Groovy fails to set field without qualifying with "this"

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  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Minor Minor
  • Resolution: Won't Fix
  • Affects Version/s: 1.0-JSR-1
  • Fix Version/s: 1.0-JSR-5
  • Component/s: None
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Description

Consider the following code:

def x = 5

def test() {
x = 6
}

test()
println x

The expected result is 6.
The actual result is 5.
Workaround: use the "this" keyword i.e. this.x = 6

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blackdrag blackdrag added a comment -

a variable that is declared is not part of the binding. so "def x=5" does declare a local variable. The method does use the binding, so bind.x==6. After the method x is the local variable again, so x is 5 .

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blackdrag blackdrag added a comment - a variable that is declared is not part of the binding. so "def x=5" does declare a local variable. The method does use the binding, so bind.x==6. After the method x is the local variable again, so x is 5 .

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  • Assignee:
    blackdrag blackdrag
    Reporter:
    Jonathan Aquino
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