AspectJ: Can I get access to the variables inside a method surround with around joinp

[nathj]

Ok, let me expand a bit, hopefully that will make te question clearer.

I am learning AspectJ by refactoring some existing code. The curret plan is to handle logging via Aspects and then move on to timers. At present I am still working on the logging side of things.

So far this has been fairly simple and I have the following code:

public aspect MyLogger extends BaseAspect {
    declare precedence : *, MyLogger ;
    declare warning : (get(* System.out)||get(* System.err)) && withinScope() : "Don't use System.out.";
 
    MyLogger() {
 
    }
 
    pointcut sercoManagerLogging(): target(org.esf.adapters.serco.SercoManager) && withinScope();
 
    pointcut translatorLogging(): target(org.esf.adapters.serco.SercoBBTranslator) && withinScope();
 
    pointcut translateLogging(): execution(public void translate*(..)) && translatorLogging();
 
    pointcut addRoleLogging(): execution(public String addInst*(..)) && translatorLogging();
 
    pointcut callRoleLogging(): execution(public void *AddInst*(..)) && translatorLogging();
 
    before(): sercoManagerLogging() {
        pkgLogger.info("SercoLOGGING before method="
                + thisJoinPointStaticPart.getSignature());
    }
 
    before(): translateLogging(){
        pkgLogger.info("TranslateLOGGING before method="
                + thisJoinPointStaticPart.getSignature());
    }
 
    after(): translateLogging(){
        pkgLogger.info("TranslateLOGGING after method="
                + thisJoinPointStaticPart.getSignature());
    }
 
    String around(): addRoleLogging(){
        String information = proceed();
        pkgLogger.info("addRoleLOGGING around method="
                + thisJoinPointStaticPart.getSignature() + " " + information);
        return information;
    }
 
    before(): callRoleLogging(){
        pkgLogger.info("callRoleLogging before method="
                + thisJoinPointStaticPart.getSignature());
    }
}
 

In the String around():aroundRoleLogging() I am using a return value to log the information from the method. This return isn't really necessary for the business logic of the process - I've added it to get the logging I want.

Within the actual method I have a number of variables that handle process counts. Is it possible to access these values from within the aspect code so that I don't have to have the otherwose unnecessary return?

Hopefully the question is a bit clearer now. I have tried reading up on this and found no way ofachieving what I want, then again I have also struggled to put this into a suitable search string for Google.

Any help here is greatly appreciated.

Cheers
nathj