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## java.beans
Class MethodDescriptor

    java.lang.Object
      java.beans.FeatureDescriptor
          java.beans.MethodDescriptor

    public class MethodDescriptor

extends FeatureDescriptor

A MethodDescriptor describes a particular method that a Java Bean supports for external access from other components.

Constructor Summary
`MethodDescriptor(Method method)` Constructs a `MethodDescriptor` from a `Method`.
`MethodDescriptor(Method method, ParameterDescriptor[] parameterDescriptors)` Constructs a `MethodDescriptor` from a `Method` providing descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.

Method Summary
`Method` | `getMethod()` Gets the method that this MethodDescriptor encapsualtes.
`ParameterDescriptor[]` | `getParameterDescriptors()` Gets the ParameterDescriptor for each of this MethodDescriptor's method's parameters.

Methods inherited from class java.beans.FeatureDescriptor
`attributeNames, getDisplayName, getName, getShortDescription, getValue, isExpert, isHidden, isPreferred, setDisplayName, setExpert, setHidden, setName, setPreferred, setShortDescription, setValue`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### MethodDescriptor

    public MethodDescriptor(Method method)

  Constructs a `MethodDescriptor` from a `Method`.

  Parameters:
    `method` - The low-level method information.

### MethodDescriptor

    public MethodDescriptor(Method method,
                            ParameterDescriptor[] parameterDescriptors)

  Constructs a `MethodDescriptor` from a `Method` providing descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.

  Parameters:
    `method` - The low-level method information.
    `parameterDescriptors` - Descriptive information for each of the method's parameters.

Method Detail

### getMethod

    public Method getMethod()

  Gets the method that this MethodDescriptor encapsualtes.

  Returns:
    The low-level description of the method

### getParameterDescriptors

    public ParameterDescriptor[] getParameterDescriptors()

  Gets the ParameterDescriptor for each of this MethodDescriptor's method's parameters.

  Returns:
    The locale-independent names of the parameters. May return a null array if the parameter names aren't known.

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