#AfterReturning from ExceptionHandler not working - spring-aop

Question

I have a GlobalExceptionHandler class which contain multiple methods annotated with #ExceptionHandler.
#ExceptionHandler({ AccessDeniedException.class })
public final ResponseEntity<Object> handleAccessDeniedException(
Exception ex, WebRequest request) {
return new ResponseEntity<Object>(
"Access denied message here", new HttpHeaders(), HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
}
I have a AOP which is suppose to be triggered after the exception handler returns response.
#AfterReturning(value="#annotation(exceptionHandler)",returning="response")
public void afterReturningAdvice(JoinPoint joinPoint, Object response) {
//do something
}
But the #AfterReturning is not triggered after the handler returns a valid response.
Tried full qualified name but not working
#AfterReturning(value = "#annotation(org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler)", returning = "response"){
public void afterReturningAdvice(JoinPoint joinPoint, Object response) {
//do something
}

Answer 1

Please go through the documentation to understand the proxying mechanisms in Spring framework.
Assuming the ExceptionHandler code written was of the following format
#ControllerAdvice
public class TestControllerAdvice {
#ExceptionHandler({ AccessDeniedException.class })
final public ResponseEntity<Object> handleAccessDeniedException(
Exception ex, WebRequest request) {
return new ResponseEntity<Object>(
"Access denied message here", new HttpHeaders(), HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN);
}
}
key points from the documentation pertaining to the question are
Spring AOP uses either JDK dynamic proxies or CGLIB to create the
proxy for a given target object.
If the target object to be proxied implements at least one
interface, a JDK dynamic proxy is used. All of the interfaces
implemented by the target type are proxied. If the target object
does not implement any interfaces, a CGLIB proxy is created.
With CGLIB, final methods cannot be advised, as they cannot be overridden in runtime-generated subclasses.
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