--- old/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/ir/CatchNode.java	2016-11-11 07:32:33.101836377 -0800
+++ new/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/ir/CatchNode.java	2016-11-11 07:32:32.955822975 -0800
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 public final class CatchNode extends Statement {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    /** Exception identifier. */
-    private final IdentNode exception;
+    /** Exception binding identifier or binding pattern. */
+    private final Expression exception;
 
     /** Exception condition. */
     private final Expression exceptionCondition;
@@ -52,21 +52,27 @@
      * @param lineNumber         lineNumber
      * @param token              token
      * @param finish             finish
-     * @param exception          variable name of exception
+     * @param exception          variable name or pattern of exception
      * @param exceptionCondition exception condition
      * @param body               catch body
      * @param isSyntheticRethrow true if this node is a synthetically generated rethrow node.
      */
-    public CatchNode(final int lineNumber, final long token, final int finish, final IdentNode exception,
+    public CatchNode(final int lineNumber, final long token, final int finish, final Expression exception,
             final Expression exceptionCondition, final Block body, final boolean isSyntheticRethrow) {
         super(lineNumber, token, finish);
-        this.exception          = exception == null ? null : exception.setIsInitializedHere();
+        if (exception instanceof IdentNode) {
+            this.exception = ((IdentNode) exception).setIsInitializedHere();
+        } else if ((exception instanceof LiteralNode) || (exception instanceof ObjectNode)) {
+            this.exception = exception;
+        } else {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid catch parameter");
+        }
         this.exceptionCondition = exceptionCondition;
-        this.body               = body;
+        this.body = body;
         this.isSyntheticRethrow = isSyntheticRethrow;
     }
 
-    private CatchNode(final CatchNode catchNode, final IdentNode exception, final Expression exceptionCondition,
+    private CatchNode(final CatchNode catchNode, final Expression exception, final Expression exceptionCondition,
             final Block body, final boolean isSyntheticRethrow) {
         super(catchNode);
         this.exception          = exception;
@@ -83,11 +89,10 @@
     public Node accept(final NodeVisitor<? extends LexicalContext> visitor) {
         if (visitor.enterCatchNode(this)) {
             return visitor.leaveCatchNode(
-                setException((IdentNode)exception.accept(visitor)).
-                setExceptionCondition(exceptionCondition == null ? null : (Expression)exceptionCondition.accept(visitor)).
-                setBody((Block)body.accept(visitor)));
+                    setException((Expression) exception.accept(visitor)).
+                            setExceptionCondition(exceptionCondition == null ? null : (Expression) exceptionCondition.accept(visitor)).
+                            setBody((Block) body.accept(visitor)));
         }
-
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -109,11 +114,22 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Get the binding pattern representing the exception thrown
+     *
+     * @return the exception binding pattern
+     */
+    public Expression getException() {
+        return exception;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Get the identifier representing the exception thrown
+     *
      * @return the exception identifier
+     * @throws ClassCastException if exception set is not binding identifier
      */
-    public IdentNode getException() {
-        return exception;
+    public IdentNode getExceptionIdentifier() {
+        return (IdentNode) exception;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -146,16 +162,22 @@
 
     /**
      * Resets the exception of a catch block
-     * @param exception new exception
+     *
+     * @param exception new exception which can be binding identifier or binding
+     * pattern
      * @return new catch node if changed, same otherwise
      */
-    public CatchNode setException(final IdentNode exception) {
+    public CatchNode setException(final Expression exception) {
         if (this.exception == exception) {
             return this;
         }
+        /*check if exception is legitimate*/
+        if (!((exception instanceof IdentNode) || (exception instanceof LiteralNode) || (exception instanceof ObjectNode))) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid catch parameter");
+        }
         return new CatchNode(this, exception, exceptionCondition, body, isSyntheticRethrow);
     }
-
+   
     private CatchNode setBody(final Block body) {
         if (this.body == body) {
             return this;