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+++ new/test/runtime/ClassFile/FormatCheckingTest.java	2020-08-13 14:44:09.113248209 +0100
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 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).
+ *
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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
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+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8148854
+ * @summary Ensure class name loaded by app class loader is format checked by default
+ * @library /testlibrary
+ * @compile BadHelloWorld.jcod
+ * @run main FormatCheckingTest
+ */
+
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.OutputAnalyzer;
+import com.oracle.java.testlibrary.ProcessTools;
+
+public class FormatCheckingTest {
+    public static void main(String args[]) throws Throwable {
+        ProcessBuilder pb = ProcessTools.createJavaProcessBuilder("BadHelloWorld");
+        OutputAnalyzer output = new OutputAnalyzer(pb.start());
+        output.shouldContain("java.lang.ClassFormatError: Illegal class name");
+        output.shouldHaveExitValue(1);
+    }
+}