# HG changeset patch
# User Philip Nienhuis <prnienhuis@users.sf.net>
# Date 1443800693 -7200
# Node ID 5d31cd795c213dd754d7cc8d3e684931bc877a38
# Parent  1d6ab08edcde8a92c5c2aed27e8c59a3c9949cfe
methods.m: try Java class names if getMethods fails on Java objects (bug #46010)

diff --git a/scripts/general/methods.m b/scripts/general/methods.m
--- a/scripts/general/methods.m
+++ b/scripts/general/methods.m
@@ -47,10 +47,14 @@
       mtds_list = ostrsplit (mtds_str, ';');
     endif
   elseif (isjava (obj))
-    ## FIXME: Function prototype that excepts java obj exists, but doesn't
-    ##        work if obj is java.lang.String.  Convert obj to classname.
-    obj = class (obj);
-    mtds_str = javaMethod ("getMethods", "org.octave.ClassHelper", obj);
+    ## FIXME: Function prototype accepts java obj, but doesn't work if obj
+    ##        is e.g., java.lang.String.  Convert obj to classname then.
+    try
+      mtds_str = javaMethod ("getMethods", "org.octave.ClassHelper", obj);
+    catch
+      obj = class (obj);
+      mtds_str = javaMethod ("getMethods", "org.octave.ClassHelper", obj);
+    end_try_catch
     mtds_list = strsplit (mtds_str, ';');
   else
     error ("methods: Invalid input argument");