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
return null;
			}
			node= node.getParent();
		}
		return null;
	}
	public static ASTNode findAncestor(ASTNode node, int nodeType) {
		while ((node != null) && (node.getNodeType() != nodeType)) {
			node= node.getParent();
		}
		return node;
	}
	public static Statement findParentStatement(ASTNode node) {
		while ((node != null) && (!(node instanceof Statement))) {
			node= node.getParent();
			if (node instanceof BodyDeclaration) {
				return null;
			}
		}
		return (Statement) node;
	}
	public static TryStatement findParentTryStatement(ASTNode node) {
		while ((node != null) && (!(node instanceof TryStatement))) {
			node= node.getParent();
			if (node instanceof BodyDeclaration) {
				return null;
			}
		}
		return (TryStatement) node;
	}