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This class generates a compile error in the IDE but javac compiles successfully. public class ExceptionTest { public void doStuff() throws Exception { } public void test() { final Exception ex; try { doStuff(); return; } catch (NullPointerException e) { ex = e; } catch (Exception e) { // compile error here, only in the IDE ex = e; } ex.printStackTrace(); } }
Thanks for the report. The program is rejected for the same reason by these compiler versions: ecj: all versions since at least 3.2.2 javac: all versions <= jdk1.8.0-lambda-b69 Ergo: javac 1.8.0 (GA) is the first compiler I could find on my disk, that accepts the program; which makes this a fairly recent bug fix in javac. We should fix accordingly. There might even be a spec change behind this, which slipped our attention? OTOH, javac 1.8 with -source 1.7 accepts the program, too, so oracle didn't bother about compatibility between old compiler and new compiler at -source 1.7. I'm still not sure if we should fix it for all versions or only for 1.8 (for bug-compatibility with old oracle compilers)?
bulk move out of 4.8
Bulk move out of 4.9
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