FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "9-ea"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9-ea+109-2016-03-09-204013.javare.4620.nc)



ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Generic

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Date parsing using the default formatter fails where it previously succeeded

REGRESSION.  Last worked in version 8u74

ADDITIONAL REGRESSION INFORMATION: 
java version "9-ea"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9-ea+109-2016-03-09-204013.javare.4620.nc)


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run the provided code

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
The code should exit normally
ACTUAL -
There is an exception

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Exception in thread "main" java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "3/11/16 10:59:00 PM"
        at java.text.DateFormat.parse(DateFormat.java:366)
        at Test2.main(Test2.java:8)


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Locale;

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
        DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT,
                DateFormat.MEDIUM,
                Locale.US).parse("3/11/16 10:59:00 PM");
    }
}

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