import org.aspectj.testing.Tester; public class NamedWithinPointcuts { public static void main (String[] args) { Tester.expectEvent("before"); Tester.checkAllEventsIgnoreDups(); } } aspect Test { pointcut withinAspects() : within(Test) ; static void log() { } /** @testcase PR#635 Named Within pointcuts failing */ //before() : !within(Test) { // works fine before() : !(withinAspects()) { // stack overflow log(); // comment out to avoid stack overflow Tester.event("before"); } }