8274942: AssertionError at jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.util.Assert.error(Assert.java:155)

src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Annotate.java

@@ -672,6 +672,12 @@ private Attribute getAnnotationPrimitiveValue(Type expectedElementType, JCExpres
             log.error(tree.pos(), Errors.AttributeValueMustBeConstant);
             return new Attribute.Error(expectedElementType);
         }
+
+        // Scan the annotation element value and then attribute nested annotations if present
+        if (tree.type != null && tree.type.tsym != null) {
+            queueScanTreeAndTypeAnnotate(tree, env, tree.type.tsym, tree.pos());
+        }
+
         result = cfolder.coerce(result, expectedElementType);
         return new Attribute.Constant(expectedElementType, result.constValue());
     }

test/langtools/tools/javac/annotations/typeAnnotations/NestTypeAnnotation.java

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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+ *
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+ *
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+ *
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+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8274942
+ * @summary javac should attribute the internal annotations of the annotation element value
+ * @compile NestTypeAnnotation.java
+ */
+
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+
+public class NestTypeAnnotation {
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target({ElementType.TYPE_USE, ElementType.TYPE_PARAMETER})
+    public @interface OuterAnnotation {
+        int intVal();
+        float floatVal();
+    }
+
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+    @Target({ElementType.TYPE_USE, ElementType.TYPE_PARAMETER})
+    public @interface InnerAnnotation { }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        int intVal1 = (@OuterAnnotation(intVal = (@InnerAnnotation() int) 2.5, floatVal = (@InnerAnnotation() float) 2.5) int) 2.4;
+        int[] arr = new int []{1, 2}; // use `2.4 * arr[0] + arr[1]` to prevent optimization.
+        int intVal2 = (@OuterAnnotation(intVal = (@InnerAnnotation() int) 2.5, floatVal = (@InnerAnnotation() float) 2.5) int) (2.4 * arr[0] + arr[1]);
+
+        int[] singleArr1 = new @OuterAnnotation(intVal = (@InnerAnnotation() int) 2.5, floatVal = (@InnerAnnotation() float) 2.5) int [2];
+        @OuterAnnotation(intVal = (@InnerAnnotation() int) 2.5, floatVal = (@InnerAnnotation() float) 2.5) int[] singleArr2 = new int [2];
+        int[] singleArr3 = new  int @OuterAnnotation(intVal = (@InnerAnnotation() int) 2.5, floatVal = (@InnerAnnotation() float) 2.5) [2];
+
+        int[][] multiArr1 = new int @OuterAnnotation(intVal = (@InnerAnnotation() int) 2.5, floatVal = (@InnerAnnotation() float) 2.5) [2][3];
+        int[][] multiArr2 = new int [2] @OuterAnnotation(intVal = (@InnerAnnotation() int) 2.5, floatVal = (@InnerAnnotation() float) 2.5) [3];
+    }
+}