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+/*
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+
+package jdk.jfr.api.recording.destination;
+
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import jdk.jfr.Recording;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordedEvent;
+import jdk.jfr.consumer.RecordingFile;
+import jdk.test.lib.Asserts;
+import jdk.test.lib.jfr.SimpleEventHelper;
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary Call setDestination() when recording in different states
+ * @key jfr
+ * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main/othervm jdk.jfr.api.recording.destination.TestDestState
+ */
+public class TestDestState {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        Recording r = new Recording();
+        SimpleEventHelper.enable(r, true);
+
+        final Path newDest = Paths.get(".", "new.jfr");
+        r.setDestination(newDest);
+        System.out.println("new dest: " + r.getDestination());
+        Asserts.assertEquals(newDest, r.getDestination(), "Wrong get/set dest when new");
+
+        r.start();
+        SimpleEventHelper.createEvent(0);
+        Thread.sleep(100);
+        final Path runningDest = Paths.get(".", "running.jfr");
+        r.setDestination(runningDest);
+        System.out.println("running dest: " + r.getDestination());
+        Asserts.assertEquals(runningDest, r.getDestination(), "Wrong get/set dest when running");
+        SimpleEventHelper.createEvent(1);
+
+        r.stop();
+        SimpleEventHelper.createEvent(2);
+
+        // Expect recording to be saved at destination that was set when
+        // the recording was stopped, which is runningDest.
+        Asserts.assertTrue(Files.exists(runningDest), "No recording file: " + runningDest);
+        List<RecordedEvent> events = RecordingFile.readAllEvents(runningDest);
+        Asserts.assertFalse(events.isEmpty(), "No event found");
+        System.out.printf("Found event %s%n", events.get(0).getEventType().getName());
+        r.close();
+    }
+
+}