[GROOVY-93] Class type not honored

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-beta-2
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-beta-3
• Environment: Windows XP Professional
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Guillaume Sauthier
• Created: 29/Dec/03 16:23
• Updated: 07/Jan/04 08:55
• Resolved: 07/Jan/04 08:55

Description

In the following code

Byte b = 3
println(b.class)

b is an instanceof java.lang.Integer instead of java.lang.Byte

The type defined is not honored.
Currently the workaround is to define b as follows

Byte b = new Byte("3") // constructor with a String