Method Detail

• public static boolean asBoolean(CharSequence string)

  Coerce a string (an instance of CharSequence) to a boolean value. A string is coerced to false if it is of length 0, and to true otherwise.

  Parameters:

  string - the character sequence

  Returns:

  the boolean value

  Since:

  1.7.0

• public static boolean asBoolean(Matcher matcher)

  Coerce a Matcher instance to a boolean value.

  Parameters:

  matcher - the matcher

  Returns:

  the boolean value

  Since:

  1.7.0

• public static T asType(CharSequence self, Class<T> c)

  Provides a method to perform custom 'dynamic' type conversion to the given class using the as operator.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  c - the desired class

  Returns:

  the converted object

  See Also:

  asType(String, Class)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static T asType(GString self, Class<T> c)

  Converts the GString to a File, or delegates to the default DefaultGroovyMethods.asType

  Parameters:

  self - a GString

  c - the desired class

  Returns:

  the converted object

  Since:

  1.5.0

• @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static T asType(String self, Class<T> c)

  Provides a method to perform custom 'dynamic' type conversion to the given class using the as operator. Example: '123' as Double

  By default, the following types are supported:

  • List
  • BigDecimal
  • BigInteger
  • Long
  • Integer
  • Short
  • Byte
  • Character
  • Double
  • Float
  • File
  • Subclasses of Enum (Java 5 and above)
  If any other type is given, the call is delegated to DefaultGroovyMethods.asType.

  Parameters:

  self - a String

  c - the desired class

  Returns:

  the converted object

  Since:

  1.0

• public static Pattern bitwiseNegate(CharSequence self)

  Turns a CharSequence into a regular expression Pattern

  Parameters:

  self - a String to convert into a regular expression

  Returns:

  the regular expression pattern

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static Pattern bitwiseNegate(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  bitwiseNegate(CharSequence)

• public static String capitalize(CharSequence self)

  Convenience method to capitalize the first letter of a CharSequence (typically the first letter of a word). Example usage:

   assert 'h'.capitalize() == 'H'
   assert 'hello'.capitalize() == 'Hello'
   assert 'hello world'.capitalize() == 'Hello world'
   assert 'Hello World' ==
       'hello world'.split(' ').collect{ it.capitalize() }.join(' ')
   

  Parameters:

  self - The CharSequence to capitalize

  Returns:

  A String containing the capitalized toString() of the CharSequence

  See Also:

  capitalize(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String capitalize(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  capitalize(CharSequence)

• public static String center(CharSequence self, Number numberOfChars)

  Pad a CharSequence to a minimum length specified by numberOfChars by adding the space character around it as many times as needed so that it remains centered. If the String is already the same size or bigger than the target numberOfChars, then the original String is returned. An example:

   ['A', 'BB', 'CCC', 'DDDD'].each{ println '|' + it.center(6) + '|' }
   

  will produce output like:

   |  A   |
   |  BB  |
   | CCC  |
   | DDDD |
   

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence object

  numberOfChars - the total minimum number of characters of the result

  Returns:

  the centered toString() of this CharSequence with padded characters around it

  See Also:

  center(String, Number)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String center(CharSequence self, Number numberOfChars, CharSequence padding)

  Pad a CharSequence to a minimum length specified by numberOfChars, appending the supplied padding CharSequence around the original as many times as needed keeping it centered. If the String is already the same size or bigger than the target numberOfChars, then the original String is returned. An example:

   ['A', 'BB', 'CCC', 'DDDD'].each{ println '|' + it.center(6, '+') + '|' }
   

  will produce output like:

   |++A+++|
   |++BB++|
   |+CCC++|
   |+DDDD+|
   

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence object

  numberOfChars - the total minimum number of characters of the resulting CharSequence

  padding - the characters used for padding

  Returns:

  the centered toString() of this CharSequence with padded characters around it

  See Also:

  center(String, Number, String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String center(String self, Number numberOfChars)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  center(CharSequence, Number)

• @Deprecated public static String center(String self, Number numberOfChars, String padding)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  center(CharSequence, Number, CharSequence)

• public static String collectReplacements(String orig, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="char") Closure<String> transform)

  Iterate through this String a character at a time collecting either the original character or a transformed replacement String. The transform Closure should return null to indicate that no transformation is required for the given character.

   assert "Groovy".collectReplacements{ it == 'o' ? '_O_' : null } == 'Gr_O__O_vy'
   assert "B&W".collectReplacements{ it == '&' ? '&' : null } == 'B&W'
   

  Parameters:

  orig - the original String

  Returns:

  A new string in which all characters that require escaping have been replaced with the corresponding replacements as determined by the transform Closure.

• public static boolean contains(CharSequence self, CharSequence text)

  Provide an implementation of contains() like Collection.contains to make CharSequences more polymorphic.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  text - the CharSequence to look for

  Returns:

  true if this CharSequence contains the given text

  See Also:

  contains(String, String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static boolean contains(String self, String text)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  contains(CharSequence, CharSequence)

• public static int count(CharSequence self, CharSequence text)

  Count the number of occurrences of a sub CharSequence.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  text - a sub CharSequence

  Returns:

  the number of occurrences of the given CharSequence inside this CharSequence

  See Also:

  count(String, String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static int count(String self, String text)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  contains(CharSequence, CharSequence)

• public static String denormalize(CharSequence self)

  Return a CharSequence with lines (separated by LF, CR/LF, or CR) terminated by the platform specific line separator.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence object

  Returns:

  the denormalized toString() of this CharSequence

  See Also:

  denormalize(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String denormalize(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  denormalize(CharSequence)

• public static CharSequence drop(CharSequence self, int num)

  Drops the given number of chars from the head of this CharSequence if they are available.

       def text = "Groovy"
       assert text.drop( 0 ) == 'Groovy'
       assert text.drop( 2 ) == 'oovy'
       assert text.drop( 7 ) == ''
   

  Parameters:

  self - the original CharSequence

  num - the number of characters to drop from this iterator

  Returns:

  a CharSequence consisting of all characters except the first num ones, or else an empty String, if this CharSequence has less than num characters.

  Since:

  1.8.1

• public static String drop(GString self, int num)

  A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method.

  Parameters:

  self - the original GString

  num - the number of characters to drop from this iterator

  Returns:

  a String consisting of all characters except the first num ones, or else an empty String, if the toString() of this GString has less than num characters.

  See Also:

  drop(CharSequence, int)

  Since:

  2.3.7

• public static CharSequence dropWhile(CharSequence self, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="char") Closure condition)

  Create a suffix of the given CharSequence by dropping as many characters as possible from the front of the original CharSequence such that calling the given closure condition evaluates to true when passed each of the dropped characters.

   def text = "Groovy"
   assert text.dropWhile{ false } == 'Groovy'
   assert text.dropWhile{ true } == ''
   assert text.dropWhile{ it < 'Z' } == 'roovy'
   assert text.dropWhile{ it != 'v' } == 'vy'
   

  Parameters:

  self - the original CharSequence

  condition - the closure that while continuously evaluating to true will cause us to drop elements from the front of the original CharSequence

  Returns:

  the shortest suffix of the given CharSequence such that the given closure condition evaluates to true for each element dropped from the front of the CharSequence

  Since:

  2.0.0

• public static String dropWhile(GString self, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="char") Closure condition)

  A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method.

