Favor local, composed annotations in AnnotatedElementUtils

This commit updates the "get semantics" search algorithm used in
`AnnotatedElementUtils` so that locally declared 'composed annotations'
are favored over inherited annotations.

Specifically, the internal `searchWithGetSemantics()` method now
searches locally declared annotations before searching inherited
annotations.

All TODOs in `AnnotatedElementUtilsTests` have been completed, and all
ignored tests have been reinstated.

Issue: SPR-11598

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtils.java

@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ package org.springframework.core.annotation;
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -71,11 +74,13 @@ import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
  *
  * <h3>Support for {@code @Inherited}</h3>
  * <p>Methods following <em>get semantics</em> will honor the contract of
- * Java's {@link java.lang.annotation.Inherited @Inherited} annotation.
+ * Java's {@link java.lang.annotation.Inherited @Inherited} annotation except
- * However, methods following <em>find semantics</em> will ignore the
+ * that locally declared annotations (including custom composed annotations)
- * presence of {@code @Inherited} since the <em>find</em> search algorithm
+ * will be favored over inherited annotations. In contrast, methods following
- * manually traverses type and method hierarchies and thereby implicitly
+ * <em>find semantics</em> will completely ignore the presence of
- * supports annotation inheritance without the need for {@code @Inherited}.
+ * {@code @Inherited} since the <em>find</em> search algorithm manually
+ * traverses type and method hierarchies and thereby implicitly supports
+ * annotation inheritance without the need for {@code @Inherited}.
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
@@ -352,45 +357,8 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtils {
 	 */
 	public static AnnotationAttributes findAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement element, String annotationType,
 			boolean classValuesAsString, boolean nestedAnnotationsAsMap) {
-		return findAnnotationAttributes(element, annotationType, true, true, true, true, classValuesAsString,
+		return searchWithFindSemantics(element, annotationType, new MergedAnnotationAttributesProcessor(annotationType,
-			nestedAnnotationsAsMap);
+			classValuesAsString, nestedAnnotationsAsMap));
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Find the first annotation of the specified {@code annotationType} within
-	 * the annotation hierarchy <em>above</em> the supplied {@code element} and
-	 * merge that annotation's attributes with <em>matching</em> attributes from
-	 * annotations in lower levels of the annotation hierarchy.
-	 *
-	 * @param element the annotated element; never {@code null}
-	 * @param annotationType the fully qualified class name of the annotation
-	 * type to find; never {@code null} or empty
-	 * @param searchOnInterfaces whether to search on interfaces, if the
-	 * annotated element is a class
-	 * @param searchOnSuperclasses whether to search on superclasses, if
-	 * the annotated element is a class
-	 * @param searchOnMethodsInInterfaces whether to search on methods in
-	 * interfaces, if the annotated element is a method
-	 * @param searchOnMethodsInSuperclasses whether to search on methods
-	 * in superclasses, if the annotated element is a method
-	 * @param classValuesAsString whether to convert Class references into
-	 * Strings or to preserve them as Class references
-	 * @param nestedAnnotationsAsMap whether to convert nested Annotation
-	 * instances into {@code AnnotationAttributes} maps or to preserve them
-	 * as Annotation instances
-	 * @return the merged {@code AnnotationAttributes}, or {@code null} if
-	 * not found
-	 * @since 4.2
-	 * @see #searchWithFindSemantics
-	 * @see MergedAnnotationAttributesProcessor
-	 */
-	private static AnnotationAttributes findAnnotationAttributes(AnnotatedElement element, String annotationType,
-			boolean searchOnInterfaces, boolean searchOnSuperclasses, boolean searchOnMethodsInInterfaces,
-			boolean searchOnMethodsInSuperclasses, boolean classValuesAsString, boolean nestedAnnotationsAsMap) {
-
-		return searchWithFindSemantics(element, annotationType, searchOnInterfaces, searchOnSuperclasses,
-			searchOnMethodsInInterfaces, searchOnMethodsInSuperclasses, new MergedAnnotationAttributesProcessor(
-				annotationType, classValuesAsString, nestedAnnotationsAsMap));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -511,32 +479,28 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtils {
 
 		if (visited.add(element)) {
 			try {
-				// Local annotations: declared OR inherited
-				Annotation[] annotations = element.getAnnotations();
 
