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+
+import java_enums.*;
+
+public class java_enums_runme {
+  static {
+    try {
+        System.loadLibrary("java_enums");
+    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
+      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load. See the chapter on Dynamic Linking Problems in the SWIG Java documentation for help.\n" + e);
+      System.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static void main(String argv[]) 
+  {
+      int number = 200;
+
+      // Switch statement will only compile if these enums are initialised 
+      // from a constant Java value, that is not from a function call
+      switch(number) {
+          case java_enums.FIDDLE:
+              break;
+          case java_enums.STICKS:
+              break;
+          case java_enums.BONGO:
+              break;
+          case java_enums.DRUMS:
+              break;
+          default:
+              break;
+      }
+      if (java_enums.DRUMS != 15)
+          throw new RuntimeException("Incorrect value for DRUMS");
+
+      // check typemaps use short for this enum
+      short nonsense = java_enums.POPPYCOCK;
+      short tst1 = java_enums.test1(nonsense);
+      short tst2 = java_enums.test2(nonsense);
+  }
+}