Index: .
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--- .	(revision 476656)
+++ .	(working copy)
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.jar.JarEntry;
 import java.util.jar.JarFile;
+
 import javax.faces.FacesException;
 import javax.faces.FactoryFinder;
 import javax.faces.application.Application;
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
 import javax.servlet.ServletRequestEvent;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpSessionBindingEvent;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpSessionEvent;
+
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.shale.tiger.config.FacesConfigConfig;
@@ -1394,8 +1397,11 @@
                 default:
                     break;
             }
-            // FIXME - should we look for inherited fields with @Property/@Value too?
-            for (Field field : clazz.getDeclaredFields()) {
+
+            // lookup all inherited fields
+            Field[] fields = allFields(clazz);
+            
+            for (Field field : fields) {
                 if (log().isTraceEnabled()) {
                     log().trace("  Scanning field '" + field.getName() + "'");
                 }
@@ -1433,6 +1439,23 @@
         }
 
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * <p>Return all fields of a class including also the inherited ones</p>
+     * @param clazz to be scanned for fields
+     * @return Field[]
+     */
+    private Field[] allFields(Class clazz) {
+    	Map<String, Field> fields = new HashMap<String, Field>();
+    	do {
+	    	for(Field field : clazz.getDeclaredFields()) {
+	    		if (!fields.containsKey(field.getName())) {
+	    			fields.put(field.getName(), field);
+	    		}
+	    	}
+    	} while ((clazz = clazz.getSuperclass()) != Object.class);
+    	return (Field[]) fields.values().toArray(new Field[fields.size()]);
+    }
 
 
     /**