// Exploring synchronization aspect WithinAspect { long locktimer = 0; int iterations = 0; Object currentObject = null; boolean didSomething = false; long activeTimer; before(Object o ): within(Useful1) && args(o) { if (thisJoinPoint.getSignature().toString().startsWith("lock(")) { activeTimer = System.currentTimeMillis(); didSomething = true; } } after(Object o ): within(Useful1) && args(o) { if (thisJoinPoint.getSignature().toString().startsWith("unlock(")) { if (activeTimer!=0) { locktimer+=(System.currentTimeMillis()-activeTimer); iterations++; activeTimer=0; didSomething = true; } } } after() returning: execution(* main(..)) { System.err.println("Average lock taking time over "+iterations+" iterations is "+ (((double)locktimer)/ ((double)iterations))+"ms"); if (didSomething) System.err.println("We did time something!"); // can write a test looking for this line, it won't vary } } public class Useful1 { public static void main(String[] args) { Useful1 u = new Useful1(); for (int i = 0; i < 2000; i++) { u.methodWithSynchronizedBlock(); } } public void methodWithSynchronizedBlock() { synchronized (this) { for (int ii=0;ii<100;ii++); } } }