java.io
Class Writer

leftShift

public Writer leftShift(Object value)

 

Overloads the leftShift operator for Writer to allow an object to be written using Groovy's default representation for the object.

Parameters:

value - an Object whose default representation will be written to the Writer.

Returns:

the writer on which this operation was invoked

Since:

1.0

newPrintWriter

public PrintWriter newPrintWriter()

 

Create a new PrintWriter for this file, using specified charset.

Returns:

a PrintWriter

Since:

1.6.0

withPrintWriter

public Object withPrintWriter(Closure closure)

 

Create a new PrintWriter with a specified charset for this file. The writer is passed to the closure, and will be closed before this method returns.

Parameters:

closure - the closure to invoke with the PrintWriter.

Returns:

the value returned by the closure

Since:

1.6.0

withWriter

public Object withWriter(Closure closure)

 

Allows this writer to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is flushed and closed before this method returns.

Parameters:

closure - the closure that the writer is passed into.

Returns:

the value returned by the closure

Since:

1.5.2

write

public void write(Writable writable)

 

A helper method so that dynamic dispatch of the writer.write(object) method will always use the more efficient Writable.writeTo(writer) mechanism if the object implements the Writable interface.

Parameters:

writable - an object implementing the Writable interface.

Since:

1.0