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Jochen Theodorou commented on GROOVY-7883:
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I did read this as "private constructor is taken instead of the public one",
which means the access modifier restriction is ignored. This would be wrong
> Static compiler prefers private constructor over public if private matches
> better
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>
> Key: GROOVY-7883
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-7883
> Project: Groovy
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Static compilation
> Affects Versions: 2.4.7
> Reporter: Jason Winnebeck
>
> When constructing an AssertionError for example, it has a public constructor
> taking Object and a private constructor taking String. The static compiler
> "chooses" the private constructor over the public one and this results in a
> compile error.
> {code}
> @groovy.transform.CompileStatic
> void doIt() {
> //Cannot call private constructor for java.lang.AssertionError. However, it
> should call AssertionError(Object)
> throw new AssertionError("abc")
> }
> {code}
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