private static Object[] removeRealReceiver(Object[] args) {
        Object[] ar = new Object[args.length-1];
        System.arraycopy(args, 1, ar, 0, args.length - 1);
        return ar;
    }
private static Object [ ] removeRealReceiver ( Object [ ] args ) { Object [ ] ar = new Object [ args . length - 1 ] ; System . arraycopy ( args , 1 , ar , 0 , args . length - 1 ) ; return ar ; }
Helper method to remove the receiver from the argument array
by producing a new array.