reflect.Method.getSignature

Returns the signature of a method, as a string.

Syntax

getSignature()
  RETURNS STRING

Usage

The getSignature() method returns a string the defines the signature of the method represented by this reflect.Method object.

The reflect.Method object used to call this method must have been created with the reflect.Type.getMethod() method, from a reflect.Type object created with a RECORD with methods, or and INTERFACE type.

Example

IMPORT reflect
TYPE Customer INTERFACE
        create(id INTEGER, name VARCHAR(30)) RETURNS SMALLINT,
        delete(id INTEGER) RETURNS SMALLINT
    END INTERFACE
FUNCTION main()
    DEFINE typ reflect.Type
    DEFINE cus Customer
    LET typ = reflect.Type.typeOf(cus)
    DISPLAY "signature 1 = ", typ.getMethod(1).getSignature()
    DISPLAY "signature 2 = ", typ.getMethod(2).getSignature()
END FUNCTION

Shows:

signature 1 = (id:INTEGER, name:VARCHAR(30)) RETURNS SMALLINT
signature 2 = (id:INTEGER) RETURNS SMALLINT