diff -r 88502b1cf76f -r 7799a51dbe30 test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/PatternVariablesAreFinal2.java
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+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/PatternVariablesAreFinal2.java	Wed Nov 27 09:00:01 2019 +0100
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2019, 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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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
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+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8231827
+ * @summary Pattern variables are final so should be allowed to be referenced in an inner class
+ * @compile --enable-preview -source ${jdk.version} PatternVariablesAreFinal2.java
+ * @run main/othervm --enable-preview PatternVariablesAreFinal2
+ */
+public class PatternVariablesAreFinal2 {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Object o = "42";
+        if (o instanceof String s) {
+            new Object() {
+                void run() { System.err.println(s); }
+            }.run();
+        }
+    }
+}