# File lib/amq/protocol/client.rb, line 837
        def self.encode(channel, exchange, type, passive, durable, auto_delete, internal, nowait, arguments)
          ticket = 0
          buffer = ''
          buffer << @packed_indexes
          buffer << [ticket].pack(PACK_UINT16)
          buffer << exchange.bytesize.chr
          buffer << exchange
          buffer << type.bytesize.chr
          buffer << type
          bit_buffer = 0
          bit_buffer = bit_buffer | (1 << 0) if passive
          bit_buffer = bit_buffer | (1 << 1) if durable
          bit_buffer = bit_buffer | (1 << 2) if auto_delete
          bit_buffer = bit_buffer | (1 << 3) if internal
          bit_buffer = bit_buffer | (1 << 4) if nowait
          buffer << [bit_buffer].pack(PACK_CHAR)
          buffer << AMQ::Protocol::Table.encode(arguments)
          MethodFrame.new(buffer, channel)
        end