[GROOVY-7953] Property expressions for extension methods on primitives fail STC

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.4.7
• Fix Version/s: 2.4.8
• Component/s: Static compilation, Static Type Checker
• Assignee: Shil Sinha
• Reporter: Shil Sinha
• Created: 04/Oct/16 01:14
• Updated: 01/Feb/17 23:18
• Resolved: 09/Oct/16 17:03

Description

If we include groovy's TimeCategory as an extension class in an extension module, we can make method calls like 3.getDays() in type checked code, but we cannot call that same method as a property i.e. 3.days fails static type checking.

Issue Links

• Is contained by: GROOVY-6738 Type checking considers extension methods but not extension properties
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #442