Method pickStaticMethod

src/main/java/groovy/lang/MetaClassImpl.java:1726–1751

(final String methodName, final Class<?>[] argumentTypes)

    }

    private MetaMethod pickStaticMethod(final String methodName, final Class<?>[] argumentTypes) throws MethodSelectionException {
        MetaMethod method = null;
        MethodSelectionException mse = null;
        Object methods = getStaticMethods(theClass, methodName);

        if (!(methods instanceof FastArray) || !((FastArray) methods).isEmpty()) {
            try {
                method = (MetaMethod) chooseMethod(methodName, methods, argumentTypes);
            } catch (MethodSelectionException msex) {
                mse = msex;
            }
        }
        if (method == null && theClass != Class.class) {
            MetaClass cmc = registry.getMetaClass(Class.class);
            method = cmc.pickMethod(methodName, argumentTypes);
        }
        if (method == null) {
            method = (MetaMethod) chooseMethod(methodName, methods, argumentTypes);
        }

        if (method == null && mse != null) {
            throw mse;
        } else {
            return method;
        }
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override