[GROOVY-3791] [PARROT] Support Java Array initializer syntax when not ambiguous

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.6.4
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha-1, 2.6.0-alpha-1
• Component/s: syntax
• Epic Link: PARROT
• Assignee: Daniel Sun
• Reporter: Steve Buroff
• Created: 25/Sep/09 08:19
• Updated: 20/May/19 07:19
• Resolved: 02/May/17 02:12

Description

Run the attached one line file and you get:

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C:\Temp>groovyc arrayInitializer.groovy
org.codehaus.groovy.control.MultipleCompilationErrorsException: startup failed,
arrayInitializer.groovy: 3: No expression for the array constructor call at line
: 3 column: 29. File: arrayInitializer.groovy @ line 3, column 29.
String[] junk = new String[]

{"xxx"}

;
^

1 error

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Of course the line is perfectly correct. Try the attached java file which is an exact
copy of the groovy file. It compiles fine.

Issue Links

• relates to: GROOVY-1588 Better error messages when using Java's array init syntax