Spring AOP – AfterThrows Advice

 

 
Requirement : In case a particular method call throws an exception, a log needs to be printed.
 
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Step 1 :

Changes in IteratorImpl class to mock an exception being thrown. No change in IteratorImpl interface

 
File : Iterator.java
 

package com.simpleCodeStuffs.aop;

public interface Iterator {
void goPrevious();
void goNext();
}

 
File : IteratorImpl.java
 

package com.simpleCodeStuffs.aop;

public class IteratorImpl implements Iterator{
String flowName;
public void goNext() {
System.out.println("goNext Method Called on flow - "+flowName);
throw new RuntimeException();
}
public void goPrevious(){
System.out.println("goPrevious Method called on flow - "+flowName);
}

public String getFlowName() {
return flowName;
}

public void setFlowName(String flowName) {
this.flowName = flowName;
}
}

 

Step 2 :

Create a new class AopExampleAfterThrows to implement the new functionality
 

File : AopExampleAfterThrows.java
 

package com.simpleCodeStuffs.aop;
import org.springframework.aop.ThrowsAdvice;
public class AopExampleAfterThrows implements ThrowsAdvice {
public void afterThrowing(RuntimeException runtimeException) {
System.out.println("Logging step : Exception thrown by the method ");
}
}

 

Step 3 :

Changes in the aopBeans.xml file. Similar to the Before Advice and After returns Advice, create the advisor and advice beans
 
File : aopBeans.xml

	
	
		
	

	

	
		com.simpleCodeStuffs.aop.Iterator
	
	
		
	
	
		
			theAfterThrowingAdvisor
		
	



	
		
	
	
		.*
	

 

Step 4 :

No major change in the Main class. Simply place a call to the method that throws a mock exception.
 
File : SpringAopMain.java
 

package com.simpleCodeStuffs.aop;

import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.context.support.FileSystemXmlApplicationContext;

public class SpringAopMain {

public static void main(String[] args) {
// Read the configuration file
ApplicationContext context =
new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext("aopBeans.xml");
// Instantiate an object
Iterator IteratorInterface = (Iterator) context
.getBean("businesslogicbean");

// Execute the public method of the bean
IteratorInterface.goNext();
}
}

 

Step 5 :

Run the Main class. The output is as follows

 

 

Please note that the exception shown in the above output is to show the working of the AfterThrows Advice once an exception is thrown. Handling this exception is simple enough. Read on to the next tutorial, wherein in aroundAdvice, this exception has been handled properly.