2 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t7715.check b/test/files/neg/t7715.check
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+t7715.scala:8: error: error in interpolated string: identifier or block expected
+  days map s"On the $_th day of Christmas" foreach println
+                     ^
+t7715.scala:10: error: error in interpolated string: identifier or block expected
+  val rf = (n: Int) => s"\\*{$_}"(n).r
+                              ^
+t7715.scala:17: error: unbound placeholder parameter
+  days zip days map s"${_: Int} by ${_: Int}".tupled foreach println
+                        ^
+t7715.scala:17: error: unbound placeholder parameter
+  days zip days map s"${_: Int} by ${_: Int}".tupled foreach println
+                                     ^
+four errors found
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t7715.scala b/test/files/neg/t7715.scala
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+
+import PartialFunction.cond
+import util._
+
+object Test extends App {
+  val days = (1 to 12).toList
+
+  days map s"On the $_th day of Christmas" foreach println
+
+  val rf = (n: Int) => s"\\*{$_}"(n).r
+  def stars(n: Int)(s: String) = {
+    val r = rf(n)
+    cond(s) { case r(_*) => true }
+  }
+  Console println stars(5)("*****")
+
+  days zip days map s"${_: Int} by ${_: Int}".tupled foreach println
+}