DefaultGroovyMethods (Groovy 3.0.0)

java.lang.Object
- org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.DefaultGroovyMethodsSupport
- - org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.DefaultGroovyMethods

```
public class DefaultGroovyMethods
extends DefaultGroovyMethodsSupport
```
This class defines new groovy methods which appear on normal JDK classes inside the Groovy environment. Static methods are used with the first parameter being the destination class, i.e. public static String reverse(String self) provides a reverse() method for String.
NOTE: While this class contains many 'public' static methods, it is primarily regarded as an internal class (its internal package name suggests this also). We value backwards compatibility of these methods when used within Groovy but value less backwards compatibility at the Java method call level. I.e. future versions of Groovy may remove or move a method call in this file but would normally aim to keep the method available from within Groovy.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field and Description

static Class[] ADDITIONAL_CLASSES

static Class[] DGM_LIKE_CLASSES

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static Class[]`	`ADDITIONAL_CLASSES`
`static Class[]`	`DGM_LIKE_CLASSES`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

DefaultGroovyMethods()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`DefaultGroovyMethods()`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static double`	`abs(Double number)` Get the absolute value
`static float`	`abs(Float number)` Get the absolute value
`static long`	`abs(Long number)` Get the absolute value
`static int`	`abs(Number number)` Get the absolute value
`static <T> boolean`	`addAll(Collection<T> self, Iterable<? extends T> items)` Adds all items from the iterable to the Collection.
`static <T> boolean`	`addAll(Collection<T> self, Iterator<? extends T> items)` Adds all items from the iterator to the Collection.
`static <T> boolean`	`addAll(Collection<T> self, T[] items)` Modifies the collection by adding all of the elements in the specified array to the collection.
`static <T> boolean`	`addAll(List<T> self, int index, T[] items)` Modifies this list by inserting all of the elements in the specified array into the list at the specified position.
`static void`	`addShutdownHook(Object self, Closure closure)` Allows the usage of addShutdownHook without getting the runtime first.
`static BitSet`	`and(BitSet left, BitSet right)` Bitwise AND together two BitSets.
`static Boolean`	`and(Boolean left, Boolean right)` Logical conjunction of two boolean operators.
`static Number`	`and(Number left, Number right)` Bitwise AND together two Numbers.
`static <T> boolean`	`any(Iterable<T> self, Closure predicate)` Iterates over the contents of an iterable, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one element.
`static <T> boolean`	`any(Iterator<T> self, Closure predicate)` Iterates over the contents of an iterator, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one element.
`static <K,V> boolean`	`any(Map<K,V> self, Closure<?> predicate)` Iterates over the entries of a map, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one entry.
`static boolean`	`any(Object self)` Iterates over the elements of a collection, and checks whether at least one element is true according to the Groovy Truth.
`static boolean`	`any(Object self, Closure predicate)` Iterates over the contents of an object or collection, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one element.
`static <T> boolean`	`any(T[] self, Closure predicate)` Iterates over the contents of an Array, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one element.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(Boolean bool)` Coerce a Boolean instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(boolean[] array)` Coerces a boolean array to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(byte[] array)` Coerces a byte array to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(char[] array)` Coerces a char array to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(Character character)` Coerce a character to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(Collection collection)` Coerce a collection instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(Double object)` Coerce a Double instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(double[] array)` Coerces a double array to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(Enumeration enumeration)` Coerce an enumeration instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(Float object)` Coerce a Float instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(float[] array)` Coerces a float array to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(int[] array)` Coerces an int array to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(Iterator iterator)` Coerce an iterator instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(long[] array)` Coerces a long array to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(Map map)` Coerce a map instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(Number number)` Coerce a number to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(Object object)` Coerce an object instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(Object[] array)` Coerce an Object array to a boolean value.
`static boolean`	`asBoolean(short[] array)` Coerces a short array to a boolean value.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`asCollection(Iterable<T> self)` Converts this Iterable to a Collection.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`asImmutable(Collection<T> self)` A convenience method for creating an immutable Collection.
`static <T> List<T>`	`asImmutable(List<T> self)` A convenience method for creating an immutable List.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`asImmutable(Map<K,V> self)` A convenience method for creating an immutable Map.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`asImmutable(Set<T> self)` A convenience method for creating an immutable Set.
`static <K,V> SortedMap<K,V>`	`asImmutable(SortedMap<K,V> self)` A convenience method for creating an immutable SortedMap.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`asImmutable(SortedSet<T> self)` A convenience method for creating an immutable SortedSet.
`static <T> List<T>`	`asList(Collection<T> self)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of asList instead
`static <T> List<T>`	`asList(Iterable<T> self)` Converts this Iterable to a List.
`static String`	`asString(Throwable self)` Get the detail information of `Throwable` instance's stack trace
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`asSynchronized(Collection<T> self)` A convenience method for creating a synchronized Collection.
`static <T> List<T>`	`asSynchronized(List<T> self)` A convenience method for creating a synchronized List.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`asSynchronized(Map<K,V> self)` A convenience method for creating a synchronized Map.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`asSynchronized(Set<T> self)` A convenience method for creating a synchronized Set.
`static <K,V> SortedMap<K,V>`	`asSynchronized(SortedMap<K,V> self)` A convenience method for creating a synchronized SortedMap.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`asSynchronized(SortedSet<T> self)` A convenience method for creating a synchronized SortedSet.
`static <T> T`	`asType(CharSequence self, Class<T> c)` Deprecated.
`static <T> T`	`asType(Closure cl, Class<T> clazz)` Coerces the closure to an implementation of the given class.
`static <T> T`	`asType(Collection col, Class<T> clazz)` Converts the given collection to another type.
`static <T> T`	`asType(Iterable iterable, Class<T> clazz)` Converts the given iterable to another type.
`static <T> T`	`asType(Map map, Class<T> clazz)` Coerces this map to the given type, using the map's keys as the public method names, and values as the implementation.
`static <T> T`	`asType(Number self, Class<T> c)` Transform this number to a the given type, using the 'as' operator.
`static <T> T`	`asType(Object[] ary, Class<T> clazz)` Converts the given array to either a List, Set, or SortedSet.
`static <T> T`	`asType(Object obj, Class<T> type)` Converts a given object to a type.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`asUnmodifiable(Collection<T> self)` Creates an unmodifiable view of a Collection.
`static <T> List<T>`	`asUnmodifiable(List<T> self)` Creates an unmodifiable view of a List.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`asUnmodifiable(Map<K,V> self)` Creates an unmodifiable view of a Map.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`asUnmodifiable(Set<T> self)` Creates an unmodifiable view of a Set.
`static <K,V> SortedMap<K,V>`	`asUnmodifiable(SortedMap<K,V> self)` Creates an unmodifiable view of a SortedMap.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`asUnmodifiable(SortedSet<T> self)` Creates an unmodifiable view of a SortedSet.
`static BigDecimal`	`average(byte[] self)` Calculates the average of the bytes in the array.
`static double`	`average(double[] self)` Calculates the average of the doubles in the array.
`static double`	`average(float[] self)` Calculates the average of the floats in the array.
`static BigDecimal`	`average(int[] self)` Calculates the average of the ints in the array.
`static Object`	`average(Iterable self)` Averages the items in an Iterable.
`static <T> Object`	`average(Iterable<T> self, Closure closure)` Averages the result of applying a closure to each item of an Iterable.
`static Object`	`average(Iterator<Object> self)` Averages the items from an Iterator.
`static <T> Object`	`average(Iterator<T> self, Closure closure)` Averages the result of applying a closure to each item returned from an iterator.
`static BigDecimal`	`average(long[] self)` Calculates the average of the longs in the array.
`static Object`	`average(Object[] self)` Averages the items in an array.
`static BigDecimal`	`average(short[] self)` Calculates the average of the shorts in the array.
`static <T> Object`	`average(T[] self, Closure closure)` Averages the result of applying a closure to each item of an array.
`static BitSet`	`bitwiseNegate(BitSet self)` Bitwise NEGATE a BitSet.
`static Number`	`bitwiseNegate(Number left)` Bitwise NEGATE a Number.
`static <T> BufferedIterator<T>`	`buffered(Iterator<T> self)` Returns a `BufferedIterator` that allows examining the next element without consuming it.
`static <T> BufferedIterator<T>`	`bufferedIterator(Iterable<T> self)` Returns a `BufferedIterator` that allows examining the next element without consuming it.
`static <T> BufferedIterator<T>`	`bufferedIterator(List<T> self)` Returns a `BufferedIterator` that allows examining the next element without consuming it.
`protected static <T> T`	`callClosureForLine(Closure<T> closure, String line, int counter)`
`protected static <T,K,V> T`	`callClosureForMapEntry(Closure<T> closure, Map.Entry<K,V> entry)`
`protected static <T,K,V> T`	`callClosureForMapEntryAndCounter(Closure<T> closure, Map.Entry<K,V> entry, int counter)`
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`chop(Iterable<T> self, int... chopSizes)` Chops the Iterable into pieces, returning lists with sizes corresponding to the supplied chop sizes.
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`chop(Iterator<T> self, int... chopSizes)` Chops the iterator items into pieces, returning lists with sizes corresponding to the supplied chop sizes.
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`chop(T[] self, int... chopSizes)` Chops the array into pieces, returning lists with sizes corresponding to the supplied chop sizes.
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`collate(Iterable<T> self, int size)` Collates this iterable into sub-lists of length `size`.
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`collate(Iterable<T> self, int size, boolean keepRemainder)` Collates this iterable into sub-lists of length `size`.
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`collate(Iterable<T> self, int size, int step)` Collates this iterable into sub-lists of length `size` stepping through the code `step` elements for each subList.
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`collate(Iterable<T> self, int size, int step, boolean keepRemainder)` Collates this iterable into sub-lists of length `size` stepping through the code `step` elements for each sub-list.
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`collate(List<T> self, int size)` Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`collate(List<T> self, int size, boolean keepRemainder)` Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`collate(List<T> self, int size, int step)` Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`collate(List<T> self, int size, int step, boolean keepRemainder)` Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`collate(T[] self, int size)` Collates an array.
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`collate(T[] self, int size, boolean keepRemainder)` Collates this array into sub-lists.
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`collate(T[] self, int size, int step)` Collates an array into sub-lists.
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`collate(T[] self, int size, int step, boolean keepRemainder)` Collates this array into into sub-lists.
`static <S,T> List<T>`	`collect(Collection<S> self, Closure<T> transform)` Deprecated. use the Iterable version instead
`static <S,T> Collection<T>`	`collect(Collection<S> self, Collection<T> collector, Closure<? extends T> transform)` Deprecated. use the Iterable version instead
`static <T> List<T>`	`collect(Collection<T> self)` Deprecated. use the Iterable version instead
`static <S,T> List<T>`	`collect(Iterable<S> self, Closure<T> transform)` Iterates through this Iterable transforming each entry into a new value using the `transform` closure returning a list of transformed values.
`static <S,T> Collection<T>`	`collect(Iterable<S> self, Collection<T> collector, Closure<? extends T> transform)` Iterates through this collection transforming each value into a new value using the `transform` closure and adding it to the supplied `collector`.
`static <T> List<T>`	`collect(Iterable<T> self)` Iterates through this collection transforming each entry into a new value using Closure.IDENTITY as a transformer, basically returning a list of items copied from the original collection.
`static <S,T> List<T>`	`collect(Iterator<S> self, Closure<T> transform)` Iterates through this Iterator transforming each item into a new value using the `transform` closure, returning a list of transformed values.
`static <S,T> Collection<T>`	`collect(Iterator<S> self, Collection<T> collector, Closure<? extends T> transform)` Iterates through this Iterator transforming each item into a new value using the `transform` closure and adding it to the supplied `collector`.
`static <T,K,V> List<T>`	`collect(Map<K,V> self, Closure<T> transform)` Iterates through this Map transforming each map entry into a new value using the `transform` closure returning a list of transformed values.
`static <T,K,V> Collection<T>`	`collect(Map<K,V> self, Collection<T> collector, Closure<? extends T> transform)` Iterates through this Map transforming each map entry into a new value using the `transform` closure returning the `collector` with all transformed values added to it.
`static Collection`	`collect(Object self)` Iterates through this aggregate Object transforming each item into a new value using Closure.IDENTITY as a transformer, basically returning a list of items copied from the original object.
`static <T> List<T>`	`collect(Object self, Closure<T> transform)` Iterates through this aggregate Object transforming each item into a new value using the `transform` closure, returning a list of transformed values.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`collect(Object self, Collection<T> collector, Closure<? extends T> transform)` Iterates through this aggregate Object transforming each item into a new value using the `transform` closure and adding it to the supplied `collector`.
`static <S,T> List<T>`	`collect(S[] self, Closure<T> transform)` Iterates through this Array transforming each item into a new value using the `transform` closure, returning a list of transformed values.
`static <S,T> Collection<T>`	`collect(S[] self, Collection<T> collector, Closure<? extends T> transform)` Iterates through this Array transforming each item into a new value using the `transform` closure and adding it to the supplied `collector`.
`static List`	`collectAll(Collection self, Closure transform)` Deprecated. Use collectNested instead
`static Collection`	`collectAll(Collection self, Collection collector, Closure transform)` Deprecated. Use collectNested instead
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(Collection<?> self)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectEntries instead
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(Collection<?> self, Closure<?> transform)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectEntries instead
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(Collection<?> self, Map<K,V> collector)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectEntries instead
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(Collection<?> self, Map<K,V> collector, Closure<?> transform)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectEntries instead
`static <K,V,E> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(E[] self)` A variant of collectEntries using the identity closure as the transform.
`static <K,V,E> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(E[] self, Closure<?> transform)` Iterates through this array transforming each item using the `transform` closure and returning a map of the resulting transformed entries.
`static <K,V,E> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(E[] self, Map<K,V> collector)` A variant of collectEntries using the identity closure as the transform.
`static <K,V,E> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(E[] self, Map<K,V> collector, Closure<?> transform)` Iterates through this array transforming each item using the `transform` closure and returning a map of the resulting transformed entries.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(Iterable<?> self)` A variant of collectEntries for Iterable objects using the identity closure as the transform.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(Iterable<?> self, Map<K,V> collector)` A variant of collectEntries for Iterables using the identity closure as the transform and a supplied map as the destination of transformed entries.
`static <K,V,E> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(Iterable<E> self, Closure<?> transform)` Iterates through this Iterable transforming each item using the `transform` closure and returning a map of the resulting transformed entries.
`static <K,V,E> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(Iterable<E> self, Map<K,V> collector, Closure<?> transform)` Iterates through this Iterable transforming each item using the closure as a transformer into a map entry, returning the supplied map with all of the transformed entries added to it.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(Iterator<?> self)` A variant of collectEntries for Iterators using the identity closure as the transform.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(Iterator<?> self, Map<K,V> collector)` A variant of collectEntries for Iterators using the identity closure as the transform and a supplied map as the destination of transformed entries.
`static <K,V,E> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(Iterator<E> self, Closure<?> transform)` A variant of collectEntries for Iterators.
`static <K,V,E> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(Iterator<E> self, Map<K,V> collector, Closure<?> transform)` A variant of collectEntries for Iterators using a supplied map as the destination of transformed entries.
`static <K,V> Map<?,?>`	`collectEntries(Map<K,V> self, Closure<?> transform)` Iterates through this Map transforming each entry using the `transform` closure and returning a map of the transformed entries.
`static <K,V,S,T> Map<K,V>`	`collectEntries(Map<S,T> self, Map<K,V> collector, Closure<?> transform)` Iterates through this Map transforming each map entry using the `transform` closure returning a map of the transformed entries.
`static <T,E> List<T>`	`collectMany(Collection<E> self, Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectMany instead
`static <T,E> Collection<T>`	`collectMany(Collection<E> self, Collection<T> collector, Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectMany instead
`static <T,E> List<T>`	`collectMany(E[] self, Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)` Projects each item from a source array to a collection and concatenates (flattens) the resulting collections into a single list.
`static <T,E> List<T>`	`collectMany(Iterable<E> self, Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)` Projects each item from a source Iterable to a collection and concatenates (flattens) the resulting collections into a single list.
