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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 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).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 6984084
+ * @summary  Test the String repeat(int n) method (n times repetition of String value)
+ * @author Jim Gish <jim.gish@oracle.com>
+ */
+
+
+public class Repeat {
+
+    public static void main (String args[]) throws Exception {
+        testRepeat();
+        testRepeatWithNegativeN();
+    }
+
+    public static void testRepeat() {
+        assertEquals( "*".repeat(5), "*****" );
+        assertEquals( "xo".repeat(5), "xoxoxoxoxo");
+        assertEquals( "a".repeat(1), "a");
+        assertEquals( "b".repeat(0), "" );
+    }
+    
+    public static void testRepeatWithNegativeN() {
+      String result = null;
+      boolean iaeThrown = false;
+      try {
+          result = "c".repeat(-1);
+      } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+        iaeThrown = true;
+      } catch (Throwable t) {
+        throw new RuntimeException( "Expected IllegalAccessException on n<1. Instead got " + t );
+      }
+      if (!iaeThrown) {
+        throw new RuntimeException( "Expected IllegalAccessException on n<1. Instead returned: " + result );
+      }
+    }
+
+    public static void assertEquals( String expected, String actual ) {
+      if (!actual.equals(expected)) {
+        throw new RuntimeException( "Expected: " + expected + ", actual = " + actual );
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
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