[GROOVY-5550] Overriding properties using metaClass won't work within class

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.0
• Component/s: bytecode
• Environment: Windows 7
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Sudhir N
• Created: 26/Jun/12 13:22
• Updated: 26/Jun/12 13:27
• Resolved: 26/Jun/12 13:27

Description

See the example

class Book {
    String title
    def service
    
String toString() {
 return "$service $title"
}
}

Book.metaClass.getService = {-> return "hello"} 
Book b = new Book()

//This doesnt work either  - b. metaClass.getService = {-> return "hello"}  

println b //prints null null
assert 'hello' == b.service​  //passes ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 

So apparently when property is referenced within class it doesn't use the getter provided by metaClass.

This is really inconsistent behavior - how can the property be different when accessed from within and from using the reference of the class.

I think the language should be consistent no matter what way the property is being accessed.