-				// Search in local annotations
+				// Start searching within locally declared annotations
-				for (Annotation annotation : annotations) {
+				List<Annotation> declaredAnnotations = Arrays.asList(element.getDeclaredAnnotations());
-					if (!AnnotationUtils.isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(annotation)
+				T result = searchWithGetSemanticsInAnnotations(declaredAnnotations, annotationType, processor, visited,
-							&& (annotation.annotationType().getName().equals(annotationType) || metaDepth > 0)) {
+					metaDepth);
-						T result = processor.process(annotation, metaDepth);
+				if (result != null) {
-						if (result != null) {
+					return result;
-							return result;
+				}
-						}
+
+				List<Annotation> inheritedAnnotations = new ArrayList<Annotation>();
+				for (Annotation annotation : element.getAnnotations()) {
+					if (!declaredAnnotations.contains(annotation)) {
+						inheritedAnnotations.add(annotation);
 					}
 				}
 
-				// Search in meta annotations on local annotations
+				// Continue searching within inherited annotations
-				for (Annotation annotation : annotations) {
+				result = searchWithGetSemanticsInAnnotations(inheritedAnnotations, annotationType, processor, visited,
-					if (!AnnotationUtils.isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(annotation)) {
+					metaDepth);
-						T result = searchWithGetSemantics(annotation.annotationType(), annotationType, processor,
+				if (result != null) {
-							visited, metaDepth + 1);
+					return result;
-						if (result != null) {
-							processor.postProcess(annotation, result);
-							return result;
-						}
-					}
 				}
-
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex) {
 				AnnotationUtils.logIntrospectionFailure(element, ex);
@@ -545,6 +509,69 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtils {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * This method is invoked by
+	 * {@link #searchWithGetSemantics(AnnotatedElement, String, Processor, Set, int)}
+	 * to perform the actual search within the supplied list of annotations.
+	 * <p>This method should be invoked first with locally declared annotations
+	 * and then subsequently with inherited annotations, thereby allowing
+	 * local annotations to take precedence over inherited annotations.
+	 *
+	 * <p>The {@code metaDepth} parameter is explained in the
+	 * {@link Processor#process process()} method of the {@link Processor}
+	 * API.
+	 *
+	 * @param annotations the annotations to search in; never {@code null}
+	 * @param annotationType the fully qualified class name of the annotation
+	 * type to find; never {@code null} or empty
+	 * @param processor the processor to delegate to
+	 * @param visited the set of annotated elements that have already been visited
+	 * @param metaDepth the meta-depth of the annotation
+	 * @return the result of the processor, potentially {@code null}
+	 */
+	private static <T> T searchWithGetSemanticsInAnnotations(List<Annotation> annotations, String annotationType,
+			Processor<T> processor, Set<AnnotatedElement> visited, int metaDepth) {
+
+		// Search in annotations
+		for (Annotation annotation : annotations) {
+			if (!AnnotationUtils.isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(annotation)
+					&& (annotation.annotationType().getName().equals(annotationType) || metaDepth > 0)) {
+				T result = processor.process(annotation, metaDepth);
+				if (result != null) {
+					return result;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Recursively search in meta-annotations
+		for (Annotation annotation : annotations) {
+			if (!AnnotationUtils.isInJavaLangAnnotationPackage(annotation)) {
+				T result = searchWithGetSemantics(annotation.annotationType(), annotationType, processor, visited,
+					metaDepth + 1);
+				if (result != null) {
+					processor.postProcess(annotation, result);
+					return result;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Search for annotations of the specified {@code annotationType} on
+	 * the specified {@code element}, following <em>find semantics</em>.
+	 *
+	 * @param element the annotated element; never {@code null}
+	 * @param annotationType the fully qualified class name of the annotation
+	 * type to find; never {@code null} or empty
+	 * @param processor the processor to delegate to
+	 * @return the result of the processor, potentially {@code null}
+	 */
+	private static <T> T searchWithFindSemantics(AnnotatedElement element, String annotationType, Processor<T> processor) {
+		return searchWithFindSemantics(element, annotationType, true, true, true, true, processor);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Search for annotations of the specified {@code annotationType} on
 	 * the specified {@code element}, following <em>find semantics</em>.

