diff --git a/wrap/Argument.cpp b/wrap/Argument.cpp
index 1d7c43809..fb3d962ed 100644
--- a/wrap/Argument.cpp
+++ b/wrap/Argument.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ void ArgumentList::emit_prototype(FileWriter& file, const string& name) const {
   file.oss << ")";
 }
 /* ************************************************************************* */
+void ArgumentList::emit_call(FileWriter& file, const ReturnValue& returnVal,
+    const string& wrapperName, int id, bool staticMethod) const {
+  returnVal.emit_matlab(file);
+  file.oss << wrapperName << "(" << id;
+  if (!staticMethod)
+    file.oss << ", this";
+  file.oss << ", varargin{:});\n";
+}
+/* ************************************************************************* */
 void ArgumentList::emit_conditional_call(FileWriter& file,
     const ReturnValue& returnVal, const string& wrapperName, int id,
     bool staticMethod) const {
@@ -171,11 +180,7 @@ void ArgumentList::emit_conditional_call(FileWriter& file,
 
   // output call to C++ wrapper
   file.oss << "        ";
-  returnVal.emit_matlab(file);
-  file.oss << wrapperName << "(" << id;
-  if (!staticMethod)
-    file.oss << ", this";
-  file.oss << ", varargin{:});\n";
+  emit_call(file, returnVal, wrapperName, id, staticMethod);
 }
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 
diff --git a/wrap/Argument.h b/wrap/Argument.h
index da6a733bb..9d57f2853 100644
--- a/wrap/Argument.h
+++ b/wrap/Argument.h
@@ -77,13 +77,24 @@ struct ArgumentList: public std::vector<Argument> {
   void emit_prototype(FileWriter& file, const std::string& name) const;
 
   /**
-   * emit conditional MATLAB call (checking arguments first)
+   * emit emit MATLAB call to wrapper
    * @param file output stream
    * @param returnVal the return value
    * @param wrapperName of method or function
+   * @param staticMethod flag to emit "this" in call
+   */
+  void emit_call(FileWriter& file, const ReturnValue& returnVal,
+      const std::string& wrapperName, int id, bool staticMethod = false) const;
+
+  /**
+   * emit conditional MATLAB call to wrapper (checking arguments first)
+   * @param file output stream
+   * @param returnVal the return value
+   * @param wrapperName of method or function
+   * @param staticMethod flag to emit "this" in call
    */
   void emit_conditional_call(FileWriter& file, const ReturnValue& returnVal,
-      const std::string& wrapperName, int id, bool staticMethod=false) const;
+      const std::string& wrapperName, int id, bool staticMethod = false) const;
 };
 
 } // \namespace wrap