--- old/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Symbol.java 2010-06-30 14:15:12.000000000 -0700 +++ new/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Symbol.java 2010-06-30 14:15:12.000000000 -0700 @@ -995,7 +995,8 @@ public Object getConstValue() { // TODO: Consider if getConstValue and getConstantValue can be collapsed - if (data == ElementKind.EXCEPTION_PARAMETER) { + if (data == ElementKind.EXCEPTION_PARAMETER || + data == ElementKind.RESOURCE_VARIABLE) { return null; } else if (data instanceof Callable) { // In this case, this is final a variable, with an as