  Parameters:

  self - the original GString

  condition - the closure that while continuously evaluating to true will cause us to drop elements from the front of the original GString

  Returns:

  the shortest suffix of the given GString such that the given closure condition evaluates to true for each element dropped from the front of the CharSequence

  See Also:

  dropWhile(CharSequence, groovy.lang.Closure)

  Since:

  2.3.7

• public static T eachLine(CharSequence self, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"String","String,Integer"}) Closure<T> closure)

  Iterates through this CharSequence line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. If a 2 arg closure is found the line count is passed as the second argument.

  throws:

  java.io.IOException if an error occurs

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  closure - a closure

  Returns:

  the last value returned by the closure

  See Also:

  eachLine(String, groovy.lang.Closure)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static T eachLine(CharSequence self, int firstLine, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"String","String,Integer"}) Closure<T> closure)

  Iterates through this CharSequence line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. If a 2 arg closure is found the line count is passed as the second argument.

  throws:

  java.io.IOException if an error occurs

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  firstLine - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)

  closure - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number)

  Returns:

  the last value returned by the closure

  See Also:

  eachLine(String, int, groovy.lang.Closure)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static T eachLine(String self, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"String","String,Integer"}) Closure<T> closure)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  eachLine(CharSequence, groovy.lang.Closure)

• @Deprecated public static T eachLine(String self, int firstLine, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"String","String,Integer"}) Closure<T> closure)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  eachLine(CharSequence, int, groovy.lang.Closure)

• public static T eachMatch(T self, CharSequence regex, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"List","String[]"}) Closure closure)

  Process each regex group matched substring of the given CharSequence. If the closure parameter takes one argument, an array with all match groups is passed to it. If the closure takes as many arguments as there are match groups, then each parameter will be one match group.

  Parameters:

  self - the source CharSequence

  regex - a Regex CharSequence

  closure - a closure with one parameter or as much parameters as groups

  Returns:

  the source CharSequence

  See Also:

  eachMatch(String, String, groovy.lang.Closure)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static T eachMatch(T self, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"List","String[]"}) Closure closure)

  Process each regex group matched substring of the given pattern. If the closure parameter takes one argument, an array with all match groups is passed to it. If the closure takes as many arguments as there are match groups, then each parameter will be one match group.

  Parameters:

  self - the source CharSequence

  pattern - a regex Pattern

  closure - a closure with one parameter or as much parameters as groups

  Returns:

  the source CharSequence

  See Also:

  eachMatch(String, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String eachMatch(String self, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"List","String[]"}) Closure closure)

  Process each regex group matched substring of the given pattern. If the closure parameter takes one argument, an array with all match groups is passed to it. If the closure takes as many arguments as there are match groups, then each parameter will be one match group.

  Parameters:

  self - the source string

  pattern - a regex Pattern

  closure - a closure with one parameter or as much parameters as groups

  Returns:

  the source string

  Since:

  1.6.1

• public static String eachMatch(String self, String regex, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"List","String[]"}) Closure closure)

  Process each regex group matched substring of the given string. If the closure parameter takes one argument, an array with all match groups is passed to it. If the closure takes as many arguments as there are match groups, then each parameter will be one match group.

  Parameters:

  self - the source string

  regex - a Regex string

  closure - a closure with one parameter or as much parameters as groups

  Returns:

  the source string

  Since:

  1.6.0

• public static String expand(CharSequence self)

  Expands all tabs into spaces with tabStops of size 8.

  Parameters:

  self - A CharSequence to expand

  Returns:

  The expanded toString() of this CharSequence

  See Also:

  expand(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String expand(CharSequence self, int tabStop)

  Expands all tabs into spaces. If the CharSequence has multiple lines, expand each line - restarting tab stops at the start of each line.

  Parameters:

  self - A CharSequence to expand

  tabStop - The number of spaces a tab represents

  Returns:

  The expanded toString() of this CharSequence

  See Also:

  expand(String, int)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String expand(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  expand(CharSequence)

• @Deprecated public static String expand(String self, int tabStop)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  expand(CharSequence, int)

• public static String expandLine(CharSequence self, int tabStop)

  Expands all tabs into spaces. Assumes the CharSequence represents a single line of text.

  Parameters:

  self - A line to expand

  tabStop - The number of spaces a tab represents

  Returns:

  The expanded toString() of this CharSequence

  See Also:

  expandLine(String, int)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String expandLine(String self, int tabStop)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  expand(CharSequence, int)

• public static String find(CharSequence self, CharSequence regex)

  Finds the first occurrence of a regular expression String within a String. If the regex doesn't match, null will be returned.

  For example, if the regex doesn't match the result is null:

       assert null == "New York, NY".find(/\d{5}/)
   

  If it does match, we get the matching string back:

        assert "10292" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(/\d{5}/)
   

  If we have capture groups in our expression, we still get back the full match

        assert "10292-0098" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(/(\d{5})-?(\d{4})/)
   

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  regex - the capturing regex

  Returns:

  a String containing the matched portion, or null if the regex doesn't match

  See Also:

  find(String, java.util.regex.Pattern)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String find(CharSequence self, CharSequence regex, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String[]") Closure closure)

  Returns the result of calling a closure with the first occurrence of a regular expression found within a CharSequence. If the regex doesn't match, the closure will not be called and find will return null.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  regex - the capturing regex CharSequence

  closure - the closure that will be passed the full match, plus each of the capturing groups (if any)

  Returns:

  a String containing the result of calling the closure (calling toString() if needed), or null if the regex pattern doesn't match

  See Also:

  find(String, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String find(CharSequence self, Pattern pattern)

  Finds the first occurrence of a compiled regular expression Pattern within a String. If the pattern doesn't match, null will be returned.

  For example, if the pattern doesn't match the result is null:

       assert null == "New York, NY".find(~/\d{5}/)
   

  If it does match, we get the matching string back:

        assert "10292" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(~/\d{5}/)
   

  If we have capture groups in our expression, the groups are ignored and we get back the full match:

        assert "10292-0098" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(~/(\d{5})-?(\d{4})/)
   

  If you need to work with capture groups, then use the closure version of this method or use Groovy's matcher operators or use eachMatch.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  pattern - the compiled regex Pattern

  Returns:

  a String containing the matched portion, or null if the regex pattern doesn't match

  See Also:

  find(String, java.util.regex.Pattern)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String find(CharSequence self, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String[]") Closure closure)

  Returns the result of calling a closure with the first occurrence of a compiled regular expression found within a String. If the regex doesn't match, the closure will not be called and find will return null.

  For example, if the pattern doesn't match, the result is null:

       assert null == "New York, NY".find(~/\d{5}/) { match -> return "-$match-"}
   

  If it does match and we don't have any capture groups in our regex, there is a single parameter on the closure that the match gets passed to:

        assert "-10292-" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(~/\d{5}/) { match -> return "-$match-"}
   

  If we have capture groups in our expression, our closure has one parameter for the match, followed by one for each of the capture groups:

        assert "10292" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(~/(\d{5})-?(\d{4})/) { match, zip, plusFour ->
            assert match == "10292-0098"
            assert zip == "10292"
            assert plusFour == "0098"
            return zip
        }
   

  If we have capture groups in our expression, and our closure has one parameter, the closure will be passed an array with the first element corresponding to the whole match, followed by an element for each of the capture groups:

        assert "10292" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(~/(\d{5})-?(\d{4})/) { match, zip, plusFour ->
            assert array[0] == "10292-0098"
            assert array[1] == "10292"
            assert array[2] == "0098"
            return array[1]
        }
   

