--- /dev/null
+--TEST--
+GH-244: Expected Exception should support string codes
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$_SERVER['argv'][1] = '--no-configuration';
+$_SERVER['argv'][2] = '--process-isolation';
+$_SERVER['argv'][3] = 'Issue244Test';
+$_SERVER['argv'][4] = dirname(__FILE__) . '/244/Issue244Test.php';
+
+require __DIR__ . '/../../bootstrap.php';
+PHPUnit_TextUI_Command::main();
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+PHPUnit %s by Sebastian Bergmann and contributors.
+
+.FFF
+
+Time: %s, Memory: %s
+
+There were 3 failures:
+
+1) Issue244Test::testFails
+Failed asserting that '123StringCode' is equal to expected exception code 'OtherString'.
+
+2) Issue244Test::testFailsTooIfExpectationIsANumber
+Failed asserting that '123StringCode' is equal to expected exception code 123.
+
+3) Issue244Test::testFailsTooIfExceptionCodeIsANumber
+Failed asserting that 123 is equal to expected exception code '123String'.
+
+FAILURES!
+Tests: 4, Assertions: 8, Failures: 3.