User development, A new message was posted in the thread "Is it possible to intercept method in Abstract Class": http://community.jboss.org/message/524369#524369 Author : Kabir Khan Profile : http://community.jboss.org/people/kabir.khan@jboss.com Message: -------------------------------------------------------------- We weave the point where the method is actually implemented by replacing the method body, so try        <bind pointcut="execution(protected * $instanceof{xxx.xxx.AbstractHandler}->aquireHandler(..)})">           <interceptor-ref name="mockhandler"/>      </bind> This is assuming that aquireHandler is an abstract method -------------------------------------------------------------- To reply to this message visit the message page: http://community.jboss.org/message/524369#524369