[GROOVY-1462] Parsing quoted method name fails if there is no modifier

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.5.2
• Environment: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Dapper Drake, JDK 1.5.0_05, Groovy Revision 3983
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: Dr. Russel Winder
• Created: 16/Aug/06 12:11
• Updated: 08/Feb/08 01:26
• Resolved: 10/Jan/08 07:31

Description

The script:

class stringMethodName {
Integer 'flob' ( ) {
}
}

fails with the message:

org.codehaus.groovy.control.MultipleCompilationErrorsException: startup failed, stringMethodName.groovy: 2: unexpected token: Integer @ line 2, column 3.
Integer 'flob' ( ) {
^

1 error

If any combination of modifiers is put before the Integer, for example:

class stringMethodName {
public Integer 'flob' ( ) {
}
}

then compilation is successful.