[GROOVY-5885] @CompileStatic incorrectly infers generic return type

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.6
• Fix Version/s: 2.1.7, 2.2.0-beta-2
• Component/s: Static Type Checker
• Assignee: Jochen Theodorou
• Reporter: Dimitar Dimitrov
• Created: 07/Jan/13 01:00
• Updated: 14/Oct/13 16:53
• Resolved: 22/Jul/13 05:58

Description

class Test {
    @groovy.transform.CompileStatic
    public <X extends Test> X castToMe(Class<X> type, Object o) {
        return type.cast(o);
    }
}

This compiles in Java, but not in Groovy