  If a capture group is optional, and doesn't match, then the corresponding value for that capture group passed to the closure will be null as illustrated here:

        assert "2339999" == "adsf 233-9999 adsf".find(~/(\d{3})?-?(\d{3})-(\d{4})/) { match, areaCode, exchange, stationNumber ->
            assert "233-9999" == match
            assert null == areaCode
            assert "233" == exchange
            assert "9999" == stationNumber
            return "$exchange$stationNumber"
        }
   

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  pattern - the compiled regex Pattern

  closure - the closure that will be passed the full match, plus each of the capturing groups (if any)

  Returns:

  a String containing the result of calling the closure (calling toString() if needed), or null if the regex pattern doesn't match

  See Also:

  find(String, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String find(String self, Pattern pattern)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  find(CharSequence, java.util.regex.Pattern)

• @Deprecated public static String find(String self, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String[]") Closure closure)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  find(CharSequence, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)

• @Deprecated public static String find(String self, String regex)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  find(CharSequence, CharSequence)

• @Deprecated public static String find(String self, String regex, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String[]") Closure closure)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  find(CharSequence, CharSequence, groovy.lang.Closure)

• public static List<String> findAll(CharSequence self, CharSequence regex)

  Returns a (possibly empty) list of all occurrences of a regular expression (provided as a CharSequence) found within a CharSequence.

  For example, if the regex doesn't match, it returns an empty list:

   assert [] == "foo".findAll(/(\w*) Fish/)
   

  Any regular expression matches are returned in a list, and all regex capture groupings are ignored, only the full match is returned:

   def expected = ["One Fish", "Two Fish", "Red Fish", "Blue Fish"]
   assert expected == "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish".findAll(/(\w*) Fish/)
   

  If you need to work with capture groups, then use the closure version of this method or use Groovy's matcher operators or use eachMatch.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  regex - the capturing regex CharSequence

  Returns:

  a List containing all full matches of the regex within the CharSequence, an empty list will be returned if there are no matches

  See Also:

  findAll(CharSequence, Pattern)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static List<T> findAll(CharSequence self, CharSequence regex, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String[]") Closure<T> closure)

  Finds all occurrences of a regular expression string within a CharSequence. Any matches are passed to the specified closure. The closure is expected to have the full match in the first parameter. If there are any capture groups, they will be placed in subsequent parameters.

  If there are no matches, the closure will not be called, and an empty List will be returned.

  For example, if the regex doesn't match, it returns an empty list:

   assert [] == "foo".findAll(/(\w*) Fish/) { match, firstWord -> return firstWord }
   

  Any regular expression matches are passed to the closure, if there are no capture groups, there will be one parameter for the match:

   assert ["couldn't", "wouldn't"] == "I could not, would not, with a fox.".findAll(/.ould/) { match -> "${match}n't"}
   

  If there are capture groups, the first parameter will be the match followed by one parameter for each capture group:

   def orig = "There's a Wocket in my Pocket"
   assert ["W > Wocket", "P > Pocket"] == orig.findAll(/(.)ocket/) { match, firstLetter -> "$firstLetter > $match" }
   

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  regex - the capturing regex CharSequence

  closure - will be passed the full match plus each of the capturing groups (if any)

  Returns:

  a List containing all results from calling the closure with each full match (and potentially capturing groups) of the regex within the CharSequence, an empty list will be returned if there are no matches

  See Also:

  findAll(CharSequence, Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static List<String> findAll(CharSequence self, Pattern pattern)

  Returns a (possibly empty) list of all occurrences of a regular expression (in Pattern format) found within a CharSequence.

  For example, if the pattern doesn't match, it returns an empty list:

   assert [] == "foo".findAll(~/(\w*) Fish/)
   

  Any regular expression matches are returned in a list, and all regex capture groupings are ignored, only the full match is returned:

   def expected = ["One Fish", "Two Fish", "Red Fish", "Blue Fish"]
   assert expected == "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish".findAll(~/(\w*) Fish/)
   

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  pattern - the compiled regex Pattern

  Returns:

  a List containing all full matches of the Pattern within the CharSequence, an empty list will be returned if there are no matches

  See Also:

  findAll(String, java.util.regex.Pattern)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static List<T> findAll(CharSequence self, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String[]") Closure<T> closure)

  Finds all occurrences of a compiled regular expression Pattern within a CharSequence. Any matches are passed to the specified closure. The closure is expected to have the full match in the first parameter. If there are any capture groups, they will be placed in subsequent parameters.

  If there are no matches, the closure will not be called, and an empty List will be returned.

  For example, if the pattern doesn't match, it returns an empty list:

   assert [] == "foo".findAll(~/(\w*) Fish/) { match, firstWord -> return firstWord }
   

  Any regular expression matches are passed to the closure, if there are no capture groups, there will be one parameter for the match:

   assert ["couldn't", "wouldn't"] == "I could not, would not, with a fox.".findAll(~/.ould/) { match -> "${match}n't"}
   

  If there are capture groups, the first parameter will be the match followed by one parameter for each capture group:

   def orig = "There's a Wocket in my Pocket"
   assert ["W > Wocket", "P > Pocket"] == orig.findAll(~/(.)ocket/) { match, firstLetter -> "$firstLetter > $match" }
   

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  pattern - the compiled regex Pattern

  closure - will be passed the full match plus each of the capturing groups (if any)

  Returns:

  a List containing all results from calling the closure with each full match (and potentially capturing groups) of the regex pattern within the CharSequence, an empty list will be returned if there are no matches

  See Also:

  findAll(String, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static List<String> findAll(String self, Pattern pattern)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  findAll(CharSequence, java.util.regex.Pattern)

• @Deprecated public static List<T> findAll(String self, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String[]") Closure<T> closure)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  findAll(CharSequence, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)

• @Deprecated public static List<String> findAll(String self, String regex)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  findAll(CharSequence, CharSequence)

• @Deprecated public static List<T> findAll(String self, String regex, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String[]") Closure<T> closure)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  findAll(CharSequence, CharSequence, groovy.lang.Closure)

• public static String getAt(CharSequence self, Collection indices)

  Select a List of characters from a CharSequence using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  indices - a Collection of indices

  Returns:

  a String consisting of the characters at the given indices

  Since:

  1.0

• public static String getAt(CharSequence text, EmptyRange range)

  Support the range subscript operator for CharSequence or StringBuffer with EmptyRange

  Parameters:

  text - a CharSequence

  range - an EmptyRange

  Returns:

  the empty String

  Since:

  1.5.0

• public static CharSequence getAt(CharSequence text, int index)

  Support the subscript operator for CharSequence.

  Parameters:

  text - a CharSequence

  index - the index of the Character to get

  Returns:

  the Character at the given index

  Since:

  1.0

• public static String getAt(GString text, int index)

  Support the subscript operator for GString.

  Parameters:

  text - a GString

  index - the index of the Character to get

  Returns:

  the Character at the given index

  Since:

  2.3.7

• public static CharSequence getAt(CharSequence text, IntRange range)

  Support the range subscript operator for CharSequence with IntRange

  Parameters:

  text - a CharSequence

  range - an IntRange

  Returns:

  the subsequence CharSequence

  Since:

  1.0

• public static String getAt(GString text, IntRange range)

  Support the range subscript operator for GString with IntRange

  Parameters:

  text - a GString

  range - an IntRange

  Returns:

  the String of characters corresponding to the provided range

  Since:

  2.3.7

• public static CharSequence getAt(CharSequence text, Range range)

  Support the range subscript operator for CharSequence

  Parameters:

  text - a CharSequence

  range - a Range

  Returns:

  the subsequence CharSequence

  Since:

  1.0

• public static String getAt(GString text, Range range)

  Support the range subscript operator for GString

  Parameters:

  text - a GString

  range - a Range

  Returns:

  the String of characters corresponding to the provided range

  Since:

  2.3.7

• public static List getAt(Matcher self, Collection indices)

  Select a List of values from a Matcher using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.

