JDK-8014021 : TreeMaker.Params behaves inconsistently when the owning method has the same number of parameters as the number of parameter types requested
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Open
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2013-05-06
  • Updated: 2017-11-09
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JDK-8014023 - When a method reference to a local class constructor is contained in a method whose number of parameters matches the number of constructor parameters compilation fails
Description
Normally TreeMaker.Params creates parameters of the types passed in.  However, if the owner is a method, and the method happens to have the same number of parameters as the number of parameters requested, the types of the owner method's parameters are used.  

I believe this is a poorly designed dual use.  It caused unexpected failures in code that used it when the parameter lengths happened to match.
Comments
Robert, can you help with this one and look at it. Thanks.
12-07-2013