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+++ new/test/java/util/Properties/Bug6609431.java	Wed Jun 26 16:31:59 2013
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 6609431
+ * @summary Test whether loading of a property value in a file ending with
+ *    a backslash works fine.
+ */
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+public class Bug6609431 {
+    private static final String expected = "backslash";
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
+        try (FileReader fr =
+                new FileReader(new File(System.getProperty("test.src", "."),
+                                        "Bug6609431.properties"))) {
+            Properties p = new Properties();
+            p.load(fr);
+            p.getProperty("a");
+            String val = p.getProperty("b");
+            if (!val.equals(expected)) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("Value returned from the property" +
+                " list was incorrect. Returned: '" + val +
+                "', expected: '" + expected + "'");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}