[GROOVY-1413] public static variables not modifiable by top-level inner classes

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-JSR-5
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-JSR-5
• Environment: Windows XP Professional SP2; Sun Java JDK 1.5.0_07
• Assignee: Guillaume Sauthier
• Reporter: Mike McAngus
• Created: 10/Jul/06 12:23
• Updated: 10/Jul/06 12:31
• Resolved: 10/Jul/06 12:31

Description

I was testing issues around Nested and Inner classes, and I came up with the attached Groovy script that producse unexpected output.

Actual Ouput:
In OuterClass constructor
globalVar = globalVar 1
globalVar = globalVar 1
outerClassVar = outerClassVar

Expected Output:
In OuterClass constructor
globalVar = globalVar 1
globalVar = globalVar 4
outerClassVar = outerClassVar

It appears that public static variables are not modifiable outside the class in which they are defined.