  Parameters:

  self - a Matcher

  indices - a Collection of indices

  Returns:

  a String of the values at the given indices

  Since:

  1.6.0

• public static Object getAt(Matcher matcher, int idx)

  Support the subscript operator, e.g. matcher[index], for a regex Matcher.

  For an example using no group match,

      def p = /ab[d|f]/
      def m = "abcabdabeabf" =~ p
      assert 2 == m.count
      assert 2 == m.size() // synonym for m.getCount()
      assert ! m.hasGroup()
      assert 0 == m.groupCount()
      def matches = ["abd", "abf"]
      for (i in 0..<m.count) {
        assert m[i] == matches[i]
      }
   

  For an example using group matches,

      def p = /(?:ab([c|d|e|f]))/
      def m = "abcabdabeabf" =~ p
      assert 4 == m.count
      assert m.hasGroup()
      assert 1 == m.groupCount()
      def matches = [["abc", "c"], ["abd", "d"], ["abe", "e"], ["abf", "f"]]
      for (i in 0..<m.count) {
        assert m[i] == matches[i]
      }
   

  For another example using group matches,

      def m = "abcabdabeabfabxyzabx" =~ /(?:ab([d|x-z]+))/
      assert 3 == m.count
      assert m.hasGroup()
      assert 1 == m.groupCount()
      def matches = [["abd", "d"], ["abxyz", "xyz"], ["abx", "x"]]
      for (i in 0..<m.count) {
        assert m[i] == matches[i]
      }
   

  Parameters:

  matcher - a Matcher

  idx - an index

  Returns:

  object a matched String if no groups matched, list of matched groups otherwise.

  Since:

  1.0

• @Deprecated public static String getAt(String self, Collection indices)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  getAt(CharSequence, java.util.Collection)

• @Deprecated public static String getAt(String text, EmptyRange range)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  getAt(CharSequence, groovy.lang.EmptyRange)

• public static String getAt(String text, int index)

  Support the subscript operator for String.

  Parameters:

  text - a String

  index - the index of the Character to get

  Returns:

  the Character at the given index

  Since:

  1.0

• public static String getAt(String text, IntRange range)

  Support the range subscript operator for String with IntRange

  Parameters:

  text - a String

  range - an IntRange

  Returns:

  the resulting String

  Since:

  1.0

• public static String getAt(String text, Range range)

  Support the range subscript operator for String

  Parameters:

  text - a String

  range - a Range

  Returns:

  a substring corresponding to the Range

  Since:

  1.0

• public static char[] getChars(CharSequence self)

  Converts the given CharSequence into an array of characters.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  an array of characters

  See Also:

  getChars(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static char[] getChars(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  getChars(CharSequence)

• public static int getCount(Matcher matcher)

  Find the number of Strings matched to the given Matcher.

  Parameters:

  matcher - a Matcher

  Returns:

  int the number of Strings matched to the given matcher.

  Since:

  1.0

• public static boolean hasGroup(Matcher matcher)

  Check whether a Matcher contains a group or not.

  Parameters:

  matcher - a Matcher

  Returns:

  boolean true if matcher contains at least one group.

  Since:

  1.0

• public static boolean isAllWhitespace(CharSequence self)

  True if a CharSequence only contains whitespace characters.

  Parameters:

  self - The CharSequence to check the characters in

  Returns:

  true If all characters are whitespace characters

  See Also:

  isAllWhitespace(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static boolean isAllWhitespace(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  isAllWhitespace(CharSequence)

• public static boolean isBigDecimal(CharSequence self)

  Determine if a CharSequence can be parsed as a BigDecimal.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  true if the CharSequence can be parsed

  See Also:

  isBigDecimal(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static boolean isBigDecimal(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  isBigDecimal(CharSequence)

• public static boolean isBigInteger(CharSequence self)

  Determine if a CharSequence can be parsed as a BigInteger.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  true if the CharSequence can be parsed

  See Also:

  isBigInteger(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static boolean isBigInteger(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  isBigInteger(CharSequence)

• public static boolean isCase(CharSequence caseValue, Object switchValue)

  'Case' implementation for a CharSequence, which uses equals between the toString() of the caseValue and the switchValue. This allows CharSequence values to be used in switch statements. For example:

   switch( str ) {
     case 'one' :
     // etc...
   }
   

  Note that this returns true for the case where both the 'switch' and 'case' operand is null.

  Parameters:

  caseValue - the case value

  switchValue - the switch value

  Returns:

  true if the switchValue's toString() equals the caseValue

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static boolean isCase(GString caseValue, Object switchValue)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  isCase(CharSequence, Object)

• public static boolean isCase(Pattern caseValue, Object switchValue)

  'Case' implementation for the Pattern class, which allows testing a String against a number of regular expressions. For example:

  switch( str ) {
     case ~/one/ :
       // the regex 'one' matches the value of str
   }
   

  Note that this returns true for the case where both the pattern and the 'switch' values are null.

  Parameters:

  caseValue - the case value

  switchValue - the switch value

  Returns:

  true if the switchValue is deemed to match the caseValue

  Since:

  1.0

• @Deprecated public static boolean isCase(String caseValue, Object switchValue)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  isCase(CharSequence, Object)

• public static boolean isDouble(CharSequence self)

  Determine if a CharSequence can be parsed as a Double.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  true if the CharSequence can be parsed

  See Also:

  isDouble(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static boolean isDouble(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  isDouble(CharSequence)

• public static boolean isFloat(CharSequence self)

  Determine if a CharSequence can be parsed as a Float.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  true if the CharSequence can be parsed

  See Also:

  isFloat(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static boolean isFloat(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  isFloat(CharSequence)

• public static boolean isInteger(CharSequence self)

  Determine if a CharSequence can be parsed as an Integer.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  true if the CharSequence can be parsed

  See Also:

  isInteger(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static boolean isInteger(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  isInteger(CharSequence)

• public static boolean isLong(CharSequence self)

  Determine if a CharSequence can be parsed as a Long.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  true if the CharSequence can be parsed

  See Also:

  isLong(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static boolean isLong(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  isLong(CharSequence)

• public static boolean isNumber(CharSequence self)

  Determine if a CharSequence can be parsed as a Number. Synonym for 'isBigDecimal()'.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  true if the CharSequence can be parsed

  See Also:

  isBigDecimal(CharSequence)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static boolean isNumber(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  isNumber(CharSequence)

• public static Iterator iterator(Matcher matcher)

  Returns an Iterator which traverses each match.

  Parameters:

  matcher - a Matcher object

  Returns:

  an Iterator for a Matcher

  See Also:

  Matcher.group

  Since:

  1.0

• public static StringBuilder leftShift(CharSequence self, Object value)

  Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append multiple objects as string representations to a CharSequence.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  value - an Object

  Returns:

  a StringBuilder built from this CharSequence

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static StringBuffer leftShift(String self, Object value)

  Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append multiple objects as string representations to a String.

  Parameters:

  self - a String

  value - an Object

  Returns:

  a StringBuffer built from this string

  Since:

  1.0

• public static StringBuffer leftShift(StringBuffer self, Object value)

  Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append multiple objects as string representations to a StringBuffer.

