Introducing AspectJ, Aspect-Oriented Programming for Java
Get a high-level introduction to important facets of AspectJ, such as language constructs, syntax and weaving choices, and Spring integration.
by Ramnivas Laddad
October 16, 2009
o allow the creation of truly modular software, OOP has evolved into aspect-oriented programming (AOP). Building on familiar technologies such as JDBC, Hibernate, JPA, Spring Security, Spring MVC, and Swing, developers can apply AOP to common problems in Java enterprise applications. AspectJ, a mature AOP implementation for Java, is an aspect-oriented extension to the Java programming language.
Like any AOP implementation, AspectJ consists of two parts: the language specification, which defines the grammar and semantics of the language; and the language implementation, which includes weavers that take various forms such as a compiler and a linker. A weaver produces byte code that conforms to the Java byte-code specification, allowing any compliant JVM to execute those class files. To simplify building and debugging applications, the language implementation also offers support for IDEs.
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o allow the creation of truly modular software, OOP has evolved into aspect-oriented programming (AOP). Building on familiar technologies such as JDBC, Hibernate, JPA, Spring Security, Spring MVC, and Swing, developers can apply AOP to common problems in Java enterprise applications. AspectJ, a mature AOP implementation for Java, is an aspect-oriented extension to the Java programming language.
