Bug ID: JDK-7020044 Project Coin: diamond erroneous allowed on some anonymous inner classes

JDK-7020044 : Project Coin: diamond erroneous allowed on some anonymous inner classes

Type: Bug
Component: tools
Sub-Component: javac
Affected Version: 7

Priority: P3
Status: Closed
Resolution: Fixed
OS: generic
CPU: generic

Submitted: 2011-02-16
Updated: 2017-05-16
Resolved: 2011-04-20

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JDK 7
7 b134Fixed

Related Reports

Relates :	JDK-6939620 - Switch to 'complex' diamond inference scheme
Relates :	JDK-7020043 - Project Coin: diamond allowed on non-generic type
Relates :	JDK-7025468 - Tests using diamond with anonymous inner classes needs to be reverted
Relates :	JDK-8058519 - Project Coin: Explore allowing interaction of diamond syntax and anonymous classes

Description

The diamond specification forbids using diamond with anonymous inner classes; however, the compiler allows this in some cases.

Comments

SUGGESTED FIX A webrev for this fix is available at the following URL: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/tl/langtools/rev/ca32f2986301

07-03-2011

EVALUATION Will remove check for non-denotable types inferred in diamond and will add check to reject diamond with anonymous inner classes.

18-02-2011