byte (Groovy JDK enhancements)

Methods Summary

Methods
Return type	Name and parameters
`boolean`	`asBoolean()` Coerces a byte array to a boolean value.
`boolean`	`contains(Object value)` Checks whether the array contains the given value.
`Number`	`count(Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array.
`void`	`eachByte(Closure closure)` Traverse through each byte of this byte array.
`Writable`	`encodeBase64()` Produce a Writable object which writes the Base64 encoding of the byte array.
`Writable`	`encodeBase64(boolean chunked)` Produce a Writable object which writes the Base64 encoding of the byte array.
`Writable`	`encodeHex()` Produces a Writable that writes the hex encoding of the byte[].
`Collection`	`flatten()` Flatten an array.
`List`	`getAt(IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a byte array
`List`	`getAt(ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a byte array
`List`	`getAt(Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a byte array
`List`	`getAt(Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a byte array
`String`	`join(String separator)` Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`int`	`size()` Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
`byte`	`sum()` Sums the items in an array.
`byte`	`sum(byte initialValue)` Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
`byte[]`	`swap(int i, int j)` Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
`List`	`toList()` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`Set`	`toSet()` Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
`String`	`toString()` Returns the string representation of the given array.

- Methods Detail
  - public boolean asBoolean()
    
    Coerces a byte array to a boolean value. A byte array is false if the array is of length 0, and true otherwise.
    
    Returns:
    
    the array's boolean value
    
    Since:
    
    1.7.4
  - public boolean contains(Object value)
    
    Checks whether the array contains the given value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the value being searched for
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the array contains the value
    
    Since:
    
    1.8.6
  - public Number count(Object value)
    
    Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array. Comparison is done using Groovy's == operator (using compareTo(value) == 0 or equals(value) ).
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the value being searched for
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of occurrences
    
    Since:
    
    1.6.4
  - public void eachByte(Closure closure)
    
    Traverse through each byte of this byte array. Alias for each.
    
    Parameters:
    
    closure - a closure
    
    Since:
    
    1.5.5
    
    See Also:
    
    Object#each(groovy.lang.Closure)
  - public Writable encodeBase64()
    
    Produce a Writable object which writes the Base64 encoding of the byte array. Calling toString() on the result returns the encoding as a String. For more information on Base64 encoding and chunking see RFC 4648.
    
    Returns:
    
    object which will write the Base64 encoding of the byte array
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Writable encodeBase64(boolean chunked)
    
    Produce a Writable object which writes the Base64 encoding of the byte array. Calling toString() on the result returns the encoding as a String. For more information on Base64 encoding and chunking see RFC 4648.
    
    Parameters:
    
    chunked - whether or not the Base64 encoded data should be MIME chunked
    
    Returns:
    
    object which will write the Base64 encoding of the byte array
    
    Since:
    
    1.5.7
  - public Writable encodeHex()
    
    Produces a Writable that writes the hex encoding of the byte[]. Calling toString() on this Writable returns the hex encoding as a String. The hex encoding includes two characters for each byte and all letters are lower case.
    
    Returns:
    
    object which will write the hex encoding of the byte array
    
    See Also:
    
    Integer#toHexString(int)
  - public Collection flatten()
    
    Flatten an array. This array and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection.
    
    Returns:
    
    a flattened Collection
    
    Since:
    
    1.6.0
  - public List getAt(IntRange range)
    
    Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a byte array
    
    Parameters:
    
    range - an IntRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
    
    Returns:
    
    list of the retrieved bytes
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public List getAt(ObjectRange range)
    
    Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a byte array
    
    Parameters:
    
    range - an ObjectRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
    
    Returns:
    
    list of the retrieved bytes
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public List getAt(Range range)
    
    Support the subscript operator with a range for a byte array
    
    Parameters:
    
    range - a range indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
    
    Returns:
    
    list of the retrieved bytes
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public List getAt(Collection indices)
    
    Support the subscript operator with a collection for a byte array
    
    Parameters:
    
    indices - a collection of indices for the items to retrieve
    
    Returns:
    
    list of the bytes at the given indices
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public String join(String separator)
    
    Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
    
    Parameters:
    
    separator - a String separator
    
    Returns:
    
    the joined String
    
    Since:
    
    2.4.1
  - public int size()
    
    Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
    
    Returns:
    
    the length of the array
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
    
    See Also:
    
    Array#getLength(java.lang.Object)
  - public byte sum()
    
    Sums the items in an array.
```
assert (1+2+3+4 as byte) == ([1,2,3,4] as byte[]).sum()
```
    Returns:
    
    The sum of all of the items
    
    Since:
    
    2.4.2
  - public byte sum(byte initialValue)
    
    Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
```
assert (5+1+2+3+4 as byte) == ([1,2,3,4] as byte[]).sum(5)
```
    Parameters:
    
    initialValue - the items in the array will be summed to this initial value
    
    Returns:
    
    The sum of all of the items.
    
    Since:
    
    2.4.2
  - public byte[] swap(int i, int j)
    
    Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
    Example:
```
assert ([1, 3, 2, 4] as byte[]) == ([1, 2, 3, 4] as byte[]).swap(1, 2)
```
    Parameters:
    
    i - a position
    
    j - a position
    
    Returns:
    
    self
    
    Since:
    
    2.4.0
  - public List toList()
    
    Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
    
    Returns:
    
    a list containing the contents of this array.
    
    Since:
    
    1.0
  - public Set toSet()
    
    Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
    
    Returns:
    
    a set containing the unique contents of this array.
    
    Since:
    
    1.8.0
  - public String toString()
    
    Returns the string representation of the given array.
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation
    
    Since:
    
    1.6.0

Class byte

Methods Summary

Methods Detail

public boolean asBoolean()

public boolean contains(Object value)

public Number count(Object value)

public void eachByte(Closure closure)

public Writable encodeBase64()

public Writable encodeBase64(boolean chunked)

public Writable encodeHex()

public Collection flatten()

public List getAt(IntRange range)

public List getAt(ObjectRange range)

public List getAt(Range range)

public List getAt(Collection indices)

public String join(String separator)

public int size()

public byte sum()

public byte sum(byte initialValue)

public byte[] swap(int i, int j)

public List toList()

public Set toSet()

public String toString()