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+/*
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+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary test International Date Format API
+ * @bug 8008577
+ * @library /java/text/testlib
+ * @run main/othervm -Djava.locale.providers=COMPAT,SPI IntlTestDateFormatAPI
+ */
+/*
+(C) Copyright Taligent, Inc. 1996, 1997 - All Rights Reserved
+(C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1996, 1997 - All Rights Reserved
+
+  The original version of this source code and documentation is copyrighted and
+owned by Taligent, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of IBM. These materials are
+provided under terms of a License Agreement between Taligent and Sun. This
+technology is protected by multiple US and International patents. This notice and
+attribution to Taligent may not be removed.
+  Taligent is a registered trademark of Taligent, Inc.
+*/
+
+import java.text.*;
+import java.util.*;
+
+public class IntlTestDateFormatAPI extends IntlTest
+{
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        Locale reservedLocale = Locale.getDefault();
+        try {
+            new IntlTestDateFormatAPI().run(args);
+        } finally {
+            // restore the reserved locale
+            Locale.setDefault(reservedLocale);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Test that the equals method works correctly.
+    public void TestEquals()
+    {
+        // Create two objects at different system times
+        DateFormat a = DateFormat.getInstance();
+        Date start = Calendar.getInstance().getTime();
+        while (start.equals(Calendar.getInstance().getTime())) ; // Wait for time to change
+        DateFormat b = DateFormat.getInstance();
+
+        if (!(a.equals(b)))
+            errln("FAIL: DateFormat objects created at different times are unequal.");
+
+        if (b instanceof SimpleDateFormat)
+        {
+            double ONE_YEAR = 365*24*60*60*1000.0;
+            try {
+//                ((SimpleDateFormat)b).setTwoDigitStartDate(start.getTime() + 50*ONE_YEAR);
+//                if (a.equals(b))
+//                    errln("FAIL: DateFormat objects with different two digit start dates are equal.");
+            }
+            catch (Exception e) {
+                errln("FAIL: setTwoDigitStartDate failed.");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // This test checks various generic API methods in DateFormat to achieve 100% API coverage.
+    public void TestAPI()
+    {
+        logln("DateFormat API test---"); logln("");
+        Locale.setDefault(Locale.ENGLISH);
+
+
+        // ======= Test constructors
+
+        logln("Testing DateFormat constructors");
+
+        DateFormat def = DateFormat.getInstance();
+        DateFormat fr = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, Locale.FRENCH);
+        DateFormat it = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, Locale.ITALIAN);
+        DateFormat de = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.LONG, DateFormat.LONG, Locale.GERMAN);
+
+        // ======= Test equality
+
+        logln("Testing equality operator");
+
+        if( fr.equals(it) ) {
+            errln("ERROR: equals failed");
+        }
+
+        // ======= Test various format() methods
+
+        logln("Testing various format() methods");
+
+        Date d = new Date((long)837039928046.0);
+
+        StringBuffer res1 = new StringBuffer();
+        StringBuffer res2 = new StringBuffer();
+        String res3 = new String();
+        FieldPosition pos1 = new FieldPosition(0);
+        FieldPosition pos2 = new FieldPosition(0);
+
+        res1 = fr.format(d, res1, pos1);
+        logln("" + d.getTime() + " formatted to " + res1);
+
+        res2 = it.format(d, res2, pos2);
+        logln("" + d.getTime() + " formatted to " + res2);
+
+        res3 = de.format(d);
+        logln("" + d.getTime() + " formatted to " + res3);
+
+        // ======= Test parse()
+
+        logln("Testing parse()");
+
+        String text = new String("02/03/76 2:50 AM, CST");
+        Object result1 = new Date();
+        Date result2 = new Date();
+        Date result3 = new Date();
+        ParsePosition pos = new ParsePosition(0);
+        ParsePosition pos01 = new ParsePosition(0);
+
+        result1 = def.parseObject(text, pos);
+        if (result1 == null) {
+            errln("ERROR: parseObject() failed for " + text);
+        }
+        logln(text + " parsed into " + ((Date)result1).getTime());
+
+        try {
+            result2 = def.parse(text);
+        }
+        catch (ParseException e) {
+            errln("ERROR: parse() failed");
+        }
+        logln(text + " parsed into " + result2.getTime());
+
+        result3 = def.parse(text, pos01);
+        if (result3 == null) {
+            errln("ERROR: parse() failed for " + text);
+        }
+        logln(text + " parsed into " + result3.getTime());
+
+
+        // ======= Test getters and setters
+
+        logln("Testing getters and setters");
+
+        final Locale[] locales = DateFormat.getAvailableLocales();
+        long count = locales.length;
+        logln("Got " + count + " locales" );
+        for(int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            String name;
+            name = locales[i].getDisplayName();
+            logln(name);
+        }
+
+        fr.setLenient(it.isLenient());
+        if(fr.isLenient() != it.isLenient()) {
+            errln("ERROR: setLenient() failed");
+        }
+
+        final Calendar cal = def.getCalendar();
+        Calendar newCal = (Calendar) cal.clone();
+        de.setCalendar(newCal);
+        it.setCalendar(newCal);
+        if( ! de.getCalendar().equals(it.getCalendar())) {
+            errln("ERROR: set Calendar() failed");
+        }
+
+        final NumberFormat nf = def.getNumberFormat();
+        NumberFormat newNf = (NumberFormat) nf.clone();
+        de.setNumberFormat(newNf);
+        it.setNumberFormat(newNf);
+        if( ! de.getNumberFormat().equals(it.getNumberFormat())) {
+            errln("ERROR: set NumberFormat() failed");
+        }
+
+        final TimeZone tz = def.getTimeZone();
+        TimeZone newTz = (TimeZone) tz.clone();
+        de.setTimeZone(newTz);
+        it.setTimeZone(newTz);
+        if( ! de.getTimeZone().equals(it.getTimeZone())) {
+            errln("ERROR: set TimeZone() failed");
+        }
+
+        // ======= Test getStaticClassID()
+
+//        logln("Testing instanceof()");
+
+//        try {
+//            DateFormat test = new SimpleDateFormat();
+
+//            if (! (test instanceof SimpleDateFormat)) {
+//                errln("ERROR: instanceof failed");
+//            }
+//        }
+//        catch (Exception e) {
+//            errln("ERROR: Couldn't create a DateFormat");
+//        }
+    }
+}