[GROOVY-7423] Access to Method parameter names at runtime

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.5.0-alpha-1
• Component/s: ast builder, command line processing, Compiler, groovy-runtime
• Labels: easyfix features
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: Nick Grealy
• Created: 13/May/15 11:25
• Updated: 16/Aug/19 06:46
• Resolved: 11/Jun/15 07:19

Description

Given that JDK8 now supports accessing parameter names at runtime
<http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/118>, I'd like to incorporate this behaviour
into the Groovy compiler.

I'm proposing adding a command line/configuration change to the groovyc
compiler, to add reflective information to the compiled bytecode (i.e. the
parameter names).

I'm not proposing any changes to the current behaviour of method invocation
(using named parameters).