`static <T,E> Collection<T>`	`collectMany(Iterable<E> self, Collection<T> collector, Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)` Projects each item from a source collection to a result collection and concatenates (flattens) the resulting collections adding them into the `collector`.
`static <T,E> List<T>`	`collectMany(Iterator<E> self, Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)` Projects each item from a source iterator to a collection and concatenates (flattens) the resulting collections into a single list.
`static <T,K,V> Collection<T>`	`collectMany(Map<K,V> self, Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)` Projects each item from a source map to a result collection and concatenates (flattens) the resulting collections adding them into a collection.
`static <T,K,V> Collection<T>`	`collectMany(Map<K,V> self, Collection<T> collector, Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)` Projects each item from a source map to a result collection and concatenates (flattens) the resulting collections adding them into the `collector`.
`static List`	`collectNested(Collection self, Closure transform)` Recursively iterates through this collection transforming each non-Collection value into a new value using the closure as a transformer.
`static Collection`	`collectNested(Collection self, Collection collector, Closure transform)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectNested instead
`static List`	`collectNested(Iterable self, Closure transform)` Recursively iterates through this Iterable transforming each non-Collection value into a new value using the closure as a transformer.
`static Collection`	`collectNested(Iterable self, Collection collector, Closure transform)` Recursively iterates through this Iterable transforming each non-Collection value into a new value using the `transform` closure.
`static List`	`combinations(Collection self)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of combinations instead
`static List`	`combinations(Iterable self)` Adds GroovyCollections#combinations(Iterable) as a method on Iterables.
`static List`	`combinations(Iterable self, Closure<?> function)` Adds GroovyCollections#combinations(Iterable, Closure) as a method on collections.
`static int`	`compareTo(Character left, Character right)` Compare two Characters.
`static int`	`compareTo(Character left, Number right)` Compare a Character and a Number.
`static int`	`compareTo(Number left, Character right)` Compare a Number and a Character.
`static int`	`compareTo(Number left, Number right)` Compare two Numbers.
`static boolean`	`contains(boolean[] self, Object value)` Checks whether the array contains the given value.
`static boolean`	`contains(byte[] self, Object value)` Checks whether the array contains the given value.
`static boolean`	`contains(char[] self, Object value)` Checks whether the array contains the given value.
`static boolean`	`contains(double[] self, Object value)` Checks whether the array contains the given value.
`static boolean`	`contains(float[] self, Object value)` Checks whether the array contains the given value.
`static boolean`	`contains(int[] self, Object value)` Checks whether the array contains the given value.
`static boolean`	`contains(Iterable self, Object item)` Returns `true` if this iterable contains the item.
`static boolean`	`contains(long[] self, Object value)` Checks whether the array contains the given value.
`static boolean`	`contains(Object[] self, Object value)` Checks whether the array contains the given value.
`static boolean`	`contains(short[] self, Object value)` Checks whether the array contains the given value.
`static boolean`	`containsAll(Collection self, Object[] items)` Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
`static boolean`	`containsAll(Iterable self, Object[] items)` Returns `true` if this iterable contains all of the elements in the specified array.
`static Number`	`count(boolean[] self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array.
`static Number`	`count(byte[] self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array.
`static Number`	`count(char[] self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array.
`static Number`	`count(Collection self, Closure closure)` Deprecated. use count(Iterable, Closure)
`static Number`	`count(Collection self, Object value)` Deprecated. use count(Iterable, Closure)
`static Number`	`count(double[] self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array.
`static Number`	`count(float[] self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array.
`static Number`	`count(int[] self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array.
`static <T> Number`	`count(Iterable<T> self, Closure closure)` Counts the number of occurrences which satisfy the given closure from inside this Iterable.
`static Number`	`count(Iterable self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this Iterable.
`static <T> Number`	`count(Iterator<T> self, Closure closure)` Counts the number of occurrences which satisfy the given closure from the items within this Iterator.
`static Number`	`count(Iterator self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value from the items within this Iterator.
`static Number`	`count(long[] self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array.
`static <K,V> Number`	`count(Map<K,V> self, Closure<?> closure)` Counts the number of occurrences which satisfy the given closure from inside this map.
`static Number`	`count(Object[] self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array.
`static Number`	`count(short[] self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array.
`static <T> Number`	`count(T[] self, Closure closure)` Counts the number of occurrences which satisfy the given closure from inside this array.
`static <K> Map<K,Integer>`	`countBy(Collection self, Closure<K> closure)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of countBy instead
`static <K,E> Map<K,Integer>`	`countBy(E[] self, Closure<K> closure)` Sorts all array members into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure and counts the group size.
`static <K,E> Map<K,Integer>`	`countBy(Iterable<E> self, Closure<K> closure)` Sorts all collection members into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure and counts the group size.
`static <K,E> Map<K,Integer>`	`countBy(Iterator<E> self, Closure<K> closure)` Sorts all iterator items into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure and counts the group size.
`static <K,U,V> Map<K,Integer>`	`countBy(Map<U,V> self, Closure<K> closure)` Groups the members of a map into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure and counts the frequency of the created groups.
`static boolean`	`disjoint(Collection left, Collection right)` Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
`static boolean`	`disjoint(Iterable left, Iterable right)` Returns `true` if the intersection of two iterables is empty.
`static Number`	`div(Character left, Character right)` Divide one Character by another.
`static Number`	`div(Character left, Number right)` Divide a Character by a Number.
`static Number`	`div(Number left, Character right)` Divide a Number by a Character.
`static void`	`downto(BigDecimal self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`downto(BigInteger self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`downto(double self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`downto(Double self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`downto(float self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`downto(Float self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`downto(long self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`downto(Long self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`downto(Number self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`drop(Iterable<T> self, int num)` Drops the given number of elements from the head of this Iterable.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`drop(Iterator<T> self, int num)` Drops the given number of elements from the head of this iterator if they are available.
`static <T> List<T>`	`drop(List<T> self, int num)` Drops the given number of elements from the head of this List.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`drop(Map<K,V> self, int num)` Drops the given number of key/value pairs from the head of this map if they are available.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`drop(SortedSet<T> self, int num)` Drops the given number of elements from the head of this List.
`static <T> T[]`	`drop(T[] self, int num)` Drops the given number of elements from the head of this array if they are available.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`dropRight(Iterable<T> self, int num)` Drops the given number of elements from the tail of this Iterable.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`dropRight(Iterator<T> self, int num)` Drops the given number of elements from the tail of this Iterator.
`static <T> List<T>`	`dropRight(List<T> self, int num)` Drops the given number of elements from the tail of this List.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`dropRight(SortedSet<T> self, int num)` Drops the given number of elements from the tail of this SortedSet.
`static <T> T[]`	`dropRight(T[] self, int num)` Drops the given number of elements from the tail of this array if they are available.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`dropWhile(Iterable<T> self, Closure condition)` Returns a suffix of this Iterable where elements are dropped from the front while the given closure evaluates to true.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`dropWhile(Iterator<T> self, Closure<?> condition)` Creates an Iterator that returns a suffix of the elements from an original Iterator.
`static <T> List<T>`	`dropWhile(List<T> self, Closure condition)` Returns a suffix of this List where elements are dropped from the front while the given Closure evaluates to true.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`dropWhile(Map<K,V> self, Closure condition)` Create a suffix of the given Map by dropping as many entries as possible from the front of the original Map such that calling the given closure condition evaluates to true when passed each of the dropped entries (or key/value pairs).
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`dropWhile(SortedSet<T> self, Closure condition)` Returns a suffix of this SortedSet where elements are dropped from the front while the given Closure evaluates to true.
`static <T> T[]`	`dropWhile(T[] self, Closure<?> condition)` Create a suffix of the given array by dropping as many elements as possible from the front of the original array such that calling the given closure condition evaluates to true when passed each of the dropped elements.
`static String`	`dump(Object self)` Generates a detailed dump string of an object showing its class, hashCode and fields.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`each(Collection<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterates through a Collection, passing each item to the given closure.
`static <T> Iterable<T>`	`each(Iterable<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterates through an Iterable, passing each item to the given closure.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`each(Iterator<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterates through an Iterator, passing each item to the given closure.
`static <T> List<T>`	`each(List<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterates through a List, passing each item to the given closure.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`each(Map<K,V> self, Closure closure)` Allows a Map to be iterated through using a closure.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`each(Set<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterates through a Set, passing each item to the given closure.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`each(SortedSet<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterates through a SortedSet, passing each item to the given closure.
`static <T> T[]`	`each(T[] self, Closure closure)` Iterates through an array passing each array entry to the given closure.
`static <T> T`	`each(T self, Closure closure)` Iterates through an aggregate type or data structure, passing each item to the given closure.
`static void`	`eachByte(byte[] self, Closure closure)` Traverse through each byte of this byte array.
`static void`	`eachByte(Byte[] self, Closure closure)` Traverse through each byte of this Byte array.
`static void`	`eachCombination(Iterable self, Closure<?> function)` Applies a function on each combination of the input lists.
`static <T> Iterator<List<T>>`	`eachPermutation(Collection<T> self, Closure closure)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of eachPermutation instead
`static <T> Iterator<List<T>>`	`eachPermutation(Iterable<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterates over all permutations of a collection, running a closure for each iteration.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`eachWithIndex(Collection<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterates through a Collection, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
`static <T> Iterable<T>`	`eachWithIndex(Iterable<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterates through an iterable type, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`eachWithIndex(Iterator<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterates through an iterator type, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
`static <T> List<T>`	`eachWithIndex(List<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterates through a List, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`eachWithIndex(Map<K,V> self, Closure closure)` Allows a Map to be iterated through using a closure.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`eachWithIndex(Set<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterates through a Set, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`eachWithIndex(SortedSet<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterates through a SortedSet, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
`static <T> T[]`	`eachWithIndex(T[] self, Closure closure)` Iterates through an array, passing each array element and the element's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
`static <T> T`	`eachWithIndex(T self, Closure closure)` Iterates through an aggregate type or data structure, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
`static boolean`	`equals(int[] left, int[] right)` Compare the contents of this array to the contents of the given array.
`static boolean`	`equals(List left, List right)` Compare the contents of two Lists.
`static boolean`	`equals(List left, Object[] right)` Determines if the contents of this list are equal to the contents of the given array in the same order.
`static boolean`	`equals(Map self, Map other)` Compares two Maps treating coerced numerical values as identical.
`static boolean`	`equals(Object[] left, List right)` Determines if the contents of this array are equal to the contents of the given list, in the same order.
`static <T> boolean`	`equals(Set<T> self, Set<T> other)` Compare the contents of two Sets for equality using Groovy's coercion rules.
`static <T> boolean`	`every(Iterable<T> self, Closure predicate)` Used to determine if the given predicate closure is valid (i.e.
`static <T> boolean`	`every(Iterator<T> self, Closure predicate)` Used to determine if the given predicate closure is valid (i.e.
`static <K,V> boolean`	`every(Map<K,V> self, Closure predicate)` Iterates over the entries of a map, and checks whether a predicate is valid for all entries.
`static boolean`	`every(Object self)` Iterates over every element of a collection, and checks whether all elements are `true` according to the Groovy Truth.
`static boolean`	`every(Object self, Closure predicate)` Used to determine if the given predicate closure is valid (i.e.
`static <T> boolean`	`every(T[] self, Closure predicate)` Used to determine if the given predicate closure is valid (i.e.
`static <T> T`	`find(Collection<T> self)` Finds the first item matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
`static <T> T`	`find(Collection<T> self, Closure closure)` Finds the first value matching the closure condition.
`static <K,V> Map.Entry<K,V>`	`find(Map<K,V> self, Closure<?> closure)` Finds the first entry matching the closure condition.
`static Object`	`find(Object self)` Finds the first item matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
`static Object`	`find(Object self, Closure closure)` Finds the first value matching the closure condition.
`static <T> T`	`find(T[] self, Closure condition)` Finds the first element in the array that matches the given closure condition.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`findAll(Collection<T> self)` Finds the items matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`findAll(Collection<T> self, Closure closure)` Finds all values matching the closure condition.
`static <T> List<T>`	`findAll(List<T> self)` Finds the items matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
`static <T> List<T>`	`findAll(List<T> self, Closure closure)` Finds all values matching the closure condition.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`findAll(Map<K,V> self, Closure closure)` Finds all entries matching the closure condition.
`static Collection`	`findAll(Object self)` Finds all items matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
`static Collection`	`findAll(Object self, Closure closure)` Finds all items matching the closure condition.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`findAll(Set<T> self)` Finds the items matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
`static <T> Set<T>`	`findAll(Set<T> self, Closure closure)` Finds all values matching the closure condition.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`findAll(T[] self)` Finds the elements of the array matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`findAll(T[] self, Closure condition)` Finds all elements of the array matching the given Closure condition.
`static <T> int`	`findIndexOf(Iterable<T> self, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Iterable and returns the index of the first item that satisfies the condition specified by the closure.
`static <T> int`	`findIndexOf(Iterable<T> self, int startIndex, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Iterable, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the first item that satisfies the condition specified by the closure.
`static <T> int`	`findIndexOf(Iterator<T> self, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Iterator and returns the index of the first item that satisfies the condition specified by the closure.
`static <T> int`	`findIndexOf(Iterator<T> self, int startIndex, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Iterator, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the first item that satisfies the condition specified by the closure.
`static int`	`findIndexOf(Object self, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an aggregate of items and returns the index of the first item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static int`	`findIndexOf(Object self, int startIndex, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an aggregate of items, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the first item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static <T> int`	`findIndexOf(T[] self, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Array and returns the index of the first item that satisfies the condition specified by the closure.
`static <T> int`	`findIndexOf(T[] self, int startIndex, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Array, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the first item that satisfies the condition specified by the closure.
`static <T> List<Number>`	`findIndexValues(Iterable<T> self, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Iterable and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
`static <T> List<Number>`	`findIndexValues(Iterable<T> self, Number startIndex, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Iterable, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
`static <T> List<Number>`	`findIndexValues(Iterator<T> self, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Iterator and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
`static <T> List<Number>`	`findIndexValues(Iterator<T> self, Number startIndex, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Iterator, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
`static List<Number>`	`findIndexValues(Object self, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an aggregate of items and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
`static List<Number>`	`findIndexValues(Object self, Number startIndex, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an aggregate of items, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
