Creating Aspects

This feature is only supported in the Ultimate edition.

IntelliJ IDEA lets you create aspects in two forms: as .aj files and .java files containing classes annotated with @Aspect.

Note that by the time you start to create your aspects, you must have already enabled the AspectJ support plugins and defined aspectjrt.jar as a library.

Creating an aspect

1. In the Project Tool Window, do one of the following:
   • Select your source directory or the package in which you want to create a new aspect, and select File | New.
   • Select the source directory or package, and press ⌘N⌃N⌘N.
   • Right-click the source directory or package to open the context menu, and select New.
2. Select Aspect.
3. In the dialog that opens:
   1. Specify the name of the aspect in the Name field.
   2. Select one of the following options from the Kind list:
      • Aspect to create a .aj file with the specified name.
      • @Aspect to create a .java file containing a class annotated with @Aspect.
   3. Click OK.