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Bug
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Resolution: Done
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Major
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3.0.17, 4.0.10
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The following expression fails to parse
System.out.println("Loader of Foo.class is " + Foo.class.getClassLoader());
Bracketing the class literal makes it owrk
System.out.println("Loader of Foo.class is " + (Foo.class).getClassLoader());
[BYTEMAN-394] Parser fails to recognize class literal expression as base for method or field access
Andrew Dinn
added a comment - It's ok to support class literals as the base of method accesses. However, they need to be rejected as the base of field accesses because fields of Class are all private and are not accessible using reflection (that ensures that they can be lazily instantiated by the class as needed).
The fix to the parser will accept both types of expressions. However, they need to increment the rule error count in the case of a field access, ensuring that the rule fails. Parsed method invocations will get interpreted and compiled as per usual so only the parser needs fixing.
Andrew Dinn
added a comment - It's ok to support class literals as the base of method accesses. However, they need to be rejected as the base of field accesses because fields of Class are all private and are not accessible using reflection (that ensures that they can be lazily instantiated by the class as needed).
The fix to the parser will accept both types of expressions. However, they need to increment the rule error count in the case of a field access, ensuring that the rule fails. Parsed method invocations will get interpreted and compiled as per usual so only the parser needs fixing. 
Fixed