`static <T> List<Number>`	`findIndexValues(T[] self, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Array and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
`static <T> List<Number>`	`findIndexValues(T[] self, Number startIndex, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Array, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
`static <T> int`	`findLastIndexOf(Iterable<T> self, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Iterable and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static <T> int`	`findLastIndexOf(Iterable<T> self, int startIndex, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Iterable, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static <T> int`	`findLastIndexOf(Iterator<T> self, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Iterator and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static <T> int`	`findLastIndexOf(Iterator<T> self, int startIndex, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Iterator, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static int`	`findLastIndexOf(Object self, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an aggregate of items and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static int`	`findLastIndexOf(Object self, int startIndex, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an aggregate of items, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static <T> int`	`findLastIndexOf(T[] self, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Array and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static <T> int`	`findLastIndexOf(T[] self, int startIndex, Closure condition)` Iterates over the elements of an Array, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static <S,T> T`	`findResult(Collection<S> self, Closure<T> condition)` Deprecated. use the Iterable version instead
`static <S,T,U extends T,V extends T> T`	`findResult(Collection<S> self, U defaultResult, Closure<V> condition)` Deprecated. use the Iterable version instead
`static <S,T,U extends T,V extends T> T`	`findResult(Iterable<S> self, U defaultResult, Closure<V> condition)` Iterates through the Iterable calling the given closure condition for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result.
`static <T,U> T`	`findResult(Iterable<U> self, Closure<T> condition)` Iterates through the Iterable calling the given closure condition for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result.
`static <S,T,U extends T,V extends T> T`	`findResult(Iterator<S> self, U defaultResult, Closure<V> condition)` Iterates through the Iterator calling the given closure condition for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result.
`static <T,U> T`	`findResult(Iterator<U> self, Closure<T> condition)` Iterates through the Iterator calling the given closure condition for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result.
`static <T,U extends T,V extends T,A,B> T`	`findResult(Map<A,B> self, U defaultResult, Closure<V> condition)` Returns the first non-null closure result found by passing each map entry to the closure, otherwise the defaultResult is returned.
`static <T,K,V> T`	`findResult(Map<K,V> self, Closure<T> condition)` Returns the first non-null closure result found by passing each map entry to the closure, otherwise null is returned.
`static Object`	`findResult(Object self, Closure condition)` Treats the object as iterable, iterating through the values it represents and returns the first non-null result obtained from calling the closure, otherwise returns null.
`static Object`	`findResult(Object self, Object defaultResult, Closure condition)` Treats the object as iterable, iterating through the values it represents and returns the first non-null result obtained from calling the closure, otherwise returns the defaultResult.
`static <S,T> T`	`findResult(S[] self, Closure<T> condition)` Iterates through the Array calling the given closure condition for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result.
`static <S,T,U extends T,V extends T> T`	`findResult(S[] self, U defaultResult, Closure<V> condition)` Iterates through the Array calling the given closure condition for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result.
`static <T,U> Collection<T>`	`findResults(Collection<U> self, Closure<T> filteringTransform)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of findResults instead
`static <T,U> Collection<T>`	`findResults(Iterable<U> self, Closure<T> filteringTransform)` Iterates through the Iterable transforming items using the supplied closure and collecting any non-null results.
`static <T,U> Collection<T>`	`findResults(Iterator<U> self, Closure<T> filteringTransform)` Iterates through the Iterator transforming items using the supplied closure and collecting any non-null results.
`static <T,K,V> Collection<T>`	`findResults(Map<K,V> self, Closure<T> filteringTransform)` Iterates through the map transforming items using the supplied closure and collecting any non-null results.
`static <T,U> Collection<T>`	`findResults(U[] self, Closure<T> filteringTransform)` Iterates through the Array transforming items using the supplied closure and collecting any non-null results.
`static <T> T`	`first(Iterable<T> self)` Returns the first item from the Iterable.
`static <T> T`	`first(List<T> self)` Returns the first item from the List.
`static <T> T`	`first(T[] self)` Returns the first item from the array.
`static Collection`	`flatten(boolean[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static Collection`	`flatten(byte[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static Collection`	`flatten(char[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static Collection<?>`	`flatten(Collection<?> self)` Flatten a Collection.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`flatten(Collection<T> self, Closure<? extends T> flattenUsing)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of flatten instead
`static Collection`	`flatten(double[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static Collection`	`flatten(float[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static Collection`	`flatten(int[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static Collection<?>`	`flatten(Iterable<?> self)` Flatten an Iterable.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`flatten(Iterable<T> self, Closure<? extends T> flattenUsing)` Flatten an Iterable.
`static List<?>`	`flatten(List<?> self)` Flatten a List.
`static Collection`	`flatten(long[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static Collection`	`flatten(Object[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static Set<?>`	`flatten(Set<?> self)` Flatten a Set.
`static Collection`	`flatten(short[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static SortedSet<?>`	`flatten(SortedSet<?> self)` Flatten a SortedSet.
`static <K,V> V`	`get(Map<K,V> map, K key, V defaultValue)` Looks up an item in a Map for the given key and returns the value - unless there is no entry for the given key in which case add the default value to the map and return that.
`static boolean`	`getAt(BitSet self, int index)` Support the subscript operator for a Bitset
`static BitSet`	`getAt(BitSet self, IntRange range)` Support retrieving a subset of a BitSet using a Range
`static List<Boolean>`	`getAt(boolean[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a boolean array
`static List<Boolean>`	`getAt(boolean[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a boolean array
`static List<Boolean>`	`getAt(boolean[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a byte array
`static List<Boolean>`	`getAt(boolean[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a boolean array
`static List<Byte>`	`getAt(byte[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a byte array
`static List<Byte>`	`getAt(byte[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a byte array
`static List<Byte>`	`getAt(byte[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a byte array
`static List<Byte>`	`getAt(byte[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a byte array
`static List<Character>`	`getAt(char[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a char array
`static List<Character>`	`getAt(char[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a char array
`static List<Character>`	`getAt(char[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a char array
`static List<Character>`	`getAt(char[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a char array
`static List`	`getAt(Collection coll, String property)` Support the subscript operator for Collection.
`static List<Double>`	`getAt(double[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a double array
`static List<Double>`	`getAt(double[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a double array
`static List<Double>`	`getAt(double[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a double array
`static List<Double>`	`getAt(double[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a double array
`static List<Float>`	`getAt(float[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a float array
`static List<Float>`	`getAt(float[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a float array
`static List<Float>`	`getAt(float[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a float array
`static List<Float>`	`getAt(float[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a float array
`static List<Integer>`	`getAt(int[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for an int array
`static List<Integer>`	`getAt(int[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for an int array
`static List<Integer>`	`getAt(int[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for an int array
`static List<Integer>`	`getAt(int[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for an int array
`static <T> T`	`getAt(Iterable<T> self, int idx)` Support the subscript operator for an Iterable.
`static <T> T`	`getAt(Iterator<T> self, int idx)` Support the subscript operator for an Iterator.
`static <T> List<T>`	`getAt(List<T> self, Collection indices)` Select a List of items from a List using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
`static <T> List<T>`	`getAt(List<T> self, EmptyRange range)` Support the range subscript operator for a List.
`static <T> T`	`getAt(List<T> self, int idx)` Support the subscript operator for a List.
`static <T> T`	`getAt(List<T> self, Number idx)` Support subscript operator for list access.
`static <T> List<T>`	`getAt(List<T> self, Range range)` Support the range subscript operator for a List.
`static <T> List<T>`	`getAt(ListWithDefault<T> self, Collection indices)` Select a List of items from an eager or lazy List using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
`static <T> List<T>`	`getAt(ListWithDefault<T> self, EmptyRange range)` Support the range subscript operator for an eager or lazy List.
`static <T> List<T>`	`getAt(ListWithDefault<T> self, Range range)` Support the range subscript operator for an eager or lazy List.
`static List<Long>`	`getAt(long[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a long array
`static List<Long>`	`getAt(long[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a long array
`static List<Long>`	`getAt(long[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a long array
`static List<Long>`	`getAt(long[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a long array
`static <K,V> V`	`getAt(Map<K,V> self, K key)` Support the subscript operator for a Map.
`static Object`	`getAt(Object self, String property)` Allows the subscript operator to be used to lookup dynamic property values.
`static List<Short>`	`getAt(short[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a short array
`static List<Short>`	`getAt(short[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a short array
`static List<Short>`	`getAt(short[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a short array
`static List<Short>`	`getAt(short[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a short array
`static <T> List<T>`	`getAt(T[] self, Collection indices)` Select a List of items from an array using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
`static <T> List<T>`	`getAt(T[] array, EmptyRange range)`
`static <T> List<T>`	`getAt(T[] array, IntRange range)`
`static <T> List<T>`	`getAt(T[] array, ObjectRange range)`
`static <T> List<T>`	`getAt(T[] array, Range range)` Support the range subscript operator for an Array
`static Groovydoc`	`getGroovydoc(AnnotatedElement holder)` Get runtime groovydoc
`static IntRange`	`getIndices(Collection self)` Returns indices of the collection.
`static <T> IntRange`	`getIndices(T[] self)` Returns indices of the array.
`static URL`	`getLocation(Class self)` Gets the url of the jar file/source file containing the specified class
`static MetaClass`	`getMetaClass(Class c)` Adds a "metaClass" property to all class objects so you can use the syntax `String.metaClass.myMethod = { println "foo" }`
`static MetaClass`	`getMetaClass(GroovyObject obj)` Obtains a MetaClass for an object either from the registry or in the case of a GroovyObject from the object itself.
`static MetaClass`	`getMetaClass(Object obj)` Obtains a MetaClass for an object either from the registry or in the case of a GroovyObject from the object itself.
`static List<PropertyValue>`	`getMetaPropertyValues(Object self)` Retrieves the list of `MetaProperty` objects for 'self' and wraps it in a list of `PropertyValue` objects that additionally provide the value for each property of 'self'.
`static Map`	`getProperties(Object self)` Convenience method that calls `getMetaPropertyValues(java.lang.Object)`(self) and provides the data in form of simple key/value pairs, i.e.
`static ClassLoader`	`getRootLoader(ClassLoader self)` Iterates through the classloader parents until it finds a loader with a class named "org.codehaus.groovy.tools.RootLoader".
`protected static List`	`getSubList(List self, List splice)` Deprecated.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`grep(Collection<T> self)` Iterates over the collection returning each element that matches using the IDENTITY Closure as a filter - effectively returning all elements which satisfy Groovy truth.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`grep(Collection<T> self, Object filter)` Iterates over the collection of items and returns each item that matches the given filter - calling the `isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)` method used by switch statements.
`static <T> List<T>`	`grep(List<T> self)` Iterates over the collection returning each element that matches using the IDENTITY Closure as a filter - effectively returning all elements which satisfy Groovy truth.
`static <T> List<T>`	`grep(List<T> self, Object filter)` Iterates over the collection of items and returns each item that matches the given filter - calling the `isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)` method used by switch statements.
`static Collection`	`grep(Object self)` Iterates over the collection of items which this Object represents and returns each item that matches using the IDENTITY Closure as a filter - effectively returning all elements which satisfy Groovy truth.
`static Collection`	`grep(Object self, Object filter)` Iterates over the collection of items which this Object represents and returns each item that matches the given filter - calling the `isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)` method used by switch statements.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`grep(Set<T> self)` Iterates over the collection returning each element that matches using the IDENTITY Closure as a filter - effectively returning all elements which satisfy Groovy truth.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`grep(Set<T> self, Object filter)` Iterates over the collection of items and returns each item that matches the given filter - calling the `isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)` method used by switch statements.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`grep(T[] self)` Iterates over the array returning each element that matches using the IDENTITY Closure as a filter - effectively returning all elements which satisfy Groovy truth.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`grep(T[] self, Object filter)` Iterates over the array of items and returns a collection of items that match the given filter - calling the `isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)` method used by switch statements.
`protected static <K,T> void`	`groupAnswer(Map<K,List<T>> answer, T element, K value)` Groups the current element according to the value
`static <K,T> Map<K,List<T>>`	`groupBy(Collection<T> self, Closure<K> closure)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of groupBy instead
`static Map`	`groupBy(Collection self, List<Closure> closures)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of groupBy instead
`static Map`	`groupBy(Collection self, Object... closures)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of groupBy instead
`static <K,T> Map<K,List<T>>`	`groupBy(Iterable<T> self, Closure<K> closure)` Sorts all Iterable members into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure.
`static Map`	`groupBy(Iterable self, List<Closure> closures)` Sorts all Iterable members into (sub)groups determined by the supplied mapping closures.
`static Map`	`groupBy(Iterable self, Object... closures)` Sorts all Iterable members into (sub)groups determined by the supplied mapping closures.
`static <G,K,V> Map<G,Map<K,V>>`	`groupBy(Map<K,V> self, Closure<G> closure)` Groups the members of a map into sub maps determined by the supplied mapping closure.
`static Map<Object,Map>`	`groupBy(Map self, List<Closure> closures)` Groups the members of a map into sub maps determined by the supplied mapping closures.
`static Map<Object,Map>`	`groupBy(Map self, Object... closures)` Groups the members of a map into sub maps determined by the supplied mapping closures.
`static Map`	`groupBy(Object[] self, List<Closure> closures)` Sorts all array members into (sub)groups determined by the supplied mapping closures as per the list variant of this method.
`static Map`	`groupBy(Object[] self, Object... closures)` Sorts all array members into (sub)groups determined by the supplied mapping closures as per the Iterable variant of this method.
`static <K,T> Map<K,List<T>>`	`groupBy(T[] self, Closure<K> closure)` Sorts all array members into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure.
`static <G,K,V> Map<G,List<Map.Entry<K,V>>>`	`groupEntriesBy(Map<K,V> self, Closure<G> closure)` Groups all map entries into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure.
`static MetaProperty`	`hasProperty(Object self, String name)` Returns true of the implementing MetaClass has a property of the given name
`static <T> T`	`head(Iterable<T> self)` Returns the first item from the Iterable.
`static <T> T`	`head(List<T> self)` Returns the first item from the List.
`static <T> T`	`head(T[] self)` Returns the first item from the Object array.
`static <T,U> T`	`identity(U self, Closure<T> closure)` Allows the closure to be called for the object reference self.
`static Boolean`	`implies(Boolean left, Boolean right)` Logical implication of two boolean operators
`static <E> Map<Integer,E>`	`indexed(Iterable<E> self)` Zips an Iterable with indices in (index, value) order.
`static <E> Map<Integer,E>`	`indexed(Iterable<E> self, int offset)` Zips an Iterable with indices in (index, value) order.
`static <E> Iterator<Tuple2<Integer,E>>`	`indexed(Iterator<E> self)` Zips an iterator with indices in (index, value) order.
`static <E> Iterator<Tuple2<Integer,E>>`	`indexed(Iterator<E> self, int offset)` Zips an iterator with indices in (index, value) order.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`init(Iterable<T> self)` Returns the items from the Iterable excluding the last item.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`init(Iterator<T> self)` Returns an Iterator containing all of the items from this iterator except the last one.
`static <T> List<T>`	`init(List<T> self)` Returns the items from the List excluding the last item.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`init(SortedSet<T> self)` Returns the items from the SortedSet excluding the last item.
`static <T> T[]`	`init(T[] self)` Returns the items from the Object array excluding the last item.
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`inits(Iterable<T> self)` Calculates the init values of this Iterable: the first value will be this list of all items from the iterable and the final one will be an empty list, with the intervening values the results of successive applications of init on the items.
`static <E,T,U extends T,V extends T> T`	`inject(Collection<E> self, U initialValue, Closure<V> closure)` Iterates through the given Collection, passing in the initial value to the 2-arg closure along with the first item.
`static <T,V extends T> T`	`inject(Collection<T> self, Closure<V> closure)` Performs the same function as the version of inject that takes an initial value, but uses the head of the Collection as the initial value, and iterates over the tail.
`static <E,T,V extends T> T`	`inject(E[] self, Closure<V> closure)` Iterates through the given array as with inject(Object[],initialValue,closure), but using the first element of the array as the initialValue, and then iterating the remaining elements of the array.