  Parameters:

  self - a StringBuffer

  value - a value to append

  Returns:

  the StringBuffer on which this operation was invoked

  Since:

  1.0

• public static StringBuilder leftShift(StringBuilder self, Object value)

  Overloads the left shift operator to provide syntactic sugar for appending to a StringBuilder.

  Parameters:

  self - a StringBuilder

  value - an Object

  Returns:

  the original StringBuilder

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static boolean matches(CharSequence self, Pattern pattern)

  Tells whether or not a CharSequence matches the given compiled regular expression Pattern.

  Parameters:

  self - the CharSequence that is to be matched

  pattern - the regex Pattern to which the string of interest is to be matched

  Returns:

  true if the CharSequence matches

  See Also:

  String.matches

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static boolean matches(String self, Pattern pattern)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  matches(CharSequence, Pattern)

• public static boolean matchesPartially(Matcher matcher)

  Given a matcher that matches a string against a pattern, this method returns true when the string matches the pattern or if a longer string, could match the pattern. For example:

       def emailPattern = /\w+@\w+\.\w{2,}/
  
       def matcher = "john@doe" =~ emailPattern
       assert matcher.matchesPartially()
  
       matcher = "john@doe.com" =~ emailPattern
       assert matcher.matchesPartially()
  
       matcher = "john@@" =~ emailPattern
       assert !matcher.matchesPartially()
   

  Parameters:

  matcher - the Matcher

  Returns:

  true if more input to the String could make the matcher match the associated pattern, false otherwise.

  Since:

  2.0.0

• public static String minus(CharSequence self, Object target)

  Remove a part of a CharSequence by replacing the first occurrence of target within self with '' and returns the result.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  target - an object representing the part to remove

  Returns:

  a String containing the original minus the part to be removed

  See Also:

  minus(String, Object)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String minus(CharSequence self, Pattern pattern)

  Remove a part of a CharSequence. This replaces the first occurrence of the pattern within self with '' and returns the result.

  Parameters:

  self - a String

  pattern - a Pattern representing the part to remove

  Returns:

  a String minus the part to be removed

  Since:

  2.2.0

• @Deprecated public static String minus(String self, Pattern pattern)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  minus(CharSequence, java.util.regex.Pattern)

• @Deprecated public static String minus(String self, Object target)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  minus(CharSequence, Object)

• public static String multiply(CharSequence self, Number factor)

  Repeat a CharSequence a certain number of times.

  throws:

  IllegalArgumentException if the number of repetitions is < 0

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence to be repeated

  factor - the number of times the CharSequence should be repeated

  Returns:

  a String composed of a repetition

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String multiply(String self, Number factor)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  multiply(CharSequence, Number)

• public static String next(CharSequence self)

  This method is called by the ++ operator for the class CharSequence. It increments the last character in the given CharSequence. If the last character in the CharSequence is Character.MAX_VALUE a Character.MIN_VALUE will be appended. The empty CharSequence is incremented to a string consisting of the character Character.MIN_VALUE.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  a value obtained by incrementing the toString() of the CharSequence

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String next(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  next(CharSequence)

• public static String normalize(CharSequence self)

  Return a String with linefeeds and carriage returns normalized to linefeeds.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence object

  Returns:

  the normalized toString() for the CharSequence

  See Also:

  normalize(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String normalize(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  normalize(CharSequence)

• public static String padLeft(CharSequence self, Number numberOfChars)

  Pad a CharSequence to a minimum length specified by numberOfChars by adding the space character to the left as many times as needed. If the String is already the same size or bigger than the target numberOfChars, then the original String is returned. An example:

   println 'Numbers:'
   [1, 10, 100, 1000].each{ println it.toString().padLeft(5) }
   

  will produce output like:

   Numbers:
       1
      10
     100
    1000
   

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence object

  numberOfChars - the total minimum number of characters of the resulting CharSequence

  Returns:

  the CharSequence padded to the left as a String

  See Also:

  padLeft(CharSequence, Number, CharSequence)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String padLeft(CharSequence self, Number numberOfChars, CharSequence padding)

  Pad a CharSequence to a minimum length specified by numberOfChars, adding the supplied padding CharSequence as many times as needed to the left. If the CharSequence is already the same size or bigger than the target numberOfChars, then the toString() of the original CharSequence is returned. An example:

   println 'Numbers:'
   [1, 10, 100, 1000].each{ println it.toString().padLeft(5, '*') }
   [2, 20, 200, 2000].each{ println it.toString().padLeft(5, '*_') }
   

  will produce output like:

   Numbers:
   ****1
   ***10
   **100
   *1000
   *_*_2
   *_*20
   *_200
   *2000
   

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence object

  numberOfChars - the total minimum number of characters of the resulting CharSequence

  padding - the characters used for padding

  Returns:

  the CharSequence padded to the left as a String

  See Also:

  padLeft(String, Number, String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String padLeft(String self, Number numberOfChars)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  padLeft(CharSequence, Number)

• @Deprecated public static String padLeft(String self, Number numberOfChars, String padding)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  padLeft(CharSequence, Number, CharSequence)

• public static String padRight(CharSequence self, Number numberOfChars)

  Pad a CharSequence to a minimum length specified by numberOfChars by adding the space character to the right as many times as needed. If the CharSequence is already the same size or bigger than the target numberOfChars, then the toString() of the original CharSequence is returned. An example:

   ['A', 'BB', 'CCC', 'DDDD'].each{ println it.padRight(5) + it.size() }
   

  will produce output like:

   A    1
   BB   2
   CCC  3
   DDDD 4
   

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence object

  numberOfChars - the total minimum number of characters of the resulting string

  Returns:

  the CharSequence padded to the right as a String

  See Also:

  padRight(String, Number)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String padRight(CharSequence self, Number numberOfChars, CharSequence padding)

  Pad a CharSequence to a minimum length specified by numberOfChars, adding the supplied padding CharSequence as many times as needed to the right. If the CharSequence is already the same size or bigger than the target numberOfChars, then the toString() of the original CharSequence is returned. An example:

   ['A', 'BB', 'CCC', 'DDDD'].each{ println it.padRight(5, '#') + it.size() }
   

  will produce output like:

   A####1
   BB###2
   CCC##3
   DDDD#4
   

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence object

  numberOfChars - the total minimum number of characters of the resulting CharSequence

  padding - the characters used for padding

  Returns:

  the CharSequence padded to the right as a String

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String padRight(String self, Number numberOfChars)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  padRight(CharSequence, Number)

• @Deprecated public static String padRight(String self, Number numberOfChars, String padding)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  padRight(CharSequence, Number, CharSequence)

• public static String plus(CharSequence left, Object value)

  Appends the String representation of the given operand to this CharSequence.

  Parameters:

  left - a CharSequence

  value - any Object

  Returns:

  the original toString() of the CharSequence with the object appended

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String plus(Number value, String right)

  Appends a String to the string representation of this number.

  Parameters:

  value - a Number

  right - a String

  Returns:

  a String

  Since:

  1.0

• @Deprecated public static String plus(String left, Object value)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  plus(CharSequence, Object)

• public static String plus(String left, CharSequence value)

  Appends the String representation of the given operand to this string.

  Parameters:

  left - a String

  value - any CharSequence

  Returns:

  the new string with the object appended

  Since:

  2.2

• public static String plus(StringBuffer left, String value)

  Appends a String to this StringBuffer.

