[jboss-dev-forums] [Design the new POJO MicroContainer] - Re: MDR doesn't work on annotated privates

[adrian@jboss.org]

"wolfc" wrote : 
  | Yes you can, see EJB 3 12.4.1 the last bullet.
  | 
  | It's just that if there is a private method with a @PostConstruct it must be invoked regardless of the sub class (which is the weird part).

So I'm no longer understanding this issue.

In my example would Sub::postConstruct() be invoked or not?

The part of the EJB3 spec you refer to says the opposite of your "weird part"
anonymous wrote : 
  | If a lifecycle callback interceptor method is overridden by another method (regardless of
  | whether that method is itself a lifecycle callback interceptor method (of the same or different
  | type)), it will NOT be invoked.
  | 

My emphasis.

So I don't see why you have to look at annotations on overridden methods.

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