[GROOVY-7009] try block with finally having nested try causes NPE during compilation

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.6
• Fix Version/s: 2.4.0-rc-1
• Component/s: Compiler
• Environment: Windows 7, JVM 6
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Boris Goldstein
• Created: 05/Aug/14 16:50
• Updated: 28/Dec/14 11:08
• Resolved: 28/Dec/14 11:08

Description

This bug was not present in versions junior to 1.8.6. The code structure is as follows:

try {
    try {
    } catch(ddd) {
    }
} catch (bbb) {
} finally {
    return null
}

The second try block will cause NPE. The message will be "NPE while processing <prog_unit_name>".