In Spring Framework, an "Aspect" is a modular part of a program that encapsulates behaviors affecting multiple classes, known as cross-cutting concerns. These concerns typically include functionalities like logging, transaction management, or security, which are common across various parts of an application but do not fit well into the object-oriented programming model. Aspects improve modularity by allowing the separation of these cross-cutting concerns from the main business logic, thereby making them easier to maintain and understand.
Aspects are implemented using regular classes annotated with @Aspect in Spring, or they can be regular classes that are configured through Spring's configuration mechanisms. Within an aspect, you can define pointcuts and advices. Pointcuts determine at which join points (specific points in the program exec...
