Software Architect's Handbook

Types of advice

There are different types of advice that are typically supported by AOP tools:

• Before advice (on start): Before advice executes before a join point. It cannot prevent the flow of logic proceeding on to the join point.
• After returning advice (on success): After-returning advice executes after a join point has completed successfully (no exception was thrown).
• After throwing advice (on error): After-throwing advice executes if an exception occurred in the method.
• After advice (finally): After advice executes after a join point exits, whether the method completed successfully or an exception occurred.
• Around advice: Around advice surrounds a join point so that it can execute logic before and after a method is invoked. It also ...