[GROOVY-8475] CLONE - I am unable to instantiate objects using the "new" keyword

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.4.0, 2.4.12, 2.4.13
• Fix Version/s: 2.4.15
• Component/s: Groovysh
• Environment: Linux - Debian jessie/sid 64 bits ; Linux - Ubuntu 16 64 bits
• Assignee: John Wagenleitner
• Reporter: Rémy Letient
• Created: 10/Feb/18 17:32
• Updated: 26/Jul/18 04:44
• Resolved: 05/Mar/18 00:49

Description

I am embedding Groovysh in a java application. After some tests, I realized that the "new" keyword seems to not work in the last groovysh version. When I try to do:

a = new A()

I obtain: "unable to resolve class A"

This is an example:

groovy:000> class A {
class A {
groovy:001>   public A() {
public A() {
groovy:002>     name = "default"
name = "default"
groovy:003>     }
}
groovy:004>   String name;
String name;
groovy:005>   }
}
===> true
groovy:000> a = new A()
a = new A()
ERROR org.codehaus.groovy.control.MultipleCompilationErrorsException:
startup failed:
script14159599676571305654112.groovy: 1: unable to resolve class A 
 @ line 1, column 5.
   a = new A()
       ^

1 error

However, if I use the newInstance method it works:

groovy:000> a = A.newInstance()
a = A.newInstance()
===> A@2154cecb

I tested the same code in the previous version (2.3.7) and it works

Issue Links

• is a clone of: GROOVY-7168 I am unable to instantiate objects using the "new" keyword
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #670