Aspect-Oriented Programming with AspectJ (Paperback)

In a November 2001 Java Pro magazine article, noted Java pundit Daniel Savarese states, "The days of Object-Oriented Programming may be numbered, One day we may all be using Aspect-Oriented Programming ." While this may be hyperbole, the AOP bring certain needed improvements to the OOP. AspectJ is a Java-based tool that allows developers to apply standard Java syntax to AOP principles, much as C++ allowed C programmers to use C syntax in an object-oriented manner. There are AspectJ add-ons available for Borland's JBuilder, Sun's Forte for Java and for the EMACS text editor. Aspect-Oriented Programming with AspectJ introduces AOP and the AspectJ tool. The book also shows how, by using existing Java programming knowledge, the developer can use AOP in meaningful development work.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

I. INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING WITH ASPECTJ.

1. Why Aspect-Oriented Programming?
2. A First Look at AspectJ.

II. STRATEGIES FOR A REAL APPLICATION.

3. Application Description.
4. Implementation Details.
5. Crosscutting by Design.
6. Development Aids.
7. Runtime Improvements.
8. Coping with Change.
9. Transition to Deployment.

III. LANGUAGE DETAILS.

10. Aspects.
11. Picking Join Points: Pointcuts.
12. Advices.
13. Static Crosscutting.

IV. CONCLUSION.

14. Use Patterns.

V. APPENDIXES.

Appendix A. AspectJ API.
Appendix B. AspectJ Command-Line Tools.
Appendix C. Auxiliary Tools.
Appendix D. Quick Language Reference.
Appendix E. AspectJ Project.
Appendix F. References.
Chapter G. Glossary.
Index.