Wildcards in @Pointcut execution

Hi,

I have an example pointcut which I can't quite figure out :(

Pointcut("execution(* *..Controller+.*(..))")

I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what the "+" is doing in the middle of the package. Is this a wildcard or just part of the package name?

A stupid question I'm sure but it's bugging me and I don't have access to my spring environment to do some tests.

Well I suggest the AspectJ reference guide or the excellent AspectJ in Action book.

1) It isn't part of the package it is part of the classname
2) It means any subclass/subinterface or implementation (the latter if the + is on an Interface as in your sample)