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+/*
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+ * 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.
+ *
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+
+import com.sun.management.VMOption;
+import java.io.InvalidObjectException;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import javax.management.openmbean.OpenDataException;
+import sun.management.MappedMXBeanType;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug     8042901
+ * @summary Check that MappedMXBeanType.toOpenTypeData supports VMOption
+ * @author  Shanliang Jiang
+ */
+public class VMOptionOpenDataTest {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        System.out.println("--- VMOptionOpenDataTest-main: Checking that "
+                + "MappedMXBeanType.toOpenTypeData supports VMOption");
+        Exception failed = null;
+        try {
+            VMOption vo = new VMOption("toto", "titi", true, VMOption.Origin.OTHER);
+            System.out.println("--- Construct a VMOption object: \"" + vo + "\"");
+
+            Object open = MappedMXBeanType.toOpenTypeData(vo, VMOption.class);
+            System.out.println("--- Map it to an open type:  \"" + open +" \"");
+
+            Object back = MappedMXBeanType.toJavaTypeData(open, VMOption.class);
+            System.out.println("--- Map it back to java type:  \"" + back +" \"");
+
+            if (back == null) {
+                failed = new RuntimeException("Failed, mapping back got null.");
+            } else if (!(back instanceof VMOption)) {
+                failed = new RuntimeException("Failed, not mapped back to a VMOption: "
+                        +back.getClass());
+            } else {
+                VMOption mapBack = (VMOption)back;
+                if (!Objects.equals(vo.getName(), mapBack.getName()) ||
+                        !Objects.equals(vo.getOrigin(), mapBack.getOrigin()) ||
+                        !Objects.equals(vo.getValue(), mapBack.getValue()) ||
+                        vo.isWriteable() != mapBack.isWriteable()) {
+                    failed = new RuntimeException(
+                            "Failed, failed to map back the original VMOtion.");
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (OpenDataException | InvalidObjectException ode) {
+            failed = ode;
+        }
+        if (failed == null) {
+            System.out.println("--- PASSED!");
+        } else {
+            System.out.println("--- Failed: "+failed.getMessage());
+            throw failed;
+        }
+    }
+}