[aspectj-users] A gap between compile-time Join point matching and runti

["Eiichiro Uchiumi" <eiichirouchiumi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, All

I have a question about this subject. Please check following code.
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@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Marker {
// Marker annotation
}

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@Marker
public interface Service {
public void doService();
}

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public class ServiceImpl implements Service {
public void doService() {
}
}

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public class Client {

private Service service = new ServiceImpl();

private ServiceImpl serviceImpl = new ServiceImpl();

public void useService() {
 service.doService();  // Match! -> "Match-A"
 serviceImpl.doService(); // Match! -> "Match-B"
}

}

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@Aspect
public class AnAspect {

@Around("call(* (@Maker *).*(..))")
public Object doAdvice(ProceedingJoinPoint pjp) throws Throwable {
 
 pjp.getSignature().getDeclaringType().getAnnotation(Maker.class);
 
 // ...
}

}

When specified Joint point is "Match-A", 
pjp.getSignature().getDeclaringType().getAnnotation(Maker.class) returns
Maker annotation, but specified Joint point is "Match-B",
it returns null...
Though this pointcut expression matches both of join point, I cannot get
the same annotation with runtime reflection.
Why this pointcut expression matches both of join point?
Is it the AspectJ 5 specification?

(I use AspectJ 1.5.1a with AJDT 1.4.0.20060413082832 on
Eclipse 3.2M6)

Thanx!
Eiichiro UCHIUMI (Tokyo/Japan)