org.codehaus.groovy.runtime

## Class MethodClosure

- java.lang.Object
- - groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
  - - groovy.lang.Closure
    - - org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.MethodClosure

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    GroovyCallable, GroovyObject, Serializable, Cloneable, Runnable, Callable

      public class MethodClosure
      extends Closure

  Represents a method on an object using a closure which can be invoked at any time
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static boolean` | `ALLOW_RESOLVE`
    `static String` | `ANY_INSTANCE_METHOD_EXISTS`
    `static String` | `NEW`

    - ### Fields inherited from class groovy.lang.Closure

      `DELEGATE_FIRST, DELEGATE_ONLY, DONE, IDENTITY, maximumNumberOfParameters, OWNER_FIRST, OWNER_ONLY, parameterTypes, SKIP, TO_SELF`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `MethodClosure(Object owner, String method)`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected Object` | `doCall(Object arguments)`
    `String` | `getMethod()`
    `Object` | `getProperty(String property)` Retrieves a property value.

    - ### Methods inherited from class groovy.lang.Closure

      `andThen, andThenSelf, andThenSelf, asWritable, call, call, call, clone, compose, composeSelf, composeSelf, curry, curry, dehydrate, getDelegate, getDirective, getMaximumNumberOfParameters, getOwner, getParameterTypes, getResolveStrategy, getThisObject, isCase, leftShift, leftShift, memoize, memoizeAtLeast, memoizeAtMost, memoizeBetween, ncurry, ncurry, rcurry, rcurry, rehydrate, rightShift, run, setDelegate, setDirective, setProperty, setResolveStrategy, throwRuntimeException, trampoline, trampoline`

    - ### Methods inherited from class groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport

      `getMetaClass, setMetaClass`

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

      `equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface groovy.lang.GroovyObject

      `invokeMethod`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### NEW

          public static final String NEW

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### ANY_INSTANCE_METHOD_EXISTS

          public static final String ANY_INSTANCE_METHOD_EXISTS

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### ALLOW_RESOLVE

          public static boolean ALLOW_RESOLVE

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### MethodClosure

          public MethodClosure(Object owner,
                               String method)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getMethod

          public String getMethod()

    - #### doCall

          protected Object doCall(Object arguments)

    - #### getProperty

          public Object getProperty(String property)

      Description copied from interface: `GroovyObject`
      Retrieves a property value.
      Specified by:
        `getProperty` in interface `GroovyObject`
      Overrides:
        `getProperty` in class `Closure`
      Parameters:
        `property` - the name of the property of interest
      Returns:
        the given property