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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.api.metadata.annotations;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Category;
+import jdk.jfr.Event;
+import jdk.jfr.EventType;
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @key jfr
+ *
+ * @library /lib /
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.api.metadata.annotations.TestCategory
+ */
+public class TestCategory {
+
+    @Category({"Hello", "World"})
+    static class CategoryEvent extends Event {
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        EventType t = EventType.getEventType(CategoryEvent.class);
+        String[] categoryNames = t.getAnnotation(Category.class).value();
+        Asserts.assertTrue(Arrays.equals(categoryNames, new String[] { "Hello", "World" }), "Incorrect value for @Category");
+    }
+}