src/main/java/ognl/OgnlRuntime.java
public static Method getAppropriateMethod(OgnlContext context, Object source, Object target, String propertyName,
                                              String methodName, List methods, Object[] args, Object[] actualArgs)
    {
        Method result = null;

        if (methods != null)
        {
            Class typeClass = target != null ? target.getClass() : null;
            if (typeClass == null && source != null && Class.class.isInstance(source))
            {
                typeClass = (Class)source;
            }
            Class[] argClasses = getArgClasses(args);

            MatchingMethod mm = findBestMethod(methods, typeClass, methodName, argClasses);
            if (mm != null) {
                result = mm.mMethod;
                Class[] mParameterTypes = mm.mParameterTypes;
                System.arraycopy(args, 0, actualArgs, 0, args.length);

                for (int j = 0; j < mParameterTypes.length; j++)
                {
                    Class type = mParameterTypes[j];

                    if (mm.report.conversionNeeded[j] || (type.isPrimitive() && (actualArgs[j] == null)))
                    {
                        actualArgs[j] = getConvertedType(context, source, result, propertyName, args[j], type);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        if (result == null)
        {
            result = getConvertedMethodAndArgs(context, target, propertyName, methods, args, actualArgs);
        }

        return result;
    }
public static Method getAppropriateMethod(OgnlContext context, Object source, Object target, String propertyName,
                                              String methodName, List methods, Object[] args, Object[] actualArgs)
    {
        Method result = null;

        if (methods != null)
        {
            Class typeClass = target != null ? target.getClass() : null;
            if (typeClass == null && source != null && Class.class.isInstance(source))
            {
                typeClass = (Class)source;
            }
            Class[] argClasses = getArgClasses(args);

            MatchingMethod mm = findBestMethod(methods, typeClass, methodName, argClasses);
            if (mm != null) {
                result = mm.mMethod;
                Class[] mParameterTypes = mm.mParameterTypes;
                System.arraycopy(args, 0, actualArgs, 0, args.length);

                for (int j = 0; j < mParameterTypes.length; j++)
                {
                    Class type = mParameterTypes[j];

                    if (mm.report.conversionNeeded[j] || (type.isPrimitive() && (actualArgs[j] == null)))
                    {
                        actualArgs[j] = getConvertedType(context, source, result, propertyName, args[j], type);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        if (result == null)
        {
            result = getConvertedMethodAndArgs(context, target, propertyName, methods, args, actualArgs);
        }

        return result;
    }
public static Method getAppropriateMethod ( OgnlContext context , Object source , Object target , String propertyName , String methodName , List methods , Object [ ] args , Object [ ] actualArgs ) { Method result = null ; if ( methods != null ) { Class typeClass = target != null ? target . getClass ( ) : null ; if ( typeClass == null && source != null && Class . class . isInstance ( source ) ) { typeClass = ( Class ) source ; } Class [ ] argClasses = getArgClasses ( args ) ; MatchingMethod mm = findBestMethod ( methods , typeClass , methodName , argClasses ) ; if ( mm != null ) { result = mm . mMethod ; Class [ ] mParameterTypes = mm . mParameterTypes ; System . arraycopy ( args , 0 , actualArgs , 0 , args . length ) ; for ( int j = 0 ; j < mParameterTypes . length ; j ++ ) { Class type = mParameterTypes [ j ] ; if ( mm . report . conversionNeeded [ j ] || ( type . isPrimitive ( ) && ( actualArgs [ j ] == null ) ) ) { actualArgs [ j ] = getConvertedType ( context , source , result , propertyName , args [ j ] , type ) ; } } } } if ( result == null ) { result = getConvertedMethodAndArgs ( context , target , propertyName , methods , args , actualArgs ) ; } return result ; }
Gets the appropriate method to be called for the given target, method name and arguments. If
successful this method will return the Method within the target that can be called and the
converted arguments in actualArgs. If unsuccessful this method will return null and the
actualArgs will be empty.

@param context The current execution context.
@param source Target object to run against or method name.
@param target Instance of object to be run against.
@param propertyName Name of property to get method of.
@param methods List of current known methods.
@param args Arguments originally passed in.
@param actualArgs Converted arguments.

@return Best method match or null if none could be found.
Gets the appropriate method to be called for the given target method name and arguments . If successful this method will return the Method within the target that can be called and the converted arguments in actualArgs . If unsuccessful this method will return null and the actualArgs will be empty .