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+/* -*- Mode: java; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/* ***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK *****
+ * Version: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+ * 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * License.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is JavaScript Engine testing utilities.
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is
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+ * Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 2005
+ * the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Contributor(s): Martin Honnen <Martin.Honnen@arcor.de>
+ *                 Bob Clary <bob@bclary.com>
+ *
+ * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
+ * either the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"), or
+ * the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later (the "LGPL"),
+ * in which case the provisions of the GPL or the LGPL are applicable instead
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+ * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
+
+
+var bug = 283972;
+var summary = 'throw error when two attributes with the same local name and the same namespace';
+var actual = 'no error';
+var expect = 'error';
+
+START(summary);
+
+printBugNumber (bug);
+printStatus (summary);
+
+try
+{
+    var xml = <god xmlns:pf1="http://example.com/2005/02/pf1"
+        xmlns:pf2="http://example.com/2005/02/pf1" 
+        pf1:name="Kibo" 
+        pf2:name="Xibo" />;
+    printStatus(xml.toXMLString());
+}
+catch(e)
+{
+    actual = 'error';
+}
+
+TEST(1, expect, actual);
+
+END();