java.lang
Class Object[]

asBoolean

public boolean asBoolean()

 

Coerce an Object array to a boolean value. An Object array is false if the array is of length 0. and to true otherwise

Returns:

the boolean value

Since:

1.7.0

asType

public Object asType(Class)

 

Converts the given array to either a List, Set, or SortedSet. If the given class is something else, the call is deferred to {link #asType(Object,Class)}.

Parameters:

clazz - the desired class.

Returns:

the object resulting from this type conversion

Since:

1.5.1

See:

Object#asType.

count

public Number count(Object)

 

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

equals

public boolean equals(List)

 

Determines if the contents of this array are equal to the contents of the given list, in the same order. This returns false if either collection is null.

Parameters:

right - the list being compared.

Returns:

true if the contents of both collections are equal

Since:

1.5.0

flatten

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

getAt

public List getAt(Collection)

 

Select a List of items from an Object array using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.

Parameters:

indices - a Collection of indices.

Returns:

a new list of the values at the given indices

Since:

1.0

getAt

public List getAt(Range)

 

Support the range subscript operator for an Array

Parameters:

range - a Range.

Returns:

a range of a list from the range's from index up to but not including the range's to value

Since:

1.0

getAt

public List getAt(IntRange)

Parameters:

range - an IntRange.

Returns:

a range of a list from the range's from index up to but not including the range's to value

Since:

1.0

getAt

public List getAt(EmptyRange)

Parameters:

range - an EmptyRange.

Returns:

an empty Range

Since:

1.5.0

getAt

public List getAt(ObjectRange)

Parameters:

range - an ObjectRange.

Returns:

a range of a list from the range's from index up to but not including the range's to value

Since:

1.0

inject

public Object inject(Object, Closure)

 

Iterates through the given array of objects, passing in the initial value to the closure along with the current iterated item then passing into the next iteration the value of the previous closure.

Parameters:

initialValue - an initialValue.

closure - a closure.

Returns:

the last value of the last iteration

Since:

1.5.0

iterator

public Iterator iterator()

 

Attempts to create an Iterator for the given object by first converting it to a Collection.

Returns:

an Iterator for the given Array.

Since:

1.6.4

See:

DefaultTypeTransformation#asCollection.

join

public String join(String)

 

Concatenates the toString() 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:

1.0

max

public Object max()

 

Adds max() method to Object arrays.

Returns:

the maximum value

Since:

1.5.5

See:

Collection#max.

max

public Object max(Closure)

 

Selects the maximum value found from the Object array using the closure to determine the correct ordering.

If the closure has two parameters it is used like a traditional Comparator. I.e. it should compare its two parameters for order, returning a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer when the first parameter is less than, equal to, or greater than the second respectively. Otherwise, the Closure is assumed to take a single parameter and return a Comparable (typically an Integer) which is then used for further comparison.

Parameters:

closure - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering.

Returns:

the maximum value

Since:

1.5.5

See:

Collection#max.

max

public Object max(Comparator)

 

Selects the maximum value found from the Object array using the given comparator.

Parameters:

comparator - a Comparator.

Returns:

the maximum value

Since:

1.5.5

min

public Object min()

 

Adds min() method to Object arrays.

Returns:

the minimum value

Since:

1.5.5

See:

Collection#min.

min

public Object min(Comparator)

 

Selects the minimum value found from the Object array using the given comparator.

Parameters:

comparator - a Comparator.

Returns:

the minimum value

Since:

1.5.5

See:

Collection#min.

min

public Object min(Closure)

 

Selects the minimum value found from the Object array using the closure to determine the correct ordering.

If the closure has two parameters it is used like a traditional Comparator. I.e. it should compare its two parameters for order, returning a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer when the first parameter is less than, equal to, or greater than the second respectively. Otherwise, the Closure is assumed to take a single parameter and return a Comparable (typically an Integer) which is then used for further comparison.

