code: private static Method searchCandidates(List<Method> candidateMethods, Method bridgeMethod) {
  		if (candidateMethods.isEmpty()) {
  			return null;
  		}
  		Map<TypeVariable, Type> typeParameterMap = GenericTypeResolver.getTypeVariableMap(bridgeMethod.getDeclaringClass());
  		Method previousMethod = null;
  		boolean sameSig = true;
  		for (Method candidateMethod : candidateMethods) {
  			if (isBridgeMethodFor(bridgeMethod, candidateMethod, typeParameterMap)) {
  				return candidateMethod;
  			}
  			else if (previousMethod != null) {
  				sameSig = sameSig &&
  						Arrays.equals(candidateMethod.getGenericParameterTypes(), previousMethod.getGenericParameterTypes());
  			}
  			previousMethod = candidateMethod;
  		}
  		return (sameSig ? candidateMethods.get(0) : null);
  	}
docs: Searches for the bridged method in the given candidates.
  @param candidateMethods the List of candidate Methods
  @param bridgeMethod the bridge method
  @return the bridged method, or {@code null} if none found