[GROOVY-1682] polymorphic static methods - ASF JIRA

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class MySuperClass{
static void printSelf()

{ println this; }

}

class MyClass extends MySuperClass{
}

now... any class is an instance -> class methods are equals to instance methods -> if (not exist) find in superclass

MyClass.printSelf() -> "class MySuperClass" (the message receiver)

but,

MyClass.printSelf() -> returns, an exception (the message receiver is "class MyClass")