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diff --git a/spec/06-expressions.md b/spec/06-expressions.md index da41651a74..bb6cc2a89a 100644 --- a/spec/06-expressions.md +++ b/spec/06-expressions.md @@ -410,6 +410,19 @@ The final result of the transformation is a block of the form } ``` +### Signature Polymorphic Methods + +For invocations of signature polymorphic methods of the target platform `$f$($e_1 , \ldots , e_m$)`, +the invoked function has a different method type `($p_1$:$T_1 , \ldots , p_n$:$T_n$)$U$` at each call +site. The parameter types `$T_ , \ldots , T_n$` are the types of the argument expressions +`$e_1 , \ldots , e_m$` and `$U$` is the expected type at the call site. If the expected type is +undefined then `$U$` is `scala.AnyRef`. The parameter names `$p_1 , \ldots , p_n$` are fresh. + +###### Note + +On the Java platform version 7 and later, the methods `invoke` and `invokeExact` in class +`java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle` are signature polymorphic. + ## Method Values ```ebnf |