diff -r fd16c54261b3 -r 06bc494ca11e langtools/test/tools/javac/StringAppendAccessMethodOnLHS.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  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 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
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+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 4318526
+ * @author iag, maddox
+ * @summary Verify that the compiler does not crash if a method in an inner
+ * class appends a character to a string declared private in the enclosing
+ * class.  Execute the example just for good measure.
+ *
+ * @run compile StringAppendAccessMethodOnLHS.java
+ * @run main StringAppendAccessMethodOnLHS
+ */
+
+public class StringAppendAccessMethodOnLHS {
+
+    // s must be declared private.
+
+    private String s = "";
+
+    class Inner {
+        void m() {
+            s += "a";
+            s += 'a';  // this is the case that failed in 4318526
+        }
+    }
+
+    void test () {
+        Inner o = new Inner();
+        o.m();
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        StringAppendAccessMethodOnLHS o = new StringAppendAccessMethodOnLHS();
+        o.test();
+        if (!o.s.equals("aa")) throw new Exception();
+    }
+
+}