[GROOVY-9734] Generic is not inferred from context

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.5, 2.5.13
• Component/s: Static Type Checker
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Daniil Ovchinnikov
• Created: 09/Sep/20 16:32
• Updated: 11/Nov/20 02:00
• Resolved: 14/Sep/20 16:59

Description

bugs.groovy

static void stuff(List<String> operations) {}

@groovy.transform.CompileStatic
void usage() {
    stuff(Collections.emptyList()) // 
}

usage()

Results in compilation error:

[Static type checking] - Cannot call bugs#stuff(java.util.List <java.lang.String>) with arguments [java.util.List <T extends java.lang.Object>] 
 @ line 5, column 5.
       stuff(Collections.emptyList())
       ^

Issue Links

• is related to: GROOVY-8961 Cannot pass generic list into explicit setter