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+/*
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+ *
+ * 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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+ * 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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+ * 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
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+ */
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8177552
+ * @summary Checks the equals and hashCode method of CompactNumberFormat
+ * @modules jdk.localedata
+ */
+
+import java.text.CompactNumberFormat;
+import java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+public class EqualityCheck {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        testEquality();
+        testHashCode();
+        testEqualsAndHashCode();
+    }
+
+    private static void testEquality() {
+        CompactNumberFormat cnf1 = (CompactNumberFormat) NumberFormat
+                .getCompactNumberInstance(Locale.US, NumberFormat.Style.SHORT);
+
+        CompactNumberFormat cnf2 = (CompactNumberFormat) NumberFormat
+                .getCompactNumberInstance(Locale.US, NumberFormat.Style.SHORT);
+
+        // taking a custom compact instance with the same state as
+        // compact number instance of "en_US" locale with SHORT style
+        CompactNumberFormat cnf3 = new CompactNumberFormat("#,##0.###",
+                DecimalFormatSymbols.getInstance(Locale.US), new String[]{"", "",
+                "", "0K", "00K", "000K", "0M", "00M", "000M", "0B", "00B", "000B",
+                "0T", "00T", "000T"});
+
+        // checking reflexivity
+        if (!cnf1.equals(cnf1)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("[testEquality() reflexivity FAILED: The compared"
+                    + " objects must be equal]");
+        }
+
+        if (!cnf1.equals(cnf2)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("[testEquality() FAILED: The compared"
+                    + " objects must be equal]");
+        }
+
+        // checking symmetry, checking equality of two same objects
+        if (!cnf1.equals(cnf2) || !cnf2.equals(cnf1)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("[testEquality() symmetry FAILED: The compared"
+                    + " objects must be equal]");
+        }
+
+        // checking transitivity, three objects must be equal
+        if (!cnf1.equals(cnf2) || !cnf2.equals(cnf3) || !cnf1.equals(cnf3)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("[testEquality() transitivity FAILED: The compared"
+                    + " objects must be equal]");
+        }
+
+        // changing the min integer digits of first object; objects must not
+        // be equal
+        cnf1.setMinimumIntegerDigits(5);
+        checkEquals(cnf1, cnf2, false);
+
+        // changing the min integer digits of second object; objects must
+        // be equal
+        cnf2.setMinimumIntegerDigits(5);
+        checkEquals(cnf1, cnf2, true);
+
+        // changing the grouping size of first object; objects must not
+        // be equal
+        cnf1.setGroupingSize(4);
+        checkEquals(cnf1, cnf2, false);
+
+        // changing the grouping size if second object; objects must be equal
+        cnf2.setGroupingSize(4);
+        checkEquals(cnf1, cnf2, true);
+
+        // changing the parseBigDecimal of first object; objects must not
+        // be equal
+        cnf1.setParseBigDecimal(true);
+        checkEquals(cnf1, cnf2, false);
+
+    }
+
+    private static void checkEquals(CompactNumberFormat cnf1,
+                                    CompactNumberFormat cnf2, boolean mustEqual) {
+        if (cnf1.equals(cnf2) != mustEqual) {
+            if (mustEqual) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("[testEquality() FAILED: The compared"
+                        + " objects must be equal]");
+            } else {
+                throw new RuntimeException("[testEquality() FAILED: The compared"
+                        + " objects must not be equal]");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void testHashCode() {
+        NumberFormat cnf1 = NumberFormat
+                .getCompactNumberInstance(Locale.JAPAN, NumberFormat.Style.SHORT);
+        NumberFormat cnf2 = NumberFormat
+                .getCompactNumberInstance(Locale.JAPAN, NumberFormat.Style.SHORT);
+
+        if (cnf1.hashCode() != cnf2.hashCode()) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("[testHashCode() FAILED: hashCode of the"
+                    + " compared objects must match]");
+        }
+    }
+
+    // test the property of equals and hashCode i.e. two equal object must
+    // always have the same hashCode
+    private static void testEqualsAndHashCode() {
+        NumberFormat cnf1 = NumberFormat
+                .getCompactNumberInstance(new Locale("hi", "IN"), NumberFormat.Style.SHORT);
+        cnf1.setMinimumIntegerDigits(5);
+        NumberFormat cnf2 = NumberFormat
+                .getCompactNumberInstance(new Locale("hi", "IN"), NumberFormat.Style.SHORT);
+        cnf2.setMinimumIntegerDigits(5);
+        if (cnf1.equals(cnf2)) {
+            if (cnf1.hashCode() != cnf2.hashCode()) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("[testEqualsAndHashCode() FAILED: two"
+                        + " equal objects must have same hashCode]");
+            }
+        } else {
+            throw new RuntimeException("[testEqualsAndHashCode() FAILED: The"
+                    + " compared objects must be equal]");
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+