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+package edu.umd.cs.piccolo;
+
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+import edu.umd.cs.piccolo.PCanvas;
+
+public class MemoryLeakTests extends TestCase {
+    private int pCanvasFinalizerCount;
+    
+    public void setUp() {
+        pCanvasFinalizerCount = 0;
+    }
+    
+    public void testMemoryLeakWithPCanvas() throws InterruptedException {                  
+        JPanel panel = new JPanel();       
+        for (int i=0; i < 10; i++) {            
+            PCanvas canvas = new PCanvas() {
+                public void finalize() {
+                    pCanvasFinalizerCount ++;                    
+                }
+            };
+            panel.add(canvas);
+            panel.remove(canvas);   
+            canvas = null;
+        }
+        System.gc();
+        System.runFinalization();
+        
+        // Not sure why I need -1 here, but I do. If I create 10000 it'll always be 1 less
+        assertEquals(10-1, pCanvasFinalizerCount);                  
+    }
+}