### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core.tests.compiler
Index: src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/AssignmentTest.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core.tests.compiler/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/AssignmentTest.java,v
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -u -r1.40 AssignmentTest.java
--- src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/AssignmentTest.java	1 Jun 2007 08:26:25 -0000	1.40
+++ src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/compiler/regression/AssignmentTest.java	17 Oct 2007 11:47:56 -0000
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 // All specified tests which does not belong to the class are skipped...
 static {
 //	TESTS_NAMES = new String[] { "test000" };
-//	TESTS_NUMBERS = new int[] { 45 };
+//	TESTS_NUMBERS = new int[] { 2, 46, 47 };
 //	TESTS_RANGE = new int[] { 11, -1 };
 }
 public static Test suite() {
@@ -1102,6 +1102,126 @@
 		"The assignment to variable length3 has no effect\n" + 
 		"----------\n");
 }
+// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=200724
+public void test046() {
+	this.runNegativeTest(
+		new String[] {
+			"X.java",
+			"public class X {\n" + 
+			"	public static String s;\n" +
+			"	void foo(String s1) {\n" + 
+			"		X.s = s;" +
+			"	}\n" + 
+			"}\n",
+		},
+		"----------\n" + 
+		"1. ERROR in X.java (at line 4)\n" + 
+		"	X.s = s;	}\n" + 
+		"	^^^^^^^\n" + 
+		"The assignment to variable s has no effect\n" + 
+		"----------\n");
+}
+// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=200724
+public void test047() {
+	this.runConformTest(
+		new String[] {
+			"X.java",
+			"public class X {\n" + 
+			"	public static X MyX;\n" +
+			"	public static String s;\n" +
+			"	void foo(String s1) {\n" + 
+			"		X.MyX.s = s;" + // MyX could hold any extending type, hence we must not complain
+			"	}\n" + 
+			"}\n",
+		},
+		"");
+}
+// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=200724
+// we could decide that MyX won't change, hence that the assignment
+// on line a has no effect, but we accept this as a limit
+public void _test048() {
+	this.runNegativeTest(
+		new String[] {
+			"X.java",
+			"public class X {\n" + 
+			"	public static final X MyX = new X();\n" +
+			"	public static String s;\n" +
+			"	void foo(String s1) {\n" + 
+			"		X.MyX.s = s;" + // a
+			"	}\n" + 
+			"}\n",
+		},
+		"ERR");
+}
+// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=200724
+// adding a package to the picture
+public void test049() {
+	this.runNegativeTest(
+		new String[] {
+			"p/X.java",
+			"package p;\n" + 
+			"public class X {\n" + 
+			"	public static String s;\n" +
+			"	void foo(String s1) {\n" + 
+			"		p.X.s = s;" +
+			"	}\n" + 
+			"}\n",
+		},
+		"----------\n" + 
+		"1. ERROR in p\\X.java (at line 5)\n" + 
+		"	p.X.s = s;	}\n" + 
+		"	^^^^^^^^^\n" + 
+		"The assignment to variable s has no effect\n" + 
+		"----------\n");
+}
+// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=200724
+// adding an inner class to the picture
+public void test050() {
+	this.runNegativeTest(
+		new String[] {
+			"p/X.java",
+			"package p;\n" + 
+			"public class X {\n" + 
+			"  class XX {\n" + 
+			"	 public static String s;\n" +
+			"	 void foo(String s1) {\n" + 
+			"      X.XX.s = s;" +
+			"    }\n" + 
+			"  }\n" + 
+			"}\n",
+		},
+		"----------\n" + 
+		"1. ERROR in p\\X.java (at line 4)\n" + 
+		"	public static String s;\n" + 
+		"	                     ^\n" + 
+		"The field s cannot be declared static; static fields can only be declared in static or top level types\n" + 
+		"----------\n" + 
+		"2. ERROR in p\\X.java (at line 6)\n" + 
+		"	X.XX.s = s;    }\n" + 
+		"	^^^^^^^^^^\n" + 
+		"The assignment to variable s has no effect\n" + 
+		"----------\n");
+}
+// https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=200724
+// swap lhs and rhs
+public void test051() {
+	this.runNegativeTest(
+		new String[] {
+			"X.java",
+			"public class X {\n" + 
+			"	public static String s;\n" +
+			"	void foo(String s1) {\n" + 
+			"		s = X.s;" +
+			"	}\n" + 
+			"}\n",
+		},
+		"----------\n" + 
+		"1. ERROR in X.java (at line 4)\n" + 
+		"	s = X.s;	}\n" + 
+		"	^^^^^^^\n" + 
+		"The assignment to variable s has no effect\n" + 
+		"----------\n");
+}
 public static Class testClass() {
 	return AssignmentTest.class;
 }
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core
Index: compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/Assignment.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/Assignment.java,v
retrieving revision 1.79
diff -u -r1.79 Assignment.java
--- compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/Assignment.java	24 Sep 2007 22:49:54 -0000	1.79
+++ compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/Assignment.java	17 Oct 2007 11:48:03 -0000
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@
 			// i = i++; // eq to ++i;
 			return getDirectBinding (((Assignment)someExpression).lhs);
 		}
+	} else if (someExpression instanceof QualifiedNameReference) {
+		QualifiedNameReference qualifiedNameReference = (QualifiedNameReference) someExpression;
+		if (qualifiedNameReference.indexOfFirstFieldBinding != 1
+				&& qualifiedNameReference.otherBindings == null) {
+			// case where a static field is retrieved using ClassName.fieldname
+			return qualifiedNameReference.binding;
+		}
 	}
 //		} else if (someExpression instanceof PostfixExpression) { // recurse for postfix: i++ --> i
 //			// note: "b = b++" is equivalent to doing nothing, not to "b++"