Index: ReflectionBasedReferenceTypeDelegate.java
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RCS file: /home/technology/org.aspectj/modules/weaver/src/org/aspectj/weaver/reflect/ReflectionBasedReferenceTypeDelegate.java,v
--- ReflectionBasedReferenceTypeDelegate.java	19 Nov 2005 17:08:55 -0000	1.8
+++ ReflectionBasedReferenceTypeDelegate.java	28 Nov 2005 17:11:58 -0000
@@ -297,7 +297,12 @@ 
 	 * @see org.aspectj.weaver.ReferenceTypeDelegate#getSuperclass()
 	 */
 	public ResolvedType getSuperclass() {
-		if (this.myClass.getSuperclass() == null) return null;
+		if (this.myClass.getSuperclass() == null) {
+			if (myClass==Object.class) {
+				return null;
+			}
+			return world.resolve(UnresolvedType.OBJECT);
+		}
 		return ReflectionBasedReferenceTypeDelegateFactory
 				.resolveTypeInWorld(this.myClass.getSuperclass(),world);
 	}