--- a/src/share/classes/java/util/Spliterators.java	Mon Mar 24 18:23:11 2014 +0400
+++ b/src/share/classes/java/util/Spliterators.java	Mon Mar 24 18:37:34 2014 +0100
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
      */
     private static void checkFromToBounds(int arrayLength, int origin, int fence) {
         if (origin > fence) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+            throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException(
                     "origin(" + origin + ") > fence(" + fence + ")");
         }
         if (origin < 0) {

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/java/util/Arrays/StreamAndSpliterator.java	Mon Mar 24 18:37:34 2014 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @test 8037857
+ * @summary tests for stream and spliterator factory methods
+ * @run testng StreamAndSpliterator
+ */
+
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Spliterators;
+
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+public class StreamAndSpliterator {
+    @Test
+    public void testStreamNPEs() {
+        assertThrowsNPE(() -> Arrays.stream((int[]) null, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsNPE(() -> Arrays.stream((long[]) null, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsNPE(() -> Arrays.stream((double[]) null, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsNPE(() -> Arrays.stream((String[]) null, 0, 0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testStreamAIOBEs() {
+        // origin > fence
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.stream(new int[]{}, 1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.stream(new long[]{}, 1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.stream(new double[]{}, 1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.stream(new String[]{}, 1, 0));
+
+        // bad origin
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.stream(new int[]{}, -1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.stream(new long[]{}, -1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.stream(new double[]{}, -1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.stream(new String[]{}, -1, 0));
+
+        // bad fence
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.stream(new int[]{}, 0, 1));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.stream(new long[]{}, 0, 1));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.stream(new double[]{}, 0, 1));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.stream(new String[]{}, 0, 1));
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSpliteratorNPEs() {
+        assertThrowsNPE(() -> Arrays.spliterator((int[]) null, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsNPE(() -> Arrays.spliterator((long[]) null, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsNPE(() -> Arrays.spliterator((double[]) null, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsNPE(() -> Arrays.spliterator((String[]) null, 0, 0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSpliteratorAIOBEs() {
+        // origin > fence
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.spliterator(new int[]{}, 1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.spliterator(new long[]{}, 1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.spliterator(new double[]{}, 1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.spliterator(new String[]{}, 1, 0));
+
+        // bad origin
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.spliterator(new int[]{}, -1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.spliterator(new long[]{}, -1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.spliterator(new double[]{}, -1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.spliterator(new String[]{}, -1, 0));
+
+        // bad fence
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.spliterator(new int[]{}, 0, 1));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.spliterator(new long[]{}, 0, 1));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.spliterator(new double[]{}, 0, 1));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Arrays.spliterator(new String[]{}, 0, 1));
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSpliteratorNPEsFromSpliterators() {
+        assertThrowsNPE(() -> Spliterators.spliterator((int[]) null, 0, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsNPE(() -> Spliterators.spliterator((long[]) null, 0, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsNPE(() -> Spliterators.spliterator((double[]) null, 0, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsNPE(() -> Spliterators.spliterator((String[]) null, 0, 0, 0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSpliteratorAIOBEsFromSpliterators() {
+        // origin > fence
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Spliterators.spliterator(new int[]{}, 1, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Spliterators.spliterator(new long[]{}, 1, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Spliterators.spliterator(new double[]{}, 1, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Spliterators.spliterator(new String[]{}, 1, 0, 0));
+
+        // bad origin
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Spliterators.spliterator(new int[]{}, -1, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Spliterators.spliterator(new long[]{}, -1, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Spliterators.spliterator(new double[]{}, -1, 0, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Spliterators.spliterator(new String[]{}, -1, 0, 0));
+
+        // bad fence
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Spliterators.spliterator(new int[]{}, 0, 1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Spliterators.spliterator(new long[]{}, 0, 1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Spliterators.spliterator(new double[]{}, 0, 1, 0));
+        assertThrowsAIOOB(() -> Spliterators.spliterator(new String[]{}, 0, 1, 0));
+    }
+
+    void assertThrowsNPE(Runnable r) {
+        NullPointerException caught = null;
+        try {
+            r.run();
+        }
+        catch (NullPointerException e) {
+            caught = e;
+        }
+        assertNotNull(caught, "NullPointerException not thrown");
+    }
+
+    void assertThrowsAIOOB(Runnable r) {
+        ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException caught = null;
+        try {
+            r.run();
+        }
+        catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+            caught = e;
+        }
+        assertNotNull(caught, "ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException not thrown");
+    }
+}