diff -r 2c0646d78e68 -r f2f769bafeef vmtest/src/test/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/tck/CompareStringsTest.java
--- a/vmtest/src/test/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/tck/CompareStringsTest.java	Sat Jan 12 18:18:25 2013 +0100
+++ b/vmtest/src/test/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/tck/CompareStringsTest.java	Tue Jan 15 11:53:07 2013 +0100
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@
         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();