###@###.### 2004-04-22

J2SE Version (please include all output from java -version flag):
  java version "1.5.0-beta2"
  Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta2-b46)
  Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta2-b46, mixed mode)

Does this problem occur on J2SE 1.4 or 1.4.1 or 1.4.2? Yes / No (pick one)
  No

Operating System Configuration Information (be specific):
  WinXP

Hardware Configuration Information (be specific):
  Dell Optiplex

Bug Description:
  Get compile-time error with getPropertyMethods().get(property) method

Steps to Reproduce (be specific):
  This gives me a compile-time error:
   
    Method meth = di.getPropertyMethods().get(property);

    Compiling 1 source file to C:\devel\bjv2\data\ant-build\useCase
    C:\devel\bjv2\data\useCase\journals\TestUtils.java:76: incompatible types
       found : java.lang.Object
       required: java.lang.reflect.Method
                Method meth = di.getPropertyMethods().get(property);

   The method getPropertyMethods() is declared as returning
   Map<String,Method>. If break the line down into two lines as follows,
   the error message goes away:

    Map<String,Method> pm = di.getPropertyMethods();
    Method meth = pm.get(property);


Test program:
-----------------

import java.util.Map;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

/**
* @author Matthew Pocock
*/
public class TestIndirectTemplates
{
interface Foo <FType>
{
public Map<String, Method> getMethods();
}

class Baz
{
{
Foo foo = null;
Method meth = foo.getMethods().get("prop");
}
}
}

It gives the following compile error:

C:\devel\bjv2\data\src\org\bjv2\integrator\impl\TestIndirectTemplates.java:20:
incompatible types
found : java.lang.Object
required: java.lang.reflect.Method
 Method meth = foo.getMethods().get("prop");
                                  ^

If you declare Foo as "interface Foo" without the type parameter, then
the code compiles. If you declare "Foo<Map> foo = null;" then the class
compiles. The error is not affected by making Foo a class rather than an
interface. If the get() line is changed to be just
'foo.getMethods().get("prop");' then no error is raised under any of
these circumstances.