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+++ new/test/gc/arguments/FlagsValue.java	2013-11-13 16:32:25.000000000 -0800
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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2013, 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.
+*/
+
+import java.util.regex.*;
+
+public class FlagsValue {
+  public static boolean getFlagBoolValue(String flag, String where) {
+    Matcher m = Pattern.compile(flag + "\\s+:?= (true|false)").matcher(where);
+    if (!m.find()) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("Could not find value for flag " + flag + " in output string");
+    }
+    return m.group(1).equals("true");
+  }
+
+  public static long getFlagLongValue(String flag, String where) {
+    Matcher m = Pattern.compile(flag + "\\s+:?=\\s+\\d+").matcher(where);
+    if (!m.find()) {
+      throw new RuntimeException("Could not find value for flag " + flag + " in output string");
+    }
+    String match = m.group();
+    return Long.parseLong(match.substring(match.lastIndexOf(" ") + 1, match.length()));
+  }
+}
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