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():around RoleLogging() 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