MetaMethod (groovy 2.5.2 API)

groovy.lang.MetaMethod

All Implemented Interfaces and Traits:

Cloneable
```
public abstract class MetaMethod
extends ParameterTypes
```
Represents a Method on a Java object a little like Method except without using reflection to invoke the method
Authors:
James Strachan
Alex Tkachman

Field Summary

Fields
Modifiers	Name	Description
`static MetaMethod[]`	`EMPTY_ARRAY`

Inherited fields
Fields inherited from class	Fields
`class ParameterTypes`	`isVargsMethod, nativeParamTypes, parameterTypes`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and description
`MetaMethod ()` Constructor for a metamethod with an empty parameter list
`MetaMethod (Class[] pt)` Constructor wit a list of parameter classes

Methods Summary

Methods
Type Params	Return Type	Name and description
	`void`	`checkParameters(Class[] arguments)` Checks that the given parameters are valid to call this method
	`Object`	`clone()`
	`Object`	`doMethodInvoke(Object object, Object[] argumentArray)` Invokes the method this object represents.
	`protected static boolean`	`equal(CachedClass[] a, Class[] b)`
	`protected static boolean`	`equal(CachedClass[] a, CachedClass[] b)`
	`CachedClass`	`getDeclaringClass()` Gets the class where this method is declared
	`String`	`getDescriptor()` Return a descriptor of this method based on the return type and parameters of this method.
	`int`	`getModifiers()` Returns the modifiers for this method
	`String`	`getMopName()`
	`String`	`getName()` Returns the name of the method represented by this class
	`Class`	`getReturnType()` Access the return type for this method
	`String`	`getSignature()` Returns the signature of this method
	`Object`	`invoke(Object object, Object[] arguments)` Invoke this method
	`boolean`	`isAbstract()` Returns whether or not this method is abstract.
	`boolean`	`isCacheable()` Returns whether this object is cacheable
	`boolean`	`isMethod(MetaMethod method)` Returns true if this this metamethod represents the same method as the argument.
	`boolean`	`isPrivate()` Returns whether or not this method is private.
	`boolean`	`isProtected()` Returns whether or not this method is protected.
	`boolean`	`isPublic()` Returns whether or not this method is public.
	`boolean`	`isSame(MetaMethod method)` @param method the method to compare against
	`boolean`	`isStatic()` Returns whether or not this method is static.
	`RuntimeException`	`processDoMethodInvokeException(Exception e, Object object, Object[] argumentArray)` This method is called when an exception occurs while invoking this method.
	`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of this method

Inherited Methods Summary

Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from class	Name
`class ParameterTypes`	`coerceArgumentsToClasses, correctArguments, getNativeParameterTypes, getPT, getParameterTypes, isValidExactMethod, isValidExactMethod, isValidMethod, isValidMethod, isVargsMethod, isVargsMethod, setParametersTypes`
`class Object`	`wait, wait, wait, equals, toString, hashCode, getClass, notify, notifyAll`

- Field Detail
  - public static final MetaMethod[] EMPTY_ARRAY
- Constructor Detail
  - public MetaMethod()
    
    Constructor for a metamethod with an empty parameter list
  - public MetaMethod(Class[] pt)
    
    Constructor wit a list of parameter classes
    Parameters:
    pt - A list of parameters types
- Method Detail
  - public void checkParameters(Class[] arguments)
    
    Checks that the given parameters are valid to call this method
    throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the parameters are not valid
    
    Parameters:
    arguments - the arguments to check
  - public Object clone()
  - public Object doMethodInvoke(Object object, Object[] argumentArray)
    
    Invokes the method this object represents. This method is not final but it should be overloaded very carefully and only by generated methods there is no guarantee that it will be called
    Parameters:
    object - The object the method is to be called at.
    argumentArray - Arguments for the method invocation.
    Returns:
    The return value of the invoked method.
  - protected static boolean equal(CachedClass[] a, Class[] b)
  - protected static boolean equal(CachedClass[] a, CachedClass[] b)
  - public CachedClass getDeclaringClass()
    
    Gets the class where this method is declared
    Returns:
    class of this method
  - public String getDescriptor()
    
    Return a descriptor of this method based on the return type and parameters of this method.
  - public int getModifiers()
    
    Returns the modifiers for this method
    Returns:
    modifiers as an int.
  - public String getMopName()
  - public String getName()
    
    Returns the name of the method represented by this class
    Returns:
    name of this method
  - public Class getReturnType()
    
    Access the return type for this method
    Returns:
    the return type of this method
  - public String getSignature()
    
    Returns the signature of this method
    Returns:
    The signature of this method
  - public Object invoke(Object object, Object[] arguments)
    
    Invoke this method
    Parameters:
    object - The object this method should be invoked on
    arguments - The arguments for the method if applicable
    Returns:
    The return value of the invocation
  - public boolean isAbstract()
    
    Returns whether or not this method is abstract.
    Returns:
    true if this method is abstract
  - public boolean isCacheable()
    
    Returns whether this object is cacheable
  - public boolean isMethod(MetaMethod method)
    
    Returns true if this this metamethod represents the same method as the argument.
    Parameters:
    method - A metaMethod instance
    Returns:
    true if method is for the same method as this method, false otherwise.
  - public final boolean isPrivate()
    
    Returns whether or not this method is private.
    Returns:
    true if this method is private
  - public final boolean isProtected()
    
    Returns whether or not this method is protected.
    Returns:
    true if this method is protected
  - public final boolean isPublic()
    
    Returns whether or not this method is public.
    Returns:
    true if this method is public
  - public final boolean isSame(MetaMethod method)
    
    Parameters:
    method - the method to compare against
    Returns:
    true if the given method has the same name, parameters, return type and modifiers but may be defined on another type
  - public boolean isStatic()
    
    Returns whether or not this method is static.
    Returns:
    true if this method is static
  - public final RuntimeException processDoMethodInvokeException(Exception e, Object object, Object[] argumentArray)
    
    This method is called when an exception occurs while invoking this method.
  - public String toString()
    
    Returns a string representation of this method

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[Java] Class MetaMethod

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Methods Summary

Inherited Methods Summary

Field Detail

public static final MetaMethod[] EMPTY_ARRAY

Constructor Detail

public MetaMethod()

public MetaMethod(Class[] pt)

Method Detail

public void checkParameters(Class[] arguments)

public Object clone()

public Object doMethodInvoke(Object object, Object[] argumentArray)

protected static boolean equal(CachedClass[] a, Class[] b)

protected static boolean equal(CachedClass[] a, CachedClass[] b)

public CachedClass getDeclaringClass()

public String getDescriptor()

public int getModifiers()

public String getMopName()

public String getName()

public Class getReturnType()

public String getSignature()

public Object invoke(Object object, Object[] arguments)

public boolean isAbstract()

public boolean isCacheable()

public boolean isMethod(MetaMethod method)

public final boolean isPrivate()

public final boolean isProtected()

public final boolean isPublic()

public final boolean isSame(MetaMethod method)

public boolean isStatic()

public final RuntimeException processDoMethodInvokeException(Exception e, Object object, Object[] argumentArray)

public String toString()