How to define an aspectj pointcut that picks out all constructors of a class that has a specific annotation?

Question

Here is the annotation:

@Target(value = ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(value = RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Inherited
public @interface MyAnnotation {
    String          


        

Answer 1

Here is the working solution from kriegaex in its entirety:

public aspect AnnotationTests {
  public aspect AnnotationTests {
    after(Object myObject) returning : execution((@MyAnnotation *).new(..))
        && this(myObject) {
      System.out.println("Object class name: " + myObject.getClass().getName());
    }
  }
}

@MyAnnotation(name="foo")
public class ClassA {
  public ClassA() {
    // Do something
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ClassA classA = new ClassA();
    ClassB classB = new ClassB("");
    if (classA.getClass().getName().equals(classB.getClass().getName())) {
      throw new RuntimeException("Big problems!");
    }
  }
}

@MyAnnotation(name="bar")
public class ClassB {
  private final String aString;

  public ClassB(String aString) {
    this.aString = aString;
  }
}