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+/*
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.jmx;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import jdk.jfr.RecordingState;
+import jdk.management.jfr.FlightRecorderMXBean;
+import jdk.management.jfr.RecordingInfo;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.CommonHelper;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.VoidFunction;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib /test/jdk
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.jmx.TestRecordingStateInvalid
+ */
+public class TestRecordingStateInvalid {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        FlightRecorderMXBean bean = JmxHelper.getFlighteRecorderMXBean();
+
+        long recId = createRecording(bean);
+        verifyIllegalState(()->{ bean.stopRecording(recId); }, "Stop not started");
+
+        startRecording(recId, bean);
+        verifyIllegalState(()->{ bean.startRecording(recId); }, "Start already started");
+
+        stopRecording(recId, bean);
+        verifyIllegalState(()->{ bean.startRecording(recId); }, "Start already stopped");
+        verifyIllegalState(()->{ bean.stopRecording(recId); }, "Stop already stopped");
+
+        destroyRecording(recId, bean);
+        verifyIllegalArg(()->{ bean.startRecording(recId); }, "Start already destroyed");
+        verifyIllegalArg(()->{ bean.stopRecording(recId); }, "Stop already destroyed");
+
+    }
+
+    private static long createRecording(FlightRecorderMXBean bean) throws Exception {
+        List<RecordingInfo> preCreateRecordings = bean.getRecordings();
+        long recId = bean.newRecording();
+        JmxHelper.verifyNotExists(recId, preCreateRecordings);
+        JmxHelper.verifyState(recId, RecordingState.NEW, bean);
+        return recId;
+    }
+
+    private static void startRecording(long recId, FlightRecorderMXBean bean) throws Exception {
+        JmxHelper.verifyState(recId, RecordingState.NEW, bean);
+        bean.startRecording(recId);
+        JmxHelper.verifyState(recId, RecordingState.RUNNING, bean);
+    }
+
+    private static void stopRecording(long recId, FlightRecorderMXBean bean) throws Exception {
+        JmxHelper.verifyState(recId, RecordingState.RUNNING, bean);
+        bean.stopRecording(recId);
+        JmxHelper.verifyState(recId, RecordingState.STOPPED, bean);
+    }
+
+    private static void destroyRecording(long recId, FlightRecorderMXBean bean) throws Exception {
+        JmxHelper.verifyState(recId, RecordingState.STOPPED, bean);
+        bean.closeRecording(recId);
+        JmxHelper.verifyNotExists(recId, bean.getRecordings());
+    }
+
+    private static void verifyIllegalState(VoidFunction f, String msg) throws Throwable {
+        CommonHelper.verifyException(f, msg, IllegalStateException.class);
+    }
+
+    private static void verifyIllegalArg(VoidFunction f, String msg) throws Throwable {
+        CommonHelper.verifyException(f, msg, IllegalArgumentException.class);
+    }
+
+}