  Parameters:

  left - a StringBuffer

  value - a String

  Returns:

  a String

  Since:

  1.0

• public static String previous(CharSequence self)

  This method is called by the -- operator for the class CharSequence. It decrements the last character in the given CharSequence. If the last character in the CharSequence is Character.MIN_VALUE it will be deleted. The empty CharSequence can't be decremented.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  a String with a decremented character at the end

  See Also:

  previous(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String previous(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  previous(CharSequence)

• public static void putAt(StringBuffer self, EmptyRange range, Object value)

  Support the range subscript operator for StringBuffer.

  Parameters:

  self - a StringBuffer

  range - a Range

  value - the object that's toString() will be inserted

  Since:

  1.0

• public static void putAt(StringBuffer self, IntRange range, Object value)

  Support the range subscript operator for StringBuffer. Index values are treated as characters within the buffer.

  Parameters:

  self - a StringBuffer

  range - a Range

  value - the object that's toString() will be inserted

  Since:

  1.0

• public static List<String> readLines(CharSequence self)

  Return the lines of a CharSequence as a List of String.

  throws:

  java.io.IOException if an error occurs

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence object

  Returns:

  a list of lines

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static List<String> readLines(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  readLines(CharSequence)

• public static String replaceAll(CharSequence self, CharSequence regex, CharSequence replacement)

  Replaces each substring of this CharSequence that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.

  throws:

  java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  regex - the capturing regex

  replacement - the string to be substituted for each match

  Returns:

  the toString() of the CharSequence with content replaced

  See Also:

  String.replaceAll

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String replaceAll(CharSequence self, CharSequence regex, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"List","String[]"}) Closure closure)

  Replaces all occurrences of a captured group by the result of a closure on that text.

  For examples,

       assert "hellO wOrld" == "hello world".replaceAll("(o)") { it[0].toUpperCase() }
  
       assert "FOOBAR-FOOBAR-" == "foobar-FooBar-".replaceAll("(([fF][oO]{2})[bB]ar)", { Object[] it -> it[0].toUpperCase() })
  
       Here,
            it[0] is the global string of the matched group
            it[1] is the first string in the matched group
            it[2] is the second string in the matched group
  
       assert "FOO-FOO-" == "foobar-FooBar-".replaceAll("(([fF][oO]{2})[bB]ar)", { x, y, z -> z.toUpperCase() })
  
       Here,
            x is the global string of the matched group
            y is the first string in the matched group
            z is the second string in the matched group
   

  Note that unlike String.replaceAll(String regex, String replacement), where the replacement string treats '$' and '\' specially (for group substitution), the result of the closure is converted to a string and that value is used literally for the replacement.

  throws:

  java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  regex - the capturing regex

  closure - the closure to apply on each captured group

  Returns:

  the toString() of the CharSequence with content replaced

  See Also:

  replaceAll(String, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String replaceAll(CharSequence self, Pattern pattern, CharSequence replacement)

  Replaces all substrings of a CharSequence that match the given compiled regular expression with the given replacement.

  Note that backslashes (\) and dollar signs ($) in the replacement string may cause the results to be different than if it were being treated as a literal replacement string; see Matcher.replaceAll. Use Matcher.quoteReplacement to suppress the special meaning of these characters, if desired.

   assert "foo".replaceAll('o', 'X') == 'fXX'
   

  Parameters:

  self - the CharSequence that is to be matched

  pattern - the regex Pattern to which the CharSequence of interest is to be matched

  replacement - the CharSequence to be substituted for the first match

  Returns:

  The resulting String

  See Also:

  replaceAll(String, java.util.regex.Pattern, String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String replaceAll(CharSequence self, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"List","String[]"}) Closure closure)

  Replaces all occurrences of a captured group by the result of a closure call on that text.

  For examples,

       assert "hellO wOrld" == "hello world".replaceAll(~"(o)") { it[0].toUpperCase() }
  
       assert "FOOBAR-FOOBAR-" == "foobar-FooBar-".replaceAll(~"(([fF][oO]{2})[bB]ar)", { it[0].toUpperCase() })
  
       Here,
            it[0] is the global string of the matched group
            it[1] is the first string in the matched group
            it[2] is the second string in the matched group
  
       assert "FOOBAR-FOOBAR-" == "foobar-FooBar-".replaceAll(~"(([fF][oO]{2})[bB]ar)", { Object[] it -> it[0].toUpperCase() })
  
       Here,
            it[0] is the global string of the matched group
            it[1] is the first string in the matched group
            it[2] is the second string in the matched group
  
       assert "FOO-FOO-" == "foobar-FooBar-".replaceAll("(([fF][oO]{2})[bB]ar)", { x, y, z -> z.toUpperCase() })
  
       Here,
            x is the global string of the matched group
            y is the first string in the matched group
            z is the second string in the matched group
   

  Note that unlike String.replaceAll(String regex, String replacement), where the replacement string treats '$' and '\' specially (for group substitution), the result of the closure is converted to a string and that value is used literally for the replacement.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  pattern - the capturing regex Pattern

  closure - the closure to apply on each captured group

  Returns:

  the toString() of the CharSequence with replaced content

  See Also:

  Matcher.quoteReplacement

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String replaceAll(String self, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"List","String[]"}) Closure closure)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  replaceAll(CharSequence, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)

• @Deprecated public static String replaceAll(String self, Pattern pattern, String replacement)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  replaceAll(CharSequence, java.util.regex.Pattern, CharSequence)

• @Deprecated public static String replaceAll(String self, String regex, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"List","String[]"}) Closure closure)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  replaceAll(CharSequence, CharSequence, groovy.lang.Closure)

• public static String replaceFirst(CharSequence self, CharSequence regex, CharSequence replacement)

  Replaces the first substring of this CharSequence that matches the given regular expression with the given replacement.

  throws:

  java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  regex - the capturing regex

  replacement - the CharSequence to be substituted for each match

  Returns:

  a CharSequence with replaced content

  See Also:

  String.replaceFirst

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String replaceFirst(CharSequence self, CharSequence regex, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"List","String[]"}) Closure closure)

  Replaces the first occurrence of a captured group by the result of a closure call on that text.

  For example (with some replaceAll variants thrown in for comparison purposes),

   assert "hellO world" == "hello world".replaceFirst("(o)") { it[0].toUpperCase() } // first match
   assert "hellO wOrld" == "hello world".replaceAll("(o)") { it[0].toUpperCase() }   // all matches
  
   assert '1-FISH, two fish' == "one fish, two fish".replaceFirst(/([a-z]{3})\s([a-z]{4})/) { [one:1, two:2][it[1]] + '-' + it[2].toUpperCase() }
   assert '1-FISH, 2-FISH' == "one fish, two fish".replaceAll(/([a-z]{3})\s([a-z]{4})/) { [one:1, two:2][it[1]] + '-' + it[2].toUpperCase() }
   

  throws:

  java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  regex - the capturing regex

  closure - the closure to apply on the first captured group

  Returns:

  a CharSequence with replaced content

  See Also:

  replaceFirst(String, String, groovy.lang.Closure)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String replaceFirst(CharSequence self, Pattern pattern, CharSequence replacement)

  Replaces the first substring of a CharSequence that matches the given compiled regular expression with the given replacement.

