# Try to get the primitive method named `name` on the type `recv`
	fun try_get_primitive_method(name: String, recv: MClass): nullable MMethod
	do
		var props = self.model.get_mproperties_by_name(name)
		if props == null then return null
		var res: nullable MMethod = null
		var recvtype = recv.intro.bound_mtype
		for mprop in props do
			assert mprop isa MMethod
			if not recvtype.has_mproperty(self, mprop) then continue
			if res == null then
				res = mprop
			else if res != mprop then
				print_error("Fatal Error: ambigous property name '{name}'; conflict between {mprop.full_name} and {res.full_name}")
				abort
			end
		end
		return res
	end