Method Signature

[Vijay Jagannathan]

Hello Ranchers,

I have been given to understand that a method signature consists of:
1> Name of the method
2> The parameter list of the method

and that the return type is not a part of this. Can you tell me if the "throws clause" is a part of the method signature?

Cheers
Vijay

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

No, it's not. The term "method signature", as used in describing method overloading, includes neither the return type nor the exception declarations. Interestingly, the JVM internally refers to a method using a descriptor that does include the return type -- but still doesn't include the exceptions.

[Vijay Jagannathan]

Thank you very much for clarifying this
Cheers
Vijay