import org.aspectj.lang.annotation.Aspect; import java.lang.annotation.*; public aspect PerTargetAspect pertarget(fooCall()) { pointcut fooCall() : call(* Foo.foo(..)); public static void main(String[] args) { Annotation[] annotations = PerTargetAspect.class.getAnnotations(); if (annotations.length != 1) throw new RuntimeException("Should have one annotation"); Aspect aspectAnnotation = (Aspect) annotations[0]; if (!aspectAnnotation.value().equals("pertarget(fooCall())")) throw new RuntimeException("value should be equal to perclause"); } } class Foo { void foo() {} }