Index: com/opensymphony/xwork2/DefaultClasstTest.java
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--- com/opensymphony/xwork2/DefaultClasstTest.java	(revision 0)
+++ com/opensymphony/xwork2/DefaultClasstTest.java	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2006 by OpenSymphony
+ * All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+package com.opensymphony.xwork2;
+
+import com.opensymphony.xwork2.config.providers.XmlConfigurationProvider;
+
+/**
+ * <code>WildCardResultTest</code>
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:hermanns@aixcept.de">Rainer Hermanns</a>
+ * @version $Id: WildCardResultTest.java 1219 2006-11-18 22:38:58Z mrdon $
+ */
+public class DefaultClasstTest extends XWorkTestCase {
+
+    protected void setUp() throws Exception {
+        super.setUp();
+
+        // ensure we're using the default configuration, not simple config
+        loadConfigurationProviders(new XmlConfigurationProvider("xwork-sample.xml"));
+    }
+
+    public void testWildCardEvaluation() throws Exception {
+        ActionProxy proxy = actionProxyFactory.createActionProxy("Abstract-crud", "edit", null);
+        assertEquals("com.opensymphony.xwork2.SimpleAction", proxy.getConfig().getClassName());
+        
+        proxy = actionProxyFactory.createActionProxy("/example", "edit", null);
+        assertEquals("com.opensymphony.xwork2.ModelDrivenAction", proxy.getConfig().getClassName());
+         
+
+        proxy = actionProxyFactory.createActionProxy("/example2", "override", null);
+        assertEquals("com.opensymphony.xwork2.ModelDrivenAction", proxy.getConfig().getClassName());
+        
+        proxy = actionProxyFactory.createActionProxy("/example2/subItem", "save", null);
+        assertEquals("com.opensymphony.xwork2.ModelDrivenAction", proxy.getConfig().getClassName());
+        
+        proxy = actionProxyFactory.createActionProxy("/example2", "list", null);
+        assertEquals("com.opensymphony.xwork2.ModelDrivenAction", proxy.getConfig().getClassName());
+        
+        proxy = actionProxyFactory.createActionProxy("/example3", "list", null);
+        assertEquals("com.opensymphony.xwork2.SimpleAction", proxy.getConfig().getClassName());
+    }
+
+}
Index: xwork-sample.xml
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--- xwork-sample.xml	(revision 1715)
+++ xwork-sample.xml	(working copy)
@@ -191,5 +191,48 @@
         </action>
     </package>
 
+
+	<package name="Abstract-crud" extends="default">
+  	<!--  edit is often used as the create/view -->
+  			   <default-class-ref class="com.opensymphony.xwork2.SimpleAction"/>
+                <action name="edit" >
+                        <result name="input" type="mock">edit.vm</result>
+                        <result name="success" type="mock">edit.vm</result>
+                        <result name="error" type="mock">edit.vm</result>
+                </action>
+                <action name="save" >
+                        <result name="input" type="mock">edit.vm</result>
+                        <result name="success" type="chain">list</result>
+                        <result name="error" type="mock">edit.vm</result>
+                        <result name="cancel" type="mock">list.action</result>
+                </action>
+                <action name="list">
+                        <result name="success" type="mock">list</result>
+                </action>
+                <action name="delete">
+                        <result name="success" type="mock">list</result>
+                </action>
+
+        </package>
+       
+        <package name="Example" extends="Abstract-crud" namespace="/example">
+                 <default-class-ref class="com.opensymphony.xwork2.ModelDrivenAction" />
+        </package>
+
+        <package name="Example2" extends="Abstract-crud" namespace="/example2">
+                <default-class-ref class="com.opensymphony.xwork2.ModelDrivenAction" />
+                <action name="override">
+                        <result name="success" type="mock">somethingelse.vm</result>
+                </action>
+        </package>
+
+        <package name="SubItem" extends="Abstract-crud" namespace="/example2/subItem">
+                <default-class-ref class="com.opensymphony.xwork2.ModelDrivenAction" />
+        </package> 
+        
+        <package name="Example3" extends="Abstract-crud" namespace="/example3">
+ 			<!--  default-class-ref is expected to be inherited -->
+        </package>
+
     <include file="includeTest.xml"/>
 </xwork>