[GROOVY-9421] Ternary operator in a property assignment

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Information Provided
• Affects Version/s: 2.4.18
• Component/s: Groovy Console, groovy-runtime
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: gekm
• Created: 25/Feb/20 12:50
• Updated: 03/Sep/23 13:20
• Resolved: 03/Sep/23 13:20

Description

Why ternary operator in properties works incorrectly with strings?

class Parent {
    def String name = (name == null || name == 'somebadname') ? 'default' : name
}

a = new Parent()
println("name is: ${a.name}")

b = new Parent(name: 'somebadname')
println("name is: ${b.name}")

c = new Parent(name: 'other')
println("name is: ${c.name}")

output:

name is: default
name is: somebadname
name is: other