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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I understand that JEP 482 allows to refer to <span style="font-family:"Courier New"">
this</span> in the early construction context if this expression is in the left part of an assignment expression:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">class Test {<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""> int a;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""> Test() {<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""> this.a = 1;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""> super();<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""> }<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This compiles just fine (I have JDK 23 build 25).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However, when I try to do the same in a lambda body, I get a compilation error:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0033B3;mso-ligatures:none">interface
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Foo
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#080808;mso-ligatures:none">{<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0033B3;mso-ligatures:none">void
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#00627A;mso-ligatures:none">foo</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#080808;mso-ligatures:none">();<br>
}<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0033B3;mso-ligatures:none">class
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Test
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#080808;mso-ligatures:none">{<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0033B3;mso-ligatures:none">int
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#871094;mso-ligatures:none">a</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#080808;mso-ligatures:none">;<br>
<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#00627A;mso-ligatures:none">Test</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#080808;mso-ligatures:none">() {<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Foo lmb
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#080808;mso-ligatures:none">= () -> {
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0033B3;mso-ligatures:none">this</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#080808;mso-ligatures:none">.a =
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1750EB;mso-ligatures:none">1</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#080808;mso-ligatures:none">;};<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#0033B3;mso-ligatures:none">super</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#080808;mso-ligatures:none">();<br>
}<br>
}<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">Test.java:9:27<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New"">java: cannot reference this before supertype constructor has been called<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Is lambda body some special case? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ella Ananeva<o:p></o:p></p>
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