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<literal>java.lang.String</literal> unless
<literal>java.lang.String</literal> is part of the compile.
</para>
+ <para>
+ When declaring members on interfaces, the implementation must
+ control both the interface and the top-level implementors of
+ that interface (the classes that implement the interface but
+ do not have a superclass that implements the interface).
+ You may weave these separately, but be aware that you will get
+ runtime exceptions if you run the affected top-level classes
+ without the interface as produced by the same ajc implementation.
+ Finally, note that one cannot define static fields or methods
+ on interfaces.
+ </para>
<para>
Other AspectJ implementations, indeed, future versions of ajc, may