[GROOVY-1879] Error parsing simple expression in a conditional.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Fix Version/s: 1.1-beta-2
• Assignee: Jochen Theodorou
• Reporter: Bob Alexander
• Created: 08/May/07 10:35
• Updated: 08/May/07 11:33
• Resolved: 08/May/07 11:33

Description

Cannot parse:

if (a = false) println "xx"

but can parse:

if ((a = false)) println "xx"

Of course this is a useless statement, but it also fails with any boolean-values expression substituted for "false".