diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/director_basic_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/director_basic_runme.java
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+
+import director_basic.*;
+
+public class director_basic_runme {
+
+  static {
+    try {
+      System.loadLibrary("director_basic");
+    } 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[]) {
+
+      MyFoo a = new MyFoo();
+
+      if (a.ping() != "MyFoo::ping()")
+          throw new RuntimeException ( "a.ping()" );
+
+      if (a.pong() != "Foo::pong();MyFoo::ping()")
+          throw new RuntimeException ( "a.pong()" );
+
+      Foo b = new Foo();
+
+      if (b.ping() != "Foo::ping()")
+          throw new RuntimeException ( "b.ping()" );
+
+      if (b.pong() != "Foo::pong();Foo::ping()")
+          throw new RuntimeException ( "b.pong()" );
+  }
+}
+
+class MyFoo extends Foo {
+    public String ping() {
+        return "MyFoo::ping()";
+    }
+}
+