# File lib/merb-action-args/get_args.rb, line 8
    def self.translate(*args)
      sexp = ParseTree.translate(*args)
      # ParseTree.translate returns [nil] if called on an inherited method, so walk
      # up the inheritance chain to find the class that the method was defined in
      unless sexp.first
        klass = args.first.ancestors.detect do |klass| 
          klass.public_instance_methods(false).include?(args.last.to_s)
        end
        sexp = ParseTree.translate(klass, args.last) if klass
      end
      sexp = Unifier.new.process(sexp)
      self.new(sexp)
    end