public class ExposedType { public static void main(String[] args) { new ExposedTypeOne().foo(); new ExposedTypeTwo().foo(); new ExposedTypeThree().foo(); } } class ExposedTypeOne { public void foo() { } } class ExposedTypeTwo { public void foo() { } } class ExposedTypeThree { public void foo() { } } aspect X pertypewithin(Exposed*) { before(): execution(* foo(..)) { System.err.println("here I am "+thisJoinPoint+": for class "+getWithinType()); } }