Question about error message for primitive type arguments[Re: The compiler rejects <void>this/super().]

[bitter_fox]

Thank you for the fix.

I have a question about the error message for primitive type arguments.

Old javac says "unexpected type" for this.<int>m(), <int>this/super() and
Clazz<int>.
However, today's implementation says it only for Clazz<int>.
It says another massage for this.<int>m() and <int>this/super():

Main.java:9: error: no suitable constructor found for Main(<null>)
                <int>this(null);
                ^
    constructor Main.Main() is not applicable
      (actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
    constructor Main.<T>Main(Object) is not applicable
      (explicit type argument int does not conform to declared bound(s)
Object)
  where T is a type-variable:
    T extends Object declared in constructor <T>Main(Object)
Main.java:10: error: method m in class Main<T> cannot be applied to given
types;

                this.<int>m();
                    ^
  required: no arguments
  found: no arguments
  reason: explicit type argument int does not conform to declared bound(s)
Objec
t
  where T is a type-variable:
    T extends Object declared in class Main

Was this change intended?

Regards,
bitter_fox

2012/3/8 Maurizio Cimadamore <maurizio.cimadamore at oracle.com>

> On 08/03/12 09:46, bitter_fox wrote:
>
>> class Main
>> {
>>     public<throws E>  Main(Object o) {}
>>
>>     public Main()
>>     {
>>         <void>this(null); // Illegal
>>     }
>> }
>>
>>  Nicely spotted - thanks!
>
> Maurizio
>