`static <E,T,U extends T,V extends T> T`	`inject(E[] self, U initialValue, Closure<V> closure)` Iterates through the given array, passing in the initial value to the closure along with the first item.
`static <E,T,U extends T,V extends T> T`	`inject(Iterator<E> self, U initialValue, Closure<V> closure)` Iterates through the given Iterator, passing in the initial value to the closure along with the first item.
`static <K,V,T,U extends T,W extends T> T`	`inject(Map<K,V> self, U initialValue, Closure<W> closure)` Iterates through the given Map, passing in the initial value to the 2-arg Closure along with the first item (or 3-arg Closure along with the first key and value).
`static <T,V extends T> T`	`inject(Object self, Closure<V> closure)` Iterates through the given Object, passing in the first value to the closure along with the first item.
`static <T,U extends T,V extends T> T`	`inject(Object self, U initialValue, Closure<V> closure)` Iterates through the given Object, passing in the initial value to the closure along with the first item.
`static String`	`inspect(Object self)` Inspects returns the String that matches what would be typed into a terminal to create this object.
`static Number`	`intdiv(Character left, Character right)` Integer Divide two Characters.
`static Number`	`intdiv(Character left, Number right)` Integer Divide a Character by a Number.
`static Number`	`intdiv(Number left, Character right)` Integer Divide a Number by a Character.
`static Number`	`intdiv(Number left, Number right)` Integer Divide two Numbers.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`intersect(Collection<T> left, Collection<T> right)` Create a Collection composed of the intersection of both collections.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`intersect(Collection<T> left, Collection<T> right, Comparator<T> comparator)` Create a Collection composed of the intersection of both collections.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`intersect(Iterable<T> left, Iterable<T> right)` Create a Collection composed of the intersection of both iterables.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`intersect(Iterable<T> left, Iterable<T> right, Comparator<T> comparator)` Create a Collection composed of the intersection of both iterables.
`static <T> List<T>`	`intersect(List<T> left, Iterable<T> right)` Create a List composed of the intersection of a List and an Iterable.
`static <T> List<T>`	`intersect(List<T> left, Iterable<T> right, Comparator<T> comparator)` Create a List composed of the intersection of a List and an Iterable.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`intersect(Map<K,V> left, Map<K,V> right)` Create a Map composed of the intersection of both maps.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`intersect(Set<T> left, Iterable<T> right)` Create a Set composed of the intersection of a Set and an Iterable.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`intersect(Set<T> left, Iterable<T> right, Comparator<T> comparator)` Create a Set composed of the intersection of a Set and an Iterable.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`intersect(SortedSet<T> left, Iterable<T> right)` Create a SortedSet composed of the intersection of a SortedSet and an Iterable.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`intersect(SortedSet<T> left, Iterable<T> right, Comparator<T> comparator)` Create a SortedSet composed of the intersection of a SortedSet and an Iterable.
`static Object`	`invokeMethod(Object object, String method, Object arguments)` Provide a dynamic method invocation method which can be overloaded in classes to implement dynamic proxies easily.
`static boolean`	`is(Object self, Object other)` Identity check.
`static boolean`	`isCase(Class caseValue, Object switchValue)` Special 'Case' implementation for Class, which allows testing for a certain class in a switch statement.
`static boolean`	`isCase(Collection caseValue, Object switchValue)` 'Case' implementation for collections which tests if the 'switch' operand is contained in any of the 'case' values.
`static boolean`	`isCase(Map caseValue, Object switchValue)` 'Case' implementation for maps which tests the groovy truth value obtained using the 'switch' operand as key.
`static boolean`	`isCase(Number caseValue, Number switchValue)` Special 'case' implementation for all numbers, which delegates to the `compareTo()` method for comparing numbers of different types.
`static boolean`	`isCase(Object caseValue, Object switchValue)` Method for overloading the behavior of the 'case' method in switch statements.
`static boolean`	`isDigit(Character self)` Determines if a character is a digit.
`static boolean`	`isEmpty(Iterable self)` Check whether an `Iterable` has elements def items = [1] def iterable = { [ hasNext:{ !items.isEmpty() }, next:{ items.pop() } ] as Iterator } as Iterable assert !iterable.isEmpty() iterable.iterator().next() assert iterable.isEmpty()
`static boolean`	`isLetter(Character self)` Determines if a character is a letter.
`static boolean`	`isLetterOrDigit(Character self)` Determines if a character is a letter or digit.
`static boolean`	`isLowerCase(Character self)` Determine if a Character is lowercase.
`static boolean`	`isUpperCase(Character self)` Determine if a Character is uppercase.
`static boolean`	`isWhitespace(Character self)` Determines if a character is a whitespace character.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`iterator(Enumeration<T> enumeration)` Allows an Enumeration to behave like an Iterator.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`iterator(Iterator<T> self)` An identity function for iterators, supporting 'duck-typing' when trying to get an iterator for each object within a collection, some of which may already be iterators.
`static Iterator`	`iterator(Object o)` Attempts to create an Iterator for the given object by first converting it to a Collection.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`iterator(T[] a)` Attempts to create an Iterator for the given object by first converting it to a Collection.
`static String`	`join(boolean[] self, String separator)` Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`static String`	`join(byte[] self, String separator)` Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`static String`	`join(char[] self, String separator)` Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`static String`	`join(Collection self, String separator)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of join instead
`static String`	`join(double[] self, String separator)` Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`static String`	`join(float[] self, String separator)` Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`static String`	`join(int[] self, String separator)` Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`static String`	`join(Iterable self, String separator)` Concatenates the `toString()` representation of each item in this Iterable, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`static String`	`join(Iterator<Object> self, String separator)` Concatenates the `toString()` representation of each item from the iterator, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`static String`	`join(long[] self, String separator)` Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`static String`	`join(Object[] self, String separator)` Concatenates the `toString()` representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`static String`	`join(short[] self, String separator)` Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`static <T> T`	`last(Iterable<T> self)` Returns the last item from the Iterable.
`static <T> T`	`last(List<T> self)` Returns the last item from the List.
`static <T> T`	`last(T[] self)` Returns the last item from the array.
`static <T> BlockingQueue<T>`	`leftShift(BlockingQueue<T> self, T value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append objects to a BlockingQueue.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`leftShift(Collection<T> self, T value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append objects to a Collection.
`static <T> List<T>`	`leftShift(List<T> self, T value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append objects to a List.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`leftShift(Map<K,V> self, Map.Entry<K,V> entry)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append Map.Entry values to a Map.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`leftShift(Map<K,V> self, Map<K,V> other)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to put one maps entries into another map.
`static Number`	`leftShift(Number self, Number operand)` Implementation of the left shift operator for integral types.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`leftShift(Set<T> self, T value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append objects to a Set.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`leftShift(SortedSet<T> self, T value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append objects to a SortedSet.
`static <T> T`	`max(Collection<T> self)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of max instead
`static <T> T`	`max(Collection<T> self, Closure closure)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of max instead
`static <T> T`	`max(Collection<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of max instead
`static <T> T`	`max(Iterable<T> self)` Adds max() method to Iterable objects.
`static <T> T`	`max(Iterable<T> self, Closure closure)` Selects the item in the iterable which when passed as a parameter to the supplied closure returns the maximum value.
`static <T> T`	`max(Iterable<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Selects the maximum value found in the Iterable using the given comparator.
`static <T> T`	`max(Iterator<T> self)` Adds max() method to Iterator objects.
`static <T> T`	`max(Iterator<T> self, Closure closure)` Selects the maximum value found from the Iterator using the closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static <T> T`	`max(Iterator<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Selects the maximum value found from the Iterator using the given comparator.
`static <K,V> Map.Entry<K,V>`	`max(Map<K,V> self, Closure closure)` Selects an entry in the map having the maximum calculated value as determined by the supplied closure.
`static <T> T`	`max(T[] self)` Adds max() method to Object arrays.
`static <T> T`	`max(T[] self, Closure closure)` Selects the maximum value found from the Object array using the closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static <T> T`	`max(T[] self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Selects the maximum value found from the Object array using the given comparator.
`static MetaClass`	`metaClass(Class self, Closure closure)` Sets/updates the metaclass for a given class to a closure.
`static MetaClass`	`metaClass(Object self, Closure closure)` Sets/updates the metaclass for a given object to a closure.
`static <T> T`	`min(Collection<T> self)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of min instead
`static <T> T`	`min(Collection<T> self, Closure closure)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of min instead
`static <T> T`	`min(Collection<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of min instead
`static <T> T`	`min(Iterable<T> self)` Adds min() method to Collection objects.
`static <T> T`	`min(Iterable<T> self, Closure closure)` Selects the item in the iterable which when passed as a parameter to the supplied closure returns the minimum value.
`static <T> T`	`min(Iterable<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Selects the minimum value found in the Iterable using the given comparator.
`static <T> T`	`min(Iterator<T> self)` Adds min() method to Iterator objects.
`static <T> T`	`min(Iterator<T> self, Closure closure)` Selects the minimum value found from the Iterator using the closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static <T> T`	`min(Iterator<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Selects the minimum value found from the Iterator using the given comparator.
`static <K,V> Map.Entry<K,V>`	`min(Map<K,V> self, Closure closure)` Selects an entry in the map having the minimum calculated value as determined by the supplied closure.
`static <T> T`	`min(T[] self)` Adds min() method to Object arrays.
`static <T> T`	`min(T[] self, Closure closure)` Selects the minimum value found from the Object array using the closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static <T> T`	`min(T[] self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Selects the minimum value found from the Object array using the given comparator.
`static Number`	`minus(Character left, Character right)` Subtract one Character from another.
`static Number`	`minus(Character left, Number right)` Subtract a Number from a Character.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`minus(Collection<T> self, Collection<?> removeMe)` Create a new Collection composed of the elements of the first Collection minus every occurrence of elements of the given Collection.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`minus(Iterable<T> self, Iterable<?> removeMe)` Create a new Collection composed of the elements of the first Iterable minus every occurrence of elements of the given Iterable.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`minus(Iterable<T> self, Object removeMe)` Create a new Collection composed of the elements of the first Iterable minus every occurrence of the given element to remove.
`static <T> List<T>`	`minus(List<T> self, Collection<?> removeMe)` Create a List composed of the elements of the first list minus every occurrence of elements of the given Collection.
`static <T> List<T>`	`minus(List<T> self, Iterable<?> removeMe)` Create a new List composed of the elements of the first List minus every occurrence of elements of the given Iterable.
`static <T> List<T>`	`minus(List<T> self, Object removeMe)` Create a new List composed of the elements of the first List minus every occurrence of the given element to remove.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`minus(Map<K,V> self, Map removeMe)` Create a Map composed of the entries of the first map minus the entries of the given map.
`static Number`	`minus(Number left, Character right)` Subtract a Character from a Number.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`minus(Set<T> self, Collection<?> removeMe)` Create a Set composed of the elements of the first Set minus the elements of the given Collection.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`minus(Set<T> self, Iterable<?> removeMe)` Create a Set composed of the elements of the first Set minus the elements from the given Iterable.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`minus(Set<T> self, Object removeMe)` Create a Set composed of the elements of the first Set minus the given element.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`minus(SortedSet<T> self, Collection<?> removeMe)` Create a SortedSet composed of the elements of the first SortedSet minus the elements of the given Collection.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`minus(SortedSet<T> self, Iterable<?> removeMe)` Create a SortedSet composed of the elements of the first SortedSet minus the elements of the given Iterable.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`minus(SortedSet<T> self, Object removeMe)` Create a SortedSet composed of the elements of the first SortedSet minus the given element.
`static <T> T[]`	`minus(T[] self, Iterable removeMe)` Create an array composed of the elements of the first array minus the elements of the given Iterable.
`static <T> T[]`	`minus(T[] self, Object removeMe)` Create a new object array composed of the elements of the first array minus the element to remove.
`static <T> T[]`	`minus(T[] self, Object[] removeMe)` Create an array composed of the elements of the first array minus the elements of the given array.
`static void`	`mixin(Class self, Class categoryClass)` Extend class globally with category methods.
`static void`	`mixin(Class self, Class[] categoryClass)` Extend class globally with category methods.
`static void`	`mixin(Class self, List<Class> categoryClasses)` Extend class globally with category methods.
`static void`	`mixin(MetaClass self, Class categoryClass)` Extend class globally with category methods.
`static void`	`mixin(MetaClass self, Class[] categoryClass)` Extend class globally with category methods.
`static void`	`mixin(MetaClass self, List<Class> categoryClasses)` Extend object with category methods.
`static Number`	`mod(Number left, Number right)` Performs a division modulus operation.
`static Number`	`multiply(BigDecimal left, BigInteger right)` Multiply a BigDecimal and a BigInteger.
`static Number`	`multiply(BigDecimal left, Double right)` Multiply a BigDecimal and a Double.
`static Number`	`multiply(Character left, Character right)` Multiply two Characters.
`static Number`	`multiply(Character left, Number right)` Multiply a Character by a Number.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`multiply(Collection<T> self, Number factor)` Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`multiply(Iterable<T> self, Number factor)` Create a Collection composed of the elements of this Iterable, repeated a certain number of times.
`static <T> List<T>`	`multiply(List<T> self, Number factor)` Create a List composed of the elements of this Iterable, repeated a certain number of times.
`static Number`	`multiply(Number left, Character right)` Multiply a Number by a Character.
`static <T> T`	`newInstance(Class<T> c)` Convenience method to dynamically create a new instance of this class.
`static <T> T`	`newInstance(Class<T> c, Object[] args)` Helper to construct a new instance from the given arguments.
`static Character`	`next(Character self)` Increment a Character by one.
`static Number`	`next(Number self)` Increment a Number by one.
`static int`	`numberAwareCompareTo(Comparable self, Comparable other)` Provides a method that compares two comparables using Groovy's default number aware comparator.
`static BitSet`	`or(BitSet left, BitSet right)` Bitwise OR together two BitSets.
`static Boolean`	`or(Boolean left, Boolean right)` Logical disjunction of two boolean operators
`static Number`	`or(Number left, Number right)` Bitwise OR together two numbers.
`static <T> Set<List<T>>`	`permutations(Iterable<T> self)` Finds all permutations of an iterable.
`static <T,V> List<V>`	`permutations(Iterable<T> self, Closure<V> function)` Finds all permutations of an iterable, applies a function to each permutation and collects the result into a list.
`static <T> Set<List<T>>`	`permutations(List<T> self)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of permutations instead
`static <T,V> List<V>`	`permutations(List<T> self, Closure<V> function)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of permutations instead
`static Number`	`plus(Character left, Character right)` Add one Character to another.
`static Number`	`plus(Character left, Number right)` Add a Character and a Number.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`plus(Collection<T> left, Collection<T> right)` Create a Collection as a union of two collections.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`plus(Collection<T> left, Iterable<T> right)` Create a Collection as a union of a Collection and an Iterable.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`plus(Collection<T> left, T right)` Create a collection as a union of a Collection and an Object.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`plus(Iterable<T> left, Iterable<T> right)` Create a Collection as a union of two iterables.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`plus(Iterable<T> left, T right)` Create a collection as a union of an Iterable and an Object.
`static <T> List<T>`	`plus(List<T> left, Collection<T> right)` Create a List as a union of a List and a Collection.
`static <T> List<T>`	`plus(List<T> self, int index, Iterable<T> additions)` Creates a new List by inserting all of the elements in the given Iterable to the elements from this List at the specified index.
`static <T> List<T>`	`plus(List<T> self, int index, List<T> additions)` Creates a new List by inserting all of the elements in the given additions List to the elements from the original List at the specified index.
`static <T> List<T>`	`plus(List<T> self, int index, T[] items)` Creates a new List by inserting all of the elements in the specified array to the elements from the original List at the specified index.
`static <T> List<T>`	`plus(List<T> left, Iterable<T> right)` Create a List as a union of a List and an Iterable.
`static <T> List<T>`	`plus(List<T> left, T right)` Create a List as a union of a List and an Object.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`plus(Map<K,V> self, Collection<? extends Map.Entry<? extends K,? extends V>> entries)` Returns a new `Map` containing all entries from `self` and `entries`, giving precedence to `entries`.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`plus(Map<K,V> left, Map<K,V> right)` Returns a new `Map` containing all entries from `left` and `right`, giving precedence to `right`.
