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diff --git a/plugins/infra/org.eclipse.papyrus.infra.tools/src/org/eclipse/papyrus/infra/tools/util/ReflectHelper.java b/plugins/infra/org.eclipse.papyrus.infra.tools/src/org/eclipse/papyrus/infra/tools/util/ReflectHelper.java
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+package org.eclipse.papyrus.infra.tools.util;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * This helper provides methods to get methods reflectively
+ * It is not the better way to access to method, but sometimes it can be interested to avoid to duplicate
+ * lot of code
+ * 
+ */
+public class ReflectHelper {
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * Should not be instantiated
+	 * 
+	 */
+	private ReflectHelper() {
+		// prevents instantiation
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Warning : each call of this method should be tested with a JUnit test, in order to know
+	 * when the API has changed
+	 * 
+	 * @param aClass
+	 *        a class
+	 * @param methodName
+	 *        the name of the method to find
+	 * @param parameterTypes
+	 *        an array owning the type of the parameters of the called method
+	 * @return
+	 *         the wanted method
+	 * @throws NoSuchMethodException
+	 * @throws SecurityException
+	 */
+	public static Method getMethod(final Class<?> aClass, final String methodName, Class<?>[] parameterTypes) throws SecurityException, NoSuchMethodException {
+		Method m = null;
+		m = aClass.getDeclaredMethod(methodName, parameterTypes);
+		m.setAccessible(true);
+		return m;
+	}
+}