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+/*
+ * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  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 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug     4494762 6491939
+ * @summary Request for Clarification of JLS 15.12.2.2
+ * @author  Peter von der Ah\u00e9
+ * @compile T4494762.java
+ */
+
+public class T4494762 {
+
+    static class Homer {
+        float doh(float f) {
+            System.out.println("doh(float)");
+            return 1.0f;
+        }
+
+        char doh(char c) {
+            System.out.println("doh(string)");
+            return 'd';
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class Bart extends Homer {
+        float doh(float f) {
+            System.out.println("doh(float)");
+            return 1.0f;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Bart b = new Bart();
+        b.doh('x');//compiler error in this line
+        b.doh(1);
+        b.doh(1.0f);
+    }
+}