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+++ b/test/nashorn/script/basic/NASHORN-172.js	Tue Sep 12 19:03:39 2017 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2013, 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.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * NASHORN-172 :  delete of undeclared global variable returns false.
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+if (delete x !== true) {
+    fail('#1: delete x === true');
+}
+
+if (delete this.x !== true) {
+    fail('#2: delete this.x === true');
+}
+
+var y = 23;
+if (delete y != false) {
+    fail('#3: can delete declared var y');
+}
+
+if (delete this.y != false) {
+    fail('#4: can delete declared var using this.y');
+}
+
+foo = 'hello';
+if (delete foo != true) {
+    fail('#5: can not delete "foo"');
+}
+
+if (typeof foo != 'undefined') {
+    fail('#6: huh? "foo" is not undefined');
+}