  static final MethodType INNER_T = MethodType.methodType(void.class, TestMethodHandles.class);
+
+    // All constructors are private to ensure nestmate access checks apply
+
+    // All doConstruct methods are public so they don't involve invoke_special
+
+    private TestMethodHandles() {}
+
+    // The various nestmates
+
+    // Note: No constructor on interfaces so no StaticIface variants
+
+    static interface StaticIface {
+
+        // Methods that will access private constructors of nestmates.
+        // The arg is a dummy for overloading purposes
+
+        default void doConstruct(TestMethodHandles o) throws Throwable {
+            MethodHandle mh =
+              lookup().findConstructor(TestMethodHandles.class, NOARG_T);
+            TestMethodHandles obj = (TestMethodHandles) mh.invoke();
+            obj = (TestMethodHandles) mh.invokeExact();
+        }
+        default void doConstruct(TestMethodHandles outer, InnerNested o) throws Throwable {
+            MethodHandle mh =
+              lookup().findConstructor(InnerNested.class, INNER_T);
+            InnerNested obj = (InnerNested) mh.invoke(outer);
+            obj = (InnerNested) mh.invokeExact(outer);
+        }
+        default void doConstruct(StaticNested o) throws Throwable {
+            MethodHandle mh =
+              lookup().findConstructor(StaticNested.class, NOARG_T);
+            StaticNested obj = (StaticNested) mh.invoke();
+            obj = (StaticNested) mh.invokeExact();
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class StaticNested {
+
+        private StaticNested() {}
+
+        // Methods that will access private constructors of nestmates.
+        // The arg is a dummy for overloading purposes
+
+        public void doConstruct(TestMethodHandles o) throws Throwable {
+            MethodHandle mh =
+              lookup().findConstructor(TestMethodHandles.class, NOARG_T);
+            TestMethodHandles obj = (TestMethodHandles) mh.invoke();
+            obj = (TestMethodHandles) mh.invokeExact();
+        }
+        public  void doConstruct(TestMethodHandles outer, InnerNested o) throws Throwable {
+            MethodHandle mh =
+              lookup().findConstructor(InnerNested.class, INNER_T);
+            InnerNested obj = (InnerNested) mh.invoke(outer);
+            obj = (InnerNested) mh.invokeExact(outer);
+        }
+        public void doConstruct(StaticNested o) throws Throwable {
+            MethodHandle mh =
+              lookup().findConstructor(StaticNested.class, NOARG_T);
+            StaticNested obj = (StaticNested) mh.invoke();
+            obj = (StaticNested) mh.invokeExact();
+        }
+    }
+
+    class InnerNested {
+
+        private InnerNested() {}
+
+        // Methods that will access private constructors of nestmates.
+        // The arg is a dummy for overloading purposes
+
+        public void doConstruct(TestMethodHandles o) throws Throwable {
+            MethodHandle mh =
+              lookup().findConstructor(TestMethodHandles.class, NOARG_T);
+            TestMethodHandles obj = (TestMethodHandles) mh.invoke();
+            obj = (TestMethodHandles) mh.invokeExact();
+        }
+        public  void doConstruct(TestMethodHandles outer, InnerNested o) throws Throwable {
+            MethodHandle mh =
+              lookup().findConstructor(InnerNested.class, INNER_T);
+            InnerNested obj = (InnerNested) mh.invoke(outer);
+            obj = (InnerNested) mh.invokeExact(outer);
+        }
+        public void doConstruct(StaticNested o) throws Throwable {
+            MethodHandle mh =
+              lookup().findConstructor(StaticNested.class, NOARG_T);
+            StaticNested obj = (StaticNested) mh.invoke();
+            obj = (StaticNested) mh.invokeExact();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        // These initial constructions test nest-host access
+        MethodHandle mh =
+          lookup().findConstructor(TestMethodHandles.class, NOARG_T);
+        TestMethodHandles o = (TestMethodHandles) mh.invoke();
+        o = (TestMethodHandles) mh.invokeExact();
+
+        mh = lookup().findConstructor(StaticNested.class, NOARG_T);
+        StaticNested s = (StaticNested) mh.invoke();
+        s = (StaticNested) mh.invokeExact();
+
+        mh = lookup().findConstructor(InnerNested.class, INNER_T);
+        InnerNested i = (InnerNested) mh.invoke(o);
+        i = (InnerNested) mh.invokeExact(o);
+
+        StaticIface intf = new StaticIface() {};
+
+        s.doConstruct(o);
+        s.doConstruct(o, i);
+        s.doConstruct(s);
+
+        i.doConstruct(o);
+        i.doConstruct(o, i);
+        i.doConstruct(s);
+
+        intf.doConstruct(o);
+        intf.doConstruct(o, i);
+        intf.doConstruct(s);
+    }
+}