Modify parameter of method by value in annotation aspectJ

Question

I started learing aspectJ and I wondering is it possible to create aspect in file .aj instead of annotation in .java, this is my example:

I have this aspect which modify value of parameter in method

@Around("execution(* *(..)) && @annotation(Te)")
public Object setupParam(ProceedingJoinPoint pjp) throws Throwable {
    Object[] args = pjp.getArgs();
    MethodSignature signature = (MethodSignature) pjp.getSignature();
    Method method = signature.getMethod();
    Te myAnnotation = method.getAnnotation(Te.class);
    if (args != null) 
        args[0] = (int) args[0] * myAnnotation.w();
    return pjp.proceed(args);
}

and I don't know how to create this asspect in .aj file, is it even possible?

Answer 1

Yes, that is possible.

public aspect MyAspect {

    public MyAspect() {
      System.out.println("Aspect instance created");
    }

   pointcut myPointcut(ParameterType parameter)
               : ("execution(* *(..)) && @annotation(Te));

    Object around(ParameterType parameter) : myPointcut(parameter) {
       // Business logic here
       // 'thisJoinPointStaticPart' will give you access to join point
       // 'this' will give you access to advice instance itself
       // `return proceed();` will allow you to execute advised join point
    }
}

I would suggest to use Eclipse AspectJ Developer Tool , which provides many useful features, like intellisence autocomplete, javadocs and aspect visualization and etc. This might help you to learn faster.