Method mostSpecific

src/main/java/groovy/lang/MetaClassImpl.java:4053–4069

(MetaMethod method, MetaMethod newMethod, Class instanceKlazz)

    }

    private static MetaMethod mostSpecific(MetaMethod method, MetaMethod newMethod, Class instanceKlazz) {
        Class<?> newMethodC = newMethod.getDeclaringClass().getTheClass();
        if (!newMethodC.isAssignableFrom(instanceKlazz)) {
            return method;
        }
        Class<?> methodC = method.getDeclaringClass().getTheClass();
        if (newMethodC == methodC) {
            return newMethod;
        }
        if (newMethodC.isAssignableFrom(methodC)) {
            return method;
        }
        if (methodC.isAssignableFrom(newMethodC)) {
            return newMethod;
        }
        return newMethod;
    }

    /**
     * Chooses the best method declared directly on the supplied meta class.