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+/*
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+ *
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+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
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+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+
+import javax.sound.sampled.AudioFormat;
+import javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream;
+import javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem;
+import javax.sound.sampled.Clip;
+import javax.sound.sampled.DataLine;
+import javax.sound.sampled.FloatControl;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 4479444
+ * @summary Verify that the error string of Clip.open() is meaningful
+ */
+public class ClipOpenBug {
+
+    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
+        boolean res = true;
+        try {
+            AudioInputStream ais = new AudioInputStream(
+                    new ByteArrayInputStream(new byte[2000]),
+                    new AudioFormat(8000.0f, 8, 1, false, false), 2000); //
+            AudioFormat format = ais.getFormat();
+            DataLine.Info info = new DataLine.Info(Clip.class, format,
+                                                   ((int) ais.getFrameLength()
+                                                            * format
+                                                           .getFrameSize()));
+            Clip clip = (Clip) AudioSystem.getLine(info);
+            clip.open();
+            FloatControl rateControl = (FloatControl) clip.getControl(
+                    FloatControl.Type.SAMPLE_RATE);
+            int c = 0;
+            while (c++ < 10) {
+                clip.stop();
+                clip.setFramePosition(0);
+                clip.start();
+                for (float frq = 22000; frq < 44100; frq = frq + 100) {
+                    try {
+                        Thread.currentThread().sleep(20);
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    rateControl.setValue(frq);
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            ex.printStackTrace();
+            res = ex.getMessage().indexOf(
+                    "This method should not have been invoked!") < 0;
+        }
+        if (res) {
+            System.out.println("Test passed");
+        } else {
+            System.out.println("Test failed");
+            throw new Exception("Test failed");
+        }
+    }
+}