org.codehaus.groovy.runtime

## Class MethodKey

- java.lang.Object
- - org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.MethodKey

- Direct Known Subclasses:
    DefaultCachedMethodKey, DefaultMethodKey, TemporaryMethodKey

      public abstract class MethodKey
      extends java.lang.Object

  An abstract base class for a key used for comparators and Map keys to lookup a method by name and parameter types

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `MethodKey(java.lang.Class sender, java.lang.String name, boolean isCallToSuper)`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `MethodKey` | `createCopy()` Creates an immutable copy that we can cache.
    `protected int` | `createHashCode()`
    `boolean` | `equals(MethodKey that)`
    `boolean` | `equals(java.lang.Object that)`
    `java.lang.String` | `getName()`
    `abstract int` | `getParameterCount()`
    `abstract java.lang.Class` | `getParameterType(int index)`
    `java.util.List` | `getParamterTypes()`
    `int` | `hashCode()`
    `java.lang.String` | `toString()`

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### MethodKey

          public MethodKey(java.lang.Class sender,
                           java.lang.String name,
                           boolean isCallToSuper)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### createCopy

          public MethodKey createCopy()

      Creates an immutable copy that we can cache.

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(java.lang.Object that)

      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(MethodKey that)

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### toString

          public java.lang.String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`

    - #### getName

          public java.lang.String getName()

    - #### getParamterTypes

          public java.util.List getParamterTypes()

    - #### getParameterCount

          public abstract int getParameterCount()

    - #### getParameterType

          public abstract java.lang.Class getParameterType(int index)

    - #### createHashCode

          protected int createHashCode()