    # File lib/yard/handlers/c/handler_methods.rb, line 62
            def handle_alias(var_name, new_name, old_name)
              namespace = namespace_for_variable(var_name)
              return if namespace.nil?
              new_meth, old_meth = new_name.to_sym, old_name.to_sym
              old_obj = namespace.child(:name => old_meth, :scope => :instance)
              new_obj = register MethodObject.new(namespace, new_meth, :instance) do |o|
                register_visibility(o, visibility)
                register_file_info(o, statement.file, statement.line)
              end

              if old_obj
                new_obj.signature = old_obj.signature
                new_obj.source = old_obj.source
                new_obj.docstring = old_obj.docstring
                new_obj.docstring.object = new_obj
              else
                new_obj.signature = "def #{new_meth}" # this is all we know.
              end

              namespace.aliases[new_obj] = old_meth
            end