// Exploring synchronization aspect LockMonitor { long locktimer = 0; int iterations = 0; Object currentObject = null; long activeTimer; before(Useful2 o ): lock() && args(o) { activeTimer = System.currentTimeMillis(); currentObject = o; } after(Useful2 o ): unlock() && args(o) { if (o!=currentObject) { throw new RuntimeException("Unlocking on incorrect thing?!?"); } if (activeTimer!=0) { locktimer+=(System.currentTimeMillis()-activeTimer); iterations++; activeTimer=0; } } after() returning: execution(* main(..)) { System.err.println("Average time spent with lock over "+iterations+" iterations is "+ (((double)locktimer)/ ((double)iterations))+"ms"); } } public class Useful2 { public static void main(String[] args) { Useful2 u = new Useful2(); for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) { u.methodWithSynchronizedBlock(); } } public void methodWithSynchronizedBlock() { synchronized (this) { for (int ii=0;ii<1000000;ii++); } } }