java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: error at ::0 formal unbound

Asked on August 14, 2013
Hello Everyone ,
I am trying to run @Pointcut with @After but got the below error.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: error at ::0 formal unbound in pointcut
at org.aspectj.weaver.tools.PointcutParser.parsePointcutExpression(PointcutParser.java:316)
at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJExpressionPointcut.buildPointcutExpression(AspectJExpressionPointcut.java:207)
at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJExpressionPointcut.buildPointcutExpression(AspectJExpressionPointcut.java:193)
at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJExpressionPointcut.checkReadyToMatch(AspectJExpressionPointcut.java:182)
at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJExpressionPointcut.getClassFilter(AspectJExpressionPointcut.java:163)
at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.canApply(AopUtils.java:209)
at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.canApply(AopUtils.java:263)
at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.findAdvisorsThatCanApply(AopUtils.java:295)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.findAdvisorsThatCanApply(AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.java:117)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.findEligibleAdvisors(AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.java:87)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.getAdvicesAndAdvisorsForBean(AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.java:68)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.AbstractAutoProxyCreator.wrapIfNecessary(AbstractAutoProxyCreator.java:359)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.AbstractAutoProxyCreator.postProcessAfterInitialization(AbstractAutoProxyCreator.java:322)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsAfterInitialization(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:407)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1461)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:519)
... 9 more

Replied on August 14, 2013
let me know how r u using @pointcut

Replied on August 14, 2013
Hello Saurabh, Find the code snippet
@Pointcut(" execution (* com.test.someTask(..))")
public void pointcutTest() {}
@After("pointcutTest(..))")
public void myAdvice(){
System.out.println("my advice...");
}

Replied on August 14, 2013
@After("pointcutTest(..))") should be @After("pointcutTest())")