import org.aspectj.testing.Tester; import org.aspectj.testing.Tester; public class CflowAlone { public static void main(String[] args){ new testclass1(); Tester.check(0 < Filteraspect.i, "0 < Filteraspect.i: " + Filteraspect.i); } } class testclass1 {} class testclass2 {} aspect Filteraspect { static int i; // all these variants fail //pointcut goCut(): cflow(this(testclass2)); //pointcut goCut(): cflow(target(testclass2)); //pointcut goCut(): cflow(args(testclass2)); //pointcut goCut(): cflow(!within(FilterAspect)); //pointcut goCut(): cflow(within(FilterAspect)); //pointcut goCut(): cflow(within(testclass1)); pointcut goCut(): !within(Filteraspect) && cflow(within(testclass1)); // works ok //pointcut goCut(): within(Filteraspect); Object around(): goCut() { i++; return proceed(); } // no bug when using before or after //after(): goCut() { int i = 1; System.getProperties().put("foo", "bar");} }