*/
    private static Method getPublicMethod(Method method) {
        Class<?> clazz = method.getDeclaringClass();

        // Short circuit for (hopefully the majority of) cases where the declaring
        // class is public.
        if ((clazz.getModifiers() & Modifier.PUBLIC) != 0) {
            return method;
        }

        return getPublicMethod(clazz, method.getName(), method.getParameterTypes());