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Inline Method leaves unqualified instance method call inside local class when inlining into static context #4464
Description
Description
Inline Method produces uncompilable code when inlining an instance method that contains a local class into the static method main.
Before refactoring, the local class H is declared inside the instance method f(). The call helper() inside H.g() is valid because it is implicitly bound to the enclosing I01 instance.
After applying Inline Method to the invocation obj.f(), the local class H is moved into the static method main. However, the call inside H.g() remains:
return helper();At this point, there is no implicit I01.this available in the static context. The call should be qualified with the original receiver, for example:
return obj.helper();The refactored code no longer compiles.
Code before refactoring
public class I01 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
I01 obj = new I01();
// Refactoring operation: Inline Method
// Target invocation: obj.f()
int result = obj.f();
System.out.println(result);
}
int helper() {
return 7;
}
int f() {
class H {
int g() {
return helper();
}
}
return H.class.getSimpleName().length();
}
}Code after refactoring
public class I01 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
I01 obj = new I01();
class H {
int g() {
return helper();
}
}
// Refactoring operation: Inline Method
// Target invocation: obj.f()
int result = H.class.getSimpleName().length();
System.out.println(result);
}
int helper() {
return 7;
}
int f() {
class H {
int g() {
return helper();
}
}
return H.class.getSimpleName().length();
}
}
Activity
shin19991207 commentedon Oct 21, 2026
Closing as a duplicate of eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.ui#3069. This has been fixed upstream.