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package org.codehaus.groovy.runtime;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;


/**
 * Utility class to call methods through reflection, and falls through using the <code>Invoker</code> to call the method if it fails.
 * The class is particularly useful for Groovy classes implementing <code>GroovyInterceptable</code>,
 * since it is not possible to call any method from this class,
 * because it is intercepted by the <code>invokeMethod()</code> method.
 *
 * @author Guillaume Laforge
 */
public class ReflectionMethodInvoker {

    /**
     * Invoke a method through reflection.
     * Falls through to using the Invoker to call the method in case the reflection call fails..
     *
     * @param object the object on which to invoke a method
     * @param methodName the name of the method to invoke
     * @param parameters the parameters of the method call
     * @return the result of the method call
     */
    public static Object invoke(Object object, String methodName, Object[] parameters) {
        try {
            Class[] classTypes = new Class[parameters.length];
            for (int i = 0; i < classTypes.length; i++) {
                classTypes[i] = parameters[i].getClass();
            }
            Method method = object.getClass().getMethod(methodName, classTypes);
            return method.invoke(object, parameters);
        } catch (Throwable t) {
            return InvokerHelper.invokeMethod(object, methodName,  parameters);
        }
    }

}
