diff -r b671ac44bc55 -r aa48132c8a80 vmtest/src/test/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/tck/CompareStringsTest.java
--- a/vmtest/src/test/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/tck/CompareStringsTest.java	Mon Dec 17 17:45:08 2012 +0100
+++ b/vmtest/src/test/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/tck/CompareStringsTest.java	Mon Jan 14 14:23:27 2013 +0100
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@
         return "Hello".matches("Hell");
     }
     
+    @Compare public String emptyCharArray() {
+        char[] arr = new char[10];
+        return new String(arr);
+    }
+    
     @Compare public String variousCharacterTests() throws Exception {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();