[GROOVY-2853] Unclear error message for syntax error when using generics and forget bracket

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.5.6
• Fix Version/s: 1.6-rc-1, 1.5.8, 1.7-beta-1
• Component/s: Compiler
• Environment: ubuntu 08.04; eclipse v3.3.2; latest groovy plugin; jdk 1.6.0_06
• Assignee: Roshan Dawrani
• Reporter: Josh
• Created: 22/May/08 02:29
• Updated: 23/Dec/08 05:58
• Resolved: 12/Dec/08 22:16

Description

The following code gives an unclear error message.
Error message given is
(currentLtLevel != 0) || ltCounter == currentLtLevel @ line -1, column -1. Sandbox/src/test GenericsError.groovy line 1 1211441271049 2180

The error in the code is that it's missing the closing bracket ">"

package test

class GenericsError {
static void main(args)

{ def someList = new ArrayList<Integer() }

}