Re: finding method efficiently

[Artur Biesiadowski]

Archie Cobbs wrote:


> I have come across this same challenge several times now, i.e.,
> having to write code that implements the Java "best match" semantics
> for method invocation using reflection. Usually I end up doing something
> that works in all the 'easy' cases and punt on the rest.
[...]
> So it would be nice if we could write this algorithm once and for all
> and make it public somewhere :-)


Maybe
http://cvs.groovy.codehaus.org/viewrep/groovy/groovy-core/src/main/groovy/lang/MetaClass.java?r=HEAD
chooseMethod(String methodName, List methods, Class[] arguments, boolean 
coerce)
?

I don't know sure good it is in practice, but it seems to cover most 
cases including wrapped primitives.

Artur