RE: [aspectj-users] If pointcut and side effects

["Eric Bodden" <eric.bodden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello.

> Is it correct then to say that in the absence of if pointcuts with
side
> effects, the evaluation order does not matter? No other pointcut than
> if can have side effects?

That should be correct, yes.

 
> I understand you wonder where I want to go with this :) I'm doing
> analysis of control and data dependencies in relation to faults in
> pointcuts, and in such a scenario it could be useful to be able to
> state things about control and data dependencies between the different
> conditions of a pointcut.

I see.

> But relying on implementation decisions is
> probably a bad thing anyway.

Certainly.

Eric