// from Bug#: 28703 class Base { /** extend when overriding - must call Base.lockResource() */ public void lockResource(boolean dummy) { /* ... */ } } class Derived extends Base { boolean isLocked; public void lockResource(boolean callSuper) { if (callSuper) super.lockResource(true); isLocked = true; } } public aspect EnsureOverriding pertarget(mustExtend()) { boolean calledSuper = false; pointcut mustExtend() : execution(void Base+.lockResource(..)) && !within(Base); after () returning: mustExtend() { assert(calledSuper); if (!calledSuper) { throw new RuntimeException("need super call"); } } after(Base a, Base b) returning: cflow(mustExtend() && target(a)) && execution(void Base.lockResource(..)) && target(b) { if (a == b) { //System.err.println("made call"); calledSuper = true; } } public static void main(String args[]) { (new Derived()).lockResource(true); try { (new Derived()).lockResource(false); throw new Error("shouldn't get here"); } catch (RuntimeException re) { if (!re.getMessage().equals("need super call")) throw re; } } }