import org.aspectj.testing.Tester; class C { public void a() { T.add("a"); } } aspect A1 { declare precedence: A1, A2; pointcut cut(): target(C) && execution(void a()); before(): A1.cut() { T.add("A1"); } } aspect A2 { declare precedence: A2, A3; before(): A1.cut() { T.add("A2"); } } aspect A3 { declare precedence: A3, A1; before(): A1.cut() { T.add("A3"); } } class T { private static StringBuffer order = new StringBuffer(); public static void add(String s) { order.append(s); order.append(':'); } public static void reset() { order = new StringBuffer(); } public static void checkAndReset(String expectedValue) { Tester.checkEqual(order.toString(), expectedValue); order.setLength(0); } }