`static Number`	`plus(Number left, Character right)` Add a Number and a Character.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`plus(Set<T> left, Collection<T> right)` Create a Set as a union of a Set and a Collection.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`plus(Set<T> left, Iterable<T> right)` Create a Set as a union of a Set and an Iterable.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`plus(Set<T> left, T right)` Create a Set as a union of a Set and an Object.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`plus(SortedSet<T> left, Collection<T> right)` Create a SortedSet as a union of a SortedSet and a Collection.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`plus(SortedSet<T> left, Iterable<T> right)` Create a SortedSet as a union of a SortedSet and an Iterable.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`plus(SortedSet<T> left, T right)` Create a SortedSet as a union of a SortedSet and an Object.
`static <T> T[]`	`plus(T[] left, Collection<T> right)` Create an array containing elements from an original array plus those from a Collection.
`static <T> T[]`	`plus(T[] left, Iterable<T> right)` Create an array containing elements from an original array plus those from an Iterable.
`static <T> T[]`	`plus(T[] left, T right)` Create an array containing elements from an original array plus an additional appended element.
`static <T> T[]`	`plus(T[] left, T[] right)` Create an array as a union of two arrays.
`static <T> T`	`pop(List<T> self)` Removes the initial item from the List.
`static Number`	`power(BigDecimal self, Integer exponent)` Power of a BigDecimal to an integer certain exponent.
`static BigInteger`	`power(BigInteger self, BigInteger exponent)` Power of a BigInteger to a BigInteger certain exponent.
`static Number`	`power(BigInteger self, Integer exponent)` Power of a BigInteger to an integer certain exponent.
`static Number`	`power(Integer self, Integer exponent)` Power of an integer to an integer certain exponent.
`static Number`	`power(Long self, Integer exponent)` Power of a long to an integer certain exponent.
`static Number`	`power(Number self, Number exponent)` Power of a Number to a certain exponent.
`static Character`	`previous(Character self)` Decrement a Character by one.
`static Number`	`previous(Number self)` Decrement a Number by one.
`protected static List`	`primitiveArrayGet(Object self, Collection indices)` Implements the getAt(Collection) method for primitive type arrays.
`protected static Object`	`primitiveArrayGet(Object self, int idx)` Implements the getAt(int) method for primitive type arrays.
`protected static List`	`primitiveArrayGet(Object self, Range range)` Implements the getAt(Range) method for primitive type arrays.
`protected static Object`	`primitiveArrayPut(Object self, int idx, Object newValue)` Implements the setAt(int idx) method for primitive type arrays.
`static void`	`print(Closure self, Object value)` Print a value to the standard output stream.
`static void`	`print(Object self, Object value)` Print a value formatted Groovy style to self if it is a Writer, otherwise to the standard output stream.
`static void`	`print(Object self, PrintWriter out)` Print to a console in interactive format.
`static void`	`print(PrintStream self, Object value)` Print a value formatted Groovy style to the print stream.
`static void`	`print(PrintWriter self, Object value)` Print a value formatted Groovy style to the print writer.
`static void`	`printf(Closure self, String format, Object value)` Printf a value to the standard output stream using a format string.
`static void`	`printf(Closure self, String format, Object[] values)` Printf 0 or more values to the standard output stream using a format string.
`static void`	`printf(Object self, String format, Object arg)` Prints a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.
`static void`	`printf(Object self, String format, Object[] values)` Printf to the standard output stream.
`static void`	`println(Closure self)` Print a linebreak to the standard output stream.
`static void`	`println(Closure self, Object value)` Print a value (followed by a newline) to the standard output stream.
`static void`	`println(Object self)` Print a linebreak to the standard output stream.
`static void`	`println(Object self, Object value)` Print a value formatted Groovy style (followed by a newline) to self if it is a Writer, otherwise to the standard output stream.
`static void`	`println(Object self, PrintWriter out)` Print to a console in interactive format.
`static void`	`println(PrintStream self, Object value)` Print a value formatted Groovy style (followed by a newline) to the print stream.
`static void`	`println(PrintWriter self, Object value)` Print a value formatted Groovy style (followed by a newline) to the print writer.
`static <T> boolean`	`push(List<T> self, T value)` Prepends an item to the start of the List.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`putAll(Map<K,V> self, Collection<? extends Map.Entry<? extends K,? extends V>> entries)` Provides an easy way to append multiple Map.Entry values to a Map.
`static void`	`putAt(BitSet self, int index, boolean value)` Support subscript-style assignment for a BitSet.
`static void`	`putAt(BitSet self, IntRange range, boolean value)` Support assigning a range of values with a single assignment statement.
`static <T> void`	`putAt(List<T> self, int idx, T value)` A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
`static <T> void`	`putAt(List<T> self, Number idx, T value)` Support subscript operator for list modification.
`static void`	`putAt(List self, EmptyRange range, Collection value)` A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
`static void`	`putAt(List self, EmptyRange range, Object value)` A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
`static void`	`putAt(List self, IntRange range, Collection col)` List subscript assignment operator when given a range as the index and the assignment operand is a collection.
`static void`	`putAt(List self, IntRange range, Object value)` List subscript assignment operator when given a range as the index.
`static void`	`putAt(List self, List splice, List values)` A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
`static void`	`putAt(List self, List splice, Object value)` A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
`static <K,V> V`	`putAt(Map<K,V> self, K key, V value)` A helper method to allow maps to work with subscript operators
`static void`	`putAt(Object self, String property, Object newValue)` Allows the subscript operator to be used to set dynamically named property values.
`static <T> boolean`	`removeAll(Collection<T> self, Closure condition)` Modifies this collection by removing the elements that are matched according to the specified closure condition.
`static boolean`	`removeAll(Collection self, Object[] items)` Modifies this collection by removing its elements that are contained within the specified object array.
`static <K,V> boolean`	`removeAll(Map<K,V> self, Closure condition)` Modifies this map by removing the elements that are matched according to the specified closure condition.
`static <E> E`	`removeAt(List<E> self, int index)` Modifies this list by removing the element at the specified position in this list.
`static <E> boolean`	`removeElement(Collection<E> self, Object o)` Modifies this collection by removing a single instance of the specified element from this collection, if it is present.
`static <T> T`	`removeLast(List<T> self)` Removes the last item from the List.
`static List<MetaMethod>`	`respondsTo(Object self, String name)` Returns an object satisfying Groovy truth if the implementing MetaClass responds to a method with the given name regardless of the arguments.
`static List<MetaMethod>`	`respondsTo(Object self, String name, Object[] argTypes)` Returns an object satisfying Groovy truth if the implementing MetaClass responds to a method with the given name and arguments types.
`static <T> boolean`	`retainAll(Collection<T> self, Closure condition)` Modifies this collection so that it retains only its elements that are matched according to the specified closure condition.
`static boolean`	`retainAll(Collection self, Object[] items)` Modifies this collection so that it retains only its elements that are contained in the specified array.
`static <K,V> boolean`	`retainAll(Map<K,V> self, Closure condition)` Modifies this map so that it retains only its elements that are matched according to the specified closure condition.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`reverse(Iterator<T> self)` Reverses the iterator.
`static <T> List<T>`	`reverse(List<T> self)` Creates a new List with the identical contents to this list but in reverse order.
`static <T> List<T>`	`reverse(List<T> self, boolean mutate)` Reverses the elements in a list.
`static <T> T[]`	`reverse(T[] self)` Creates a new array containing items which are the same as this array but in reverse order.
`static <T> T[]`	`reverse(T[] self, boolean mutate)` Reverse the items in an array.
`static <T> List<T>`	`reverseEach(List<T> self, Closure closure)` Iterate over each element of the list in the reverse order.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`reverseEach(Map<K,V> self, Closure closure)` Allows a Map to be iterated through in reverse order using a closure.
`static <T> T[]`	`reverseEach(T[] self, Closure closure)` Iterate over each element of the array in the reverse order.
`static Number`	`rightShift(Number self, Number operand)` Implementation of the right shift operator for integral types.
`static Number`	`rightShiftUnsigned(Number self, Number operand)` Implementation of the right shift (unsigned) operator for integral types.
`static BigDecimal`	`round(BigDecimal number)` Round the value
`static BigDecimal`	`round(BigDecimal number, int precision)` Round the value
`static long`	`round(Double number)` Round the value
`static double`	`round(Double number, int precision)` Round the value
`static int`	`round(Float number)` Round the value
`static float`	`round(Float number, int precision)` Round the value
`static TimerTask`	`runAfter(Timer timer, int delay, Closure closure)` Allows a simple syntax for using timers.
`static void`	`setMetaClass(Class self, MetaClass metaClass)` Sets the metaclass for a given class.
`static void`	`setMetaClass(GroovyObject self, MetaClass metaClass)` Set the metaclass for a GroovyObject.
`static void`	`setMetaClass(Object self, MetaClass metaClass)` Set the metaclass for an object.
`static void`	`shuffle(List<?> self)` Randomly reorders the elements of the specified list.
`static void`	`shuffle(List<?> self, Random rnd)` Randomly reorders the elements of the specified list using the specified random instance as the source of randomness.
`static <T> void`	`shuffle(T[] self)` Randomly reorders the elements of the specified array.
`static <T> void`	`shuffle(T[] self, Random rnd)` Randomly reorders the elements of the specified array using the specified random instance as the source of randomness.
`static <T> List<T>`	`shuffled(List<T> self)` Creates a new list containing the elements of the specified list but in a random order.
`static <T> List<T>`	`shuffled(List<T> self, Random rnd)` Creates a new list containing the elements of the specified list but in a random order using the specified random instance as the source of randomness.
`static <T> T[]`	`shuffled(T[] self)` Creates a new array containing the elements of the specified array but in a random order.
`static <T> T[]`	`shuffled(T[] self, Random rnd)` Creates a new array containing the elements of the specified array but in a random order using the specified random instance as the source of randomness.
`static int`	`size(boolean[] array)` Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
`static int`	`size(byte[] array)` Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
`static int`	`size(char[] array)` Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
`static int`	`size(double[] array)` Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
`static int`	`size(float[] array)` Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
`static int`	`size(int[] array)` Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
`static int`	`size(Iterable self)` Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for `Iterable`.
`static int`	`size(Iterator self)` Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for `Iterator`.
`static int`	`size(long[] array)` Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
`static int`	`size(Object[] self)` Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for an array.
`static int`	`size(short[] array)` Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
`static <T> List<T>`	`sort(Collection<T> self)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sort instead
`static <T> List<T>`	`sort(Collection<T> self, boolean mutate)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sort instead
`static <T> List<T>`	`sort(Collection<T> self, boolean mutate, Closure closure)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sort instead
`static <T> List<T>`	`sort(Collection<T> self, boolean mutate, Comparator<T> comparator)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sort instead
`static <T> List<T>`	`sort(Collection<T> self, Closure closure)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sort instead
`static <T> List<T>`	`sort(Collection<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sort instead
`static <T> List<T>`	`sort(Iterable<T> self)` Sorts the Collection.
`static <T> List<T>`	`sort(Iterable<T> self, boolean mutate)` Sorts the Iterable.
`static <T> List<T>`	`sort(Iterable<T> self, boolean mutate, Closure closure)` Sorts this Iterable using the given Closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static <T> List<T>`	`sort(Iterable<T> self, boolean mutate, Comparator<? super T> comparator)` Sorts the Iterable using the given Comparator.
`static <T> List<T>`	`sort(Iterable<T> self, Closure closure)` Sorts this Iterable using the given Closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`sort(Iterator<T> self)` Sorts the given iterator items into a sorted iterator.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`sort(Iterator<T> self, Closure closure)` Sorts the given iterator items into a sorted iterator using the Closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`sort(Iterator<T> self, Comparator<? super T> comparator)` Sorts the given iterator items into a sorted iterator using the comparator.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`sort(Map<K,V> self)` Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered Map using the natural ordering of the keys to determine the ordering.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`sort(Map<K,V> self, Closure closure)` Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered map using the closure as a comparator to determine the ordering.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`sort(Map<K,V> self, Comparator<? super K> comparator)` Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered Map using the specified key comparator to determine the ordering.
`static <K,V> SortedMap<K,V>`	`sort(SortedMap<K,V> self)` Avoids doing unnecessary work when sorting an already sorted map (i.e.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`sort(SortedSet<T> self)` Avoids doing unnecessary work when sorting an already sorted set (i.e.
`static <T> T[]`	`sort(T[] self)` Modifies this array so that its elements are in sorted order.
`static <T> T[]`	`sort(T[] self, boolean mutate)` Sorts the given array into sorted order.
`static <T> T[]`	`sort(T[] self, boolean mutate, Closure closure)` Modifies this array so that its elements are in sorted order using the Closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static <T> T[]`	`sort(T[] self, boolean mutate, Comparator<? super T> comparator)` Modifies this array so that its elements are in sorted order as determined by the given comparator.
`static <T> T[]`	`sort(T[] self, Closure closure)` Sorts the elements from this array into a newly created array using the Closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static <T> T[]`	`sort(T[] self, Comparator<? super T> comparator)` Sorts the given array into sorted order using the given comparator.
`static <T> Collection<Collection<T>>`	`split(Collection<T> self, Closure closure)` Splits all items into two collections based on the closure condition.
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`split(List<T> self, Closure closure)` Splits all items into two collections based on the closure condition.
`static Collection`	`split(Object self, Closure closure)` Splits all items into two lists based on the closure condition.
`static <T> List<Set<T>>`	`split(Set<T> self, Closure closure)` Splits all items into two collections based on the closure condition.
`static <T> Collection<Collection<T>>`	`split(T[] self, Closure closure)` Splits all items into two collections based on the closure condition.
`static SpreadMap`	`spread(Map self)` Synonym for `toSpreadMap(java.util.Map)`.
`static String`	`sprintf(Object self, String format, Object arg)` Returns a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.
`static String`	`sprintf(Object self, String format, Object[] values)` Sprintf to a string.
`static void`	`step(Number self, Number to, Number stepNumber, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number using a step increment.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`subMap(Map<K,V> map, Collection<K> keys)` Creates a sub-Map containing the given keys.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`subMap(Map<K,V> map, K[] keys)` Creates a sub-Map containing the given keys.
`static <T> Set<List<T>>`	`subsequences(List<T> self)` Finds all non-null subsequences of a list.
`static byte`	`sum(byte[] self)` Sums the items in an array.
`static byte`	`sum(byte[] self, byte initialValue)` Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
`static char`	`sum(char[] self)` Sums the items in an array.
`static char`	`sum(char[] self, char initialValue)` Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
`static Object`	`sum(Collection self)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sum instead
`static Object`	`sum(Collection self, Closure closure)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sum instead
`static Object`	`sum(Collection self, Object initialValue)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sum instead
`static Object`	`sum(Collection self, Object initialValue, Closure closure)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sum instead
`static double`	`sum(double[] self)` Sums the items in an array.
`static double`	`sum(double[] self, double initialValue)` Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
`static float`	`sum(float[] self)` Sums the items in an array.
`static float`	`sum(float[] self, float initialValue)` Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
`static int`	`sum(int[] self)` Sums the items in an array.
`static int`	`sum(int[] self, int initialValue)` Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
`static Object`	`sum(Iterable self)` Sums the items in an Iterable.
`static <T> Object`	`sum(Iterable<T> self, Closure closure)` Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of an Iterable.
`static <T> Object`	`sum(Iterable<T> self, Object initialValue, Closure closure)` Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of an Iterable to some initial value.
`static Object`	`sum(Iterable self, Object initialValue)` Sums the items in an Iterable, adding the result to some initial value.
`static Object`	`sum(Iterator<Object> self)` Sums the items from an Iterator.
`static Object`	`sum(Iterator<Object> self, Object initialValue)` Sums the items from an Iterator, adding the result to some initial value.
`static <T> Object`	`sum(Iterator<T> self, Closure closure)` Sums the result of applying a closure to each item returned from an iterator.
`static <T> Object`	`sum(Iterator<T> self, Object initialValue, Closure closure)` Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of an Iterator to some initial value.
`static long`	`sum(long[] self)` Sums the items in an array.
`static long`	`sum(long[] self, long initialValue)` Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
`static Object`	`sum(Object[] self)` Sums the items in an array.
`static Object`	`sum(Object[] self, Object initialValue)` Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
`static short`	`sum(short[] self)` Sums the items in an array.
`static short`	`sum(short[] self, short initialValue)` Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
`static <T> Object`	`sum(T[] self, Closure closure)` Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of an array.
`static <T> Object`	`sum(T[] self, Object initialValue, Closure closure)` Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of an array to some initial value.
`static boolean[]`	`swap(boolean[] self, int i, int j)` Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
`static byte[]`	`swap(byte[] self, int i, int j)` Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
