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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 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.
+ */
+package org.openjdk.bench.java.lang;
+
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Benchmark;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.BenchmarkMode;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Mode;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.OutputTimeUnit;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Scope;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Setup;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.State;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.infra.Blackhole;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+/**
+ * Tests java.lang.Class.forName() with various inputs.
+ */
+@BenchmarkMode(Mode.AverageTime)
+@OutputTimeUnit(TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS)
+@State(Scope.Thread)
+public class ClassForName {
+
+    private String aName, bName, cName;
+
+    @Setup
+    public void setup() {
+        aName = A.class.getName();
+        bName = B.class.getName();
+        cName = C.class.getName();
+    }
+
+    /** Calls Class.forName with the same name over and over again. The class asked for exists. */
+    @Benchmark
+    public void test1(Blackhole bh) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+        bh.consume(Class.forName(aName));
+    }
+
+    /** Calls Class.forName with the three different names over and over again. All classes asked for exist. */
+    @Benchmark
+    public void test3(Blackhole bh) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+        bh.consume(Class.forName(aName));
+        bh.consume(Class.forName(bName));
+        bh.consume(Class.forName(cName));
+    }
+
+    static class A {}
+    static class B {}
+    static class C {}
+}