Name: rmT116609 Date: 07/25/2004


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0-beta2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta2-b51)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta2-b51, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux SztT 2.4.21-openmosix-1 #4 Wed Jul 23 21:12:47 CEST 2003 i686 unknown

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
does not have influence on bug

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Code which correctly compiled in 1.4 and previous does no longer compile if generics are enabled.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Take class presented below and try to compile in 1.4 (or with -source 1.4) and with generics enabled in 1.5.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
correct compilation
ACTUAL -
  BuggyTable.java:1: name clash: setDefaultRenderer(java.lang.Class,javax.swing.table.TableCellRenderer) in BuggyTable and setDefaultRenderer(java.lang.Class<?>,javax.swing.table.TableCellRenderer) in javax.swing.JTable have the same erasure, yet neither overrides the other
public class BuggyTable extends javax.swing.JTable

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
see above

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
public class BuggyTable extends javax.swing.JTable
{
public void setDefaultRenderer(Class columnClass,
                                javax.swing.table.TableCellRenderer renderer)
{
if (renderer!=null)
{
throw new RuntimeException("Opps, I should put meanfull code here");
}else
super.setDefaultRenderer(columnClass,null);
};
};
---------- END SOURCE ----------

Release Regression From : 1.4.2_04
The above release value was the last known release where this
bug was known to work. Since then there has been a regression.

(Incident Review ID: 287035)
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