[GROOVY-7944] Bad class generation when trying to instantiate an inner class within a static method

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Assignee: Eric Milles
• Reporter: Paul King
• Created: 20/Sep/16 10:05
• Updated: 08/Mar/22 12:16
• Resolved: 16/Mar/21 20:45

Description

The first constructor call is OK. The second constructor call is thought to be in a static context and the argument is replaced with it's class.

class Foo {
  class Bar { }
  static void main(args) {
    new Bar(new Foo()) // OK, matches Foo$Bar(Foo)
    new Foo().with {
      new Bar(this) // GRE: trying to match Foo$Bar(java.lang.Class)
    }
  }
}

It isn't specific to with. You could use any, every, etc.