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?

Thanks

@kocko the `"` there are, I've missed them when I was typing the question. — Matteo Codogno, Dec 17 '14 at 14:22
I don't believe you can intercept the constructor call in pure Spring AOP. — Sotirios Delimanolis, Dec 17 '14 at 14:32
@SotiriosDelimanolis how can I intercept the constructor call ? — Matteo Codogno, Dec 17 '14 at 14:40
@SotiriosDelimanolis can you make me an example or link a guide? Thanks — Matteo Codogno, Dec 17 '14 at 15:08
Sorry, I don't know enough about AspectJ. But I think that's what you should follow through on. — Sotirios Delimanolis, Dec 17 '14 at 15:09

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 17 '14 at 16:08

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(..))")

That's exactly what I needed - I assumed that constructor calls would be picked up by a statement like the first one above. — josh-cain, Feb 24 '15 at 13:38

Spring - AspectJ pointcut for constructor object with annotation

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