import org.aspectj.testing.Tester; public class ArgsAlone { public static void main(String[] args) { Tester.expectEvent("within 2 method-call"); Tester.expectEvent("within 2 method-execution"); new TargetClass().callInt(2); Tester.checkAllEvents(); } } class TargetClass { void callInt(int i) { while (i > 0) { --i; } } } aspect Aspect { pointcut pc () : (call(void TargetClass.callInt(int)) || execution(void TargetClass.callInt(int))); before(int i) : !target(Aspect) && args(i) && !target(StringBuffer) //&& pc() // uncomment to avoid InternalCompilerError { Tester.event("within " + i + " " + thisJoinPointStaticPart.getKind()); } }