  Note that backslashes (\) and dollar signs ($) in the replacement string may cause the results to be different than if it were being treated as a literal replacement string; see Matcher.replaceFirst. Use Matcher.quoteReplacement to suppress the special meaning of these characters, if desired.

   assert "foo".replaceFirst('o', 'X') == 'fXo'
   

  Parameters:

  self - the CharSequence that is to be matched

  pattern - the regex Pattern to which the CharSequence of interest is to be matched

  replacement - the CharSequence to be substituted for the first match

  Returns:

  The resulting String

  See Also:

  replaceFirst(String, java.util.regex.Pattern, String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String replaceFirst(CharSequence self, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"List","String[]"}) Closure closure)

  Replaces the first occurrence of a captured group by the result of a closure call on that text.

  For example (with some replaceAll variants thrown in for comparison purposes),

   assert "hellO world" == "hello world".replaceFirst(~"(o)") { it[0].toUpperCase() } // first match
   assert "hellO wOrld" == "hello world".replaceAll(~"(o)") { it[0].toUpperCase() }   // all matches
  
   assert '1-FISH, two fish' == "one fish, two fish".replaceFirst(~/([a-z]{3})\s([a-z]{4})/) { [one:1, two:2][it[1]] + '-' + it[2].toUpperCase() }
   assert '1-FISH, 2-FISH' == "one fish, two fish".replaceAll(~/([a-z]{3})\s([a-z]{4})/) { [one:1, two:2][it[1]] + '-' + it[2].toUpperCase() }
   

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  pattern - the capturing regex Pattern

  closure - the closure to apply on the first captured group

  Returns:

  a CharSequence with replaced content

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String replaceFirst(String self, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"List","String[]"}) Closure closure)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  replaceFirst(CharSequence, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)

• @Deprecated public static String replaceFirst(String self, Pattern pattern, String replacement)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  replaceFirst(CharSequence, java.util.regex.Pattern, CharSequence)

• @Deprecated public static String replaceFirst(String self, String regex, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options={"List","String[]"}) Closure closure)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  replaceFirst(CharSequence, CharSequence, groovy.lang.Closure)

• public static String reverse(CharSequence self)

  Creates a String which is the reverse (backwards) of this CharSequence

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  a new String with all the characters reversed.

  See Also:

  reverse(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String reverse(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  reverse(CharSequence)

• public static void setIndex(Matcher matcher, int idx)

  Set the position of the given Matcher to the given index.

  Parameters:

  matcher - a Matcher

  idx - the index number

  Since:

  1.0

• public static int size(CharSequence text)

  Provide the standard Groovy size() method for CharSequence.

  Parameters:

  text - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  the length of the CharSequence

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static long size(Matcher self)

  Provide the standard Groovy size() method for Matcher.

  Parameters:

  self - a matcher object

  Returns:

  the matcher's size (count)

  Since:

  1.5.0

• public static int size(String text)

  Provide the standard Groovy size() method for String.

  Parameters:

  text - a String

  Returns:

  the length of the String

  Since:

  1.0

• public static int size(StringBuffer buffer)

  Provide the standard Groovy size() method for StringBuffer.

  Parameters:

  buffer - a StringBuffer

  Returns:

  the length of the StringBuffer

  Since:

  1.0

• public static String[] split(CharSequence self)

  Convenience method to split a CharSequence (with whitespace as delimiter). Similar to tokenize, but returns an Array of String instead of a List.

  Parameters:

  self - the CharSequence to split

  Returns:

  String[] result of split

  See Also:

  split(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String[] split(GString self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  split(CharSequence)

• @Deprecated public static String[] split(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  split(CharSequence)

• public static T splitEachLine(CharSequence self, CharSequence regex, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options="List") Closure<T> closure)

  Iterates through the given CharSequence line by line, splitting each line using the given regex delimiter. The list of tokens for each line is then passed to the given closure.

  throws:

  java.io.IOException if an error occurs

  throws:

  java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  regex - the delimiting regular expression

  closure - a closure

  Returns:

  the last value returned by the closure

  See Also:

  splitEachLine(CharSequence, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static T splitEachLine(CharSequence self, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options="List") Closure<T> closure)

  Iterates through the given CharSequence line by line, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern. The list of tokens for each line is then passed to the given closure.

  throws:

  java.io.IOException if an error occurs

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  pattern - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter

  closure - a closure

  Returns:

  the last value returned by the closure

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static T splitEachLine(String self, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options="List") Closure<T> closure)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  splitEachLine(CharSequence, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)

• @Deprecated public static T splitEachLine(String self, String regex, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options="List") Closure<T> closure)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  splitEachLine(CharSequence, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)

• public static String stripIndent(CharSequence self)

  Strip leading spaces from every line in a CharSequence. The line with the least number of leading spaces determines the number to remove. Lines only containing whitespace are ignored when calculating the number of leading spaces to strip.

   assert '  A\n B\nC' == '   A\n  B\n C'.stripIndent()
   

  Parameters:

  self - The CharSequence to strip the leading spaces from

  Returns:

  the stripped toString() of the CharSequence

  See Also:

  stripIndent(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String stripIndent(CharSequence self, int numChars)

  Strip numChar leading characters from every line in a CharSequence.

   assert 'DEF\n456' == '''ABCDEF\n123456'''.stripIndent(3)
   

  Parameters:

  self - The CharSequence to strip the characters from

  numChars - The number of characters to strip

  Returns:

  the stripped String

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String stripIndent(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  stripIndent(CharSequence)

• @Deprecated public static String stripIndent(String self, int numChars)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  stripIndent(CharSequence)

• public static String stripMargin(CharSequence self)

  Strip leading whitespace/control characters followed by '|' from every line in a CharSequence.

   assert 'ABC\n123\n456' == '''ABC
                               |123
                               |456'''.stripMargin()
   

  Parameters:

  self - The CharSequence to strip the margin from

  Returns:

  the stripped String

  See Also:

  stripMargin(CharSequence, char)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String stripMargin(CharSequence self, char marginChar)

  Strip leading whitespace/control characters followed by marginChar from every line in a CharSequence.

   assert 'ABC\n123\n456' == '''ABC
                               *123
                               *456'''.stripMargin('*')
   

  Parameters:

  self - The CharSequence to strip the margin from

  marginChar - Any character that serves as margin delimiter

  Returns:

  the stripped String

  See Also:

  stripMargin(String, char)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String stripMargin(CharSequence self, CharSequence marginChar)

  Strip leading whitespace/control characters followed by marginChar from every line in a CharSequence.

  Parameters:

  self - The CharSequence to strip the margin from

  marginChar - Any character that serves as margin delimiter

  Returns:

  the stripped CharSequence

  See Also:

  stripMargin(String, String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String stripMargin(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  stripMargin(CharSequence)

• @Deprecated public static String stripMargin(String self, char marginChar)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  stripMargin(CharSequence, char)

• @Deprecated public static String stripMargin(String self, String marginChar)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  stripMargin(CharSequence, char)

• public static CharSequence take(CharSequence self, int num)

  Returns the first num elements from this CharSequence.

   def text = "Groovy"
   assert text.take( 0 ) == ''
   assert text.take( 2 ) == 'Gr'
   assert text.take( 7 ) == 'Groovy'
   

  Parameters:

  self - the original CharSequence

  num - the number of chars to take from this CharSequence

  Returns:

  a CharSequence consisting of the first num chars, or else the whole CharSequence if it has less then num elements.

  Since:

  1.8.1

• public static String take(GString self, int num)

  A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method.

  Parameters:

  self - the original GString

  num - the number of chars to take from this GString

  Returns:

  a String consisting of the first num chars, or else the whole GString if it has less then num elements.

