methoddispatch
nounUK /ˈmɛθəd dɪˈspætʃ/
US /ˈmɛθəd dɪˈspætʃ/
Method dispatch is how a computer decides which piece of code to run when you ask it to do something.
The program uses method dispatch to pick the right function for each button click.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of choosing among overloaded methods based on the types of arguments passed.
Overload resolution is a form of method dispatch that happens at compile time.
3. A table-driven technique for routing calls to the correct implementation in dynamic languages.
The interpreter relies on method dispatch tables to speed up message sends.
4. In message-passing systems, the routing of a message to the object that should handle it.
Method dispatch ensures the message reaches the correct handler object.