[GROOVY-1025] Can not use the syntax obj.@name in the left hand side of assgnment operators (=, +=, *=, etc)

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-JSR-1, 1.0-JSR-2, 1.0-JSR-3, 1.0-JSR-4
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-JSR-4
• Assignee: Kim, Pilho
• Reporter: Kim, Pilho
• Created: 22/Aug/05 00:56
• Updated: 22/Aug/05 04:05
• Resolved: 22/Aug/05 04:05

Description

The attached example AttributeSetAccessError fails on
JSR-01 or JSR-02 or JSR-03 or CVS HEAD (JSR-04-SNAPSHOT).

assert SomeClass.@name != SomeClass.name // fails on JSR-01

Here is the generated error message:
AttributeSetAccessError.groovy: 13:
class org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.AttributeExpression, with its value 'new null
(()).name', is a bad expression as the LSH of an assignment operator at line: 13
column: 31. File: AttributeSetAccessError.groovy @ line 13, column 31.
new SomeClass().@name = "changed bar" // fails but should work
^

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