[GROOVY-9955] IllegalAccessError exception is raised when accessing inherited static field

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.5.14, 3.0.7, 4.0.0-alpha-2
• Fix Version/s: 2.5.15, 3.0.8, 4.0.0-alpha-3
• Component/s: Static compilation
• Assignee: Eric Milles
• Reporter: Basil Peace
• Created: 26/Feb/21 08:18
• Updated: 02/May/21 09:16
• Resolved: 02/Mar/21 14:56

Description

The same problem as in related issue but with static fields.

a/b/PackageScopedParent.java:

package a.b;

class PackageScopedParent {
  public static final String TEST = "test";
}

a/b/PublicChildren.java:

package a.b;

public class PublicChildren extends PackageScopedParent {
}

c/Usage.groovy:

package c

import a.b.PublicChildren
import groovy.transform.CompileStatic

@CompileStatic
class Usage {
  static void main(String[] args) {
    println PublicChildren.TEST
  }
}

error:

java.lang.IllegalAccessError: failed to access class a.b.PackageScopedParent from class c.Usage (a.b.PackageScopedParent and c.Usage are in unnamed module of loader 'app')
  at c.Usage.main(Usage.groovy:9)

Issue Links

• relates to: GROOVY-6962 IllegalAccessError exception is raised when accessing inherited public method