Name: vrR10176 Date: 01/30/2004



The API spec (JDK1.5-b36) for method Class.getEnclosingMethod() says:

"public Method getEnclosingMethod()

If this Class object represents a local or anonymous class within a method,
returns a Method object representing the immediately enclosing method of
the underlying class. Returns null otherwise.
..."

But if this Class object represents a local or anonymous class within a method
the method getEnclosingMethod() returns null.

To reproduce the issue execute the following test.

------------ test.java -------------------------------
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

public class test {

    public static void main(String argv[]) {

        class Local {}
        Class cl = (new Local()).getClass();
        Method m = cl.getEnclosingMethod();
        System.out.println("Enclosing method for local class: " + m);

        m = (new Object () { Method getEncMthd(){return this.getClass().getEnclosingMethod();}}).getEncMthd();
        System.out.println("Enclosing method for anonymous class: " + m);
    }
}

------------ Logs ---------------------------------------------
$javac -d . test.java
$
$java -version
java version "1.5.0-beta2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta2-b36)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta2-b36, mixed mode)
$
$java test
Enclosing method for local class: null
Enclosing method for anonymous class: null
$
$
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New jck1.5-beta2 tests failed due to this bug:
api/java_lang/Class/index.html#GetEnclosingMethod[getEnclosingMethod003]
api/java_lang/Class/index.html#GetEnclosingMethod[getEnclosingMethod004]

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