  Since:

  2.3.7

• public static CharSequence takeWhile(CharSequence self, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="char") Closure condition)

  Returns the longest prefix of this CharSequence where each element passed to the given closure evaluates to true.

   def text = "Groovy"
   assert text.takeWhile{ it < 'A' } == ''
   assert text.takeWhile{ it < 'Z' } == 'G'
   assert text.takeWhile{ it != 'v' } == 'Groo'
   assert text.takeWhile{ it < 'z' } == 'Groovy'
   

  Parameters:

  self - the original CharSequence

  condition - the closure that must evaluate to true to continue taking elements

  Returns:

  a prefix of elements in the CharSequence where each element passed to the given closure evaluates to true

  Since:

  2.0.0

• public static String takeWhile(GString self, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="char") Closure condition)

  A GString variant of the equivalent GString method.

  Parameters:

  self - the original GString

  condition - the closure that must evaluate to true to continue taking elements

  Returns:

  a prefix of elements in the GString where each element passed to the given closure evaluates to true

  Since:

  2.3.7

• public static BigDecimal toBigDecimal(CharSequence self)

  Parse a CharSequence into a BigDecimal

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  a BigDecimal

  See Also:

  toBigDecimal(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static BigDecimal toBigDecimal(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  toBigDecimal(CharSequence)

• public static BigInteger toBigInteger(CharSequence self)

  Parse a CharSequence into a BigInteger

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  a BigInteger

  See Also:

  toBigInteger(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static BigInteger toBigInteger(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  toBigInteger(CharSequence)

• public static Boolean toBoolean(String self)

  Converts the given string into a Boolean object. If the trimmed string is "true", "y" or "1" (ignoring case) then the result is true otherwise it is false.

  Parameters:

  self - a String

  Returns:

  The Boolean value

  Since:

  1.0

• public static Character toCharacter(String self)

  Converts the given string into a Character object using the first character in the string.

  Parameters:

  self - a String

  Returns:

  the first Character

  Since:

  1.0

• public static Double toDouble(CharSequence self)

  Parse a CharSequence into a Double

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  a Double

  See Also:

  toDouble(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static Double toDouble(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  toDouble(CharSequence)

• public static Float toFloat(CharSequence self)

  Parse a CharSequence into a Float

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  a Float

  See Also:

  toFloat(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static Float toFloat(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  toFloat(CharSequence)

• public static Integer toInteger(CharSequence self)

  Parse a CharSequence into an Integer

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  an Integer

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static Integer toInteger(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  toInteger(CharSequence)

• public static List<String> toList(CharSequence self)

  Converts the given CharSequence into a List of Strings of one character.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  a List of characters (a 1-character String)

  See Also:

  toSet(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static List<String> toList(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  toList(CharSequence)

• public static Long toLong(CharSequence self)

  Parse a CharSequence into a Long

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  a Long

  See Also:

  toLong(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static Long toLong(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  toLong(CharSequence)

• public static Set<String> toSet(CharSequence self)

  Converts the given CharSequence into a Set of unique String of one character.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  a Set of unique characters (each a 1-character String)

  See Also:

  toSet(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static Set<String> toSet(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  toSet(CharSequence)

• public static Short toShort(CharSequence self)

  Parse a CharSequence into a Short

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  a Short

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static Short toShort(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  toShort(CharSequence)

• @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static List<String> tokenize(CharSequence self)

  Tokenize a CharSequence (with a whitespace as the delimiter).

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  Returns:

  a List of tokens

  See Also:

  StringTokenizer.StringTokenizer

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static List<String> tokenize(CharSequence self, Character token)

  Tokenize a CharSequence based on the given character delimiter. For example:

   char pathSep = ':'
   assert "/tmp:/usr".tokenize(pathSep) == ["/tmp", "/usr"]
   

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  token - the delimiter

  Returns:

  a List of tokens

  See Also:

  StringTokenizer.StringTokenizer

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static List<String> tokenize(CharSequence self, CharSequence token)

  Tokenize a CharSequence based on the given CharSequence delimiter.

  Parameters:

  self - a CharSequence

  token - the delimiter

  Returns:

  a List of tokens

  See Also:

  StringTokenizer.StringTokenizer

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static List<String> tokenize(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  tokenize(CharSequence)

• @Deprecated public static List<String> tokenize(String self, Character token)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  tokenize(CharSequence, Character)

• @Deprecated public static List<String> tokenize(String self, String token)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  tokenize(CharSequence, CharSequence)

• public static String tr(CharSequence self, CharSequence sourceSet, CharSequence replacementSet)

  Translates a CharSequence by replacing characters from the sourceSet with characters from replacementSet. If the first character from sourceSet appears in the CharSequence, it will be replaced with the first character from replacementSet. If the second character from sourceSet appears in the CharSequence, it will be replaced with the second character from replacementSet. and so on for all provided replacement characters.

  Here is an example which converts the vowels in a word from lower to uppercase:

   assert 'hello'.tr('aeiou', 'AEIOU') == 'hEllO'
   

  A character range using regex-style syntax can also be used, e.g. here is an example which converts a word from lower to uppercase:

   assert 'hello'.tr('a-z', 'A-Z') == 'HELLO'
   

  Hyphens at the start or end of sourceSet or replacementSet are treated as normal hyphens and are not considered to be part of a range specification. Similarly, a hyphen immediately after an earlier range is treated as a normal hyphen. So, '-x', 'x-' have no ranges while 'a-c-e' has the range 'a-c' plus the '-' character plus the 'e' character.

  Unlike the unix tr command, Groovy's tr command supports reverse ranges, e.g.:

   assert 'hello'.tr('z-a', 'Z-A') == 'HELLO'
   

  If replacementSet is smaller than sourceSet, then the last character from replacementSet is used as the replacement for all remaining source characters as shown here:

   assert 'Hello World!'.tr('a-z', 'A') == 'HAAAA WAAAA!'
   

  If sourceSet contains repeated characters, the last specified replacement is used as shown here:

   assert 'Hello World!'.tr('lloo', '1234') == 'He224 W4r2d!'
   

  The functionality provided by tr can be achieved using regular expressions but tr provides a much more compact notation and efficient implementation for certain scenarios.

  Parameters:

  self - the CharSequence that is to be translated

  sourceSet - the set of characters to translate from

  replacementSet - the set of replacement characters

  Returns:

  The resulting translated String

  See Also:

  StringUtil.tr

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String tr(String self, String sourceSet, String replacementSet)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  tr(CharSequence, CharSequence, CharSequence)

• public static String unexpand(CharSequence self)

  Replaces sequences of whitespaces with tabs using tabStops of size 8.

  Parameters:

  self - A CharSequence to unexpand

  Returns:

  an unexpanded String

  See Also:

  unexpand(String)

  Since:

  1.8.2

• public static String unexpand(CharSequence self, int tabStop)

  Replaces sequences of whitespaces with tabs.

  Parameters:

  self - A CharSequence to unexpand

  tabStop - The number of spaces a tab represents

  Returns:

  an unexpanded String

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String unexpand(String self)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  unexpand(CharSequence)

• @Deprecated public static String unexpand(String self, int tabStop)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  unexpand(CharSequence, int)

• public static String unexpandLine(CharSequence self, int tabStop)

  Replaces sequences of whitespaces with tabs within a line.

  Parameters:

  self - A line to unexpand

  tabStop - The number of spaces a tab represents

  Returns:

  an unexpanded String

  Since:

  1.8.2

• @Deprecated public static String unexpandLine(String self, int tabStop)

  deprecated:

  Use the CharSequence version

  See Also:

  tokenize(CharSequence)