Index: Scope.java
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retrieving revision 1.86
diff -u -r1.86 Scope.java
--- Scope.java	13 Jan 2004 15:48:43 -0000	1.86
+++ Scope.java	29 Jan 2004 21:16:16 -0000
@@ -1287,10 +1287,14 @@
 
 		while (currentIndex < typeNameLength) {
 			typeBinding = getMemberType(compoundName[currentIndex++], typeBinding);
-			if (!typeBinding.isValidBinding())
+			if (!typeBinding.isValidBinding()) {
+				if (typeBinding instanceof ProblemReferenceBinding) {
+					return typeBinding;
+				}
 				return new ProblemReferenceBinding(
 					CharOperation.subarray(compoundName, 0, currentIndex),
 					typeBinding.problemId());
+			}
 		}
 		return typeBinding;
 	}