[GROOVY-826] the new parser does not seem to recognize the new function pointer assignment for a particular case

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-JSR-1
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-JSR-2
• Environment: win xp /all
• Assignee: Jochen Theodorou
• Reporter: Karthik Guru
• Created: 26/Apr/05 22:53
• Updated: 14/Jun/05 16:37
• Resolved: 14/Jun/05 16:37

Description

#test.gy

def sayHello(){
println "sayHello"
}

def h = &sayHello // the parser does not seem to recognize this new method
//pointer syntax.

def x = this.&sayHello // Works though!

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. exception trace

D:\lab\groovy>groovy test.gy
Caught: General error during parsing: unexpected token: &

D:\lab\groovy\test.gy:5:9: unexpected token: &
at org.codehaus.groovy.antlr.parser.GroovyRecognizer.multiplicativeExpre
ssion(GroovyRecognizer.java:10568)
at org.codehaus.groovy.antlr.parser.GroovyRecognizer.additiveExpression(
GroovyRecognizer.java:10184)
at org.codehaus.groovy.antlr.parser.GroovyRecognizer.shiftExpression(Gro
ovyRecognizer.java:8041)
at org.codehaus.groovy.antlr.parser.GroovyRecognizer.relationalExpressio
n(GroovyRecognizer.java:9992)
at org.codehaus.groovy.antlr.parser.GroovyRecognizer.equalityExpression(
GroovyRecognizer.java:9934)
at org.codehaus.groovy.antlr.parser.GroovyRecognizer.regexExpression(Gro
ovyRecognizer.java:9884)
at org.codehaus.groovy.antlr.parser.GroovyRecognizer.andExpression(Groov
yRecognizer.java:9854)
at org.codehaus.groovy.antlr.parser.GroovyRecognizer.exclusiveOrExpressi
on(GroovyRecognizer.java:9824)
at org.codehaus.groovy.antlr.parser.GroovyRecognizer.inclusiveOrExpressi