Parameters:

closure - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering.

Returns:

the minimum value

Since:

1.5.5

See:

Collection#min.

minus

public Object[] minus(Collection)

 

Create an array composed of the elements of the first array minus the elements of the given collection.

Parameters:

removeMe - a Collection of elements to remove.

Returns:

an array with the supplied elements removed

Since:

1.5.5

minus

public Object[] minus(Object[])

 

Create an array composed of the elements of the first array minus the elements of the given array.

Parameters:

removeMe - an array of elements to remove.

Returns:

an array with the supplied elements removed

Since:

1.5.5

minus

public Object[] minus(Object)

 

Create a new object array composed of the elements of the first array minus the operand.

Parameters:

operand - an element to remove from the array.

Returns:

a new array with the operand removed

Since:

1.5.5

reverse

public Object[] reverse()

 

Reverse the items in an Object array.

Returns:

an array containing the reversed items

Since:

1.5.5

reverseEach

public Object[] reverseEach(Closure)

 

Iterate over each element of the array in the reverse order.

Parameters:

closure - a closure to which each item is passed.

Returns:

the original array

Since:

1.5.2

size

public int size()

 

Provide the standard Groovy size() method for an array.

Returns:

the size (length) of the Array

Since:

1.0

sort

public Object[] sort()

 

Sorts the given Object array into sorted order. The array items are assumed to be comparable.

Returns:

the sorted array

Since:

1.5.5

sort

public Object[] sort(Comparator)

 

Sorts the given Object array into sorted order using the given comparator.

Parameters:

comparator - a Comparator used for the comparison.

Returns:

the sorted array

Since:

1.5.5

sort

public Object[] sort(Closure)

 

Sorts the given Object array into a newly created array using the Closure to determine the correct ordering.

If the closure has two parameters it is used like a traditional Comparator. I.e. it should compare its two parameters for order, returning a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer when the first parameter is less than, equal to, or greater than the second respectively. Otherwise, the Closure is assumed to take a single parameter and return a Comparable (typically an Integer) which is then used for further comparison.

Parameters:

closure - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering.

Returns:

the sorted array

Since:

1.5.5

sum

public Object sum()

 

Sums the items in an array. This is equivalent to invoking the "plus" method on all items in the array.

Returns:

The sum of all of the items

Since:

1.7.1

See:

Collection#sum.

sum

public Object sum(Object)

 

Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.

Parameters:

initialValue - the items in the array will be summed to this initial value.

Returns:

The sum of all of the items.

Since:

1.7.1

sum

public Object sum(Closure)

 

Sums the result of apply a closure to each item of an array. array.sum(closure) is equivalent to: array.collect(closure).sum().

Parameters:

closure - a single parameter closure that returns a numeric value..

Returns:

The sum of the values returned by applying the closure to each item of the array.

Since:

1.7.1

sum

public Object sum(Object, Closure)

 

Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of an array to some initial value. array.sum(initVal, closure) is equivalent to: array.collect(closure).sum(initVal).

Parameters:

closure - a single parameter closure that returns a numeric value..

initialValue - the closure results will be summed to this initial value.

Returns:

The sum of the values returned by applying the closure to each item of the array.

Since:

1.7.1

toArrayString

public String toArrayString()

 

Returns the string representation of the given array. The string displays the contents of the array, similar to an array literal, i.e. {1, 2, "a"}.

Returns:

the string representation

Since:

1.0

toList

public List toList()

 

Allows conversion of arrays into a mutable List.

Returns:

the array as a List

Since:

1.0

toSpreadMap

public SpreadMap toSpreadMap()

 

Creates a spreadable map from this array.

Returns:

a newly created Spreadmap

Since:

1.0

See:

SpreadMap#SpreadMap.

toString

public String toString()

 

Returns the string representation of this array's contents.

Returns:

the string representation

Since:

1.0

See:

Object[]#toArrayString.