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+/*
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+ *
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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
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+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8019184
+ * @summary MethodHandles.catchException() fails when methods have 8 args + varargs
+ */
+
+import java.util.*;
+import java.lang.invoke.*;
+
+public class TestCatchExceptionWithVarargs {
+
+    private static final Class<?> CLASS = TestCatchExceptionWithVarargs.class;
+    private static final int MAX_MH_ARITY = 254;
+
+    public static MethodHandle target;
+    public static MethodHandle handler;
+
+    private static Object firstArg;
+
+    static class MyException extends Exception {
+    }
+
+    public static Object target(Object... a) throws Exception {
+        if (a[0] != firstArg) {
+            throw new AssertionError("first argument different than expected: " + a[0] + " != " + firstArg);
+        }
+        throw new MyException();
+    }
+
+    public static Object handler(Object... a) {
+        if (a[0] != firstArg) {
+            throw new AssertionError("first argument different than expected: " + a[0] + " != " + firstArg);
+        }
+        return a[0];
+    }
+
+    static {
+        try {
+            MethodType mtype = MethodType.methodType(Object.class, Object[].class);
+            target = MethodHandles.lookup().findStatic(CLASS, "target", mtype);
+            handler = MethodHandles.lookup().findStatic(CLASS, "handler", mtype);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new AssertionError(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        List<Class<?>> ptypes = new LinkedList<>();
+        ptypes.add(Object[].class);
+
+        // We use MAX_MH_ARITY - 1 here to account for the Object[] argument.
+        for (int i = 1; i < MAX_MH_ARITY - 1; i++) {
+            ptypes.add(0, Object.class);
+
+            MethodHandle targetWithArgs = target.asType(MethodType.methodType(Object.class, ptypes));
+            MethodHandle handlerWithArgs = handler.asType(MethodType.methodType(Object.class, ptypes));
+            handlerWithArgs = MethodHandles.dropArguments(handlerWithArgs, 0, MyException.class);
+
+            MethodHandle gwc1 = MethodHandles.catchException(targetWithArgs, MyException.class, handlerWithArgs);
+
+            // The next line throws an IllegalArgumentException if there is a bug.
+            MethodHandle gwc2 = MethodHandles.catchException(gwc1, MyException.class, handlerWithArgs);
+
+            // This is only to verify that the method handles can actually be invoked and do the right thing.
+            firstArg = new Object();
+            Object o = gwc2.asSpreader(Object[].class, ptypes.size() - 1).invoke(firstArg, new Object[i]);
+            if (o != firstArg) {
+                throw new AssertionError("return value different than expected: " + o + " != " + firstArg);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}