[GROOVY-7191] CompileStatic Will Not Allow Instance Method In Trait To Call Static Method

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.3.8
• Fix Version/s: 2.4.2
• Component/s: Static compilation
• Assignee: Cédric Champeau
• Reporter: Jeff Brown
• Created: 02/Dec/14 19:08
• Updated: 10/Sep/23 22:15
• Resolved: 06/Mar/15 07:45

Description

grv $ groovy -version
Groovy Version: 2.3.8 JVM: 1.7.0_45 Vendor: Oracle Corporation OS: Mac OS X
grv $ 
grv $ cat SomeTrait.groovy 
@groovy.transform.CompileStatic
trait SomeTrait {
    static someStaticMethod(){}

    void someInstanceMethod() {
        someStaticMethod()
    }
}
grv $ 
grv $ groovyc SomeTrait.groovy 
org.codehaus.groovy.control.MultipleCompilationErrorsException: startup failed:
SomeTrait.groovy: 6: [Static type checking] - Cannot find matching method SomeTrait#someStaticMethod(). Please check if the declared type is right and if the method exists.
 @ line 6, column 9.
           someStaticMethod()
           ^

1 error

Issue Links

• is related to: GROOVY-7255 Problem With @CompileStatic And Static Trait Members
• relates to: GROOVY-8854 MissingMethodException when a public method on a trait calls a static private one in a class hierarchy
• relates to: GROOVY-7214 Problem With Private Methods In A Trait
• relates to: GROOVY-7322 Problem With Static Trait Methods