`static char[]`	`swap(char[] self, int i, int j)` Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
`static double[]`	`swap(double[] self, int i, int j)` Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
`static float[]`	`swap(float[] self, int i, int j)` Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
`static int[]`	`swap(int[] self, int i, int j)` Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
`static <T> List<T>`	`swap(List<T> self, int i, int j)` Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
`static long[]`	`swap(long[] self, int i, int j)` Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
`static short[]`	`swap(short[] self, int i, int j)` Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
`static <T> T[]`	`swap(T[] self, int i, int j)` Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`tail(Iterable<T> self)` Returns the items from the Iterable excluding the first item.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`tail(Iterator<T> self)` Returns the original iterator after throwing away the first element.
`static <T> List<T>`	`tail(List<T> self)` Returns the items from the List excluding the first item.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`tail(SortedSet<T> self)` Returns the items from the SortedSet excluding the first item.
`static <T> T[]`	`tail(T[] self)` Returns the items from the array excluding the first item.
`static <T> List<List<T>>`	`tails(Iterable<T> self)` Calculates the tail values of this Iterable: the first value will be this list of all items from the iterable and the final one will be an empty list, with the intervening values the results of successive applications of tail on the items.
`static CharSequence`	`take(CharSequence self, int num)` Deprecated.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`take(Iterable<T> self, int num)` Returns the first `num` elements from the head of this Iterable.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`take(Iterator<T> self, int num)` Returns an iterator of up to the first `num` elements from this iterator.
`static <T> List<T>`	`take(List<T> self, int num)` Returns the first `num` elements from the head of this List.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`take(Map<K,V> self, int num)` Returns a new map containing the first `num` elements from the head of this map.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`take(SortedSet<T> self, int num)` Returns the first `num` elements from the head of this SortedSet.
`static <T> T[]`	`take(T[] self, int num)` Returns the first `num` elements from the head of this array.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`takeRight(Iterable<T> self, int num)` Returns the last `num` elements from the tail of this Iterable.
`static <T> List<T>`	`takeRight(List<T> self, int num)` Returns the last `num` elements from the tail of this List.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`takeRight(SortedSet<T> self, int num)` Returns the last `num` elements from the tail of this SortedSet.
`static <T> T[]`	`takeRight(T[] self, int num)` Returns the last `num` elements from the tail of this array.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`takeWhile(Iterable<T> self, Closure condition)` Returns a Collection containing the longest prefix of the elements from this Iterable where each element passed to the given closure evaluates to true.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`takeWhile(Iterator<T> self, Closure condition)` Returns the longest prefix of elements in this iterator where each element passed to the given condition closure evaluates to true.
`static <T> List<T>`	`takeWhile(List<T> self, Closure condition)` Returns the longest prefix of this list where each element passed to the given closure condition evaluates to true.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`takeWhile(Map<K,V> self, Closure condition)` Returns the longest prefix of this Map where each entry (or key/value pair) when passed to the given closure evaluates to true.
`static <T> SortedSet<T>`	`takeWhile(SortedSet<T> self, Closure condition)` Returns the longest prefix of this SortedSet where each element passed to the given closure condition evaluates to true.
`static <T> T[]`	`takeWhile(T[] self, Closure condition)` Returns the longest prefix of this array where each element passed to the given closure evaluates to true.
`static <T,U> U`	`tap(U self, Closure<T> closure)` Allows the closure to be called for the object reference self (similar to `with` and always returns self.
`static void`	`times(Number self, Closure closure)` Executes the closure this many times, starting from zero.
`static String`	`toArrayString(Object[] self)` Returns the string representation of the given array.
`static BigDecimal`	`toBigDecimal(Number self)` Transform a Number into a BigDecimal
`static BigInteger`	`toBigInteger(Number self)` Transform this Number into a BigInteger.
`static Boolean`	`toBoolean(Boolean self)` Identity conversion which returns Boolean.TRUE for a true Boolean and Boolean.FALSE for a false Boolean.
`static Double`	`toDouble(Number self)` Transform a Number into a Double
`static Float`	`toFloat(Number self)` Transform a Number into a Float
`static Integer`	`toInteger(Number self)` Transform a Number into an Integer
`static List<Boolean>`	`toList(boolean[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static List<Byte>`	`toList(byte[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static List<Character>`	`toList(char[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static <T> List<T>`	`toList(Collection<T> self)` Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of toList instead
`static List<Double>`	`toList(double[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static <T> List<T>`	`toList(Enumeration<T> self)` Convert an enumeration to a List.
`static List<Float>`	`toList(float[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static List<Integer>`	`toList(int[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static <T> List<T>`	`toList(Iterable<T> self)` Convert an Iterable to a List.
`static <T> List<T>`	`toList(Iterator<T> self)` Convert an iterator to a List.
`static List<Long>`	`toList(long[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static List<Short>`	`toList(short[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static <T> List<T>`	`toList(T[] array)` Allows conversion of arrays into a mutable List.
`static String`	`toListString(Collection self)` Returns the string representation of the given list.
`static String`	`toListString(Collection self, int maxSize)` Returns the string representation of the given list.
`static Long`	`toLong(Number self)` Transform a Number into a Long
`static char`	`toLowerCase(Character self)` Converts the character to lowercase.
`static String`	`toMapString(Map self)` Returns the string representation of this map.
`static String`	`toMapString(Map self, int maxSize)` Returns the string representation of this map.
`static Set<Boolean>`	`toSet(boolean[] array)` Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
`static Set<Byte>`	`toSet(byte[] array)` Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
`static Set<Character>`	`toSet(char[] array)` Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`toSet(Collection<T> self)` Convert a Collection to a Set.
`static Set<Double>`	`toSet(double[] array)` Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`toSet(Enumeration<T> self)` Convert an enumeration to a Set.
`static Set<Float>`	`toSet(float[] array)` Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
`static Set<Integer>`	`toSet(int[] array)` Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`toSet(Iterable<T> self)` Convert an Iterable to a Set.
`static <T> Set<T>`	`toSet(Iterator<T> self)` Convert an iterator to a Set.
`static Set<Long>`	`toSet(long[] array)` Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
`static Set<Short>`	`toSet(short[] array)` Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
`static <T> List<T>`	`toSorted(Iterable<T> self)` Sorts the Iterable.
`static <T> List<T>`	`toSorted(Iterable<T> self, Closure closure)` Sorts this Iterable using the given Closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static <T> List<T>`	`toSorted(Iterable<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Sorts the Iterable using the given Comparator.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`toSorted(Iterator<T> self)` Sorts the Iterator.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`toSorted(Iterator<T> self, Closure closure)` Sorts the given iterator items into a sorted iterator using the Closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`toSorted(Iterator<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Sorts the given iterator items using the comparator.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`toSorted(Map<K,V> self)` Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered map using a `NumberAwareComparator` on map entry values to determine the resulting order.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`toSorted(Map<K,V> self, Closure condition)` Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered map using the supplied Closure condition as a comparator to determine the ordering.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`toSorted(Map<K,V> self, Comparator<Map.Entry<K,V>> comparator)` Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered map using the supplied comparator to determine the ordering.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`toSorted(SortedMap<K,V> self)` Avoids doing unnecessary work when sorting an already sorted map
`static <T> Set<T>`	`toSorted(SortedSet<T> self)` Avoids doing unnecessary work when sorting an already sorted set
`static <T> T[]`	`toSorted(T[] self)` Returns a sorted version of the given array using the supplied comparator.
`static <T> T[]`	`toSorted(T[] self, Closure condition)` Sorts the elements from this array into a newly created array using the Closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static <T> T[]`	`toSorted(T[] self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Returns a sorted version of the given array using the supplied comparator to determine the resulting order.
`static SpreadMap`	`toSpreadMap(Iterable self)` Creates a spreadable map from this iterable.
`static SpreadMap`	`toSpreadMap(List self)` Creates a spreadable map from this list.
`static SpreadMap`	`toSpreadMap(Map self)` Returns a new `SpreadMap` from this map.
`static SpreadMap`	`toSpreadMap(Object[] self)` Creates a spreadable map from this array.
`static String`	`toString(AbstractCollection self)` Returns the string representation of the given collection.
`static String`	`toString(AbstractMap self)` Returns the string representation of the given map.
`static String`	`toString(boolean[] self)` Returns the string representation of the given array.
`static String`	`toString(byte[] self)` Returns the string representation of the given array.
`static String`	`toString(char[] self)` Returns the string representation of the given array.
`static String`	`toString(double[] self)` Returns the string representation of the given array.
`static String`	`toString(float[] self)` Returns the string representation of the given array.
`static String`	`toString(int[] self)` Returns the string representation of the given array.
`static String`	`toString(long[] self)` Returns the string representation of the given array.
`static String`	`toString(Object value)` Create a String representation of this object.
`static String`	`toString(Object[] self)` Returns the string representation of this array's contents.
`static String`	`toString(short[] self)` Returns the string representation of the given array.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`toUnique(Iterable<T> self)` Returns a Collection containing the items from the Iterable but with duplicates removed using the natural ordering of the items to determine uniqueness.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`toUnique(Iterable<T> self, Closure condition)` Returns a Collection containing the items from the Iterable but with duplicates removed.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`toUnique(Iterable<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Returns a Collection containing the items from the Iterable but with duplicates removed.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`toUnique(Iterator<T> self)` Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator with all duplicated items removed by using the natural ordering of the items.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`toUnique(Iterator<T> self, Closure condition)` Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator but with all duplicated items removed where duplicate (equal) items are deduced by calling the supplied Closure condition.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`toUnique(Iterator<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator with all duplicated items removed by using the supplied comparator.
`static <T> List<T>`	`toUnique(List<T> self)` Returns a List containing the items from the List but with duplicates removed using the natural ordering of the items to determine uniqueness.
`static <T> List<T>`	`toUnique(List<T> self, Closure condition)` Returns a List containing the items from the List but with duplicates removed.
`static <T> List<T>`	`toUnique(List<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Returns a List containing the items from the List but with duplicates removed.
`static <T> T[]`	`toUnique(T[] self)` Returns a new Array containing the items from the original Array but with duplicates removed using the natural ordering of the items in the array.
`static <T> T[]`	`toUnique(T[] self, Closure condition)` Returns a new Array containing the items from the original Array but with duplicates removed with the supplied comparator determining which items are unique.
`static <T> T[]`	`toUnique(T[] self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Returns a new Array containing the items from the original Array but with duplicates removed with the supplied comparator determining which items are unique.
`static char`	`toUpperCase(Character self)` Converts the character to uppercase.
`static List`	`transpose(List self)` Adds GroovyCollections#transpose(List) as a method on lists.
`static BigDecimal`	`trunc(BigDecimal number)` Truncate the value
`static BigDecimal`	`trunc(BigDecimal number, int precision)` Truncate the value
`static double`	`trunc(Double number)` Truncate the value
`static double`	`trunc(Double number, int precision)` Truncate the value
`static float`	`trunc(Float number)` Truncate the value
`static float`	`trunc(Float number, int precision)` Truncate the value
`static Number`	`unaryMinus(Number left)` Negates the number.
`static Number`	`unaryPlus(Number left)` Returns the number, effectively being a noop for numbers.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`unique(Collection<T> self)` Modifies this collection to remove all duplicated items, using Groovy's default number-aware comparator.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`unique(Collection<T> self, boolean mutate)` Remove all duplicates from a given Collection using Groovy's default number-aware comparator.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`unique(Collection<T> self, boolean mutate, Closure closure)` A convenience method for making a collection unique using a Closure to determine duplicate (equal) items.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`unique(Collection<T> self, boolean mutate, Comparator<T> comparator)` Remove all duplicates from a given Collection.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`unique(Collection<T> self, Closure closure)` A convenience method for making a collection unique using a Closure to determine duplicate (equal) items.
`static <T> Collection<T>`	`unique(Collection<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Remove all duplicates from a given Collection.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`unique(Iterator<T> self)` Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator with all duplicated items removed by using Groovy's default number-aware comparator.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`unique(Iterator<T> self, Closure condition)` Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator but with all duplicated items removed by using a Closure to determine duplicate (equal) items.
`static <T> Iterator<T>`	`unique(Iterator<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator with all duplicated items removed by using the supplied comparator.
`static <T> List<T>`	`unique(List<T> self)` Modifies this List to remove all duplicated items, using Groovy's default number-aware comparator.
`static <T> List<T>`	`unique(List<T> self, boolean mutate)` Remove all duplicates from a given List using Groovy's default number-aware comparator.
`static <T> List<T>`	`unique(List<T> self, boolean mutate, Closure closure)` A convenience method for making a List unique using a Closure to determine duplicate (equal) items.
`static <T> List<T>`	`unique(List<T> self, boolean mutate, Comparator<T> comparator)` Remove all duplicates from a given List.
`static <T> List<T>`	`unique(List<T> self, Closure closure)` A convenience method for making a List unique using a Closure to determine duplicate (equal) items.
`static <T> List<T>`	`unique(List<T> self, Comparator<T> comparator)` Remove all duplicates from a given List.
`static void`	`upto(BigDecimal self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`upto(BigInteger self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`upto(double self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`upto(Double self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`upto(float self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`upto(Float self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`upto(long self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`upto(Long self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void`	`upto(Number self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static <T> T`	`use(Object self, Class categoryClass, Closure<T> closure)` Scoped use method
`static <T> T`	`use(Object self, List<Class> categoryClassList, Closure<T> closure)` Scoped use method with list of categories.
`static Object`	`use(Object self, Object[] array)` Allows you to use a list of categories, specifying the list as varargs.
`static <T,U extends T,V extends T> T`	`with(U self, boolean returning, Closure<T> closure)` Allows the closure to be called for the object reference self.
`static <T,U> T`	`with(U self, Closure<T> closure)` Allows the closure to be called for the object reference self.
`static <T> ListWithDefault<T>`	`withDefault(List<T> self, Closure<T> init)` An alias for `withLazyDefault` which decorates a list allowing it to grow when called with index values outside the normal list bounds.
`static <K,V> Map<K,V>`	`withDefault(Map<K,V> self, Closure<V> init)` Wraps a map using the decorator pattern with a wrapper that intercepts all calls to `get(key)`.
`static <T> List<T>`	`withDefault$$bridge(List<T> self, Closure<T> init)` Deprecated.
`static <T> ListWithDefault<T>`	`withEagerDefault(List<T> self, Closure<T> init)` Decorates a list allowing it to grow when called with a non-existent index value.
`static <T> List<T>`	`withEagerDefault$$bridge(List<T> self, Closure<T> init)` Deprecated.
`static <E> List<Tuple2<E,Integer>>`	`withIndex(Iterable<E> self)` Zips an Iterable with indices in (value, index) order.
`static <E> List<Tuple2<E,Integer>>`	`withIndex(Iterable<E> self, int offset)` Zips an Iterable with indices in (value, index) order.
`static <E> Iterator<Tuple2<E,Integer>>`	`withIndex(Iterator<E> self)` Zips an iterator with indices in (value, index) order.
`static <E> Iterator<Tuple2<E,Integer>>`	`withIndex(Iterator<E> self, int offset)` Zips an iterator with indices in (value, index) order.
`static <T> ListWithDefault<T>`	`withLazyDefault(List<T> self, Closure<T> init)` Decorates a list allowing it to grow when called with a non-existent index value.
`static <T> List<T>`	`withLazyDefault$$bridge(List<T> self, Closure<T> init)` Deprecated.
`static Object`	`withTraits(Object self, Class<?>... traits)` Dynamically wraps an instance into something which implements the supplied trait classes.
`static BitSet`	`xor(BitSet left, BitSet right)` Bitwise XOR together two BitSets.
`static Boolean`	`xor(Boolean left, Boolean right)` Exclusive disjunction of two boolean operators
`static Number`	`xor(Number left, Number right)` Bitwise XOR together two Numbers.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
 - ADDITIONAL_CLASSES
```
public static final Class[] ADDITIONAL_CLASSES
```
 - DGM_LIKE_CLASSES
```
public static final Class[] DGM_LIKE_CLASSES
```
- Constructor Detail
 - DefaultGroovyMethods
```
public DefaultGroovyMethods()
```
- Method Detail
 - is
```
public static boolean is(Object self,
 Object other)
```
 Identity check. Since == is overridden in Groovy with the meaning of equality we need some fallback to check for object identity. Invoke using the 'is' method, like so: def same = this.is(that)
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an object
 
