AspectJ(2)Language Introduction
AspectJ(2)Language Introduction

Chapter 2. The AspectJ Language
2.1 The Anatomy of an Aspect
An Example Aspect
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Join Points and Pointcuts
After reading and study withincode demo, I begin to understand this key words. withincode, that means that be in this method of that class in this example.
PointTests.java:
package com.sillycat.easyaspectj;
import junit.framework.TestCase;
public class PointTests extends TestCase {
public static void main(String args[]) {
junit.swingui.TestRunner.run(PointTests.class);
}
public void testPointChange() {
Point sample = new Point(1, 1);
assertFalse(sample.isDirty());
sample.setX(5);
assertTrue(sample.isDirty());
sample.save();
assertFalse(sample.isDirty());
sample.setY(2);
assertFalse(sample.isDirty());
sample.save();
assertFalse(sample.isDirty());
}
}

My aspectj class AspectPoint.aj:
package com.sillycat.easyaspectj;
public aspect AspectPoint {
   private boolean Point.isDirty = false;
   public void Point.makeDirty() {
      isDirty = true;
   }
   public boolean Point.isDirty() {
      return isDirty;
   }
   public void Point.save() {
      isDirty = false;
      // add code to save point
   }
   pointcut fieldChanged(Point changed) :
   set( private double Point.*) &&
   target(changed) &&
   !withincode( Point.new(..)) &&
   withincode( void Point.setX(..)); 
   after(Point changed ) : fieldChanged(changed) {
      System.out.println("Make Dirty");
      changed.makeDirty();
   }
}

Point.java class is as follow:
public class Point {
private double x;
private double y;
private boolean isDirty = false;
Point(double x, double y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
}
public void setX(double x) {
this.x = x;
isDirty = true;
}
public void setY(double y) {
this.y = y;
isDirty = true;
}
public void setPolarCoordinates(double theta, double r) {
x = r * Math.cos(theta);
y = r * Math.sin(theta);
isDirty = true;
}
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Some Example Pointcuts
When a particular method body executes: execution(void Point.setX(int))

When a method is called: call(void Point.setX(int))

When an exception handler executes: handler(ArrayOutOfBoundsException)

When the object currently executing is of type SomeType: this(SomeType)

When the target object is of type SomeType: target(SomeType)

When the executing code belongs to class MyClass: within(MyClass)

call VS. execution
Pointcut composition
Pointcut Parameters
Example: HandleLiveness

2.2. Advice
The around advice runs instead of the join point. The original action associated with the join point can be invoked through the special proceed call:
public void sayHello(String message){
System.out.println(message);
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
HelloWorld h = new HelloWorld();
h.sayHello(" study the aspectJ!");
h.sayHello(" study the spring roo!");
h.sayHello(" study the mw3!");
}
pointcut hello(HelloWorld h1, String hello):
target(h1) && args(hello) && (call (void say*(String)));

void around(HelloWorld h1,String hello): hello(h1, hello