groovy

Unclear error message for syntax error when using generics and forget bracket

Details

  • Type: Improvement Improvement
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: 1.5.6
  • Fix Version/s: 1.6-rc-1, 1.5.8, 1.7-beta-1
  • Component/s: Compiler
  • Labels:
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  • Environment:
    ubuntu 08.04
    eclipse v3.3.2
    latest groovy plugin
    jdk 1.6.0_06
  • Number of attachments :
    1

Description

The following code gives an unclear error message.
Error message given is
(currentLtLevel != 0) || ltCounter == currentLtLevel @ line -1, column -1. Sandbox/src/test GenericsError.groovy line 1 1211441271049 2180

The error in the code is that it's missing the closing bracket ">"

package test

class GenericsError {
static void main(args)

{ def someList = new ArrayList<Integer() }

}

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  • Assignee:
    Roshan Dawrani
    Reporter:
    Josh
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