Re: [aspectj-users] Restricting a pointcut

[Rafal Krzewski <Rafal.Krzewski@xxxxxxxxx>]

Fabiano listas wrote:
> Hello!
>
> In the example shown below, I'd like to restrict a pointcut to affect
> only the superclass, not the subclasses that extend it. Is there a
> generic way to do this? Do I need to especify all subclasses that my
> pointcut can't affect?

>  public aspect TestingPointcut {
>    pointcut p1(): call(public * Figure.printPosition());
>    before(): p1() {
>      System.out.println("TestingPointcut: " + thisJoinPoint);
>    }
>  }

You need to use within(TypePattern) to restrict your pointcut to a 
specific type (or group of types). The fact that call pointcut matches 
overrding methods is a Good Thing in most situations.

R.