[GROOVY-1063] No access protection for private static fields

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.1-beta-2
• Component/s: groovy-runtime
• Environment: Windows XP, Java 1.5, also Ubuntu 7.04 "Feisty Fawn" (JDK 1.6.0) + Groovy Subversion r6911
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Martin C. Martin
• Created: 14/Sep/05 08:40
• Updated: 25/Nov/13 08:59

Description

Groovysh lets you set & read private member fields, as long as they're static:

groovy> class C

{ private static x }

groovy> C.x = new Integer(10)
groovy> println C.x
groovy> go
10

Note that it doesn't let you access regular private fields:

groovy> class B

{ private x }

groovy> b = new B()
groovy> b.x = new Integer(10)
groovy> go
Caught: groovy.lang.IllegalPropertyAccessException: Can not access the
private field x in class B

Issue Links

• is related to: GROOVY-1591 Private Fields Are Accessible From Other Classes
• is related to: GROOVY-1875 private fields and private methods are not private