[GROOVY-3454] Compiler should enforce that annotation value w/o default is provided

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.6
• Fix Version/s: 1.6.3, 1.7-beta-1
• Component/s: Compiler
• Assignee: Roshan Dawrani
• Reporter: Peter Niederwieser
• Created: 05/Apr/09 11:53
• Updated: 14/Apr/14 14:56
• Resolved: 25/Apr/09 21:32

Description

import java.lang.annotation.Retention
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@interface Foo {
  String x()
}

@Foo // compiler should not allow this, because there is no default value for x
class Bar {}

def anno = Bar.class.getAnnotation(Foo)
anno.x() // java.lang.annotation.IncompleteAnnotationException: Foo missing element x

Issue Links

• relates to: GROOVY-6705 Compiler Doesn't Enforce Required Annotation Attributes