References to static fields in enum initializers

[Christopher Benson-Manica]

Consider this simple enumerated type:

class Foo {
foo, bar;

Foo() {
if( equals(foo) ) {
// ...
}
}
}

javac rightfully points out the illegal access to foo in the
initializer for the enumerated type. However, javac 1.6.0_01
cheerfully accepts

class Foo {
foo, bar;

Foo() {
switch(this) {
case foo:
break;
}
}
}

, which of course is broken and fails at runtime. My question: is
javac right to accept this code (meaning that the language definition
might need some work), or should I file a bug report?

 

[Christopher Benson-Manica]

Consider this simple enumerated type:

class Foo {

Canny observers will notice that Foo is not an enum. Obviously I
meant enum Foo. Apologies.