Description Markus Keller 2005-01-21 04:38:50 EST

[1.5] The compiler should error on ambiguous method invocation due to duplicate
static imports.

The example below compiles without error. Eclipse just binds m() to the first
static import that provides a matching method declaration. Javac errors at the
invocation of m().

--- p/A.java: --------------------------------
package p;

import static x.X.m;
import static p.A.m;

public class A {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new B().use();
    }

    public static void m() {
        System.out.println("A.m()");
    }

    public static void m(int arg) {
        System.out.println("A.m(" + arg + ")");
    }
}

class B {
    void use() {
        m(); // javac: reference to m is ambiguous,
               //    both method m() in x.X and method m() in p.A match
        m(1);
    }
}

--- c/X.java: --------------------------------
package x;

public class X {
    public static void m() {
        System.out.println("X.m()");
    }
}