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+++ b/test/jdk/java/io/PipedReader/Ready.java	Tue Sep 12 19:03:39 2017 +0200
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 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.
+ */
+
+/* @test
+   @bug 4140433 4140438
+   @summary Test if ready works correctly.
+*/
+
+import java.io.*;
+
+public class Ready {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        PipedWriter pw = new PipedWriter();
+        PipedReader pr = new PipedReader(pw);
+
+        pw.write("input characters");
+        if (!pr.ready()) {
+            throw new Exception("ready() should return true");
+        }
+        pr.close();
+        try {
+            pr.ready();
+            throw new Exception("ready() should throw an exception");
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+        }
+    }
+}