incorrect scoping for type name in qualified new expression.

Name: ngR10089 Date: 01/19/2001



JLS, 2nd Ed., 15.9.1 reads:

"If a class instance creation expression does not declare an anonymous class,
then:
     . . .

     Otherwise, the class instance creation expression is a qualified class
     instance creation expression. It is a compile-time error if Identifier is
     not the simple name (6.2) of an accessible (6.6) non-abstract inner
     class (8.1.2) T that is a member of the compile-time type of the Primary.
     It is also a compile-time error if Identifier is ambiguous (8.5). The
     class being instantiated is the class denoted by Identifier.

The type of the class instance creation expression is the class type being
instantiated."

Java compiler jdk1.4.0beta-b47 reports error message while compiles program
with the same name of declared top-level or inner class and first component
of declared package.

> java -version
java version "1.4.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta-b47)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4beta-B47, mixed mode)

> javac -d . test1.java
test1.java:13: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class sqe
location: class javasoft.sqe.tests.javasoft
        c1 = c0.new a();
                    ^
1 error
>

> javac -d . test2.java
test2.java:12: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class sqe
location: class javasoft.sqe.tests.test2.javasoft
        c0 = new test2().new javasoft();
                             ^
test2.java:13: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class sqe
location: class javasoft.sqe.tests.test2.javasoft
        c1 = new test2().new javasoft().new a();
                             ^
test2.java:13: cannot resolve symbol
symbol : class a
location: class javasoft.sqe.tests.test2
        c1 = new test2().new javasoft().new a();
                                            ^
3 errors
>

-----------------test1.java------------------
package javasoft.sqe.tests;

import java.io.PrintStream;

public class test1 {
    public static void main(String argv[]) {
        System.exit(run(argv, System.out) + 95/*STATUS_TEMP*/);
    }
    public static int run(String argv[],PrintStream out) {
        javasoft c0;
        javasoft.a c1;
        c0 = new javasoft();
        c1 = c0.new a();

        out.println(c0.a0);
        out.println(c1.a0);

        return 0/*STATUS_PASSED*/;
    }
}

class javasoft {
    int a0 = 6;
    class a {
        int a0 = 5;
    }
}
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-----------------test2.java------------------
package javasoft.sqe.tests;

import java.io.PrintStream;

public class test2 {
    public static void main(String argv[]) {
        System.exit(run(argv, System.out) + 95/*STATUS_TEMP*/);
    }
    public static int run(String argv[],PrintStream out) {
        javasoft c0;
        javasoft.a c1;
        c0 = new test2().new javasoft();
        c1 = new test2().new javasoft().new a();

        out.println(c0.a0);
        out.println(c1.a0);

        return 0/*STATUS_PASSED*/;
    }
    class javasoft {
        int a0 = 6;
        class a {
            int a0 = 5;
        }
    }
}
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