diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/default_args_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/default_args_runme.java
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+
+import default_args.*;
+
+public class default_args_runme {
+  static {
+    try {
+        System.loadLibrary("default_args");
+    } 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[]) 
+  {
+    if (default_args.anonymous() != 7771)
+      throw new RuntimeException("anonymous (1) failed");
+    if (default_args.anonymous(1234) != 1234)
+      throw new RuntimeException("anonymous (2) failed");
+
+    if (default_args.booltest() != true)
+      throw new RuntimeException("booltest (1) failed");
+    if (default_args.booltest(true) != true)
+      throw new RuntimeException("booltest (2) failed");
+    if (default_args.booltest(false) != false)
+      throw new RuntimeException("booltest (3) failed");
+
+    EnumClass ec = new EnumClass();
+    if (ec.blah() != true)
+      throw new RuntimeException("EnumClass failed");
+
+    if (default_args.casts1() != null)
+      throw new RuntimeException("casts1 failed");
+
+    if (!default_args.casts2().equals("Hello"))
+      throw new RuntimeException("casts2 failed");
+
+    if (!default_args.casts1("Ciao").equals("Ciao"))
+      throw new RuntimeException("casts1 not default failed");
+
+    if (default_args.chartest1() != 'x')
+      throw new RuntimeException("chartest1 failed");
+
+    if (default_args.chartest2() != '\0')
+      throw new RuntimeException("chartest2 failed");
+
+    if (default_args.chartest1('y') != 'y')
+      throw new RuntimeException("chartest1 not default failed");
+
+    if (default_args.chartest1('y') != 'y')
+      throw new RuntimeException("chartest1 not default failed");
+
+    if (default_args.reftest1() != 42)
+      throw new RuntimeException("reftest1 failed");
+
+    if (default_args.reftest1(400) != 400)
+      throw new RuntimeException("reftest1 not default failed");
+
+    if (!default_args.reftest2().equals("hello"))
+      throw new RuntimeException("reftest2 failed");
+
+    // rename
+    Foo foo = new Foo();
+    foo.newname(); 
+    foo.newname(10); 
+     
+    // exception specifications
+    try {
+      default_args.exceptionspec();
+      throw new RuntimeException("exceptionspec 1 failed");
+    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+    }
+    try {
+      default_args.exceptionspec(-1);
+      throw new RuntimeException("exceptionspec 2 failed");
+    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+    }
+    try {
+      default_args.exceptionspec(100);
+      throw new RuntimeException("exceptionspec 3 failed");
+    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+    }
+    Except ex = new Except(false);
+    try {
+      ex.exspec();
+      throw new RuntimeException("exspec 1 failed");
+    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+    }
+    try {
+      ex.exspec(-1);
+      throw new RuntimeException("exspec 2 failed");
+    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+    }
+    try {
+      ex.exspec(100);
+      throw new RuntimeException("exspec 3 failed");
+    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+    }
+    try {
+      ex = new Except(true);
+      throw new RuntimeException("Except constructor 1 failed");
+    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+    }
+    try {
+      ex = new Except(true, -2);
+      throw new RuntimeException("Except constructor 2 failed");
+    } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+    }
+
+    // Default parameters in static class methods
+    if (Statics.staticmethod() != 10+20+30)
+      throw new RuntimeException("staticmethod 1 failed");
+    if (Statics.staticmethod(100) != 100+20+30)
+      throw new RuntimeException("staticmethod 2 failed");
+    if (Statics.staticmethod(100,200,300) != 100+200+300)
+      throw new RuntimeException("staticmethod 3 failed");
+
+
+    Tricky tricky = new Tricky();
+    if (tricky.privatedefault() != 200)
+      throw new RuntimeException("privatedefault failed");
+    if (tricky.protectedint() != 2000)
+      throw new RuntimeException("protectedint failed");
+    if (tricky.protecteddouble() != 987.654)
+      throw new RuntimeException("protecteddouble failed");
+    if (tricky.functiondefault() != 500)
+      throw new RuntimeException("functiondefault failed");
+    if (tricky.contrived() != 'X')
+      throw new RuntimeException("contrived failed");
+
+    if (default_args.constructorcall().getVal() != -1)
+      throw new RuntimeException("constructorcall test 1 failed");
+
+    if (default_args.constructorcall(new Klass(2222)).getVal() != 2222)
+      throw new RuntimeException("constructorcall test 2 failed");
+
+    if (default_args.constructorcall(new Klass()).getVal() != -1)
+      throw new RuntimeException("constructorcall test 3 failed");
+
+  }
+}