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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.
+ * 
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+ * 
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+ */
+
+/**
+ * JDK-8171219: Missing checks in sparse array shift() implementation
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+var a = [];
+a[1048577] = 1;
+a.shift();
+a[1] = 2;
+a.shift();
+var ka = Object.keys(a);
+Assert.assertTrue(ka.length === 2);
+Assert.assertTrue(ka[0] === '0');
+Assert.assertTrue(ka[1] === '1048575');
+Assert.assertTrue(a.length === 1048576);
+Assert.assertTrue(a[0] === 2);
+Assert.assertTrue(a[1048575] = 1);
+
+var b = [];
+b[1048577] = 1;
+b.unshift(2);
+b.shift();
+b[1] = 3;
+b.shift();
+var kb = Object.keys(b);
+Assert.assertTrue(kb.length === 2);
+Assert.assertTrue(kb[0] === '0');
+Assert.assertTrue(kb[1] === '1048576');
+Assert.assertTrue(b.length === 1048577);
+Assert.assertTrue(b[0] === 3);
+Assert.assertTrue(b[1048576] = 1);
+