diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java/typemap_namespace_runme.java b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/java/typemap_namespace_runme.java
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+import typemap_namespace.*;
+
+public class typemap_namespace_runme {
+
+  static {
+    try {
+        System.loadLibrary("typemap_namespace");
+    } 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[]) throws Throwable
+  {
+    if (!typemap_namespace.test1("hello").equals("hello"))
+      throw new RuntimeException("test1 failed");
+    if (!typemap_namespace.test2("hello").equals("hello"))
+      throw new RuntimeException("test2 failed");
+  }
+}