[ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/CDI-508?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.sy... ] Martin Kouba updated CDI-508: ----------------------------- Description: The spec should explicitly state that all nested classes (inner, anonymous, local) except for static nested classes are not managed beans. *3.1.1. Which Java classes are managed beans?* is confusing: {quote} A *top-level* Java class is a managed bean if it is defined to be a managed bean by any other Java EE specification, or if it meets all of the following conditions: * It is not a *non-static inner class*. * It is a concrete class, or is annotated @Decorator. * ... {quote} # A *top-level* Java class is never nested # Term *non-static inner class* is inaccurate, static nested classes are not inner # It seems that *concrete class* is not defined in JLS, it should be probably replaced with something like non-abstract... was: The spec should explicitly state that all nested classes (inner, anonymous, local) except for static nested classes are not managed beans. *3.1.1. Which Java classes are managed beans?* is confusing: {quote} A *top-level* Java class is a managed bean if it is defined to be a managed bean by any other Java EE specification, or if it meets all of the following conditions: * It is not a *non-static inner class*. {quote} # a *top-level* Java class is never nested # term *non-static inner class* is inaccurate, static nested classes are not inner -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.11#6341)