[GROOVY-821] Groovy fails to set field without qualifying with "this"

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-JSR-1
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-JSR-5
• Assignee: Jochen Theodorou
• Reporter: Jonathan Aquino
• Created: 19/Apr/05 19:03
• Updated: 19/Jan/06 19:35
• Resolved: 19/Jan/06 19:35

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

Issue Links

• depends upon: GROOVY-754 scoping