[GROOVY-5221] Problem with @InheritConstructors with multiple level of inheritance (part 1 of 2 - document the current limitation)

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.4
• Fix Version/s: 1.8.6, 2.0-beta-3, 1.7.11
• Component/s: Compiler
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: ronan michaux
• Created: 28/Dec/11 12:03
• Updated: 12/Feb/12 04:03
• Resolved: 02/Feb/12 03:28

Description

See also GROOVY-5274 which will be the actual fix, changing the focus of this issue to updating the doco to outline the current limitations.

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See test eclipse project attached.

• Class Hierarchy : A <-- inherit – B <-- inherit – C

• A define constructor public A(String dummy) {...}

• B and C use @InheritConstructors.

• In the main(...) : C.class.newInstance("tata")

• Result : Exception in thread "main" groovy.lang.GroovyRuntimeException: Could not find matching constructor for: data.C(java.lang.String)
  at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeConstructor(MetaClassImpl.java:1474)
  at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeConstructor(MetaClassImpl.java:1390)
  at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper.invokeConstructorOf(InvokerHelper.java:824)
  at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.DefaultGroovyMethods.newInstance(DefaultGroovyMethods.java:17689)
  at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.dgm$511.doMethodInvoke(Unknown Source)
  at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.StaticMetaMethodSite.invoke(StaticMetaMethodSite.java:43)
  at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.StaticMetaMethodSite.call(StaticMetaMethodSite.java:88)
  at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:42)
  at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:108)
  at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:116)
  at Main.MainLaunch.main(MainLaunch.groovy:7)

Issue Links

• is related to: GROOVY-5274 CLONE - Problem with @InheritConstructors with multiple level of inheritance