// unlock and non-static context public aspect ParsingAndMatching4 { before(): unlock() { System.err.println("Advice running at "+thisJoinPoint.getSourceLocation()); } public static void main(String[] args) { new Foo().nonstaticM(); } static class Foo { public void nonstaticM() { synchronized (String.class) { System.err.println("non-static method running"); } } } }