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Cannot access private @Shared variables.

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Description

Originally reported on Google Code with ID 150

If a @Shared is declared private, it's essentially invisible to everything.

My use case was that my vars were in a super class and I want to hide them from subclasses.

Reported by ldaley on 2010-12-06 22:45:15

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Research direction

No source files or tests are named. Start by locating how Spock handles @Shared fields and reproduce the reported behavior with a private field declared in a superclass; done means the issue's private @Shared use case has a defined, verified outcome.

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Assessment

Tech stack
groovy
Domain
testing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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