diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/metrics.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/metrics.xml
index 38e7c9f722..ec4a95344b 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/metrics.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/metrics.xml
@@ -123,35 +123,40 @@ class Foo {                         // +1, total Ncss = 12
         <priority>3</priority>
         <example>
             <![CDATA[
-void bar() {    // This is something more complex than it needs to be,
-  if (y) {      // it should be broken down into smaller methods or functions
-    for (j = 0; j < m; j++) {
-      if (j > r) {
-        doSomething();
-        while (f < 5 ) {
-          anotherThing();
-          f -= 27;
-          }
-        } else {
-          tryThis();
-        }
+public class Foo {
+  public static void bar() { // Ncss = 252: reported!
+    boolean a, b = true;
+    try { // 2 * 2 + 2 = 6
+      if (true) { // 2
+        List buz = new ArrayList();
+      }
+
+      for(int i = 0; i < 19; i++) { // * 2
+        List buz = new ArrayList();
+      }
+    } catch(Exception e) {
+      if (true) { // 2
+        e.printStackTrace();
       }
     }
-    if ( r - n > 45) {
-       while (doMagic()) {
-          findRabbits();
-       }
+
+    while (j++ < 20) { //  * 2
+      List buz = new ArrayList();
     }
-    try {
-      doSomethingDangerous();
-    } catch (Exception ex) {
-      makeAmends();
-    } finally {
-      dontDoItAgain();
+
+    switch(j) { // * 7
+      case 1:
+      case 2: break;
+      case 3: j = 5; break;
+      case 4: if (b && a) { bar(); } break;
+      default: break;
     }
+
+    do { // * 3
+        List buz = new ArrayList();
+    } while (a && j++ < 30);
   }
 }
-
  ]]>
         </example>
     </rule>