Merge branch '6.1.x'

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/expressions/evaluation.adoc

@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ following kinds of expressions cannot be compiled.
 * Expressions relying on the conversion service
 * Expressions using custom resolvers or accessors
 * Expressions using overloaded operators
+* Expressions using array construction syntax
 * Expressions using selection or projection
 
 Compilation of additional kinds of expressions may be supported in the future.

framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/expressions/language-ref/array-construction.adoc

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Java::
 	int[] numbers1 = (int[]) parser.parseExpression("new int[4]").getValue(context);
 
 	// Array with initializer
-	int[] numbers2 = (int[]) parser.parseExpression("new int[]{1,2,3}").getValue(context);
+	int[] numbers2 = (int[]) parser.parseExpression("new int[] {1, 2, 3}").getValue(context);
 
 	// Multi dimensional array
 	int[][] numbers3 = (int[][]) parser.parseExpression("new int[4][5]").getValue(context);
@@ -26,14 +26,22 @@ Kotlin::
 	val numbers1 = parser.parseExpression("new int[4]").getValue(context) as IntArray
 
 	// Array with initializer
-	val numbers2 = parser.parseExpression("new int[]{1,2,3}").getValue(context) as IntArray
+	val numbers2 = parser.parseExpression("new int[] {1, 2, 3}").getValue(context) as IntArray
 
 	// Multi dimensional array
 	val numbers3 = parser.parseExpression("new int[4][5]").getValue(context) as Array<IntArray>
 ----
 ======
 
+[NOTE]
+====
 You cannot currently supply an initializer when you construct a multi-dimensional array.
+====
 
-
+[CAUTION]
-
+====
+Any expression that constructs an array – for example, via `new int[4]` or
+`new int[] {1, 2, 3}` – cannot be compiled. See
+xref:core/expressions/evaluation.adoc#expressions-compiler-limitations[Compiler Limitations]
+for details.
+====

spring-expression/src/main/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/ast/Indexer.java

@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@ public class Indexer extends SpelNodeImpl {
 				}
 				case "B" -> {
 					mv.visitTypeInsn(CHECKCAST, "[B");
+					// byte and boolean arrays are both loaded via BALOAD
+					yield BALOAD;
+				}
+				case "Z" -> {
+					mv.visitTypeInsn(CHECKCAST, "[Z");
+					// byte and boolean arrays are both loaded via BALOAD
 					yield BALOAD;
 				}
 				case "C" -> {

spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelCompilationCoverageTests.java

@@ -309,6 +309,18 @@ public class SpelCompilationCoverageTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 			assertThat(getAst().getExitDescriptor()).isEqualTo("C");
 		}
 
+		@Test
+		void indexIntoPrimitiveBooleanArray() {
+			boolean[] booleans = { true, false };
+
+			expression = parser.parseExpression("[1]");
+
+			assertThat(expression.getValue(booleans)).isEqualTo(false);
+			assertCanCompile(expression);
+			assertThat(expression.getValue(booleans)).isEqualTo(false);
+			assertThat(getAst().getExitDescriptor()).isEqualTo("Z");
+		}
+
 		@Test
 		void indexIntoStringArray() {
 			String[] strings = { "a", "b", "c" };