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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 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).
+ *
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+ * 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
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+ *
+ */
+
+#include "precompiled.hpp"
+#include "memory/allocation.hpp"
+#include "metaprogramming/removeReference.hpp"
+#include "metaprogramming/isSame.hpp"
+#include "utilities/debug.hpp"
+
+class RemoveReferenceTest {
+  class A: AllStatic {};
+
+  typedef const volatile A cvA;
+  typedef const volatile A& cvAref;
+  typedef const volatile A* const volatile cvAptrcv;
+
+  typedef RemoveReference<cvAref>::type rr_cvAref;
+  static const bool rr_cvAref_is_cvAref = IsSame<rr_cvAref, cvA>::value;
+  STATIC_ASSERT(rr_cvAref_is_cvAref);
+
+  typedef RemoveReference<cvAptrcv>::type rr_cvAptrcv;
+  static const bool rr_cvAptrcv_is_cvAptrcv = IsSame<rr_cvAptrcv, cvAptrcv>::value;
+  STATIC_ASSERT(rr_cvAptrcv_is_cvAptrcv);
+};