org.apache.commons.jexl3.internal.introspection

## Class MethodKey

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.commons.jexl3.internal.introspection.MethodKey

-     public final class MethodKey
      extends Object

  A method key usable by the introspector cache.

  This stores a method (or class) name and parameters.

  This replaces the original key scheme which used to build the key by concatenating the method name and parameters class names as one string with the exception that primitive types were converted to their object class equivalents.

  The key is still based on the same information, it is just wrapped in an object instead. Primitive type classes are converted to they object equivalent to make a key; int foo(int) and int foo(Integer) do generate the same key.

  A key can be constructed either from arguments (array of objects) or from parameters (array of class). Roughly 3x faster than string key to access the map and uses less memory.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `static class` | `MethodKey.AmbiguousException` Simple distinguishable exception, used when we run across ambiguous overloading.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `MethodKey(String aMethod, Object[] args)` Creates a key from a method name and a set of arguments.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `debugString()` Outputs a human readable debug representation of this key.
    `boolean` | `equals(Object obj)`
    `Constructor<?>` | `getMostSpecificConstructor(Constructor<?>[] methods)` Gets the most specific constructor that is applicable to the parameters of this key.
    `Method` | `getMostSpecificMethod(Method[] methods)` Gets the most specific method that is applicable to the parameters of this key.
    `int` | `hashCode()`
    `static boolean` | `isInvocationConvertible(Class<?> formal, Class<?> actual, boolean possibleVarArg)` Determines whether a type represented by a class object is convertible to another type represented by a class object using a method invocation conversion, treating object types of primitive types as if they were primitive types (that is, a Boolean actual parameter type matches boolean primitive formal type).
    `static boolean` | `isStrictInvocationConvertible(Class<?> formal, Class<?> actual, boolean possibleVarArg)` Determines whether a type represented by a class object is convertible to another type represented by a class object using a method invocation conversion, without matching object and primitive types.
    `static boolean` | `isVarArgs(Method method)` Checks whether a method accepts a variable number of arguments.
    `String` | `toString()`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### MethodKey

          public MethodKey(String aMethod,
                   Object[] args)

      Creates a key from a method name and a set of arguments.
      Parameters:
        `aMethod` - the method to generate the key from
        `args` - the intended method arguments

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `Object`

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(Object obj)

      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `Object`

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`

    - #### debugString

          public String debugString()

      Outputs a human readable debug representation of this key.
      Returns:
        method(p0, p1, ...)

    - #### isVarArgs

          public static boolean isVarArgs(Method method)

      Checks whether a method accepts a variable number of arguments.

      May be due to a subtle bug in some JVMs, if a varargs method is an override, depending on (may be) the class introspection order, the isVarargs flag on the method itself will be false. To circumvent the potential problem, fetch the method with the same signature from the super-classes, - which will be different if override -and get the varargs flag from it.

      Parameters:
        `method` - the method to check for varargs
      Returns:
        true if declared varargs, false otherwise

    - #### getMostSpecificMethod

          public Method getMostSpecificMethod(Method[] methods)

      Gets the most specific method that is applicable to the parameters of this key.
      Parameters:
        `methods` - a list of methods.
      Returns:
        the most specific method.
      Throws:
        `MethodKey.AmbiguousException` - if there is more than one.

    - #### getMostSpecificConstructor

          public Constructor<?> getMostSpecificConstructor(Constructor<?>[] methods)

      Gets the most specific constructor that is applicable to the parameters of this key.
      Parameters:
        `methods` - a list of constructors.
      Returns:
        the most specific constructor.
      Throws:
        `MethodKey.AmbiguousException` - if there is more than one.

    - #### isInvocationConvertible

          public static boolean isInvocationConvertible(Class<?> formal,
                                        Class<?> actual,
                                        boolean possibleVarArg)

      Determines whether a type represented by a class object is convertible to another type represented by a class object using a method invocation conversion, treating object types of primitive types as if they were primitive types (that is, a Boolean actual parameter type matches boolean primitive formal type). This behavior is because this method is used to determine applicable methods for an actual parameter list, and primitive types are represented by their object duals in reflective method calls.
      Parameters:
        `formal` - the formal parameter type to which the actual parameter type should be convertible
        `actual` - the actual parameter type.
        `possibleVarArg` - whether or not we're dealing with the last parameter in the method declaration
      Returns:
        true if either formal type is assignable from actual type, or formal is a primitive type and actual is its corresponding object type or an object type of a primitive type that can be converted to the formal type.

    - #### isStrictInvocationConvertible

          public static boolean isStrictInvocationConvertible(Class<?> formal,
                                              Class<?> actual,
                                              boolean possibleVarArg)

      Determines whether a type represented by a class object is convertible to another type represented by a class object using a method invocation conversion, without matching object and primitive types. This method is used to determine the more specific type when comparing signatures of methods.
      Parameters:
        `formal` - the formal parameter type to which the actual parameter type should be convertible
        `actual` - the actual parameter type.
        `possibleVarArg` - whether or not we're dealing with the last parameter in the method declaration
      Returns:
        true if either formal type is assignable from actual type, or formal and actual are both primitive types and actual can be subject to widening conversion to formal.

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