[jira] [Created] (GROOVY-8720) final variable set in try fails to compile if throws in catch

[Jex Jexler (JIRA)]

Jex Jexler created GROOVY-8720:
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             Summary: final variable set in try fails to compile if throws in 
catch
                 Key: GROOVY-8720
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-8720
             Project: Groovy
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: Compiler
    Affects Versions: 2.5.1
            Reporter: Jex Jexler


{code:java}
final Date date = new Date()
final Long ms
try {
  ms = date.parse('')
} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
  throw new RuntimeException(e)
}
println ms
{code}

Expected result (Groovy 2.4.15):
{noformat}
Java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
        at ConsoleScript0.run(ConsoleScript0:6)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
        at java_util_Date$parse.call(Unknown Source)
        at ConsoleScript0.run(ConsoleScript0:4)
{noformat}

Fails to compile with Groovy 2.5.1:
{noformat}
The variable [ms] may be uninitialized
. At [8:9]  at line: 8, column: 9
{noformat}



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