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java

@@ -23,16 +23,15 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
 
+import static java.util.Arrays.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import static org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils.*;
 
@@ -45,8 +44,10 @@ import static org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils.*;
  */
 public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 
+	private static final String TX_NAME = Transactional.class.getName();
+
 	private Set<String> names(Class<?>... classes) {
-		return Arrays.stream(classes).map(clazz -> clazz.getName()).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+		return stream(classes).map(clazz -> clazz.getName()).collect(Collectors.toSet());
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -62,13 +63,14 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void getMetaAnnotationTypesOnClassWithMetaDepth2() {
-		Set<String> names = getMetaAnnotationTypes(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, ComposedTransactionalComponent.class);
+		Set<String> names = getMetaAnnotationTypes(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class,
+			ComposedTransactionalComponent.class);
 		assertEquals(names(TransactionalComponent.class, Transactional.class, Component.class), names);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void hasMetaAnnotationTypesOnNonAnnotatedClass() {
-		assertFalse(hasMetaAnnotationTypes(NonAnnotatedClass.class, Transactional.class.getName()));
+		assertFalse(hasMetaAnnotationTypes(NonAnnotatedClass.class, TX_NAME));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -78,20 +80,21 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void hasMetaAnnotationTypesOnClassWithMetaDepth1() {
-		assertTrue(hasMetaAnnotationTypes(TransactionalComponentClass.class, Transactional.class.getName()));
+		assertTrue(hasMetaAnnotationTypes(TransactionalComponentClass.class, TX_NAME));
 		assertTrue(hasMetaAnnotationTypes(TransactionalComponentClass.class, Component.class.getName()));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void hasMetaAnnotationTypesOnClassWithMetaDepth2() {
-		assertTrue(hasMetaAnnotationTypes(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, Transactional.class.getName()));
+		assertTrue(hasMetaAnnotationTypes(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, TX_NAME));
 		assertTrue(hasMetaAnnotationTypes(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, Component.class.getName()));
-		assertFalse(hasMetaAnnotationTypes(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, ComposedTransactionalComponent.class.getName()));
+		assertFalse(hasMetaAnnotationTypes(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class,
+			ComposedTransactionalComponent.class.getName()));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void isAnnotatedOnNonAnnotatedClass() {
-		assertFalse(isAnnotated(NonAnnotatedClass.class, Transactional.class.getName()));
+		assertFalse(isAnnotated(NonAnnotatedClass.class, TX_NAME));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -107,35 +110,49 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void isAnnotatedOnClassWithMetaDepth1() {
-		assertTrue(isAnnotated(TransactionalComponentClass.class, Transactional.class.getName()));
+		assertTrue(isAnnotated(TransactionalComponentClass.class, TX_NAME));
 		assertTrue(isAnnotated(TransactionalComponentClass.class, Component.class.getName()));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void isAnnotatedOnClassWithMetaDepth2() {
-		assertTrue(isAnnotated(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, Transactional.class.getName()));
+		assertTrue(isAnnotated(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, TX_NAME));
 		assertTrue(isAnnotated(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, Component.class.getName()));
-		assertTrue(isAnnotated(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class, ComposedTransactionalComponent.class.getName()));
+		assertTrue(isAnnotated(ComposedTransactionalComponentClass.class,
+			ComposedTransactionalComponent.class.getName()));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void getAllAnnotationAttributesOnNonAnnotatedClass() {
-		assertNull(getAllAnnotationAttributes(NonAnnotatedClass.class, Transactional.class.getName()));
+		assertNull(getAllAnnotationAttributes(NonAnnotatedClass.class, TX_NAME));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void getAllAnnotationAttributesOnClassWithLocalAnnotation() {
-		MultiValueMap<String, Object> attributes = getAllAnnotationAttributes(TxConfig.class, Transactional.class.getName());
+		MultiValueMap<String, Object> attributes = getAllAnnotationAttributes(TxConfig.class, TX_NAME);
 		assertNotNull("Annotation attributes map for @Transactional on TxConfig", attributes);
-		assertEquals("value for TxConfig.", Arrays.asList("TxConfig"), attributes.get("value"));
+		assertEquals("value for TxConfig.", asList("TxConfig"), attributes.get("value"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getAllAnnotationAttributesOnClassWithLocalComposedAnnotationAndInheritedAnnotation() {
+		MultiValueMap<String, Object> attributes = getAllAnnotationAttributes(SubClassWithInheritedAnnotation.class, TX_NAME);
+		assertNotNull("Annotation attributes map for @Transactional on SubClassWithInheritedAnnotation", attributes);
+		assertEquals(asList("composed2", "transactionManager"), attributes.get("qualifier"));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void getAllAnnotationAttributesFavorsInheritedAnnotationsOverMoreLocallyDeclaredComposedAnnotations() {
+		MultiValueMap<String, Object> attributes = getAllAnnotationAttributes(SubSubClassWithInheritedAnnotation.class, TX_NAME);
+		assertNotNull("Annotation attributes map for @Transactional on SubSubClassWithInheritedAnnotation", attributes);
+		assertEquals(asList("transactionManager"), attributes.get("qualifier"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void getAllAnnotationAttributesFavorsInheritedComposedAnnotationsOverMoreLocallyDeclaredComposedAnnotations() {
