// Exploring synchronization aspect WithinAspect { before(Object o ): within(Basic4) && args(o) { if (thisJoinPoint.getSignature().toString().indexOf("lock(")!=-1) System.err.println("Advice running at "+thisJoinPoint.getSignature()+ " with args of type "+o.getClass()+" with value "+o); } } public class Basic4 { public static void main(String[] args) { Basic4 b = new Basic4(); b.methodWithSyncBlock1(); b.staticMethodWithSyncBlock1(); b.methodWithSyncBlock2(); b.staticMethodWithSyncBlock2(); } public void methodWithSyncBlock1() { System.err.println("methodWithSyncBlock1"); synchronized (this) { } } public void staticMethodWithSyncBlock1() { System.err.println("staticMethodWithSyncBlock1"); synchronized (Basic4.class) { } } public void methodWithSyncBlock2() { System.err.println("methodWithSyncBlock2"); synchronized (this) { int i = 0; while (i<100) { i++; } } } public void staticMethodWithSyncBlock2() { System.err.println("staticMethodWithSyncBlock2"); synchronized (Basic4.class) { int i = 0; while (i<100) { i++; } } } }