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+package backport;
+
+public final class ShortBackportJava9Main {
+  private static final byte MIN_UNSIGNED_VALUE = (short) 0;
+  private static final byte MAX_UNSIGNED_VALUE = (short) -1;
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    testCompareUnsigned();
+  }
+
+  private static void testCompareUnsigned() {
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(MIN_UNSIGNED_VALUE, MIN_UNSIGNED_VALUE) == 0);
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(MIN_UNSIGNED_VALUE, Short.MAX_VALUE) < 0);
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(MIN_UNSIGNED_VALUE, Short.MIN_VALUE) < 0);
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(MIN_UNSIGNED_VALUE, MAX_UNSIGNED_VALUE) < 0);
+
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(Short.MAX_VALUE, MIN_UNSIGNED_VALUE) > 0);
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(Short.MAX_VALUE, Short.MAX_VALUE) == 0);
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(Short.MAX_VALUE, Short.MIN_VALUE) < 0);
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(Short.MAX_VALUE, MAX_UNSIGNED_VALUE) < 0);
+
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(Short.MIN_VALUE, MIN_UNSIGNED_VALUE) > 0);
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(Short.MIN_VALUE, Short.MAX_VALUE) > 0);
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(Short.MIN_VALUE, Short.MIN_VALUE) == 0);
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(Short.MIN_VALUE, MAX_UNSIGNED_VALUE) < 0);
+
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(MAX_UNSIGNED_VALUE, MIN_UNSIGNED_VALUE) > 0);
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(MAX_UNSIGNED_VALUE, Short.MAX_VALUE) > 0);
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(MAX_UNSIGNED_VALUE, Short.MIN_VALUE) > 0);
+    assertTrue(Short.compareUnsigned(MAX_UNSIGNED_VALUE, MAX_UNSIGNED_VALUE) == 0);
+  }
+
+  private static void assertTrue(boolean value) {
+    if (!value) {
+      throw new AssertionError("Expected <true> but was <false>");
+    }
+  }
+}