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The NASHORN-86.js Java example source code

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/**
 * NASHORN-86 :  right hand side of instanceof operator should be objects that have [[HasInstance]]
 *
 * @test
 * @run
 */

var obj = {};

try {
    print(obj instanceof true);
    fail("#1 TypeError expected");
} catch (e) {
    if (! (e instanceof TypeError)) {
        fail("#1 TypeError expected");
    }
}

try {
    print(obj instanceof 3.14);
    fail("#2 TypeError expected");
} catch (e) {
    if (! (e instanceof TypeError)) {
        fail("#2 TypeError expected");
    }
}

try {
    print(obj instanceof "hello");
    fail("#3 TypeError expected");
} catch (e) {
    if (! (e instanceof TypeError)) {
        fail("#3 TypeError expected");
    }
}
try {
    var foo = {};
    print(obj instanceof foo);
    fail("#4 TypeError expected");
} catch (e) {
    if (! (e instanceof TypeError)) {
        fail("#4 TypeError expected");
    }
}