Is Method.invoke (Object,Class[]) efficient

hi
How efficient is the method invoke compared to explicit method calling?
thanks

I cna't give any solid numbers either, but when I've used it I've noticed it to be much slower than directly invoking the method. Ballpark I'd guess 5 times as much overhead, but don't hold me to that. Of course, if the work your method does is large compared to method invocation overhead, then it shouldn't really matter.

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