[GROOVY-5011] @Override should be allowed (and verified) on properties that implement an interface

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: Compiler
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Hamlet D'Arcy
• Created: 13/Sep/11 03:26
• Updated: 21/Nov/23 15:01

Description

I would like @Override to be allowed (and verified) on fields that implement an interface.

For instance, this is valid Groovy code:

interface Parent {
    String getSetting()
}
class Child implements Parent {
    final String setting ='my setting'
}

I'd like to add the @Override to the field and have the compiler verify that it does override the getter in the parent. It should work on boolean getters too, I suppose.

Issue Links

• relates to: GROOVY-4323 Convention for read-only properties
• relates to: GROOVY-11231 TupleConstructor could copy annotations to constructor
• relates to: GROOVY-5413 groovyc should emit errors when @Override is not respected