[GROOVY-6962] IllegalAccessError exception is raised when accessing inherited public method

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.3.4
• Fix Version/s: 2.3.5
• Component/s: Static compilation
• Environment: Groovy Version: 2.3.4 ; JVM: 1.7.0_51 Vendor: Oracle Corporation ; OS: Mac OS X
• Assignee: Cédric Champeau
• Reporter: paolo di tommaso
• Created: 19/Jul/14 17:27
• Updated: 26/Feb/21 08:18
• Resolved: 21/Jul/14 03:44

Description

Accessing a public final method declared in non public super class will raise IllegalAccessError exception. For example:

Base.java

package acme;
class Base {  
  public final void foo()  { 
    System.out.println("Hello");
  } 
}

Test.java

package acme;
public class Test extends Base { }

Main.groovy

import groovy.transform.*
import acme.*

@CompileStatic
class Main {
 
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    def x = new Test ();
    x.foo();
  }  
}

Result in the following exception

Caught: java.lang.IllegalAccessError: tried to access class acme.Base from class Main
java.lang.IllegalAccessError: tried to access class acme.Base from class Main
	at Main.main(Main.groovy:9)

Issue Links

• is related to: GROOVY-9955 IllegalAccessError exception is raised when accessing inherited static field