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+++ new/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/api/consumer/TestRecordedEvent.java	2018-04-09 16:32:23.862378132 +0200
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+/*
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.api.consumer;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Description;
+import jdk.jfr.Event;
+import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.jfr.ValueDescriptor;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedClass;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedClassLoader;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.Events;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary Verifies the methods of the RecordedEvent
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.api.consumer.TestRecordedEvent
+ */
+public class TestRecordedEvent {
+
+    static class MyClass {
+    }
+
+    static class TestEvent extends Event {
+
+        @Description("MyField")
+        Class<?> clzField = String.class;
+        int intField;
+        String stringField = "myString";
+        Class<?> myClass = MyClass.class;
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        Recording r = new Recording();
+        r.start();
+        TestEvent t = new TestEvent();
+        t.commit();
+        r.stop();
+        List<RecordedEvent> events = Events.fromRecording(r);
+        Events.hasEvents(events);
+
+        Asserts.assertEquals(events.size(), 1);
+
+        RecordedEvent event = events.get(0);
+
+        List<ValueDescriptor> descriptors = event.getFields();
+
+        System.out.println("Descriptors");
+        for (ValueDescriptor descriptor : descriptors) {
+            System.out.println(descriptor.getName());
+            System.out.println(descriptor.getTypeName());
+        }
+        System.out.println("Descriptors end");
+
+        Object recordedClass = event.getValue("clzField");
+        Asserts.assertTrue(recordedClass instanceof RecordedClass, "Expected Recorded Class got " + recordedClass);
+
+        Object recordedInt = event.getValue("intField");
+        Asserts.assertTrue(recordedInt instanceof Integer);
+
+        Object recordedString = event.getValue("stringField");
+        System.out.println("recordedString class: " + recordedString.getClass());
+        Asserts.assertTrue(recordedString instanceof String);
+
+        Object myClass = event.getValue("myClass");
+        Asserts.assertTrue(myClass instanceof RecordedClass, "Expected Recorded Class got " + recordedClass);
+
+        RecordedClass myRecClass = (RecordedClass) myClass;
+        Asserts.assertEquals(MyClass.class.getName(), myRecClass.getName(), "Got " + myRecClass.getName());
+
+        Object recordedClassLoader = myRecClass.getValue("classLoader");
+        Asserts.assertTrue(recordedClassLoader instanceof RecordedClassLoader, "Expected Recorded ClassLoader got " + recordedClassLoader);
+
+        RecordedClassLoader myRecClassLoader = (RecordedClassLoader)recordedClassLoader;
+        ClassLoader cl = MyClass.class.getClassLoader();
+        Asserts.assertEquals(cl.getClass().getName(), myRecClassLoader.getType().getName(), "Expected Recorded ClassLoader type to equal loader type");
+
+        Asserts.assertNotNull(myRecClass.getModifiers());
+    }
+
+}