diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java/director_thread_runme.java b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java/director_thread_runme.java
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+
+import director_thread.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+
+public class director_thread_runme {
+
+  static {
+    try {
+      System.loadLibrary("director_thread");
+    } 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[]) {
+    Derived d = new Derived();
+    d.run();
+
+    if (d.getVal() >= 0) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("Failed. Val: " + d.getVal());
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+class Derived extends Foo {
+  Derived() {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  public void do_foo() {
+    setVal(getVal() - 1);
+  }
+}
+