[GROOVY-893] left paren must be on same line as throw exception declaration

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-JSR-1, 1.0-JSR-2
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-JSR-3
• Component/s: lexer, syntax
• Environment: gentoo linux using sun jdk 1.5.0.03
• Assignee: Jochen Theodorou
• Reporter: James Pfister
• Created: 16/Jun/05 21:30
• Updated: 06/Jul/05 04:50
• Resolved: 06/Jul/05 04:50

Description

// following throw is legal syntax in java and in groovy
throw new IllegalArgumentException( " Left paren on same line compiles OK" )

// following throw is legal syntax in java but NOT in groovy
throw new IllegalArgumentException
( " Left paren on next line causes syntax error" )

// Above generates following syntax error:
unexpected token: <newline> @ line 71, column 44.
new IllegalArgumentException
^