 other - an object to compare identity with
 
 Returns:
 
 true if self and other are both references to the same instance, false otherwise
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - identity
```
public static <T,U> T identity(U self,
 @DelegatesTo(value=DelegatesTo.Target.class,target="self",strategy=1)
 Closure<T> closure)
```
 Allows the closure to be called for the object reference self. Synonym for 'with()'.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object to have a closure act upon
 
 closure - the closure to call on the object
 
 Returns:
 
 result of calling the closure
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 with(Object, Closure)
 - with
```
public static <T,U> T with(U self,
 @DelegatesTo(value=DelegatesTo.Target.class,target="self",strategy=1)
 Closure<T> closure)
```
 Allows the closure to be called for the object reference self.
 Any method invoked inside the closure will first be invoked on the self reference. For instance, the following method calls to the append() method are invoked on the StringBuilder instance:
```
 def b = new StringBuilder().with {
 append('foo')
 append('bar')
 return it
 }
 assert b.toString() == 'foobar'
 
```
 This is commonly used to simplify object creation, such as this example:
```
 def p = new Person().with {
 firstName = 'John'
 lastName = 'Doe'
 return it
 }
 
```
 The other typical usage, uses the self object while creating some value:
```
 def fullName = person.with{ "$firstName $lastName" }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object to have a closure act upon
 
 closure - the closure to call on the object
 
 Returns:
 
 result of calling the closure
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 with(Object, boolean, Closure), tap(Object, Closure)
 - with
```
public static <T,U extends T,V extends T> T with(U self,
 boolean returning,
 @DelegatesTo(value=DelegatesTo.Target.class,target="self",strategy=1)
 Closure<T> closure)
```
 Allows the closure to be called for the object reference self.
 Any method invoked inside the closure will first be invoked on the self reference. For example, the following method calls to the append() method are invoked on the StringBuilder instance and then, because 'returning' is true, the self instance is returned:
```
 def b = new StringBuilder().with(true) {
 append('foo')
 append('bar')
 }
 assert b.toString() == 'foobar'
 
```
 The returning parameter is commonly set to true when using with to simplify object creation, such as this example:
```
 def p = new Person().with(true) {
 firstName = 'John'
 lastName = 'Doe'
 }
 
```
 Alternatively, 'tap' is an alias for 'with(true)', so that method can be used instead. The other main use case for with is when returning a value calculated using self as shown here:
```
 def fullName = person.with(false){ "$firstName $lastName" }
 
```
 Alternatively, 'with' is an alias for 'with(false)', so the boolean parameter can be ommitted instead.
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object to have a closure act upon
 
 returning - if true, return the self object; otherwise, the result of calling the closure
 
 closure - the closure to call on the object
 
 Returns:
 
 the self object or the result of calling the closure depending on 'returning'
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 with(Object, Closure), tap(Object, Closure)
 - tap
```
public static <T,U> U tap(U self,
 @DelegatesTo(value=DelegatesTo.Target.class,target="self",strategy=1)
 Closure<T> closure)
```
 Allows the closure to be called for the object reference self (similar to with and always returns self.
 Any method invoked inside the closure will first be invoked on the self reference. For instance, the following method calls to the append() method are invoked on the StringBuilder instance:
```
 def b = new StringBuilder().tap {
 append('foo')
 append('bar')
 }
 assert b.toString() == 'foobar'
 
```
 This is commonly used to simplify object creation, such as this example:
```
 def p = new Person().tap {
 firstName = 'John'
 lastName = 'Doe'
 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object to have a closure act upon
 
 closure - the closure to call on the object
 
 Returns:
 
 self
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 with(Object, boolean, Closure), with(Object, Closure)
 - getAt
```
public static Object getAt(Object self,
 String property)
```
 Allows the subscript operator to be used to lookup dynamic property values. bean[somePropertyNameExpression]. The normal property notation of groovy is neater and more concise but only works with compile-time known property names.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object to act upon
 
 property - the property name of interest
 
 Returns:
 
 the property value
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - putAt
```
public static void putAt(Object self,
 String property,
 Object newValue)
```
 Allows the subscript operator to be used to set dynamically named property values. bean[somePropertyNameExpression] = foo. The normal property notation of groovy is neater and more concise but only works with property names which are known at compile time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object to act upon
 
 property - the name of the property to set
 
 newValue - the value to set
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - dump
```
public static String dump(Object self)
```
 Generates a detailed dump string of an object showing its class, hashCode and fields.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an object
 
 Returns:
 
 the dump representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getMetaPropertyValues
```
public static List<PropertyValue> getMetaPropertyValues(Object self)
```
 Retrieves the list of MetaProperty objects for 'self' and wraps it in a list of PropertyValue objects that additionally provide the value for each property of 'self'.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the receiver object
 
 Returns:
 
 list of PropertyValue objects
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Expando.getMetaPropertyValues()
 - getProperties
```
public static Map getProperties(Object self)
```
 Convenience method that calls getMetaPropertyValues(java.lang.Object)(self) and provides the data in form of simple key/value pairs, i.e. without type() information.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the receiver object
 
 Returns:
 
 meta properties as Map of key/value pairs
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - use
```
public static <T> T use(Object self,
 Class categoryClass,
 Closure<T> closure)
```
 Scoped use method
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 categoryClass - a category class to use
 
 closure - the closure to invoke with the category in place
 
 Returns:
 
 the value returned from the closure
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - mixin
```
public static void mixin(MetaClass self,
 List<Class> categoryClasses)
```
 Extend object with category methods. All methods for given class and all super classes will be added to the object.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Class
 
 categoryClasses - a category classes to use
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - mixin
```
public static void mixin(Class self,
 List<Class> categoryClasses)
```
 Extend class globally with category methods. All methods for given class and all super classes will be added to the class.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Class
 
 categoryClasses - a category classes to use
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - mixin
```
public static void mixin(Class self,
 Class categoryClass)
```
 Extend class globally with category methods.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Class
 
 categoryClass - a category class to use
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - mixin
```
public static void mixin(Class self,
 Class[] categoryClass)
```
 Extend class globally with category methods.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Class
 
 categoryClass - a category class to use
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - mixin
```
public static void mixin(MetaClass self,
 Class categoryClass)
```
 Extend class globally with category methods.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Class
 
 categoryClass - a category class to use
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - mixin
```
public static void mixin(MetaClass self,
 Class[] categoryClass)
```
 Extend class globally with category methods.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Class
 
 categoryClass - a category class to use
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - getLocation
```
public static URL getLocation(Class self)
```
 Gets the url of the jar file/source file containing the specified class
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the class
 