-		MultiValueMap<String, Object> attributes = getAllAnnotationAttributes(SubSubClassWithInheritedComposedAnnotation.class,
+		MultiValueMap<String, Object> attributes = getAllAnnotationAttributes( SubSubClassWithInheritedComposedAnnotation.class, TX_NAME);
-			Transactional.class.getName());
 		assertNotNull("Annotation attributes map for @Transactional on SubSubClassWithInheritedComposedAnnotation", attributes);
-		assertEquals(Arrays.asList("composed1"), attributes.get("qualifier"));
+		assertEquals(asList("composed1"), attributes.get("qualifier"));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -149,9 +166,9 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 	 */
 	@Test
 	public void getAllAnnotationAttributesOnClassWithLocalAnnotationThatShadowsAnnotationFromSuperclass() {
-		MultiValueMap<String, Object> attributes = getAllAnnotationAttributes(DerivedTxConfig.class, Transactional.class.getName());
+		MultiValueMap<String, Object> attributes = getAllAnnotationAttributes(DerivedTxConfig.class, TX_NAME);
 		assertNotNull("Annotation attributes map for @Transactional on DerivedTxConfig", attributes);
-		assertEquals("value for DerivedTxConfig.", Arrays.asList("DerivedTxConfig"), attributes.get("value"));
+		assertEquals("value for DerivedTxConfig.", asList("DerivedTxConfig"), attributes.get("value"));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -161,17 +178,15 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 	 */
 	@Test
 	public void getAllAnnotationAttributesOnClassWithMultipleComposedAnnotations() {
-		MultiValueMap<String, Object> attributes = getAllAnnotationAttributes(TxFromMultipleComposedAnnotations.class,
+		MultiValueMap<String, Object> attributes = getAllAnnotationAttributes(TxFromMultipleComposedAnnotations.class, TX_NAME);
-			Transactional.class.getName());
 		assertNotNull("Annotation attributes map for @Transactional on TxFromMultipleComposedAnnotations", attributes);
-		assertEquals("value for TxFromMultipleComposedAnnotations.", Arrays.asList("TxComposed1", "TxComposed2"),
+		assertEquals("value for TxFromMultipleComposedAnnotations.", asList("TxComposed1", "TxComposed2"), attributes.get("value"));
-			attributes.get("value"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void getAnnotationAttributesOnClassWithLocalAnnotation() {
 		Class<?> element = TxConfig.class;
-		String name = Transactional.class.getName();
+		String name = TX_NAME;
 		AnnotationAttributes attributes = getAnnotationAttributes(element, name);
 		assertNotNull("Annotation attributes for @Transactional on TxConfig", attributes);
 		assertEquals("value for TxConfig.", "TxConfig", attributes.getString("value"));
@@ -182,7 +197,7 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 	@Test
 	public void getAnnotationAttributesOnClassWithLocalAnnotationThatShadowsAnnotationFromSuperclass() {
 		Class<?> element = DerivedTxConfig.class;
-		String name = Transactional.class.getName();
+		String name = TX_NAME;
 		AnnotationAttributes attributes = getAnnotationAttributes(element, name);
 		assertNotNull("Annotation attributes for @Transactional on DerivedTxConfig", attributes);
 		assertEquals("value for DerivedTxConfig.", "DerivedTxConfig", attributes.getString("value"));
@@ -192,58 +207,59 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void getAnnotationAttributesOnMetaCycleAnnotatedClassWithMissingTargetMetaAnnotation() {
-		AnnotationAttributes attributes = getAnnotationAttributes(MetaCycleAnnotatedClass.class,
+		AnnotationAttributes attributes = getAnnotationAttributes(MetaCycleAnnotatedClass.class, TX_NAME);
-			Transactional.class.getName());
 		assertNull("Should not find annotation attributes for @Transactional on MetaCycleAnnotatedClass", attributes);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void getAnnotationAttributesFavorsLocalComposedAnnotationOverInheritedAnnotation() {
+		Class<?> element = SubClassWithInheritedAnnotation.class;
+		String name = TX_NAME;
+		AnnotationAttributes attributes = getAnnotationAttributes(element, name);
+		assertNotNull("AnnotationAttributes for @Transactional on SubClassWithInheritedAnnotation", attributes);
+		// Verify contracts between utility methods:
+		assertTrue(isAnnotated(element, name));
+		assertTrue("readOnly flag for SubClassWithInheritedAnnotation.", attributes.getBoolean("readOnly"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void getAnnotationAttributesFavorsInheritedAnnotationsOverMoreLocallyDeclaredComposedAnnotations() {
 		Class<?> element = SubSubClassWithInheritedAnnotation.class;
-		String name = Transactional.class.getName();
+		String name = TX_NAME;
 		AnnotationAttributes attributes = getAnnotationAttributes(element, name);
 		assertNotNull("AnnotationAttributes for @Transactional on SubSubClassWithInheritedAnnotation", attributes);
 		// Verify contracts between utility methods:
 		assertTrue(isAnnotated(element, name));
-
+		assertFalse("readOnly flag for SubSubClassWithInheritedAnnotation.", attributes.getBoolean("readOnly"));
-		// TODO [SPR-11598] Set expected to true.
-		boolean expected = false;
-		assertEquals("readOnly flag for SubSubClassWithInheritedAnnotation.", expected, attributes.getBoolean("readOnly"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void getAnnotationAttributesFavorsInheritedComposedAnnotationsOverMoreLocallyDeclaredComposedAnnotations() {
 		Class<?> element = SubSubClassWithInheritedComposedAnnotation.class;
-		String name = Transactional.class.getName();
+		String name = TX_NAME;
 		AnnotationAttributes attributes = getAnnotationAttributes(element, name);
 		assertNotNull("AnnotationAttributtes for @Transactional on SubSubClassWithInheritedComposedAnnotation.", attributes);
 		// Verify contracts between utility methods:
 		assertTrue(isAnnotated(element, name));
-
+		assertFalse("readOnly flag for SubSubClassWithInheritedComposedAnnotation.", attributes.getBoolean("readOnly"));
-		// TODO [SPR-11598] Set expected to true.
-		boolean expected = false;
-		assertEquals("readOnly flag for SubSubClassWithInheritedComposedAnnotation.", expected,
-			attributes.getBoolean("readOnly"));
 	}
 
