6569633: Varargs: parser error when varargs element type is an array

Summary: explicit error message when old-style array syntax is mixed with varargs
Reviewed-by: jjg

src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java

@@ -2168,7 +2168,10 @@ public class JavacParser implements Parser {
     JCVariableDecl variableDeclaratorId(JCModifiers mods, JCExpression type) {
         int pos = S.pos();
         Name name = ident();
-        if ((mods.flags & Flags.VARARGS) == 0)
+        if ((mods.flags & Flags.VARARGS) != 0 &&
+                S.token() == LBRACKET) {
+            log.error(S.pos(), "varargs.and.old.array.syntax");
+        }
         type = bracketsOpt(type);
         return toP(F.at(pos).VarDef(mods, name, type, null));
     }

src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/resources/compiler.properties

@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ compiler.err.invalid.hex.number=\
     hexadecimal numbers must contain at least one hexadecimal digit
 compiler.err.invalid.meth.decl.ret.type.req=\
     invalid method declaration; return type required
+compiler.err.varargs.and.old.array.syntax=\
+    legacy array notation not allowed on variable-arity parameter
 
 compiler.err.label.already.in.use=\
     label {0} already in use

test/tools/javac/diags/examples/VarargsAndOldArraySyntax.java

+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
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+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
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+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
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+ *
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+ * questions.
+ */
+
+// key: compiler.err.varargs.and.old.array.syntax
+
+class VarargsAndOldArraySyntax {
+    void  m1 (Integer... i[]) { }
+}

test/tools/javac/varargs/6569633/T6569633.java

+/*
+ * @test /nodynamiccopyright/
+ * @bug     6569633
+ * @author mcimadamore
+ * @summary  Varargs: parser error when varargs element type is an array
+ * @compile/fail/ref=T6569633.out -XDrawDiagnostics T6569633.java
+ */
+
+class T6569633 {
+    void  m1 (Integer... i[]) { }
+    void  m2 (Integer[]... i) { }
+    void  m3 (Integer[]... i[]) { }
+}

test/tools/javac/varargs/6569633/T6569633.out

+T6569633.java:10:27: compiler.err.varargs.and.old.array.syntax
+T6569633.java:12:29: compiler.err.varargs.and.old.array.syntax
+2 errors