Description James Howe 2003-05-06 16:36:43 EDT

The following code does not compile correctly with the Java compiler supplied 
with Eclipse 2.1:

package test;

import junit.framework.TestCase;

public class Test extends TestCase{
public Test(String name) {
	super(name);
}

final private static double TOLERANCE = 1.0e-9;

static public void assertEquals(double expected, double actual) {
	double delta = Math.abs(expected * TOLERANCE);
	assertEquals(expected, actual, delta);
}

public void testAssertEqualsWithInts() {
	assertEquals( 3,  4);
}

}

The compiler erroneously complains that the assertEquals(3, 4) method is 
ambiguous.  Based on information gleaned from chapter 15.12.2.2 of the Java 
spec, this method invocation should not be ambiguous.  Also, the javac compiler 
in JDK 1.4.1_01 compiles this code just fine.  To build, you need to have the 
Eclipse junit.jar in the classpath.  I can provide a zipped Eclipse project if 
necessary.