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package org.jboss.axis.utils.cache;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.Vector;

/**
 * A simple cache of previously loaded methods
 *
 * @author Sam Ruby <rubys@us.ibm.com>
 */
public class JavaMethod
{

   // The list of the methods in the given class with the given name.
   private Method[] methods = null;

   /**
    * Create a cache entry for this java.lang.Class
    *
    * @param jc   java.lang.Class which will be searched for methods
    * @param name name of the method
    */
   public JavaMethod(Class jc, String name)
   {
      Method[] methods = jc.getMethods();
      Vector workinglist = new Vector();

      // scan for matching names, saving the match if it is unique,
      // otherwise accumulating a list
      for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++)
      {
         if (methods[i].getName().equals(name))
         {
            workinglist.addElement(methods[i]);
         }
      }

      // If a list was found, convert it into an array
      if (workinglist.size() > 0)
      {
         this.methods = new Method[workinglist.size()];
         workinglist.copyInto(this.methods);
      }
   }

   /**
    * Lookup a method based on name.  This method returns an array just in
    * case there is more than one.
    *
    * @param name name of method
    */
   public Method[] getMethod()
   {
      return methods;
   }
}

;