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+// Copyright 2019 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// The protoreflect build tag disables use of fast-path methods.
+// +build !protoreflect
+
+package proto
+
+import "github.com/golang/protobuf/v2/runtime/protoiface"
+
+func protoMethods(m Message) *protoiface.Methods {
+	if x, ok := m.(protoiface.Methoder); ok {
+		return x.XXX_Methods()
+	}
+	return nil
+}