[GROOVY-3124] for(;;) {} does not behave the same as in Java

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.5.7, 1.6-beta-2
• Fix Version/s: 1.6-rc-1, 1.5.8, 1.7-beta-1
• Component/s: Compiler
• Environment: All
• Assignee: Guillaume Sauthier
• Reporter: didge
• Created: 28/Oct/08 12:21
• Updated: 21/Dec/08 18:00
• Resolved: 21/Dec/08 18:00

Description

Given the following code:

for(;;) {
}

groovyc generates the following bytecode:
114: bipush 0
116: ifeq 122
119: goto 114

Unfortunately, that bipush 0/ifeq means that this loop always exits immediately, unlike javac, which treats that identically to while(true) {}