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
IMethodBinding constrBinding= constrInvocation.resolveConstructorBinding();
			if (constrBinding == null) { 
				ITypeBinding parentType= Bindings.getBindingOfParentType(parent);
				if (parentType != null) {
					constrBinding= guessContructorBinding(parentType, constrInvocation.arguments());
				}
			}
			if (constrBinding != null) {
				return getParameterTypeBinding(node, constrInvocation.arguments(), constrBinding);
			}
			break;
		}
		case ASTNode.CLASS_INSTANCE_CREATION: {
			ClassInstanceCreation creation= (ClassInstanceCreation) parent;
			IMethodBinding creationBinding= creation.resolveConstructorBinding();
			if (creationBinding == null) { 
				ITypeBinding type= creation.getType().resolveBinding();
				if (type != null) {
					creationBinding= guessContructorBinding(type, creation.arguments());
				}
			}
			if (creationBinding != null) {
				return getParameterTypeBinding(node, creation.arguments(), creationBinding);
			}
			break;
		}
		case ASTNode.PARENTHESIZED_EXPRESSION:
			return guessBindingForReference(parent);
		case ASTNode.ARRAY_ACCESS:
			if (((ArrayAccess) parent).getIndex().equals(node)) {