[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] Commented: (JBAOP-610) Allow the use of "this" in annotated named pointcuts, typedefs etc.

Allow the use of "this" in annotated named pointcuts, typedefs etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBAOP-610 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBAOP-610 Project: JBoss AOP Issue Type: Feature Request Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Reporter: Kabir Khan Assigned To: Stale Pedersen Fix For: 2.0.0.GA Currently you have to use the fqn when referencing these things: package org.jboss.test.microcontainer.annotatedaop; @Aspect(scope=Scope.PER_VM) public class SomeAspect { @TypeDef("class(org.jboss.test.microcontainer.annotatedaop.SimplePOJO)") Object typedef; @PointcutDef("execution(* $typedef{org.jboss.test.microcontainer.annotatedaop.SomeAspect.typedef}->method())") Object pointcut; @Bind(pointcut="org.jboss.test.microcontainer.annotatedaop.SomeAspect.pointcut") public Object advice(MethodInvocation inv) throws Throwable{} } it would be better to be able to do: package org.jboss.test.microcontainer.annotatedaop; @Aspect(scope=Scope.PER_VM) public class SomeAspect { @TypeDef("class(org.jboss.test.microcontainer.annotatedaop.SimplePOJO)") Object typedef; @PointcutDef("execution(* $typedef{this.typedef}->method())") Object pointcut; @Bind(pointcut="this.pointcut") public Object advice(MethodInvocation inv) throws Throwable{} } The word "this" is just a suggestion, if we could get rid of it, that would be better. If we need to keep it, we might want to use something more recognisable for string replacement, for exampe "$this$"