Index: C:/harmony/trunk_0427/modules/text/src/test/java/org/apache/harmony/text/tests/java/text/DecimalFormatTest.java =================================================================== --- C:/harmony/trunk_0427/modules/text/src/test/java/org/apache/harmony/text/tests/java/text/DecimalFormatTest.java (revision 421789) +++ C:/harmony/trunk_0427/modules/text/src/test/java/org/apache/harmony/text/tests/java/text/DecimalFormatTest.java (working copy) @@ -1453,6 +1455,10 @@ assertEquals("Wrong format", "50", df.format(5)); assertEquals("Wrong parse", 5, df.parse("50", new ParsePosition(0)) .intValue()); + + // regression test for HARMONY-879 + df.setMultiplier(-1); + assertTrue("Wrong multiplier for negative value", df.getMultiplier() == -1); } /**