### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core
Index: compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/BlockScope.java
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/BlockScope.java,v
retrieving revision 1.117
diff -u -r1.117 BlockScope.java
--- compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/BlockScope.java	17 Mar 2010 16:10:00 -0000	1.117
+++ compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/lookup/BlockScope.java	29 Jun 2010 03:52:19 -0000
@@ -464,22 +464,31 @@
 			problemReporter().deprecatedType(referenceBinding, invocationNode);
 		}
 	}
+	Binding problemFieldBinding = null;
 	while (currentIndex < length) {
 		referenceBinding = (ReferenceBinding) binding;
 		char[] nextName = compoundName[currentIndex++];
 		invocationSite.setFieldIndex(currentIndex);
 		invocationSite.setActualReceiverType(referenceBinding);
 		if ((mask & Binding.FIELD) != 0 && (binding = findField(referenceBinding, nextName, invocationSite, true /*resolve*/)) != null) {
-			if (!binding.isValidBinding()) {
-				return new ProblemFieldBinding(
-					((ProblemFieldBinding)binding).closestMatch,
-					((ProblemFieldBinding)binding).declaringClass,
-					CharOperation.concatWith(CharOperation.subarray(compoundName, 0, currentIndex), '.'),
-					binding.problemId());
+			if (binding.isValidBinding()) {
+				break; // binding is now a field
+			}
+			problemFieldBinding = new ProblemFieldBinding(
+				((ProblemFieldBinding)binding).closestMatch,
+				((ProblemFieldBinding)binding).declaringClass,
+				CharOperation.concatWith(CharOperation.subarray(compoundName, 0, currentIndex), '.'),
+				binding.problemId()); 
+			// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=317858 : If field is inaccessible,
+			// don't give up yet, continue to look for a visible member type 
+			if (binding.problemId() != ProblemReasons.NotVisible) {  
+				return problemFieldBinding;
 			}
-			break; // binding is now a field
 		}
 		if ((binding = findMemberType(nextName, referenceBinding)) == null) {
+			if (problemFieldBinding != null) {
+				return problemFieldBinding;
+			}
 			if ((mask & Binding.FIELD) != 0) {
 				return new ProblemFieldBinding(
 						null,
@@ -498,11 +507,15 @@
 				ProblemReasons.NotFound);
 		}
 		// binding is a ReferenceBinding
-		if (!binding.isValidBinding())
+		if (!binding.isValidBinding()) {
+			if (problemFieldBinding != null) {
+				return problemFieldBinding;
+			}
 			return new ProblemReferenceBinding(
 				CharOperation.subarray(compoundName, 0, currentIndex),
 				(ReferenceBinding)((ReferenceBinding)binding).closestMatch(),
 				binding.problemId());
+		}
 		if (invocationSite instanceof ASTNode) {
 			referenceBinding = (ReferenceBinding) binding;
 			ASTNode invocationNode = (ASTNode) invocationSite;
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core.tests.compiler
Index: src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/LookupTest.java
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/LookupTest.java,v
retrieving revision 1.84
diff -u -r1.84 LookupTest.java
--- src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/LookupTest.java	23 Jun 2010 06:52:41 -0000	1.84
+++ src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/LookupTest.java	29 Jun 2010 03:52:22 -0000
@@ -3176,6 +3176,141 @@
 		"The type B$A is not visible\n" + 
 		"----------\n");
 }
+// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=317858
+public void test098() {
+	this.runConformTest(
+		new String[] {
+			"B.java",//------------------------------
+			"class A {\n" +
+			"    public final static class B {\n" +
+			"        public final static String length = \"very long\";\n" +
+			"    }\n" +
+			"    private  int [] B = new int[5];\n" +    
+			"}\n" +
+			"public class B {\n" +
+			"    public static void main(String[] args) {\n" +
+			"        System.out.println(A.B.length);\n" +
+			"    }\n" +   
