[aspectj-users] staticinitialization of interface

[Paulo Merson <pfm@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What happens if I specify an interface or aspect in the type signature 
of a staticinitialization pointcut?
For example,
   before() : staticinitialization(MyInterface)  {
       System.out.println(thisJoinPoint.toLongString());
   }
Is the woven advice executed when I instantiate any class that 
implements MyInterface?
My tests (in Eclipse 3.0.1, AJDT 1.2.0M2) indicate the answer is *no* 
when I specify MyInterface in the type signature and *yes* when I 
specify MyInterface+.  I hope someone knowledgeable in the AspectJ 
semantics can shed some light.

Follow-up question:  in general, does the type signature  MyInterface+   
map to that interface and all subinterfaces  *and*  all classes that 
implement that interface or any subinterface?  If so, shouldn't  the 
type signature  MyInterface  (without '+')  map to that inferface and 
all classes that implement that interface?

Thanks,
Paulo Merson