import org.aspectj.testing.Tester; public aspect SuperAspect { before(SuperClass s): target(s) && call(* getX(..)) { Tester.checkEqual(thisJoinPoint.getSignature().getName(), "getX", "method name"); //!!! It's unclear what they value of this really should be //Tester.checkEqual(thisJoinPoint.className, "SubClass", "class name"); // make a change to prove this is run //x = x+42; s.setX( s.checkX()+42 ); } }