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+#! /usr/local/bin/ruby -w
+
+require 'RMagick'
+require 'test/unit'
+require 'test/unit/ui/console/testrunner'
+
+class Image1_UT < Test::Unit::TestCase
+    
+    def setup
+        @img = Magick::Image.new(20, 20)
+    end
+    
+    # Test [], []=, and #properties
+    def test_properties
+        assert_nothing_raised do
+            @img['a'] = 'string1'
+            @img['b'] = 'string2'
+            @img['c'] = 'string3'
+        end
+        assert_equal('string1', @img['a'])
+        assert_equal('string2', @img['b'])
+        assert_equal('string3', @img['c'])
+        assert_nil(@img['d'])
+        assert_nothing_raised do
+            props = @img.properties
+            assert_equal(3, props.length)
+            assert_equal('string1', props['a'])
+            assert_equal('string2', props['b'])
+            assert_equal('string3', props['c'])
+        end
+        
+        known = {'a'=>'string1', 'b'=>'string2', 'c'=>'string3'}
+        @img.properties do |name, value|
+            assert(known.has_key?(name))
+            assert_equal(known[name], value)
+        end
+    end
+    
+
+end
+
+if __FILE__ == $0
+IMAGES_DIR = '../doc/ex/images'
+FILES = Dir[IMAGES_DIR+'/Button_*.gif']
+Test::Unit::UI::Console::TestRunner.run(Image1_UT)
+end