[GROOVY-6119] Type checker doesn't recognize explicit map constructor

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.1.3
• Fix Version/s: 2.1.4
• Component/s: Static compilation, Static Type Checker
• Assignee: Cédric Champeau
• Reporter: Cédric Champeau
• Created: 23/Apr/13 09:15
• Updated: 01/Jun/13 06:11
• Resolved: 25/Apr/13 02:43

Description

If a class defines a constructor which takes a map as argument, then the type checker doesn't recognize it and will think that constructor calls with maps are the default groovy map-style constructor.

example:

class Foo {
   String message
   Foo(Map map) {
      message = map.msg
   }
}
def foo = new Foo(msg: 'bar')
assert foo.message == 'bar'

Fails with:

[Static type checking] - No such property: msg for class: Foo