FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
> java -version
java version "1.6.0-ea"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.6.0-ea-b34)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 1.6.0-ea-b34, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
SunOS ceti.umiacs.umd.edu 5.9 gspot:s9u2_beta:07/09/2003 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Build 34 introduced a class sun.util.calendar.ImmutableGregorianDate.

The getSeconds() method of this class calls itself, resulting in an infinite recursive loop, rather than delegating to the internal Date object.

I don't have source code, but here is the output of javap for the getSeconds method:

public int getSeconds();
  Code:
   0: aload_0
   1: invokevirtual #142; //Method getSeconds:()I
   4: ireturn


This error was found with FindBugs, a static analysis tool for finding errors in Java programs., Sun should use it.


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Invoke the method

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
It returns a number of seconds
ACTUAL -
It throws a StackOverflowError.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.
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