@AfterThrowing#Throwing argument name 'ex' was not bound in advice arguments

[rnallakukkala]

Hi there,

Its almost 8hrs I got a stuck with the @AfterThrowing aspect problem,
my enviornment is apsectj 1.5.3, asm 2.2, hibernate 3.2.0 and spring 2.0

This is my configuration file

<bean id="throwsAdvice" class="com.dpwn.newops.server.framework.intercepto r.exception.NewOpsAfterThrowsAdvise" />

<!-- Enable aspects -->
<aop:aspectj-autoproxy/>

<aop:config>
<aop:aspect id="afterThrowing" ref="throwsAdvice">
<aopointcut id="executionOfMethods"
expression="execution(* com..*.*(..))"/>
<aop:after-throwing
pointcut-ref="executionOfMethods"
throwing="ex"
method="afterThrowing"/>
</aop:aspect>
</aop:config>
and aspect code is

@Aspect
public class NewOpsAfterThrowsAdvise {

@AfterThrowing(pointcut="execution(* com.*.*(..))", throwing="ex")
public void afterThrowing(Throwable ex) {
............
}
}

The problem is that when i try to initialize the spring context, i get the following exception

org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationExce ption: Error creating bean wit
h name 'org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJPointcutAd visor': Cannot create i
nner bean '(inner bean)' while setting bean property 'advice'; nested exception
is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationExce ption: Error creating bean
with name '(inner bean)': Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Throwing argument name 'ex' was not bound in ad
vice arguments
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationExce ption: Error creati
ng bean with name '(inner bean)': Invocation of init method failed; nested excep
tion is java.lang.IllegalStateException: Throwing argument name 'ex' was not bou
nd in advice arguments
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Throwing argument name 'ex' was not
bound in advice arguments
at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdv ice.bindExplicitArg
uments(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:412)
at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdv ice.bindArgumentsBy
Name(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:375)
at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdv ice.calculateArgume
ntBindings(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:331)
at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdv ice.afterProperties
Set(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:297)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract AutowireCapableBean
Factory.invokeInitMethods(AbstractAutowireCapableB eanFactory.java:1062)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract AutowireCapableBean
Factory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBean Factory.java:1029)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract AutowireCapableBean
Factory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFact ory.java:420)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefi nitionValueResolver
.resolveInnerBeanDefinition(BeanDefinitionValueRes olver.java:198)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefi nitionValueResolver
.resolveValueIfNecessary(BeanDefinitionValueResolv er.java:116)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract AutowireCapableBean
Factory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapabl eBeanFactory.java:955)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract AutowireCapableBean
Factory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFa ctory.java:729)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract AutowireCapableBean
Factory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFact ory.java:416)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract BeanFactory$1.getOb
ject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:245)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultS ingletonBeanRegistr
y.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:1 41)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract BeanFactory.getBean
(AbstractBeanFactory.java:242)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract BeanFactory.getBean
(AbstractBeanFactory.java:156)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultL istableBeanFactory.
preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactor y.java:290)
at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplic ationContext.refres
h(AbstractApplicationContext.java:348)
at org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlAp plicationContext.<i
nit>(ClassPathXmlApplicationContext.java:92)
at org.springframework.context.support.ClassPathXmlAp plicationContext.<i
nit>(ClassPathXmlApplicationContext.java:77)
at com.dpwn.newops.integration.integrationtest.Server IntegrationApp.init
(ServerIntegrationApp.java:50)
at com.dpwn.newops.integration.integrationtest.Server IntegrationApp.main
(ServerIntegrationApp.java:34)
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.dpwn.newops.integration.integrationtest.Server IntegrationApp.init
(ServerIntegrationApp.java:61)
at com.dpwn.newops.integration.integrationtest.Server IntegrationApp.main
(ServerIntegrationApp.java:34)

I found similar queries in the forum and updated my Asm jar to 2.2 but still i get this exception.

any thoughts what Im doing wrong?

Thanks,
Ravi

[rnallakukkala]

Spring Gurus,
any pointers for my problem?

[Marten Deinum]

You are trying to use both declarative (using aop aspectj and annotation based aspectj <aop:aspectj-autoproxy/>. Remove one of the 2 don't mix.

I personally favor the declarative style, Annotations I still need to get used to .

Remove annotations from your class

public class NewOpsAfterThrowsAdvise {
    public void afterThrowing(Throwable ex) { 
       //Do stuff
    }
}

Remove the <aop:aspectj-autoproxy/> from your config and I also think your aopointcut is in the wrong place, change your aop config

<aop:config>
    <aop:pointcut id="executionOfMethods" expression="execution(* com..*.*(..))"/>
    <aop:aspect id="afterThrowing" ref="throwsAdvice">
        <aop:after-throwing pointcut-ref="executionOfMethods" throwing="ex" method="afterThrowing"/>
    </aop:aspect>
</aop:config>

[rnallakukkala]

tried that, but hard luck!

[Marten Deinum]

what is happening now and can you post your new configuration also?

[rnallakukkala]

Hi,
here's is my config file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop"
xsi:schemaLocation="
http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schem...-beans-2.0.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schem...ing-tx-2.0.xsd
http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop-2.0.xsd">


<bean id="throwsAdvice" class="com.dpwn.newops.server.framework.intercepto r.exception.NewOpsAfterThrowsAdvise" />

<aop:config>
<aopointcut id="afterThrowingID" expression="execution(* com..*.*(..))"/>
<aop:aspect id="afterThrowing" ref="throwsAdvice">
<aop:after-throwing pointcut-ref="afterThrowingID" throwing="ex" method="afterThrowing"/>
</aop:aspect>
</aop:config>

</beans>


and this is my Advise

public class NewOpsAfterThrowsAdvise {
public void afterThrowing(Throwable ex) {
List <String>params = new ArrayList<String>();

// Do something will all arguments
System.out.print("Exception caught in the interceptor...");
System.out.println(ex.getClass().getSimpleName());
}
}

Exactly the same exception still repeats.

Also i upgraded Asm from 2.2 to asm 2.2.2
and using cglib-nodep 2.1_3

Let me know if need other information?

[rnallakukkala]

Also is there a way to find which version of the ASM is being used by spring at runtime? just to be sure spring is using ASM 2.2.2?

[Marten Deinum]

You still have the same exception or is it another one?

Also is there a way to find which version of the ASM is being used by spring at runtime? just to be sure spring is using ASM 2.2.2?

Hmm not that I know of, just make sure there are no other versions of the ASM jar in your classpath.

[rnallakukkala]

it is the same exception!

Im using maven2 to generate a assembled jar, Im explicitly removing the older version (that comes as a part of hibernate) and included the newer version of ASM.

[shishirksingh]

Hi,
I am also having the same issue. Were you able to solve the problem ?