[GROOVY-94] Impossible to compare Double or Float with Integer or Byte

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-beta-2
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-beta-3
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Guillaume Sauthier
• Created: 29/Dec/03 16:27
• Updated: 12/Jan/04 08:03
• Resolved: 12/Jan/04 08:03

Description

It should be possible to seamlessly compare numerical types.
The following code issue a ClassCastException

groovy> Byte b = new Byte("3")
groovy> f = 4.45
groovy> isGreater = f > b
groovy>
Caught: java.lang.ClassCastException
java.lang.ClassCastException
at java.lang.Double.compareTo(Double.java:642)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.Invoker.compareTo(Invoker.java:267)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper.compareGreaterThan(InvokerH
elper.java:231)
at CommandLine6.run(CommandLine6.groovy:2)
at groovy.lang.GroovyShell.evaluate(GroovyShell.java:220)
at groovy.lang.GroovyShell.evaluate(GroovyShell.java:199)
at groovy.ui.InteractiveShell.run(InteractiveShell.java:100)
at groovy.ui.InteractiveShell.main(InteractiveShell.java:71)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launchStandard(Launcher.java:410)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:344)
at org.codehaus.classworlds.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:474)