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
String name= null;
		if (assignedExpression instanceof Name) {
			Name simpleNode= (Name) assignedExpression;
			IBinding binding= simpleNode.resolveBinding();
			String varName= ASTNodes.getSimpleNameIdentifier(simpleNode);
			if (binding instanceof IVariableBinding) {
				if (((IVariableBinding) binding).isField()) {
					varName= NamingConventions.removePrefixAndSuffixForFieldName(project, varName, binding.getModifiers());
				} else {
					CompilationUnit astRoot= (CompilationUnit) assignedExpression.getRoot();
					if (astRoot.findDeclaringNode(binding) instanceof SingleVariableDeclaration) {
						varName= NamingConventions.removePrefixAndSuffixForArgumentName(project, varName);
					} else {
						varName= NamingConventions.removePrefixAndSuffixForLocalVariableName(project, varName);
					}
				}
			}
			return varName;
		} else if (assignedExpression instanceof MethodInvocation) {
			name= ((MethodInvocation) assignedExpression).getName().getIdentifier();
		} else if (assignedExpression instanceof SuperMethodInvocation) {
			name= ((SuperMethodInvocation) assignedExpression).getName().getIdentifier();
		}
		if (name != null && name.length() > 3) {
			if (name.startsWith("get")) { 
				return name.substring(3);
			}
		}
		return null;
	}