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  1. Groovy
  2. GROOVY-821

Groovy fails to set field without qualifying with "this"

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Won't Fix
    • 1.0-JSR-1
    • 1.0-JSR-5
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    Description

      Consider the following code:

      def x = 5

      def test() {
      x = 6
      }

      test()
      println x

      The expected result is 6.
      The actual result is 5.
      Workaround: use the "this" keyword i.e. this.x = 6

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            blackdrag Jochen Theodorou
            jaquino Jonathan Aquino
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