[GROOVY-11201] STC: assign method pointer to SAM-type

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.19, 4.0.15
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.20, 4.0.16
• Component/s: Static Type Checker

Language

groovy

• Assignee: Eric Milles
• Reporter: Eric Milles
• Created: 22/Oct/23 16:12
• Updated: 22/Dec/23 11:38
• Resolved: 22/Oct/23 17:57

Description

Consider the following:

import java.util.function.Consumer

void setX(String string) { }
Consumer<String> c = this.&setX

With STC enabled, the compiler states Closure<Void> cannot be assigned to Consumre<String>.

Issue Links

• is related to: GROOVY-10975 STC rejects program when passing method reference in parameterized function