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+import lib_std_string.*;
+
+public class lib_std_string_runme {
+
+  static {
+    try {
+        System.loadLibrary("lib_std_string");
+    } 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[]) 
+  {
+      // Checking expected use of %typemap(in) std::string {}
+      lib_std_string.test_value("Fee");
+
+      // Checking expected result of %typemap(out) std::string {}
+      if (!lib_std_string.test_value("Fi").equals("Fi"))
+          throw new RuntimeException("Test 1 failed");
+
+      // Verify type-checking for %typemap(in) std::string {}
+      try {
+          lib_std_string.test_value(null);
+          throw new RuntimeException("Test 2 failed");
+      } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+      }
+
+      // Checking expected use of %typemap(in) const std::string & {}
+      lib_std_string.test_const_reference("Fo");
+
+      // Checking expected result of %typemap(out) const std::string& {}
+      if (!lib_std_string.test_const_reference("Fum").equals("Fum"))
+          throw new RuntimeException("Test 3 failed");
+
+      // Verify type-checking for %typemap(in) const std::string & {}
+      try {
+          lib_std_string.test_const_reference(null);
+          throw new RuntimeException("Test 4 failed");
+      } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+      }
+
+      //
+      // Input and output typemaps for pointers and non-const references to
+      // std::string are *not* supported; the following tests confirm
+      // that none of these cases are slipping through.
+      //
+
+      SWIGTYPE_p_std__string stringPtr = null;
+
+      stringPtr = lib_std_string.test_pointer_out();
+
+      lib_std_string.test_pointer(stringPtr);
+
+      stringPtr = lib_std_string.test_const_pointer_out();
+
+      lib_std_string.test_const_pointer(stringPtr);
+
+      stringPtr = lib_std_string.test_reference_out();
+
+      lib_std_string.test_reference(stringPtr);
+
+  }
+}