Editing Pointcut (section)

== Expressions ==
Following are some important pointcut expressions supported by [[AspectJ]]. These expressions can be combined using logical operators.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eclipse.org/aspectj/doc/next/progguide/language-joinPoints.html|title=Join Points and Pointcuts|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref>
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execution(void User.setPassword(password))
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This pointcut matches execution of the User.setPassword method.
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call(void User.getPassword())
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When User.getPassword is called, this pointcut is matched.
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handler(ArrayIndexOutOfBounds)
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Pointcut will match when there is an ArrayIndexOutOfBounds exception
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this(UserType)
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Pointcut will match when the object currently executing is of UserType.
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target(UserType)
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Pointcut will match when the target object is of UserType.
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within(UserType)
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Pointcut will match when the code executing belongs to UserType.