Navigate to source does not work for annotation with default value of type Class

[hlavki]

Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans latest daily build

What happened

When I have code e.g.:

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Inherited
public @interface RunWith {

    Class<?> value();
}

@RunWith(String.class)
public class Runner {}

Pressing key Ctrl and click mouse on String.class, netbeans opens source of RunWith.java instead of String.java. Also JavaDoc shows RunWith.java.

How to reproduce

See the description above.

Did this work correctly in an earlier version?

No

Operating System

Linux 5.17.9-1-default, openSUSE Tumbleweed, x86_64

JDK

18.0.1

Apache NetBeans packaging

Own source build

Anything else

No response

Are you willing to submit a pull request?

Yes

Code of Conduct

Yes

[mbien]

good catch. thanks for the compact reproducer.

[Saljack]

It is really annoying mainly if you heavily work with annotations e.g. Spring Boot, Quarkus...

[matthiasblaesing]

@hlavki @Saljack could you please test the nightly build available from PR #7378?

Direct link: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/suites/23738068067/artifacts/1498621505

[Saljack]

It works like a charm 👍 Thank you so much. I tested these combinations:

@Import(Something.class)
@Import(value = {Something.class} )
@Import(value = {Something.class, Object.class} )
@Import
@SpringBootApplication(scanBasePackageClasses = Something.class, exclude = Object.class)

and in all cases, it is linked to a correct annotation or a class parameter. I assume it is too late for NetBeans 22 😢

[matthiasblaesing]

@Saljack thank you for the quick check.

I assume it is too late for NetBeans 22 😢

NB22 is still in RC phase. While I wanted to wait for CI/CD to complete and then decide, @mbien beat me to it and went ahead, reviewed and added to NB22 milestone. Meanwhile @ebarboni also merged the change to delivery for the next RC. So yes, it should be released with next version.