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/** The CIMMethod class is used to represent CIM methods in Pegasus.

A CIMMethod consists of the following entities:

<ul>

<li>Name of the method, a \Ref{CIMName}.

<li>Name of the method, a CIMName.

<li>CIM type of the method return value, a \Ref{CIMType}.

<li>CIM type of the method return value, a CIMType.

<li>Optional qualifiers (see \Ref{CIMQualifier}) for the method.

<li>Optional qualifiers (see CIMQualifier) for the method.

A method can contain zero or more CIMQualifiers.

A method can contain zero or more CIMQualifier objects.

<li>Optional parameters (see \Ref{CIMParameter}) for the method.

<li>Optional parameters (see CIMParameter) for the method.

A CIMMethod may contain zero or more CIMParameters.

A CIMMethod may contain zero or more CIMParameter objects.

</ul>

In addition, a CIMMethod contains the following internal attributes:

<ul>

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methods originated with the current object or were inherited from

higher levels in the hiearchy.

</ul>

A CIMMethod is generally defined in the context of a \Ref{CIMClass}.

A CIMMethod is generally defined in the context of a CIMClass.

CIMMethod uses shared representations, meaning that multiple

CIMMethod objects may refer to the same copy of data. Assignment and copy

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A distinct copy may be created using the clone method.

{@link Shared Classes}

@see CIMConstMethod

@see CIMParameters

@see CIMParameter

@see CIMQualifiers

@see CIMQualifier

@see CIMType

@see CIMClass

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