Overriding a parent class method prevents that method from being called unless an explicit ``++super++`` call is made in the overriding method. In some cases not calling the ``++super++`` method is acceptable, but not with ``++setUp++`` and ``++tearDown++`` in a JUnit 3 ``++TestCase++``. == Noncompliant Code Example ---- public class MyClassTest extends MyAbstractTestCase { private MyClass myClass; @Override protected void setUp() throws Exception { // Noncompliant myClass = new MyClass(); } ---- == Compliant Solution ---- public class MyClassTest extends MyAbstractTestCase { private MyClass myClass; @Override protected void setUp() throws Exception { super.setUp(); myClass = new MyClass(); } ----