[GROOVY-7206] NullPointerException when assigning an unknown property in a trait

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.3.8, 2.4.0-beta-4
• Fix Version/s: 2.3.9, 2.4.0-rc-1
• Assignee: Cédric Champeau
• Reporter: Cédric Champeau
• Created: 11/Dec/14 09:45
• Updated: 23/Dec/14 19:45
• Resolved: 11/Dec/14 09:58

Description

The following code throws a null pointer exception during compilation:

trait SetUnknown {
                def setup() {
                    this.unknownProperty = 1
                }
            }