Accessing compile-time constants from local interfaces/enums

[Tagir Valeev]

Hello!

I want to get back to this inconsistency that appeared with local
records. Now it looks even more striking. See (tried 15-ea+26-1287):

public class Test {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    final int x = 5;
    class C {
      static final int CONST = x; // compiles fine: CONST is in static
context but can refer to local x
    }
  }
}

public class Test {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    final int x = 5;
    interface I {
      static final int CONST = x; // non-static variable x cannot be
referenced from a static context
    }
  }
}

I think the spec and implementation should be made more consistent
here. Namely, allow references to compile-time constants referenced
via locals in both cases. Or disallow in both cases (though this would
be a breaking change).

What do you think?

With best regards,
Tagir Valeev.