[GROOVY-4151] println "$this" fails in inner class, but println ''+this works

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.3, 1.8-beta-1
• Environment: linux, java 1.6
• Assignee: Roshan Dawrani
• Reporter: miles zarathustra
• Created: 05/Apr/10 12:58
• Updated: 17/May/18 16:55
• Resolved: 08/Apr/10 08:50

Description

class C {
  class S {
   //  S() { println "$this" } // compilation error: unexpected token: this
    S() { println ''+this } // OK
  }
}

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #