//"public method on the aspect that declares @method on it" import java.lang.annotation.*; import java.lang.reflect.Method; @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) @interface anInterface{} aspect B02 { public void a(){} declare @method : void B02.a(..) : @anInterface; public static void main(String [] args){ Class c = B02.class; try { Method m = c.getDeclaredMethod("a", new Class [0]); Annotation [] anns = m.getDeclaredAnnotations(); for (int i = 0;i < anns.length;i++){ System.out.println(anns[i]); } } catch (Exception e){ System.out.println("exceptional!"); } } }