Returns a new WIN32OLE_METHOD object which represents the information about OLE method. The first argument ole_type specifies WIN32OLE_TYPE object. The second argument method specifies OLE method name defined OLE class which represents WIN32OLE_TYPE object.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbook')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'SaveAs')

Returns dispatch ID.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbooks')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'Add')
   puts method.dispid # => 181

Returns true if the method is event.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbook')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'SheetActivate')
   puts method.event? # => true

Returns event interface name if the method is event.

  tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbook')
  method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'SheetActivate')
  puts method.event_interface # =>  WorkbookEvents

Returns help context.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbooks')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'Add')
   puts method.helpcontext # => 65717

Returns help file. If help file is not found, then the method returns nil.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbooks')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'Add')
   puts method.helpfile # => C:\...\VBAXL9.CHM

Returns help string of OLE method. If the help string is not found, then the method returns nil.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Internet Controls', 'IWebBrowser')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'Navigate')
   puts method.helpstring # => Navigates to a URL or file.

Returns the method invoke kind.

  tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbooks')
  method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'Add')
  puts method.invkind # => 1

Returns the method kind string. The string is "UNKNOWN" or "PROPERTY" or "PROPERTY" or "PROPERTYGET" or "PROPERTYPUT" or "PROPERTYPPUTREF" or "FUNC".

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbooks')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'Add')
   puts method.invoke_kind # => "FUNC"

call-seq

   WIN32OLE_METHOD#name

Returns the name of the method.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbook')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'SaveAs')
   puts method.name # => SaveAs

Returns the offset ov VTBL.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbooks')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'Add')
   puts method.offset_vtbl # => 40

returns array of WIN32OLE_PARAM object corresponding with method parameters.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbook')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'SaveAs')
   p method.params # => [Filename, FileFormat, Password, WriteResPassword,
                         ReadOnlyRecommended, CreateBackup, AccessMode,
                         ConflictResolution, AddToMru, TextCodepage,
                         TextVisualLayout]

Returns string of return value type of method.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbooks')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'Add')
   puts method.return_type # => Workbook

Returns detail information of return value type of method. The information is array.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbooks')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'Add')
   p method.return_type_detail # => ["PTR", "USERDEFINED", "Workbook"]

Returns number of return value type of method.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbooks')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'Add')
   puts method.return_vtype # => 26

Returns the size of optional parameters.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbook')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'SaveAs')
   puts method.size_opt_params # => 4

Returns the size of arguments of the method.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbook')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'SaveAs')
   puts method.size_params # => 11

Alias for name

Returns true if the method is public.

   tobj = WIN32OLE_TYPE.new('Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library', 'Workbooks')
   method = WIN32OLE_METHOD.new(tobj, 'Add')
   puts method.visible? # => true