import java.lang.annotation.*; @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) @interface Colored { String color(); } interface Marker { @Colored(color="blue") public void m1(); public void m2(); } public class CallAnnBinding4 { public static void main(String[]argv) { Marker marker = new SecondaryClass(); // tackle the primitives ... marker.m1(); marker.m2(); if (X.i!=1) throw new RuntimeException("Why did the advice not run once?"); } } class SecondaryClass implements Marker { @Colored(color="red") public void m1() {} @Colored(color="orange") public void m2() {} } aspect X { public static int i = 0; before(Colored c): call(* m*(..)) && !within(X) && @annotation(c) { i++; if (i==1) checkColor(1,c,"blue"); if (i==2) throw new RuntimeException("Advice running more times than expected"); System.err.println(c.color()); } public void checkColor(int run, Colored c,String exp) { if (!c.color().equals(exp)) throw new RuntimeException("Advice execution #"+run+" expected "+exp+" but got "+c.color()); } }