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/* According to the documentation, the scope rules for intertype method declarations are interpreted from the originating aspect. The only exceptions (I thought) are the use of "this" and "super" which refer to the target type. According to that interpretation, the program below is type correct, but ajc generates two error messages, shown in comments at the relevant lines. Note that it's ok to access private static fields of the aspect, but not to use private classes of the aspect. If this is a feature and not a bug, what are the precise scope rules for intertype method declarations? */ aspect Aspect { private static int y = 5; private class A { int x = 3; } private static void B.happy() { System.out.println(y); // happy accessing private field y } private static void B.foo(A z) { System.out.println(z.x); // ERROR: The type Aspect.A is not visible } public void B.bar() { B.foo(new A()); // ERROR: The type A is not visible } } class B { } public class IT { public static void main(String[] args) { new B().bar(); } }
marked as target 1.2.1
Good bug report, thanks. I added a slightly extended version of your test program to the test suite: aspect Aspect { private static int y = 5; private class A { int x = 3; } private static class A2 {} private static void B.happy() { System.out.println(y); // happy accessing private field y } private static void B.foo(A z) { System.out.println(z.x); } private static void B.foo2(A2 z) { System.out.println(z); } public void B.bar() { B.foo(new A()); // CE L37 : no enclosing instance } public void B.bar2() { B.foo2(new A2()); } } class B { } class IT { public static void main(String[] args) { new B().bar(); } } This now compiles and correctly finds the types A and A2. Note that line 37 *is still an error* (but not the one previously reported) as a non-static inner class needs to be within an enclosing instance of the aspect, and the body of an ITDM is not such a place. Will close this bug report once the fix is available for download.
Fix now available in latest jar from AspectJ download page.
Fix released as part of AspectJ 1.2.1
