[GROOVY-7744] static import of multiple methods with same name

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.4.5
• Component/s: groovy-jdk
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Cazacu Mihai
• Created: 03/Feb/16 08:22
• Updated: 25/Sep/18 16:36

Description

Hi,

Please take a look at this code:

test.groovy

import groovy.transform.CompileStatic

import static A1.a // as a1
import static A2.a // as a2
import static A3.a // as a3

@CompileStatic
class A1 {
	static void a(String str) { println 'a1' }
}

@CompileStatic
class A2 {
	static void a(int i) { println 'a2' }
}

@CompileStatic
class A3 {
	static void a(boolean b) { println 'a3' }
}

a("string")
a(1)
a(true)

Running it, a compile exception is thrown:

Caught: groovy.lang.MissingMethodException: No signature of method: static A3.a() is applicable for argument types: (java.lang.String) values: [string]
Possible solutions: a(boolean), any(), any(groovy.lang.Closure), is(java.lang.Object), wait(), wait(long)
groovy.lang.MissingMethodException: No signature of method: static A3.a() is applicable for argument types: (java.lang.String) values: [string]
Possible solutions: a(boolean), any(), any(groovy.lang.Closure), is(java.lang.Object), wait(), wait(long)

It seems that the latest import overwrites the previous ones.
Is this the expected behavior in Groovy (Java allows this syntax)?

Best regards,
Mihai