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ASF GitHub Bot commented on GROOVY-7485:
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Github user paulk-asert closed the pull request at:
https://github.com/apache/incubator-groovy/pull/50
> BUG! exception in phase 'semantic analysis'... when trying to call instance
> method as default for a constructor parameter
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: GROOVY-7485
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-7485
> Project: Groovy
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Compiler
> Affects Versions: 2.4.3
> Environment: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_25-b17)
> Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.25-b02, mixed mode)
> Seen in java 7 too.
> Reporter: John Flinchbaugh
> Priority: Minor
>
> % groovyc StaticDefault.groovy # the code below
> {code}
> class StaticDefault {
> def name
> StaticDefault(name = getName()) {
> this.name = name
> }
> private getName() {
> 'name'
> }
> }
> {code}
> And see this stacktrace:
> {code}
> >>> a serious error occurred: BUG! exception in phase 'semantic analysis' in
> >>> source unit 'StaticDefault.groovy' unexpected NullpointerException
> >>> stacktrace:
> BUG! exception in phase 'semantic analysis' in source unit
> 'StaticDefault.groovy' unexpected NullpointerException
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.applyToPrimaryClassNodes(CompilationUnit.java:1057)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.doPhaseOperation(CompilationUnit.java:588)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.processPhaseOperations(CompilationUnit.java:566)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.compile(CompilationUnit.java:543)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.compile(CompilationUnit.java:522)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.tools.FileSystemCompiler.compile(FileSystemCompiler.java:59)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.tools.FileSystemCompiler.doCompilation(FileSystemCompiler.java:215)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.tools.FileSystemCompiler.commandLineCompile(FileSystemCompiler.java:148)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.tools.FileSystemCompiler.commandLineCompileWithErrorHandling(FileSystemCompiler.java:178)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.tools.FileSystemCompiler.main(FileSystemCompiler.java:162)
> at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
> at
> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
> at
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
> at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.tools.GroovyStarter.rootLoader(GroovyStarter.java:106)
> at org.codehaus.groovy.tools.GroovyStarter.main(GroovyStarter.java:128)
> Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.control.StaticVerifier$1.visitVariableExpression(StaticVerifier.java:84)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.VariableExpression.visit(VariableExpression.java:70)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.ast.CodeVisitorSupport.visitMethodCallExpression(CodeVisitorSupport.java:129)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.MethodCallExpression.visit(MethodCallExpression.java:64)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.control.StaticVerifier.visitConstructorOrMethod(StaticVerifier.java:79)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ClassCodeVisitorSupport.visitConstructor(ClassCodeVisitorSupport.java:119)
> at org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ClassNode.visitContents(ClassNode.java:1079)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ClassCodeVisitorSupport.visitClass(ClassCodeVisitorSupport.java:50)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.control.StaticVerifier.visitClass(StaticVerifier.java:42)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit$6.call(CompilationUnit.java:209)
> at
> org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilationUnit.applyToPrimaryClassNodes(CompilationUnit.java:1052)
> ... 15 more
> {code}
> Switching the method used for the default to a static method (private static
> getName()...)fixes the problem, but I'm guessing you likely wanted to give a
> better message out of the compiler.
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