[aspectj-users] pointcut definition problems

[Adrian Powell <apowell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I'm working on refining a trace aspect
and am having troubles pruning the output.  I would like to log the
entry and exit of methods in the business code, but not in any getters
or setters.  This is my pointcut:

        pointcut
perfExecExec(ControllerCommandImpl controller):
         
              cflowbelow(execution(*
ControllerCommandImpl+.performExecute()))
         
              &&
this(controller)
         
              &&
!within(TraceAspect)
         
              &&
within(com.business..*)
         
              &&
!withincode(* *.get*(..));

(the cflowbelow() is added so we can
log the session information with each statement.)

The problem is that when I log thisJoinPointStaticPart.getSignature().getDeclaringTypeName()
and getSignature().getName(), I am getting:

-  java.lang.StringBuffer.append()
(and other library methods) which I thought was blocked by the "within(com.business..*)"
and 
- any number of get() methods, both
inside and outside of the com.business.* hierarchy

I've tried a number of variations of
this pointcut, but none seem to work.  Considering that I'm not weaving
either the Java runtime jars or any of our library jars, the appearance
of entry and exit statements for library methods is really confusing me.
 It makes me think there's something simple but profound that I am
missing.  Can anyone spot it, because I'm lost.

Thanks!

cheers,
-adrian.
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Adrian Powell
Centre for IBM e-Business Innovation :: Vancouver
apowell@xxxxxxxxxx / 604-297-3194