[GROOVY-1278] Call to another contructor using this(args) results in constructor running on a new object.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-JSR-5
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-RC-1
• Component/s: class generator
• Environment: Windows XP, JDK1.5,
• Assignee: Jochen Theodorou
• Reporter: Edward Povazan
• Created: 24/Mar/06 04:33
• Updated: 28/Aug/06 10:51
• Resolved: 28/Aug/06 10:51

Description

NOTE: THE TEST CASE PASSE: however running the following code from GroovyConsole fails.

class A {
def a = 0
def b = 0

A(a)

{ this(a, 10) }

A(a, b)

{ this.a = a this.b = b }

}

def a = new A(5)
println a.a
println a.b

Output:
0
0

The call to this(a, 10) allocates a new object, initializes it with the second contructor, and then throws it away. I verified this using JSwat and printlns.

Again: The test case passes for some reason.