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+++ b/nashorn/test/script/basic/JDK-8068972.js	Tue Jul 26 15:56:35 2016 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * JDK-8068972: Array.splice should follow the ES6 specification
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+
+function assertEqualArrays(a, b) {
+    Assert.assertTrue(Array.isArray(a));
+    Assert.assertTrue(Array.isArray(b));
+    Assert.assertTrue(a.length === b.length);
+    Assert.assertTrue(a.every(function(v, j) {
+        return v === b[j];
+    }));
+}
+
+var array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7];
+
+var result = array.splice();
+assertEqualArrays(array, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]);
+assertEqualArrays(result, []);
+
+result = array.splice(4);
+assertEqualArrays(array, [1, 2, 3, 4]);
+assertEqualArrays(result, [5, 6, 7]);
+
+result = array.splice(1, 2, -2, -3);
+assertEqualArrays(array, [1, -2, -3, 4]);
+assertEqualArrays(result, [2, 3]);