[GROOVY-4116] Call to an interface method results in IllegalAccessError when not implemented as "public"

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.8-beta-1
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.2, 1.8-beta-1
• Assignee: Roshan Dawrani
• Reporter: Roshan Dawrani
• Created: 20/Mar/10 07:31
• Updated: 07/Apr/10 23:45
• Resolved: 20/Mar/10 12:17

Description

class C implements I {
    protected foo() {}
}

interface I {
    def foo()
}

def c = new C()
c.foo()

The code above results in the error below

Caught: java.lang.IllegalAccessError: C.foo()Ljava/lang/Object;
	at Try.run(Try.groovy:10)

If the interface methods are not implemented with public visibility, the compiler should crib.