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#ifndef __RTTR_METHOD_H__
#define __RTTR_METHOD_H__

#include "rttr/base/core_prerequisites.h"

#include <string>
#include <vector>

namespace rttr
{

class variant;
class type;

namespace detail
{
class method_container_base;
class instance;
class argument;
}

class RTTR_API method
{
    public:
        bool is_valid() const;

        operator bool() const;

        std::string get_name() const;

        bool is_static() const;

        type get_return_type() const;

        type get_declaring_type() const;
        
        std::vector<type> get_parameter_types() const;

        std::string get_signature() const;

        variant get_metadata(int key) const;

        variant get_metadata(const std::string& key) const;

        variant invoke(detail::instance object) const;

        variant invoke(detail::instance object, detail::argument arg1) const;

        variant invoke(detail::instance object, detail::argument arg1, detail::argument arg2) const;

        variant invoke(detail::instance object, detail::argument arg1, detail::argument arg2, detail::argument arg3) const;

        variant invoke(detail::instance object, detail::argument arg1, detail::argument arg2, detail::argument arg3, detail::argument arg4) const;

        variant invoke(detail::instance object, detail::argument arg1, detail::argument arg2, detail::argument arg3, detail::argument arg4, 
                       detail::argument arg5) const;

        variant invoke(detail::instance object, detail::argument arg1, detail::argument arg2, detail::argument arg3, detail::argument arg4, 
                       detail::argument arg5, detail::argument arg6) const;

        variant invoke_variadic(detail::instance object, std::vector<detail::argument> args) const;

        bool operator==(const method& other) const;

        bool operator!=(const method& other) const;

    private:
        friend class type; // to prevent creation of this class
        method(const detail::method_container_base* container = nullptr);
    private:
        const detail::method_container_base* _container;
};

} // end namespace rttr

#endif // __RTTR_METHOD_H__