### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core
Index: compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/CompoundAssignment.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/CompoundAssignment.java,v
retrieving revision 1.54
diff -u -r1.54 CompoundAssignment.java
--- compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/CompoundAssignment.java	28 Mar 2006 20:29:56 -0000	1.54
+++ compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/CompoundAssignment.java	16 May 2008 20:31:30 -0000
@@ -152,18 +152,10 @@
 			scope.problemReporter().invalidOperator(this, lhsType, expressionType);
 			return null;
 		}
-		if (operator == PLUS){
-			if(lhsID == T_JavaLangObject) {
-				// <Object> += <String> is illegal (39248)
-				scope.problemReporter().invalidOperator(this, lhsType, expressionType);
-				return null;
-			} else {
-				// <int | boolean> += <String> is illegal
-				if ((lhsType.isNumericType() || lhsID == T_boolean) && !expressionType.isNumericType()){
-					scope.problemReporter().invalidOperator(this, lhsType, expressionType);
-					return null;
-				}
-			}
+		if (operator == PLUS && ((lhsType.isNumericType() || lhsID == T_boolean) && !expressionType.isNumericType())) {
+			// <int | boolean> += <String> is illegal
+			scope.problemReporter().invalidOperator(this, lhsType, expressionType);
+			return null;
 		}
 		this.lhs.computeConversion(scope, TypeBinding.wellKnownType(scope, (result >>> 16) & 0x0000F), originalLhsType);
 		this.expression.computeConversion(scope, TypeBinding.wellKnownType(scope, (result >>> 8) & 0x0000F), originalExpressionType);