[GROOVY-7925] 'this' and 'super' as LHS of an assignment

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.4.8
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: Paul King
• Created: 01/Sep/16 22:57
• Updated: 01/Feb/17 23:19
• Resolved: 11/Sep/16 22:31

Description

The following code runs successfully.

class Foo {
  static void main(String[] args) {
    assert "${this.name} ${super.name}" == 'Foo java.lang.Object'
    super = true
    this = false
    assert "${this.name} ${super.name}" == 'Foo java.lang.Object'
  }
}

The attempt to change these 'special' variables is ignored but there should be some kind of error. I think it makes sense for this to be a compilation error and it should come late in the compilation phases to allow DSLs to include 'this' or 'super' and transform them into something sensible.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #411