--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Tue Mar 24 16:39:34 2009 -0400
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Tue Mar 24 16:57:40 2009 -0400
@@ -2854,6 +2854,12 @@
             chk.validateTypeAnnotations(tree.annotations, true);
             super.visitTypeParameter(tree);
         }
+        public void visitNewArray(JCNewArray tree) {
+            chk.validateTypeAnnotations(tree.annotations, false);
+            for (List<JCAnnotation> annotations : tree.dimAnnotations)
+                chk.validateTypeAnnotations(annotations, false);
+            super.visitNewArray(tree);
+        }
         public void visitMethodDef(JCMethodDecl tree) {
             // need to check static methods
             if ((tree.sym.flags() & Flags.STATIC) != 0) {

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/typeAnnotations/failures/common/newarray/DuplicateAnnotationValue.java	Tue Mar 24 16:57:40 2009 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary check for duplicate annotation values
+ * @author Mahmood Ali
+ * @compile/fail DuplicateAnnotationValue.java
+ */
+class DuplicateAnnotationValue {
+  void test() {
+    String[] a = new String @A(value = 2, value = 1) [5] ;
+  }
+}
+
+@interface A { int value(); }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/typeAnnotations/failures/common/newarray/DuplicateTypeAnnotation.java	Tue Mar 24 16:57:40 2009 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary check for duplicate annotations
+ * @author Mahmood Ali
+ * @compile/fail DuplicateTypeAnnotation.java
+ */
+
+class DuplicateTypeAnnotation {
+  void test() {
+    String[] a = new String @A @A [5] ;
+  }
+}
+
+@interface A { }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/typeAnnotations/failures/common/newarray/InvalidLocation.java	Tue Mar 24 16:57:40 2009 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary check for invalid annotatins given the target
+ * @author Mahmood Ali
+ * @compile/fail InvalidLocation.java
+ */
+
+class InvalidLocation {
+  void test() {
+    String[] s = new String @A [5] ;
+  }
+}
+
+@java.lang.annotation.Target(java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE)
+@interface A { }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/typeAnnotations/failures/common/newarray/MissingAnnotationValue.java	Tue Mar 24 16:57:40 2009 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @summary check for missing annotation value
+ * @author Mahmood Ali
+ * @compile/fail MissingAnnotationValue.java
+ */
+class MissingAnnotationValue {
+  void test() {
+    String[] a = new String @A [5];
+  }
+}
+
+@interface A { int field(); }