@BeforeClass of superclass is not executed

Contrary to the statement in @BeforeClass annotation javadoc : /** The @BeforeClass methods of superclasses will be run before those the current class. */ The @BeforeClass annotated method of superclass is not called if there is another @BeforeClass is subclass.

public abstract class SuperTest {
    @BeforeClass
    public static void beforeClass() throws Exception {
        fail("why don't you call me ?");    // never fails
    }
}

public class MyTestA extends SuperTest {
    @BeforeClass
    public static void beforeClass() {
        fail("Thanks for calling");     // fails here
    }

    @Test
    public void test() {
        fail("Failure expected from MyTestA.beforeClass()");  
    }
}

public class MyTestB extends SuperTest {
    @BeforeClass
    public static void beforeClass() {
    }

    @Test
    public void test() {
        fail("Failure expected from SuperTest.beforeClass()");    // fails here
    }
}

[taral]

The method in the superclass is shadowed by the method with the same name in the subclass. If you give the @BeforeClass methods different names, they will run in the correct order.

[gonzen]

thanks taral, issue is settled then. A little mention in the javadoc of @BeforeClass could be helpful though.