Bug 80996 [Quick Fix] Incorrect return type of created method
Eclipse Version: 3.1.0 Build id: 200412081200 Place the following code in Eclipse - The class name is QuickFixEquals. package eclipse.bug; import java.util.List; public class QuickFixEquals { public boolean hasChildren() { if(getContentSpec().equals("Test")) return true; return false; } } Note that the code is importing java.util.List This would give a compilation error with a quick fix option. On applying QuickFix the following code is generated: private List getContentSpec() { // TODO Auto-generated method stub return null; } I would expect the return type to be Object - but it turned out to be List! [If you remove the import statement, it correctly sets the return type of getContentSpec to Object.] If the original class was import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class QuickFixEquals { public boolean hasChildren() { if(getContentSpec().equals("Test")) return true; return false; } public List<String> getList() { return new ArrayList<String>(); } } The QuickFix creates the following method - private AbstractList<E> getContentSpec() { // TODO Auto-generated method stub return null; }
org.eclipse.jdt.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/ui/text/correction/ASTResolving.java
if (binding != null) {
				boolean res= fVisitor.visit(binding);
				if (res) {
					res= Bindings.visitHierarchy(binding, fVisitor);
				}
				if (!res) {
					throw new VisitCancelledException();
				}
			}
			return false;
		}
	}
	public static IBinding getParentMethodOrTypeBinding(ASTNode node) {
		do {
			if (node instanceof MethodDeclaration) {
				return ((MethodDeclaration) node).resolveBinding();
			} else if (node instanceof AbstractTypeDeclaration) {
				return ((AbstractTypeDeclaration) node).resolveBinding();
			} else if (node instanceof AnonymousClassDeclaration) {
				return ((AnonymousClassDeclaration) node).resolveBinding();
			}
			node= node.getParent();
		} while (node != null);
		
		return null;
	}
	
	public static BodyDeclaration findParentBodyDeclaration(ASTNode node) {
		while ((node != null) && (!(node instanceof BodyDeclaration))) {
			node= node.getParent();