[SPR-5916] ContextLoader class is now inherited from class hierarchy if not specified explicitly via @ContextConfiguration's loader attribute on the current test class.

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/configuration/ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesAndInheritedLoaderTests-context.properties

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+dog.(class)=org.springframework.beans.Pet
+dog.$0=Fido
+
+testString2.(class)=java.lang.String
+testString2.$0=Test String #2

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/configuration/ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesAndInheritedLoaderTests.java

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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.test.context.configuration;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.Pet;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.PropertiesBasedSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests;
+
+/**
+ * Integration tests which verify that the same custom {@link ContextLoader} can
+ * be used at all levels within a test class hierarchy when the
+ * <code>loader</code> is <i>inherited</i> (i.e., not explicitly declared) via
+ * {@link ContextConfiguration &#064;ContextConfiguration}.
+ * 
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 3.0
+ * @see PropertiesBasedSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests
+ * @see ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesTests
+ */
+@ContextConfiguration
+public class ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesAndInheritedLoaderTests extends
+		PropertiesBasedSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests {
+
+	@Autowired
+	private Pet dog;
+
+	@Autowired
+	private String testString2;
+
+
+	@Test
+	public void verifyExtendedAnnotationAutowiredFields() {
+		assertNotNull("The dog field should have been autowired.", this.dog);
+		assertEquals("Fido", this.dog.getName());
+
+		assertNotNull("The testString2 field should have been autowired.", this.testString2);
+		assertEquals("Test String #2", this.testString2);
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/configuration/ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesTests-context.properties

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+dog.(class)=org.springframework.beans.Pet
+dog.$0=Fido
+
+testString2.(class)=java.lang.String
+testString2.$0=Test String #2

org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/configuration/ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesTests.java

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+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.test.context.configuration;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.Pet;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextLoader;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.PropertiesBasedSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests;
+import org.springframework.test.context.support.GenericPropertiesContextLoader;
+
+/**
+ * Integration tests which verify that the same custom {@link ContextLoader} can
+ * be used at all levels within a test class hierarchy when the
+ * <code>loader</code> is explicitly declared via {@link ContextConfiguration
+ * &#064;ContextConfiguration}.
+ * 
+ * @author Sam Brannen
+ * @since 3.0
+ * @see PropertiesBasedSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests
+ * @see ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesAndInheritedLoaderTests
+ */
+@ContextConfiguration(loader = GenericPropertiesContextLoader.class)
+public class ContextConfigurationWithPropertiesExtendingPropertiesTests extends
+		PropertiesBasedSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests {
+
+	@Autowired
+	private Pet dog;
+
+	@Autowired
+	private String testString2;
+
+
+	@Test
+	public void verifyExtendedAnnotationAutowiredFields() {
+		assertNotNull("The dog field should have been autowired.", this.dog);
+		assertEquals("Fido", this.dog.getName());
+
+		assertNotNull("The testString2 field should have been autowired.", this.testString2);
+		assertEquals("Test String #2", this.testString2);
+	}
+
+}