--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/nashorn/test/script/basic/NASHORN-174.js	Fri Dec 21 16:36:24 2012 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2012, 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-174 :  String.prototype.split does not work properly when separator is a string
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+var nums = "24.45.8.78".split('.');
+
+if (nums.length != 4) {
+    fail("#1: split result expected to be of length 4");
+}
+   
+function check(index, value) {
+    if (nums[index] != value) {
+        fail("expected value @ " + index + " is " + value);
+    }
+}
+
+check(0, '24');
+check(1, '45');
+check(2, '8');
+check(3, '78');
+