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+// @inner, @instance, @static (@global has its own file)
+describe("@inner tag", function() {
+    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
+        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @name Foo\n@scope inner */', {});
+
+    it("sets the doclet's 'scope' property to 'inner'", function() {
+        expect(doc.scope).toBeDefined();
+        expect(doc.scope).toBe('inner');
+    });
+});
+
+describe("@instance tag", function() {
+    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
+        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @name Foo\n@scope instance */', {});
+
+    it("sets the doclet's 'scope' property to 'instance'", function() {
+        expect(doc.scope).toBeDefined();
+        expect(doc.scope).toBe('instance');
+    });
+});
+
+describe("@static tag", function() {
+    var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet'),
+        doc = new doclet.Doclet('/** @name Foo\n@scope static */', {});
+
+    it("sets the doclet's 'scope' property to 'static'", function() {
+        expect(doc.scope).toBeDefined();
+        expect(doc.scope).toBe('static');
+    });
+});