Spring - AspectJ pointcut for constructor object with annotation

Question

I'm developing a java (JDK1.6) application with Spring framework(4.0.5) and AspectJ for AOP Logging.

My Aspect classes work fine but I can't create a pointcut for constructor object.

This is my object:

@Controller
public class ApplicationController {
    public ApplicationController(String myString, MyObject myObject) {
        ...
    }
    ...
    ..
    .
}

This is my Aspect class:

@Aspect
@Component
public class CommonLogAspect implements ILogAspect {
    Logger log = Logger.getLogger(CommonLogAspect.class);

    // @Before("execution(my.package.Class.new(..)))
    @Before("execution(* *.new(..))")
    public void constructorAnnotatedWithInject() {
        log.info("CONSTRUCTOR");
    }
}

How can I create a pointcut for my constructor object?

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Thanks

Answer 1

Sotirios Delimanolis is right insofar as Spring AOP does not support constructor interception, you do need full AspectJ for it. The Spring manual, chapter 9.8 Using AspectJ with Spring applications , describes how to use it with LTW (load-time weaving).

Furthermore, there is a problem with your pointcut

@Before("execution(* *.new(..))")

Constructors do not have return types like methods in AspectJ syntax, so you need to remove the leading * :

@Before("execution(*.new(..))")