Hi Jamie, See http://docs.groovy-lang.org/latest/html/documentation/#_variables_vs_fields_in_type_inference for an explanation.
2015-08-26 10:14 GMT+02:00 Jamie Echlin <jamie.ech...@gmail.com>: > I'm confused about the type checking in one instance. Take this: > > class Foo { > String getBar() { "bar" } > } > > @TypeChecked > class TestFoo { > > def foo = new Foo() > > void test() { > assert foo.bar == "bar" > } > } > > If the def of foo is within the test() method it's fine, but where it is > it seems not to be able to resolve the type (cannot resolve symbol "bar"). > Why can't it infer the type - I don't see what will change the type between > initialisation and the when the method is called. > > cheers, jamie > >