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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
2003 Contributors. All rights reserved.
</para>
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- <para>Last updated November 13, 2003.
+ <para>Last updated November 25, 2003.
</para>
<para>
This FAQ covers AspectJ versions 1.0 and 1.1.
@@ -2666,18 +2666,47 @@ aspect MyMarker extends MarkerExample {
</qandaentry>
<qandaentry>
<question id="q:exampleprograms"
- xreflabel="Q:Where do I find example programs?">
- <para>Where do I find example programs?</para>
+ xreflabel="Q:Where do I find example programs and how-to's?">
+ <para>Where do I find example programs and how-to's?</para>
</question>
<answer>
- <para>Some examples are distributed in the documentation release,
- and you can find other code in the discussions on the users list.
- In the AspectJ CVS tree, there are prospective code samples in the
- <literal>docs</literal> module <literal>sandbox</literal>
- and <literal>teaching</literal> directories.
- (Until they are published, these samples should be used only by
- programmers who can determine for themselves whether they
- are correct.)
+ <para>There are a number of places to find sample code
+ and instructions for using AspectJ with other programming tools.
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>
+ The AspectJ release includes examples in its
+ <literal>doc</literal> directory.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ There is a community repository of sample code and tutorials
+ in the AspectJ CVS tree
+ <literal>docs</literal> module <literal>sandbox</literal> directory.
+ These are extracted and published (online only)
+ <ulink url="http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/indextech.cgi/~checkout~/aspectj-home/sample-code.html">
+ here
+ </ulink>.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ The <literal>teaching</literal> directory of the
+ <literal>docs</literal> module contains public materials
+ the AspectJ committers use for presentations, some of
+ which include example code. To access CVS, see
+ <xref linkend="q:buildingsource"/>.
+ </para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ The archives for the user and developer mailing lists
+ contain many good examples. To search the archives, see
+ <xref linkend="q:searchingsite"/>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ This code can vary in quality.
+ Code that we publish or include with AspectJ is generally
+ correct. However, code found in our CVS tree might not have
+ been tested thoroughly, and code from the mailing lists might
+ be untested or use older versions of the language.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
@@ -2691,6 +2720,8 @@ aspect MyMarker extends MarkerExample {
examples folder in the distribution.
These are "libraries" in the sense that they are reusable,
but they are delivered in source form.
+ Similarly, some of the sample code is reusable; for that,
+ see <xref linkend="q:exampleprograms"/>.
If you develop such a library and want to make it available to
other users, feel to send it to the users mailing list
<literal>aspectj-users@eclipse.org</literal>.
@@ -4444,6 +4475,7 @@ vmparam -Xmx384m
<listitem><para><xref linkend="q:duplicateclass"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><xref linkend="q:advicenotrunning"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><xref linkend="q:exampleprograms"/></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><xref linkend="q:aspectlibraries"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><xref linkend="q:newjoinpoints"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><xref linkend="q:whitepapers"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><xref linkend="q:implementation"/></para></listitem>