Tcl_Obj *bodyObj,		/* The body of the method, which must not be
				 * NULL. */
    ProcedureMethod **pmPtrPtr)	/* Place to write pointer to procedure method
				 * structure to allow for deeper tuning of the
				 * structure's contents. NULL if caller is not
				 * interested. */
{
    size_t argsLen;
    ProcedureMethod *pmPtr;
    Tcl_Method method;

    if (Tcl_ListObjLength(interp, argsObj, &argsLen) != TCL_OK) {
	return NULL;
    }
    pmPtr = (ProcedureMethod *)Tcl_Alloc(sizeof(ProcedureMethod));
    memset(pmPtr, 0, sizeof(ProcedureMethod));
    pmPtr->version = TCLOO_PROCEDURE_METHOD_VERSION;
    pmPtr->flags = flags & USE_DECLARER_NS;
    pmPtr->refCount = 1;