diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/director_string_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/director_string_runme.java
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+
+import director_string.*;
+
+public class director_string_runme {
+
+  static {
+    try {
+      System.loadLibrary("director_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[]) {
+
+    B b = new B("hello");
+
+    b.get(0);
+    b.get_first();
+  }
+}
+
+class B extends A {
+    public B(String first) {
+      super(first);
+    }
+    public String get_first() {
+      return get(0);
+    }
+  
+    public String get(int n) {
+      return super.get(n);
+    }
+}
+