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The Basics: Exercise 1

Create the aspect Basics.

Inside, write an advice that prints out a string just before the execution of the start() method. Use the following form for your advice:

before(): <pointcut> {
  System.out.println("About to start");
}

You can employ the primitive pointcut execution(Signature). The signature should at least specify the return type, the method name and the arguments.

Rerun the application to see the output from your aspect.

Continue with Exercise 2.