Binding (groovy 2.4.5 API)

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groovy.lang.Binding

Represents the variable bindings of a script which can be altered from outside the script object or created outside of a script and passed into it.
Binding instances are not supposed to be used in a multi-threaded context.
Authors:
James Strachan

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and description
`Binding ()`
`Binding (Map variables)`
`Binding (String[] args)` A helper constructor used in main(String[]) method calls

Methods Summary

Methods
Type	Name and description
`Object`	`getProperty(String property)` Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator
`Object`	`getVariable(String name)` @param name the name of the variable to lookup
`Map`	`getVariables()`
`boolean`	`hasVariable(String name)` Simple check for whether the binding contains a particular variable or not.
`void`	`setProperty(String property, Object newValue)` @todo we should check if we have the property with the metaClass instead of try/catch
`void`	`setVariable(String name, Object value)` Sets the value of the given variable

Inherited Methods Summary

Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from class	Name
`class GroovyObjectSupport`	`getMetaClass, getProperty, invokeMethod, setMetaClass, setProperty`
`class Object`	`wait, wait, wait, equals, toString, hashCode, getClass, notify, notifyAll`

- Constructor Detail
  - public Binding()
  - public Binding(Map variables)
  - public Binding(String[] args)
    
    A helper constructor used in main(String[]) method calls
    Parameters:
    args - are the command line arguments from a main()
- Method Detail
  - public Object getProperty(String property)
    
    Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator
  - public Object getVariable(String name)
    
    Parameters:
    name - the name of the variable to lookup
    Returns:
    the variable value
  - public Map getVariables()
  - public boolean hasVariable(String name)
    
    Simple check for whether the binding contains a particular variable or not.
    Parameters:
    name - the name of the variable to check for
  - public void setProperty(String property, Object newValue)
    
    todo:
    we should check if we have the property with the metaClass instead of try/catch
  - public void setVariable(String name, Object value)
    
    Sets the value of the given variable
    Parameters:
    name - the name of the variable to set
    value - the new value for the given variable

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