-	// TODO [SPR-11598] Enable test.
-	@Ignore("Disabled until SPR-11598 is resolved")
 	@Test
 	public void getAnnotationAttributesFromInterfaceImplementedBySuperclass() {
 		Class<?> element = ConcreteClassWithInheritedAnnotation.class;
-		String name = Transactional.class.getName();
+		String name = TX_NAME;
 		AnnotationAttributes attributes = getAnnotationAttributes(element, name);
-		assertNotNull("Should find @Transactional on ConcreteClassWithInheritedAnnotation", attributes);
+		assertNull("Should not find @Transactional on ConcreteClassWithInheritedAnnotation", attributes);
 		// Verify contracts between utility methods:
-		assertTrue(isAnnotated(element, name));
+		assertFalse(isAnnotated(element, name));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void getAnnotationAttributesOnInheritedAnnotationInterface() {
 		Class<?> element = InheritedAnnotationInterface.class;
-		String name = Transactional.class.getName();
+		String name = TX_NAME;
 		AnnotationAttributes attributes = getAnnotationAttributes(element, name);
-		assertNotNull("Should get @Transactional on InheritedAnnotationInterface", attributes);
+		assertNotNull("Should find @Transactional on InheritedAnnotationInterface", attributes);
 		// Verify contracts between utility methods:
 		assertTrue(isAnnotated(element, name));
 	}
@@ -253,7 +269,7 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 		Class<?> element = NonInheritedAnnotationInterface.class;
 		String name = Order.class.getName();
 		AnnotationAttributes attributes = getAnnotationAttributes(element, name);
-		assertNotNull("Should get @Order on NonInheritedAnnotationInterface", attributes);
+		assertNotNull("Should find @Order on NonInheritedAnnotationInterface", attributes);
 		// Verify contracts between utility methods:
 		assertTrue(isAnnotated(element, name));
 	}
@@ -322,7 +338,7 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 	public void findAnnotationAttributesInheritedFromBridgedMethod() throws NoSuchMethodException {
 		Method method = ConcreteClassWithInheritedAnnotation.class.getMethod("handleParameterized", String.class);
 		AnnotationAttributes attributes = findAnnotationAttributes(method, Transactional.class);
-		assertNull("Should not find @Transactional on bridged ConcreteClassWithInheritedAnnotation.handleParameterized() method", attributes);
+		assertNull("Should not find @Transactional on bridged ConcreteClassWithInheritedAnnotation.handleParameterized()", attributes);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -390,7 +406,7 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
+	@Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD })
 	@Documented
 	@Inherited
 	@interface Transactional {
@@ -559,7 +575,6 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	@Transactional
 	public static interface InheritedAnnotationInterface {
 	}

