Error when using AspectJ AOP with Java 7

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I've updated Java to version "1.7.0_09-icedtea" (previously it was 1.6) and get the following message:

Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Could not instantiate be
an class [org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJPointcutAdvisor]: Constructor threw exception; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: error the 
@annotation pointcut expression is only supported at Java 5 compliance level or above

Application had been compiled with java 1.6 and compiler compliance level was set to 1.6 as well. I'm using spring 3.1.0

Has anyone been able to get aspectj working under Java 7?

What version of aspectj are you using? – Jason Mar 28 '13 at 13:16 — Jason, Mar 28 '13 at 13:16

score 34 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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AspectJ 1.5.4 is not designed to work with Java7. Try upgrading your version of AspectJ to 1.7.0 or higher (latest was 1.7.2 as of this writing).

(I had AspectJ/Java7 issues before, too)

edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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answered Mar 28 '13 at 13:37

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I changed aspectjweaver version to 1.6.12, now it works fine. – Mikhail.Mamaev Mar 28 '13 at 14:45
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They've introduced _Java7 weaving support_ in 1.6.12 M2. But full support only comes from 1.7.0 RC 1, bugs are fixed in 1.7.1, so the latest 1.7.2 is advised. See the release notes: http://www.eclipse.org/aspectj/doc/released/README-1612.html http://www.eclipse.org/aspectj/doc/released/README-170.html – TWiStErRob May 28 '13 at 18:15

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 12 '13 at 07:22

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If you are getting this error. just compile your program with jdk 1.6 and run it with jre 6. It will resolve your problem

answered Sep 12 '13 at 07:22

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