Re: [Springframework-developer] Method Replacement

[Rod J. <rod...@in...>]

As Colin surmises, this is the intended behaviour (first match found). It
could possibly be changed if people object, but I think that style of
overloading is really the problem.

R

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Harrop" <ro...@ca...>
To: <spr...@li...>
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Springframework-developer] Method Replacement


> I agree about not using compatible types for overloading - this is
> actually an example I am writing for some one to explain how method
> replacement works and I came across this behavior and wondered if it is
> desirable.
>
> Rob
>
> Colin Sampaleanu wrote:
>
> > Rob Harrop wrote:
> >
> >> All,
> >>
> >> I am noticing some strange behavior when using method replacement.
> >>
> >> I have a bean that has two methods: foo(String) and foo(Object). My
> >> method replacer will only replace foo(String) and in my configuration
> >> I specify:
> >>
> >> <replaced-method name="fooBean" replacer="methodReplacer">
> >>             <arg-type>String</arg-type>
> >>         </replaced-method>
> >>
> >> Yet the method replacer is getting invoked whenever I invoke
> >> foo(Object) is this correct or is this a bug?
> >>
> >> rob
> >
> >
> > Rod can give a qualified answer, but I think that this is probably
> > happening due to the way that resolution is happening, where the
> > arg-type will match any target method that can take that arg type. In
> > general, it's not a great practice in your classes to overload methods
> > such that one method takes a superclass of another...
> >
> > Colin
> >
> >
> >
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