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Bug
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Resolution: Fixed
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P4
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1.4.1
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b57
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x86
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windows_xp
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Verified
Name: tb29552 Date: 04/15/2003
public class FinalStaticBug {
public static void main(String[] p_args)
{
System.out.println("Order By: " + ORDER_BY_DATE_TIME);
}
private static final String ORDER_BY_DATE_TIME = ORDER_BY_DATE_TIME;
}
Compiles OK using javac from 1.3.1 and 1.4.x, reporting 'null'
at runtime:
% javac -g -J-showversion FinalStaticBug.java
java version "1.3.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1-b24)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-b24, mixed mode)
% java FinalStaticBug
Order By: null
The oldjavac compiler in 1.3.1 reports an error at compile time:
% oldjavac -g -J-showversion FinalStaticBug.java
java version "1.3.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1-b24)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-b24, mixed mode)
FinalStaticBug.java:7: Can't make forward reference to ORDER_BY_DATE_TIME in class FinalStaticBug.
private static final String ORDER_BY_DATE_TIME = ORDER_BY_DATE_TIME;
^
1 error
(Review ID: 184134)
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public class FinalStaticBug {
public static void main(String[] p_args)
{
System.out.println("Order By: " + ORDER_BY_DATE_TIME);
}
private static final String ORDER_BY_DATE_TIME = ORDER_BY_DATE_TIME;
}
Compiles OK using javac from 1.3.1 and 1.4.x, reporting 'null'
at runtime:
% javac -g -J-showversion FinalStaticBug.java
java version "1.3.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1-b24)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-b24, mixed mode)
% java FinalStaticBug
Order By: null
The oldjavac compiler in 1.3.1 reports an error at compile time:
% oldjavac -g -J-showversion FinalStaticBug.java
java version "1.3.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1-b24)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-b24, mixed mode)
FinalStaticBug.java:7: Can't make forward reference to ORDER_BY_DATE_TIME in class FinalStaticBug.
private static final String ORDER_BY_DATE_TIME = ORDER_BY_DATE_TIME;
^
1 error
(Review ID: 184134)
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###@###.### 10/25/04 21:26 GMT