Guard instanceof to Class::isInstance conversion on lambda arity#903
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`ReplaceLambdaWithMethodReference` was converting any single-`instanceof` lambda body to `X.class::isInstance` regardless of the lambda's arity or which identifier was being tested. A `BiPredicate<String, Throwable>` like `(r, t) -> t instanceof IllegalArgumentException` was rewritten to the unary `IllegalArgumentException.class::isInstance`, which fails to compile against the binary target type. Match the sibling `J.TypeCast` and null-check branches: require exactly one lambda parameter and require the `instanceof` left-hand identifier to refer to that parameter. Fixes #900
instanceof to Class::isInstance conversion on lambda arity
The TypeCast branch previously matched the cast expression to the lambda parameter by simple name, and the null-check branch by reference-identity on the resolved `JavaType.Variable`. Switching both to `SemanticallyEqual.areEqual` aligns all three sibling branches on a single, robust check and removes the string match from the TypeCast branch.
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Summary
Adds a one-parameter arity guard and parameter-identity check to the
instanceofbranch ofReplaceLambdaWithMethodReference, mirroring the existing guards in the siblingJ.TypeCastand null-check branches.Previously,
BiPredicate<String, Throwable> p = (r, t) -> t instanceof IllegalArgumentException;was rewritten toIllegalArgumentException.class::isInstance— a unaryPredicate, not assignable to the binaryBiPredicatetarget type, so downstream compilation failed.Also closes the analogous latent bug where a single-parameter lambda referencing a captured variable (
s -> field instanceof Foo) would be converted into a method reference that no longer references the captured state.Fixes ReplaceLambdaWithMethodReference converts a BiPredicate lambda to a single-arg Predicate method reference #900
Test plan
./gradlew test --tests "ReplaceLambdaWithMethodReferenceTest"passes locallydoNotChangeBiPredicateInstanceOftest verifies the reported case is left unchangeddoNotChangeInstanceOfOnCapturedVariabletest verifies captured-variable case is left unchangedinstanceOf,qualifiedInstanceOf,instanceOfLeftHandIsNotLambdaParameter,insideIfConditionAfterInstanceOfPatternVariable,localRecordWithInstanceOfChecktests still pass