[#GROOVY-2955] Cannot call static meta-method defined on parent class in static block of descendant - jira.codehaus.org

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Type: Bug
Status: Closed
Priority: Major
Resolution: Won't Fix
Affects Version/s: 1.5.6
Fix Version/s: None
Component/s: None
Labels:
None
Environment:
OS X, Java 1.5

Testcase included:
yes
Number of attachments :
0

Description

The following test case fails:

#!/usr/bin/env groovy

Object.metaClass.'static'.helloWorld = {
println "Hello world!"
}

class MyClass {
static { helloWorld() }
}

def myClass = new MyClass ()

The above code fails with the following exception:

Caught: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError at
DefStaticProperty.class$(DefStaticProperty.groovy) at
DefStaticProperty.run(DefStaticProperty.groovy:13) at
DefStaticProperty.main(DefStaticProperty.groovy)

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Paul King added a comment - 21/Sep/08 4:16 AM

As a workaround, this works:

Object.metaClass.static.helloWorld = { println "Hello world!" }

class MyClass {
    static { Object.helloWorld() }
}

def myClass = new MyClass ()

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Paul King added a comment - 21/Sep/08 4:16 AM As a workaround, this works:

Object.metaClass.static.helloWorld = { println "Hello world!" }

class MyClass {
    static { Object.helloWorld() }
}

def myClass = new MyClass ()

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Guillaume Laforge added a comment - 18/Jan/09 9:50 AM

This may be potentially set up as "won't fix"

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Guillaume Laforge added a comment - 18/Jan/09 9:50 AM This may be potentially set up as "won't fix"

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Assignee:

blackdrag blackdrag

Reporter:

Mark Menard

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Dates

Created:

15/Jul/08 12:36 PM

Updated:

17/Feb/11 7:55 AM

Resolved:

17/Feb/11 7:55 AM