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java

@@ -153,27 +153,24 @@ public class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 
 	/** @since 4.1.2 */
 	@Test
-	public void findClassAnnotationFavorsLocalMetaAnnotationsOverInterfaces() {
+	public void findClassAnnotationFavorsMoreLocallyDeclaredComposedAnnotationsOverAnnotationsOnInterfaces() {
-		Component component = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(
+		Component component = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(ClassWithLocalMetaAnnotationAndMetaAnnotatedInterface.class, Component.class);
-				ClassWithLocalMetaAnnotationAndMetaAnnotatedInterface.class, Component.class);
 		assertNotNull(component);
 		assertEquals("meta2", component.value());
 	}
 
 	/** @since 4.0.3 */
 	@Test
-	public void findClassAnnotationFavorsInheritedAnnotationsOverMoreLocallyDeclaredComposedAnnotations() {
+	public void findClassAnnotationFavorsMoreLocallyDeclaredComposedAnnotationsOverInheritedAnnotations() {
-		Transactional transactional = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(
+		Transactional transactional = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(SubSubClassWithInheritedAnnotation.class, Transactional.class);
-				SubSubClassWithInheritedAnnotation.class, Transactional.class);
 		assertNotNull(transactional);
 		assertTrue("readOnly flag for SubSubClassWithInheritedAnnotation", transactional.readOnly());
 	}
 
 	/** @since 4.0.3 */
 	@Test
-	public void findClassAnnotationFavorsInheritedComposedAnnotationsOverMoreLocallyDeclaredComposedAnnotations() {
+	public void findClassAnnotationFavorsMoreLocallyDeclaredComposedAnnotationsOverInheritedComposedAnnotations() {
-		Component component = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(
+		Component component = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(SubSubClassWithInheritedMetaAnnotation.class, Component.class);
-				SubSubClassWithInheritedMetaAnnotation.class, Component.class);
 		assertNotNull(component);
 		assertEquals("meta2", component.value());
 	}