Re: [aspectj-users] A question about advice

["Eric Bodden" <eric@xxxxxxxxx>]

> In Java, the references of objects can be passed in parameters of a
> method. However, in the advice code, if it needs to use other objects
> which don't appear in the join point, how could the advice get the
> reference to those objects?

Hi.

Somehow I don't see how this "problem" is specific to AspectJ or even AOP in 
general. In an ordinary method you have the same problem: How to retrieve a 
reference to an object which is not contained in the signature? Well 
usually, you will want to extend the signature, retrieve the reference from 
a field or even use a singleton. The same counts for aspects: Either tweak 
the pointcut signature so that it exposes the object you need, or collect 
the object at some different point and store it in a field, or even use a 
singleton...

Eric