[GROOVY-5185] Cast operator precedence is incorrect

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.4
• Fix Version/s: 2.4.4
• Component/s: groovy-runtime
• Labels: breaking_change
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: Cédric Champeau
• Created: 12/Dec/11 03:34
• Updated: 10/Oct/15 06:34
• Resolved: 23/Jun/15 06:00

Description

The cast operator precedence is incorrect:

def i = (int)1/(int)2
assert i.class==BigDecimal // fails

To have proper casts, we need extra parenthesis which should not be necessary:

def i = ((int)1)/((int)2)
assert i.class==BigDecimal // ok