+			"}\n",
+		},
+		"very long");
+}
+// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=317858
+public void test099() {
+	this.runNegativeTest(
+		new String[] {
+			"B.java",//------------------------------
+			"class A {\n" +
+			"    public final static class B {\n" +
+			"        public final static String length = \"very long\";\n" +
+			"    }\n" +
+			"    public int [] B = new int[5];\n" +    
+			"}\n" +
+			"public class B {\n" +
+			"    public static void main(String[] args) {\n" +
+			"        System.out.println(A.B.length);\n" +
+			"    }\n" +   
+			"}\n",
+		},
+		"----------\n" + 
+		"1. ERROR in B.java (at line 9)\n" + 
+		"	System.out.println(A.B.length);\n" + 
+		"	                   ^^^^^^^^^^\n" + 
+		"Cannot make a static reference to the non-static field A.B\n" + 
+		"----------\n");
+}
+// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=317858
+public void test100() {
+	this.runConformTest(
+		new String[] {
+			"B.java",//------------------------------
+			"class A {\n" +
+			"    public final class B {\n" +
+			"        public final String length = \"very long\";\n" +
+			"    }\n" +
+			"    public static int [] B = new int[5];\n" +    
+			"}\n" +
+			"public class B {\n" +
+			"    public static void main(String[] args) {\n" +
+			"        System.out.println(A.B.length);\n" +
+			"    }\n" +   
+			"}\n",
+		},
+		"5");
+}
+// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=317858
+public void test101() {
+	this.runNegativeTest(
+		new String[] {
+			"B.java",//------------------------------
+			"class A {\n" +
+			"    private final class B {\n" +
+			"        public final String length = \"very long\";\n" +
+			"    }\n" +
+			"    private int [] B = new int[5];\n" +    
+			"}\n" +
+			"public class B {\n" +
+			"    public static void main(String[] args) {\n" +
+			"        System.out.println(A.B.length);\n" +
+			"    }\n" +   
+			"}\n",
+		},
+		"----------\n" + 
+		"1. WARNING in B.java (at line 2)\n" + 
+		"	private final class B {\n" + 
+		"	                    ^\n" + 
+		"The type A.B is never used locally\n" + 
+		"----------\n" + 
+		"2. WARNING in B.java (at line 3)\n" + 
+		"	public final String length = \"very long\";\n" + 
+		"	                    ^^^^^^\n" + 
+		"The field A.B.length is never read locally\n" + 
+		"----------\n" + 
+		"3. WARNING in B.java (at line 5)\n" + 
+		"	private int [] B = new int[5];\n" + 
+		"	               ^\n" + 
+		"The field A.B is never read locally\n" + 
+		"----------\n" + 
+		"4. ERROR in B.java (at line 9)\n" + 
+		"	System.out.println(A.B.length);\n" + 
+		"	                     ^\n" + 
+		"The field A.B is not visible\n" + 
+		"----------\n");
+}
+// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=317858
+public void test102() {
+	this.runNegativeTest(
+		new String[] {
+			"B.java",//------------------------------
+			"class A {\n" +
+			"    public final class B {\n" +
+			"        private final String length = \"very long\";\n" +
+			"    }\n" +
+			"    private int [] B = new int[5];\n" +    
+			"}\n" +
+			"public class B {\n" +
+			"    public static void main(String[] args) {\n" +
+			"        System.out.println(A.B.length);\n" +
+			"    }\n" +   
+			"}\n",
+		},
+		"----------\n" + 
+		"1. WARNING in B.java (at line 3)\n" + 
+		"	private final String length = \"very long\";\n" + 
+		"	                     ^^^^^^\n" + 
+		"The field A.B.length is never read locally\n" + 
+		"----------\n" + 
+		"2. WARNING in B.java (at line 5)\n" + 
+		"	private int [] B = new int[5];\n" + 
+		"	               ^\n" + 
+		"The field A.B is never read locally\n" + 
+		"----------\n" + 
+		"3. ERROR in B.java (at line 9)\n" + 
+		"	System.out.println(A.B.length);\n" + 
+		"	                       ^^^^^^\n" + 
+		"The field A.B.length is not visible\n" + 
+		"----------\n");
+}
 public static Class testClass() {	return LookupTest.class;
 }
 }