[GROOVY-4967] List to LinkedHashSet inconsistent conversion behavior vs List to HashSet

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.8.5, 2.0-beta-2
• Assignee: Roshan Dawrani
• Reporter: Roshan Dawrani
• Created: 07/Aug/11 21:35
• Updated: 24/Dec/11 03:08
• Resolved: 05/Dec/11 02:45

Description

a), b), and c) all work, but d) fails with "GroovyCastException: Cannot cast object '[x]' with class 'java.util.ArrayList' to class 'java.util.LinkedHashSet'"

a)

List x = []
HashSet<String> lhs = x

b)

List x = ['x']
HashSet<String> lhs = x

c)

List x = []
LinkedHashSet<String> lhs = x

d)

List x = ['x']
LinkedHashSet<String> lhs = x