Pointcut expressions in Spring AOP use a specific syntax to define the join points where advice should be applied. Here are some common pointcut expressions and what they mean: A. Execution pointcut: =================== Matches method execution join points. execution(* com.example.service.*.*(..)): Matches any method in the com.example.service package. execution(public * *(..)): Matches any public method. B. Within pointcut: =================== Matches join points within certain types. within(com.example.service.*): Matches any join point in the com.example.service package. C. Bean pointcut: =================== Matches join points for specific bean IDs or types. bean(myService): Matches the myService bean. bean(*Service): Matches beans with names ending in "Service". D. Annotation pointcut: =================== Matches join points for methods annotated with specific annotations. @annotation(org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional): Matches methods annotated with @Transactional. E. Args pointcut: =================== Matches join points based on the arguments of the method. args(String): Matches methods with a single String argument. F. Target pointcut: =================== Matches join points where the target object is an instance of a specific type. target(com.example.service.MyServiceInterface): Matches join points where the target object implements MyServiceInterface. G. This pointcut: =================== Matches join points where the proxy object is an instance of a specific type. this(com.example.service.MyServiceInterface): Matches join points where the proxy object implements MyServiceInterface. H.Combining pointcuts: =================== Pointcut expressions can be combined using logical operators (&&, ||, !) to create more complex pointcuts.