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        Method expressions

        Method expressions are expressions used to convey method definitions.

            A method expression is a code fragment which produces a Method value, whose exact type is determined by the method prototype, and which can then be used as an input for method invocations.

            A method expression has the following form:

            

                In O or M: name (without parenthesis), where name is the name of a concrete method.
                In E: Method: name where name is the name of a concrete method.
            
            Method values are not storable.
        
        In the below example, we declare a prototype myProto.

            We then define a method printResultOfMyProto which accepts myProto as a parameter type.

            Later on, we define a method myMethod, which happens to have the same prototype as myProto.

            Finally, in the main method, we instantiate a Method expression, which can be used as a parameter when calling printResultOfMyProto.