title: Aspectj in spring
body: <p>I am getting the following error when i try to auto wire aspectj in spring</p>
  
  <pre><code>org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: The prefix "aop" for element "aop:aspectj-autoproxy" is not bound.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>my appContext.xml entry looks like 
  .....</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;aop:aspectj-autoproxy/&gt;
  
  &lt;bean id="helloFromAspectJ" class="com.cvs.esps.aspect.logging.TestAspect"/&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>.....</p>
  
  <p>some help on how can i remove this error.. unfortunately the site <a href="http://forum.springsource.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://forum.springsource.org</a> is blocked by out network firewall.. any help fast will be highly appreciated.</p>
  
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  <p>here is what i get if i add the line </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;bean id="loggerProxy" class="org.springframework.aop.aspectj.annotation.AnnotationAwareAspectJAutoProxyCreator" /&gt;
  
  SEVERE: Exception sending context initialized event to listener instance of class org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener
  org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'org.apache.cxf.bus.spring.BusApplicationListener' defined in class path resource [META-INF/cxf/cxf.xml]: Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'cxf': Cannot create inner bean 'cxf:logging#d306dd' of type [org.apache.cxf.feature.LoggingFeature] while setting bean property 'features' with key [0]; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'cxf:logging#d306dd': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: error at ::0 can't find referenced pointcut doPostGetPatientDataJSON
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:480)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory$1.run(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:409)
      at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:380)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:264)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:221)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:261)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:185)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:164)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.getBeansOfType(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:308)
      at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBeansOfType(AbstractApplicationContext.java:948)
      at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.registerListeners(AbstractApplicationContext.java:702)
      at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:378)
      at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.createWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:255)
      at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoader.initWebApplicationContext(ContextLoader.java:199)
      at org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener.contextInitialized(ContextLoaderListener.java:45)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.listenerStart(StandardContext.java:3843)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.start(StandardContext.java:4342)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.start(StandardHost.java:719)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.start(ContainerBase.java:1045)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.start(StandardEngine.java:443)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.start(StandardService.java:516)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.start(StandardServer.java:710)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:578)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:288)
      at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:413)
  Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'cxf': Cannot create inner bean 'cxf:logging#d306dd' of type [org.apache.cxf.feature.LoggingFeature] while setting bean property 'features' with key [0]; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'cxf:logging#d306dd': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: error at ::0 can't find referenced pointcut doPostGetPatientDataJSON
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveInnerBean(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:230)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveValueIfNecessary(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:117)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveManagedList(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:287)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveValueIfNecessary(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:126)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyPropertyValues(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1245)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1010)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:472)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory$1.run(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:409)
      at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:380)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:264)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:221)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:261)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:185)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:164)
      at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.getBean(AbstractApplicationContext.java:881)
      at org.apache.cxf.bus.spring.BusExtensionPostProcessor.getBus(BusExtensionPostProcessor.java:62)
      at org.apache.cxf.bus.spring.BusExtensionPostProcessor.postProcessBeforeInitialization(BusExtensionPostProcessor.java:53)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:350)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1330)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:473)
      ... 30 more
  Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'cxf:logging#d306dd': Initialization of bean failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: error at ::0 can't find referenced pointcut doPostGetPatientDataJSON
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:480)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory$1.run(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:409)
      at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:380)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionValueResolver.resolveInnerBean(BeanDefinitionValueResolver.java:219)
      ... 50 more
  Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: error at ::0 can't find referenced pointcut doPostGetPatientDataJSON
      at org.aspectj.weaver.tools.PointcutParser.parsePointcutExpression(PointcutParser.java:302)
      at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJExpressionPointcut.buildPointcutExpression(AspectJExpressionPointcut.java:189)
      at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJExpressionPointcut.checkReadyToMatch(AspectJExpressionPointcut.java:176)
      at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJExpressionPointcut.getClassFilter(AspectJExpressionPointcut.java:157)
      at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.canApply(AopUtils.java:187)
      at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.canApply(AopUtils.java:244)
      at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.findAdvisorsThatCanApply(AopUtils.java:278)
      at org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.findEligibleAdvisors(AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.java:86)
      at org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.getAdvicesAndAdvisorsForBean(AbstractAdvisorAutoProxyCreator.java:69)
      at org.springframework.aop.framework.autoproxy.AbstractAutoProxyCreator.postProcessAfterInitialization(AbstractAutoProxyCreator.java:296)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.applyBeanPostProcessorsAfterInitialization(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:361)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1343)
      at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:473)
      ... 54 more
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