java 6 compiler bug or ...

[maurizio cimadamore]

On 06/06/2011 09:31, Ali Ebrahimi wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This test case compiles with java 6 compiler, but current compiler rejects
> that.
>
> public class Test {
>
>      static Integer call(List<String>  ls) {
>          System.out.println("ls");
>          return 0;
>      }
>
>      static void call(List<List<String>>  lls) {
>          System.out.println("lls");
>      }
>
>      public static void main(String[] args) {
>
>      }
> }
>
> current compiler error message:
> error: name clash: call(List<List<String>>) and call(List<String>) have the
> same erasure
>
> Best Regards,
> Ali Ebrahimi
>
Hi Ali,
this is a JDK 6 bug that has been fixed in JDK 7 - as a result of a 
merge, the lambda compiler picked up that fix.

Maurizio