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[jira] (GROOVY-10000) Traits should be able to hold constants
[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-10000 ]
Eric Milles deleted comment on GROOVY-10000:
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was (Author: emilles):
I have requested this and 8999 be part of Groovy 5 roadmap. I think that means I would be working on them at some point soon, unless some volunteers show up after ApacheCon.
> Traits should be able to hold constants
> ---------------------------------------
>
> Key: GROOVY-10000
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-10000
> Project: Groovy
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Compiler
> Affects Versions: 3.0.7
> Reporter: Christopher Smith
> Priority: Major
> Labels: trait, traits
>
> I can define constants on plain old interfaces; since they're implicitly {{public static final}}, just {{String PREFIX = 'asdf_'}} will get the job done.
> However, in a trait, while I can declare a constant and use it within the trait, I can't access that constant from outside the trait. Instead, I get this error (in static mode for better message; dynamic mode generates bytecode demonstrating the same semantic error):
> {code:groovy}
> trait MyTrait {
> public static final String PREFIX = 'foo'
> }
> {code}
> {code:groovy}
> // in another class
> doStuff(MyTrait.PREFIX, data)
> {code}
> {code}
> [Static type checking] - No such property: PREFIX for class: java.lang.Class <com.example.MyTrait>
> {code}
> The compiler seems to be treating what should be a distinct symbol {{MyTrait.PREFIX}} as a property access on the class {{MyTrait}}. I expected the {{PREFIX}} constant to be copied to the generated interface {{.class}} file and available as it would be on an interface. Instead, it appears that it's being put into the {{$Trait$Helper.class}} file. Perhaps the trait AST needs a special rule to recognize constants and route them suitably?
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