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+++ b/nashorn/test/script/basic/dataview_new.js	Fri Mar 21 17:52:03 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * JDK-8015958: DataView constructor is not defined
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+// basic DataView constructor checks.
+
+// check ArrayBufferView property values of DataView instance
+function check(dv, buf, offset, length) {
+    if (dv.buffer !== buf) {
+        fail("DataView.buffer is wrong");
+    }
+
+    if (dv.byteOffset != offset) {
+        fail("DataView.byteOffset = " + dv.byteOffset + ", expected " + offset);
+    }
+
+    if (dv.byteLength != length) {
+        fail("DataView.byteLength = " + dv.byteLength + ", expected " + length);
+    }
+}
+
+var buffer = new ArrayBuffer(12);
+check(new DataView(buffer), buffer, 0, 12);
+check(new DataView(buffer, 2), buffer, 2, 10);
+check(new DataView(buffer, 4, 8), buffer, 4, 8);
+
+// make sure expected error is thrown
+function checkError(callback, ErrorType) {
+    try {
+        callback();
+        fail("Should have thrown " + ErrorType.name);
+    } catch (e) {
+        if (! (e instanceof ErrorType)) {
+            print("Expected " + ErrorType.name + " got " + e);
+            e.printStackTrace()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// non ArrayBuffer as first arg
+checkError(function() { new DataView(344) }, TypeError);
+
+// illegal offset/length values
+checkError(function() { new DataView(buffer, -1) }, RangeError);
+checkError(function() { new DataView(buffer, 15) }, RangeError);
+checkError(function() { new DataView(buffer, 1, 32) }, RangeError);