[GROOVY-3335] Exception while evaluating classes with static toString() methods

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.6.1, 1.5.8, 1.7-beta-1
• Assignee: Roshan Dawrani
• Reporter: Sergey Bondarenko
• Created: 03/Feb/09 14:54
• Updated: 07/Apr/09 23:31
• Resolved: 04/Feb/09 14:17

Description

Try the following script:

assert 'class java.text.SimpleDateFormat' == java.text.SimpleDateFormat.toString()
assert 'class java.lang.Integer' == java.lang.Integer.toString()

the second statement throws exception:
Exception thrown: Could not find which method toString() to invoke from this list:
public static java.lang.String java.lang.Integer#toString(int)
public static java.lang.String java.lang.Integer#toString(int, int)

It looks like Class.toString() is not taken into account while trying to evaluate this expression.
Integer.class.toString() produces the same error.