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
private static boolean isVariableDefinedInContext(IBinding binding, ITypeBinding typeVariable) {
		if (binding.getKind() == IBinding.VARIABLE) {
			IVariableBinding var= (IVariableBinding) binding;
			binding= var.getDeclaringMethod();
			if (binding == null) {
				binding= var.getDeclaringClass();
			}
		}
		if (binding instanceof IMethodBinding) {
			if (binding == typeVariable.getDeclaringMethod()) {
				return true;
			}
			binding= ((IMethodBinding) binding).getDeclaringClass();
		}
		while (binding instanceof ITypeBinding) {
			if (binding == typeVariable.getDeclaringClass()) {
				return true;
			}
			if (Modifier.isStatic(binding.getModifiers())) {
				break;
			}
			binding= ((ITypeBinding) binding).getDeclaringClass();
		}
		return false;
	}
	public static boolean isUseableTypeInContext(ITypeBinding[] binding, IBinding context, boolean noWildcards) {
		for (int i= 0; i < binding.length; i++) {
			if (!isUseableTypeInContext(binding[i], context, noWildcards)) {
				return false;
			}