[GROOVY-3033] /= assignment operator breaks type system

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.5.6
• Fix Version/s: 1.6.1, 1.5.8, 1.7-beta-1
• Assignee: Jochen Theodorou
• Reporter: Marco Ladermann
• Created: 09/Sep/08 03:45
• Updated: 30/Mar/09 15:26
• Resolved: 30/Mar/09 15:26

Description

while this works:
groovy> long d = 100L
groovy> d = d / 33L
groovy> d.class

Result: class java.lang.Long

the following breaks the type system and produces a Long that is a BigDecimal!

groovy> long d = 100L
groovy> d /= 33L
groovy> d.class

Result: class java.math.BigDecimal

Issue Links

• relates to: GROOVY-2665 static typing issue: adding a string to an Integer