public static Method getMethod(Class<?> cl, String name, Class<?>... parameterTypes) throws NoSuchMethodException, SecurityException {
        try {
            return cl.getMethod(name, parameterTypes);
        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
            // it's ok
        }
        for (Method method : cl.getMethods()) {
            if (!method.getName().equals(name)) {
                continue;
            }
            Class<?>[] methodParameterTypes = method.getParameterTypes();
            boolean found = true;
            for (int i = 0, l = methodParameterTypes.length; i < l; i++) {
                if (!methodParameterTypes[i].isAssignableFrom(parameterTypes[i])) {
                    found = false;
                    break;
                }
            }
            if (found) {
                return method;
            }
        }

        throw new NoSuchMethodException(cl.getName() + "." + name + argumentTypesToString(parameterTypes));
    }

    private static String argumentTypesToString(Class[] argTypes) {
        // copy/paste java.lang.Class#argumentTypesToString
    }