[aspectj-users] pointcuts automatically matching joinpoints in subclasse

[SainTiss <saintiss@xxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

if I specify a simple pointcut as follows:

before call Object myClass.myMethod(Object)

this will obviously match calls to the exact method

Object myMethod(Object)
as defined in myClass

However, I suspect it will not match other methods named "myMethod", defined 
in super- or subclasses of myClass. Is this correct? If so, what's the 
rationale behind this?

Also, what about a method with more/less specific parameter types?
e.g.

Object myMethod(String)
defined in myClass

or

String myMethod(Object)
defined in myClass

Is all this well-defined? Are there good reasons for choosing exactly the 
current way of behaviour?

Thanks,

Hans

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Hans Schippers
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