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Eric Milles updated GROOVY-11392: --------------------------------- Language: groovy > the field of an interface cannot be protected > --------------------------------------------- > > Key: GROOVY-11392 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-11392 > Project: Groovy > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Static Type Checker > Reporter: Thodoris Sotiropoulos > Priority: Minor > > I have the following code: > {code:java} > interface A { > protected static int x = 1; > } > class B implements A { > } > public class Test { > public static void main(String[] args) { > new B(); > } > }{code} > h3. Actual behavior > The code compiles but I receive the following exception: > {code:java} > Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassFormatError: Illegal field > modifiers in class A: 0x1D > at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) > at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:1017) > at > java.base/java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:174) > at > java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.defineClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:800) > at > java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.findClassOnClassPathOrNull(BuiltinClassLoader.java:698) > at > java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClassOrNull(BuiltinClassLoader.java:621) > at > java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:579) > at > java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoaders.java:178) > at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:522) > at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) > at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:1017) > at > java.base/java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:174) > at > java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.defineClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:800) > at > java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.findClassOnClassPathOrNull(BuiltinClassLoader.java:698) > at > java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClassOrNull(BuiltinClassLoader.java:621) > at > java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:579) > at > java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoaders.java:178) > at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:522) > at Test.main(test.groovy:10) > {code} > h3. Expected behavior > The code should have been rejected, as the field should not be protected. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)