Groovy example source code file (Groovy3876Bug.groovy)

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Java - Groovy tags/keywords

groovy3876bug, groovy3876bug, groovycastexception, groovycastexception, groovytestcase, groovytestcase, integer, integer

The Groovy Groovy3876Bug.groovy source code

package groovy.bugs

import org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.typehandling.GroovyCastException

class Groovy3876Bug extends GroovyTestCase {
    void testGStringToNumberConversion() {
        def a

        assert "-1" as Integer == -1
        a = '-1'
        assert "$a" as Integer == -1

        try {
            ((Integer) "$a")
            fail('The cast should have failed with GroovyCastException')
        }catch(GroovyCastException ex) {
            // fine
        }

        assert "-1000" as Integer == -1000
        a = "-1000"
        assert "$a" as Integer == -1000
    }
}