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+++ new/test/java/text/Format/common/Bug4769840.java	2016-05-26 10:32:30.971115495 +0900
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2016, 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 1.1 03/10/27
+ * @bug 4769840
+ * @library /java/text/testlib
+ * @build Bug4769840 HexDumpReader
+ * @run main Bug4769840
+ * @summary Confirm serialization compatibility
+ */
+
+import java.io.*;
+import java.text.*;
+
+public class Bug4769840 {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        if (args.length == 1 && args[0].equals("-ser")) {
+            serialize();
+        } else {
+            deserialize();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Serialization */
+    private static void serialize() throws Exception {
+        /* Serialize with JDK 1.1 */
+        serialize("ChoiceFormat.ser", new ChoiceFormat("0# foo|1# bar"));
+
+        /*
+         * Serialize with JDK1.4.0 because the Field class was added in the
+         * version.
+         */
+        serialize("DateFormat.Field.ser", DateFormat.Field.TIME_ZONE);
+        serialize("MessageFormat.Field.ser", MessageFormat.Field.ARGUMENT);
+        serialize("NumberFormat.Field.ser", NumberFormat.Field.INTEGER);
+    }
+
+    private static void serialize(String filename, Object o) throws Exception {
+        FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(filename);
+        ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(fos);
+        out.writeObject(o);
+        out.close();
+    }
+
+    /* Deserialization */
+    private static void deserialize() throws Exception {
+        deserialize("ChoiceFormat.ser");
+        deserialize("DateFormat.Field.ser");
+        deserialize("MessageFormat.Field.ser");
+        deserialize("NumberFormat.Field.ser");
+    }
+
+    private static void deserialize(String filename) throws Exception {
+        InputStream is = HexDumpReader.getStreamFromHexDump(filename + ".txt");
+        ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(is);
+        Object obj = in.readObject();
+        in.close();
+        System.out.println("Deserialization of <" + filename + "> succeeded.");
+    }
+}