Name: rmT116609 Date: 12/03/2003


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
> java -version
java version "1.5.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta-b28)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta-b28, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Windows XP

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
In some cases, an assertion error is thrown when an annotation class cannot be found.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
create file, run javac on it

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
an error message about Marker being not found
ACTUAL -
an assertion error

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
An exception has occurred in the compiler (1.5.0-beta). Please file a bug at the Java Developer Connection (http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi) after checking the Bug Parade for duplicates. Include your program and the following diagnostic in your report. Thank you.
java.lang.AssertionError
at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.visitTree(Attr.java:2167)
at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.Tree$Visitor.visitAnnotation(Tree.java:1250)
at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.Tree$Annotation.accept(Tree.java:1104)
at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribTree(Attr.java:258)
at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Attr.attribExpr(Attr.java:273)
at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Annotate.enterAttributeValue(Annotate.java:166)
at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.MemberEnter.enterDefaultValue(MemberEnter.java:516)
at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.MemberEnter.access$100(MemberEnter.java:36)
at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.MemberEnter$2.enterAnnotation(MemberEnter.java:504)
at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Annotate.flush(Annotate.java:81)
at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.MemberEnter.complete(MemberEnter.java:679)
at com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.complete(Symbol.java:331)
at com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol$ClassSymbol.complete(Symbol.java:591)
at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Enter.complete(Enter.java:406)
at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Enter.main(Enter.java:385)
at com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:384)
at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:598)
at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:546)
at com.sun.tools.javac.Main.compile(Main.java:41)
at com.sun.tools.javac.Main.main(Main.java:32)


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
@interface MyAnnotation {
 String value();
 Marker marker() default @Marker;
 Marker markerToo();
}

public interface MyBean {
   @MyAnnotation (value="baz", markerToo="not default")
   public String getFoo();
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------
(Incident Review ID: 227802)
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