 Returns:
 
 the url of the jar, null if the specified class is from JDK
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - use
```
public static <T> T use(Object self,
 List<Class> categoryClassList,
 Closure<T> closure)
```
 Scoped use method with list of categories.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 categoryClassList - a list of category classes
 
 closure - the closure to invoke with the categories in place
 
 Returns:
 
 the value returned from the closure
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - addShutdownHook
```
public static void addShutdownHook(Object self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Allows the usage of addShutdownHook without getting the runtime first.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object the method is called on (ignored)
 
 closure - the shutdown hook action
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - use
```
public static Object use(Object self,
 Object[] array)
```
 Allows you to use a list of categories, specifying the list as varargs. use(CategoryClass1, CategoryClass2) { ... } This method saves having to wrap the category classes in a list.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 array - a list of category classes and a Closure
 
 Returns:
 
 the value returned from the closure
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - print
```
public static void print(Object self,
 Object value)
```
 Print a value formatted Groovy style to self if it is a Writer, otherwise to the standard output stream.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 value - the value to print
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - print
```
public static void print(PrintWriter self,
 Object value)
```
 Print a value formatted Groovy style to the print writer.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a PrintWriter
 
 value - the value to print
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - print
```
public static void print(PrintStream self,
 Object value)
```
 Print a value formatted Groovy style to the print stream.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a PrintStream
 
 value - the value to print
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - print
```
public static void print(Closure self,
 Object value)
```
 Print a value to the standard output stream. This method delegates to the owner to execute the method.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a generated closure
 
 value - the value to print
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - println
```
public static void println(Object self)
```
 Print a linebreak to the standard output stream.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - println
```
public static void println(Closure self)
```
 Print a linebreak to the standard output stream. This method delegates to the owner to execute the method.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a closure
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - println
```
public static void println(Object self,
 Object value)
```
 Print a value formatted Groovy style (followed by a newline) to self if it is a Writer, otherwise to the standard output stream.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 value - the value to print
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - println
```
public static void println(PrintWriter self,
 Object value)
```
 Print a value formatted Groovy style (followed by a newline) to the print writer.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a PrintWriter
 
 value - the value to print
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - println
```
public static void println(PrintStream self,
 Object value)
```
 Print a value formatted Groovy style (followed by a newline) to the print stream.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 value - the value to print
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - println
```
public static void println(Closure self,
 Object value)
```
 Print a value (followed by a newline) to the standard output stream. This method delegates to the owner to execute the method.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a closure
 
 value - the value to print
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - printf
```
public static void printf(Object self,
 String format,
 Object[] values)
```
 Printf to the standard output stream.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 format - a format string
 
 values - values referenced by the format specifiers in the format string
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - printf
```
public static void printf(Closure self,
 String format,
 Object[] values)
```
 Printf 0 or more values to the standard output stream using a format string. This method delegates to the owner to execute the method.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a generated closure
 
 format - a format string
 
 values - values referenced by the format specifiers in the format string
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - printf
```
public static void printf(Closure self,
 String format,
 Object value)
```
 Printf a value to the standard output stream using a format string. This method delegates to the owner to execute the method.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a generated closure
 
 format - a format string
 
 value - value referenced by the format specifier in the format string
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - sprintf
```
public static String sprintf(Object self,
 String format,
 Object[] values)
```
 Sprintf to a string.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 format - a format string
 
 values - values referenced by the format specifiers in the format string
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting formatted string
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - printf
```
public static void printf(Object self,
 String format,
 Object arg)
```
 Prints a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.
 Examples:
```
 printf ( "Hello, %s!\n" , [ "world" ] as String[] )
 printf ( "Hello, %s!\n" , [ "Groovy" ])
 printf ( "%d + %d = %d\n" , [ 1 , 2 , 1+2 ] as Integer[] )
 printf ( "%d + %d = %d\n" , [ 3 , 3 , 3+3 ])

 ( 1..5 ).each { printf ( "-- %d\n" , [ it ] as Integer[] ) }
 ( 1..5 ).each { printf ( "-- %d\n" , [ it ] as int[] ) }
 ( 0x41..0x45 ).each { printf ( "-- %c\n" , [ it ] as char[] ) }
 ( 07..011 ).each { printf ( "-- %d\n" , [ it ] as byte[] ) }
 ( 7..11 ).each { printf ( "-- %d\n" , [ it ] as short[] ) }
 ( 7..11 ).each { printf ( "-- %d\n" , [ it ] as long[] ) }
 ( 7..11 ).each { printf ( "-- %5.2f\n" , [ it ] as float[] ) }
 ( 7..11 ).each { printf ( "-- %5.2g\n" , [ it ] as double[] ) }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 format - A format string
 
 arg - Argument which is referenced by the format specifiers in the format string. The type of arg should be one of Object[], List, int[], short[], byte[], char[], boolean[], long[], float[], or double[].
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - sprintf
```
public static String sprintf(Object self,
 String format,
 Object arg)
```
 Returns a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 format - A format string
 
 arg - Argument which is referenced by the format specifiers in the format string. The type of arg should be one of Object[], List, int[], short[], byte[], char[], boolean[], long[], float[], or double[].
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting printf'd string
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - inspect
```
public static String inspect(Object self)
```
 Inspects returns the String that matches what would be typed into a terminal to create this object.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 Returns:
 
 a String that matches what would be typed into a terminal to create this object. e.g. [1, 'hello'].inspect() -> [1, "hello"]
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - print
```
public static void print(Object self,
 PrintWriter out)
```
 Print to a console in interactive format.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 out - the PrintWriter used for printing
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - println
```
public static void println(Object self,
 PrintWriter out)
```
 Print to a console in interactive format.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - any Object
 
 out - the PrintWriter used for printing
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - invokeMethod
```
public static Object invokeMethod(Object object,
 String method,
 Object arguments)
```
 Provide a dynamic method invocation method which can be overloaded in classes to implement dynamic proxies easily.
 
 Parameters:
 
 object - any Object
 
 method - the name of the method to call
 
 arguments - the arguments to use
 
 Returns:
 
 the result of the method call
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - isCase
```
public static boolean isCase(Object caseValue,
 Object switchValue)
```
 Method for overloading the behavior of the 'case' method in switch statements. The default implementation handles arrays types but otherwise simply delegates to Object#equals, but this may be overridden for other types. In this example:
```
 switch( a ) {
 case b: //some code
 }
```
 "some code" is called when b.isCase( a ) returns true.
 Parameters:
 
 caseValue - the case value
 
 switchValue - the switch value
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the switchValue is deemed to be equal to the caseValue
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - isCase
```
public static boolean isCase(Class caseValue,
 Object switchValue)
```
 Special 'Case' implementation for Class, which allows testing for a certain class in a switch statement. For example:
```
switch( obj ) {
 case List :
 // obj is a list
 break;
 case Set :
 // etc
 }
```
 Parameters:
 
 caseValue - the case value
 
 switchValue - the switch value
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the switchValue is deemed to be assignable from the given class
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - isCase
```
public static boolean isCase(Collection caseValue,
 Object switchValue)
```
 'Case' implementation for collections which tests if the 'switch' operand is contained in any of the 'case' values. For example:
```
switch( 3 ) {
 case [1,3,5]:
 assert true
 break
 default:
 assert false
 }
```
 Parameters:
 
 caseValue - the case value
 
 switchValue - the switch value
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the caseValue is deemed to contain the switchValue
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collection.contains(java.lang.Object)
 - isCase
```
public static boolean isCase(Map caseValue,
 Object switchValue)
```
 'Case' implementation for maps which tests the groovy truth value obtained using the 'switch' operand as key. For example:
```
switch( 'foo' ) {
 case [foo:true, bar:false]:
 assert true
 break
 default:
 assert false
 }
```
 Parameters:
 
 caseValue - the case value
 
 switchValue - the switch value
 
 Returns:
 
 the groovy truth value from caseValue corresponding to the switchValue key
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.6
 - isCase
```
public static boolean isCase(Number caseValue,
 Number switchValue)
```
 Special 'case' implementation for all numbers, which delegates to the compareTo() method for comparing numbers of different types.
 
 Parameters:
 
 caseValue - the case value
 
 switchValue - the switch value
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the numbers are deemed equal
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - unique
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> unique(Iterator<T> self)
```
 Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator with all duplicated items removed by using Groovy's default number-aware comparator. The original iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the unique values. A new iterator for the unique values will be returned.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Iterator of the unique items from the original iterator
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - unique
```
public static <T> Collection<T> unique(Collection<T> self)
```
 Modifies this collection to remove all duplicated items, using Groovy's default number-aware comparator.
```
assert [1,3] == [1,3,3].unique()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a collection
 
 Returns:
 
 the now modified collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 unique(Collection, boolean)
 - unique
```
public static <T> List<T> unique(List<T> self)
```
 Modifies this List to remove all duplicated items, using Groovy's default number-aware comparator.
```
assert [1,3] == [1,3,3].unique()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 the now modified List
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 unique(Collection, boolean)
 - unique
```
public static <T> Collection<T> unique(Collection<T> self,
 boolean mutate)
```
 Remove all duplicates from a given Collection using Groovy's default number-aware comparator. If mutate is true, it works by modifying the original object (and also returning it). If mutate is false, a new collection is returned leaving the original unchanged.
```
 assert [1,3] == [1,3,3].unique()
 
```
```
 def orig = [1, 3, 2, 3]
 def uniq = orig.unique(false)
 assert orig == [1, 3, 2, 3]
 assert uniq == [1, 3, 2]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a collection
 
 mutate - false will cause a new list containing unique items from the collection to be created, true will mutate collections in place
 
 Returns:
 
 the now modified collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - unique
```
public static <T> List<T> unique(List<T> self,
 boolean mutate)
```
 Remove all duplicates from a given List using Groovy's default number-aware comparator. If mutate is true, it works by modifying the original object (and also returning it). If mutate is false, a new collection is returned leaving the original unchanged.
```
 assert [1,3] == [1,3,3].unique()
 
```
```
 def orig = [1, 3, 2, 3]
 def uniq = orig.unique(false)
 assert orig == [1, 3, 2, 3]
 assert uniq == [1, 3, 2]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 mutate - false will cause a new List containing unique items from the List to be created, true will mutate List in place
 
 Returns:
 
 the now modified List
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - numberAwareCompareTo
```
public static int numberAwareCompareTo(Comparable self,
 Comparable other)
```
 Provides a method that compares two comparables using Groovy's default number aware comparator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Comparable
 
 other - another Comparable
 
 Returns:
 
 a -ve number, 0 or a +ve number according to Groovy's compareTo contract
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - unique
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> unique(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator but with all duplicated items removed by using a Closure to determine duplicate (equal) items. The original iterator will be fully processed after the call.
 If the closure takes a single parameter, the argument passed will be each element, and the closure should return a value used for comparison (either using Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object) or Object.equals(java.lang.Object)). If the closure takes two parameters, two items from the Iterator will be passed as arguments, and the closure should return an int value (with 0 indicating the items are not unique).
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 condition - a Closure used to determine unique items
 
 Returns:
 
 the modified Iterator
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - unique
```
public static <T> Collection<T> unique(Collection<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 A convenience method for making a collection unique using a Closure to determine duplicate (equal) items.
 If the closure takes a single parameter, the argument passed will be each element, and the closure should return a value used for comparison (either using Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object) or Object.equals(java.lang.Object)). If the closure takes two parameters, two items from the collection will be passed as arguments, and the closure should return an int value (with 0 indicating the items are not unique).
```
assert [1,4] == [1,3,4,5].unique { it % 2 }
```
```
assert [2,3,4] == [2,3,3,4].unique { a, b -> a <=> b }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine unique items
 
 Returns:
 
 self without any duplicates
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 unique(Collection, boolean, Closure)
 - unique
```
public static <T> List<T> unique(List<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 A convenience method for making a List unique using a Closure to determine duplicate (equal) items.
 If the closure takes a single parameter, the argument passed will be each element, and the closure should return a value used for comparison (either using Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object) or Object.equals(java.lang.Object)). If the closure takes two parameters, two items from the List will be passed as arguments, and the closure should return an int value (with 0 indicating the items are not unique).
```
assert [1,4] == [1,3,4,5].unique { it % 2 }
```
```
assert [2,3,4] == [2,3,3,4].unique { a, b -> a <=> b }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine unique items
 
 Returns:
 
 self without any duplicates
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 unique(Collection, boolean, Closure)
 - unique
```
public static <T> Collection<T> unique(Collection<T> self,
 boolean mutate,
 Closure closure)
```
 A convenience method for making a collection unique using a Closure to determine duplicate (equal) items. If mutate is true, it works on the receiver object and returns it. If mutate is false, a new collection is returned.
 If the closure takes a single parameter, each element from the Collection will be passed to the closure. The closure should return a value used for comparison (either using Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object) or Object.equals(java.lang.Object)). If the closure takes two parameters, two items from the collection will be passed as arguments, and the closure should return an int value (with 0 indicating the items are not unique).
```
 def orig = [1, 3, 4, 5]
 def uniq = orig.unique(false) { it % 2 }
 assert orig == [1, 3, 4, 5]
 assert uniq == [1, 4]
 
```
```
 def orig = [2, 3, 3, 4]
 def uniq = orig.unique(false) { a, b -> a <=> b }
 assert orig == [2, 3, 3, 4]
 assert uniq == [2, 3, 4]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 mutate - false will always cause a new list to be created, true will mutate lists in place
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine unique items
 
 Returns:
 
 self without any duplicates
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - unique
```
public static <T> List<T> unique(List<T> self,
 boolean mutate,
 Closure closure)
```
 A convenience method for making a List unique using a Closure to determine duplicate (equal) items. If mutate is true, it works on the receiver object and returns it. If mutate is false, a new collection is returned.
 If the closure takes a single parameter, each element from the List will be passed to the closure. The closure should return a value used for comparison (either using Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object) or Object.equals(java.lang.Object)). If the closure takes two parameters, two items from the collection will be passed as arguments, and the closure should return an int value (with 0 indicating the items are not unique).
```
 def orig = [1, 3, 4, 5]
 def uniq = orig.unique(false) { it % 2 }
 assert orig == [1, 3, 4, 5]
 assert uniq == [1, 4]
 
```
```
 def orig = [2, 3, 3, 4]
 def uniq = orig.unique(false) { a, b -> a <=> b }
 assert orig == [2, 3, 3, 4]
 assert uniq == [2, 3, 4]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 mutate - false will always cause a new list to be created, true will mutate lists in place
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine unique items
 
 Returns:
 
 self without any duplicates
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - unique
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> unique(Iterator<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator with all duplicated items removed by using the supplied comparator. The original iterator will be exhausted upon returning.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 the modified Iterator
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - unique
```
public static <T> Collection<T> unique(Collection<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Remove all duplicates from a given Collection. Works on the original object (and also returns it). The order of members in the Collection are compared by the given Comparator. For each duplicate, the first member which is returned by the given Collection's iterator is retained, but all other ones are removed. The given Collection's original order is preserved.
```
 class Person {
 def fname, lname
 String toString() {
 return fname + " " + lname
 }
 }

 class PersonComparator implements Comparator {
 int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
 Person p1 = (Person) o1
 Person p2 = (Person) o2
 if (p1.lname != p2.lname)
 return p1.lname.compareTo(p2.lname)
 else
 return p1.fname.compareTo(p2.fname)
 }

 boolean equals(Object obj) {
 return this.equals(obj)
 }
 }

 Person a = new Person(fname:"John", lname:"Taylor")
 Person b = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")
 Person c = new Person(fname:"Tom", lname:"Cruz")
 Person d = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")

 def list = [a, b, c, d]
 List list2 = list.unique(new PersonComparator())
 assert( list2 == list && list == [a, b, c] )
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 self the now modified collection without duplicates
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 unique(java.util.Collection, boolean, java.util.Comparator)
 - unique
```
public static <T> List<T> unique(List<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Remove all duplicates from a given List. Works on the original object (and also returns it). The order of members in the List are compared by the given Comparator. For each duplicate, the first member which is returned by the given List's iterator is retained, but all other ones are removed. The given List's original order is preserved.
```
 class Person {
 def fname, lname
 String toString() {
 return fname + " " + lname
 }
 }

 class PersonComparator implements Comparator {
 int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
 Person p1 = (Person) o1
 Person p2 = (Person) o2
 if (p1.lname != p2.lname)
 return p1.lname.compareTo(p2.lname)
 else
 return p1.fname.compareTo(p2.fname)
 }

 boolean equals(Object obj) {
 return this.equals(obj)
 }
 }

 Person a = new Person(fname:"John", lname:"Taylor")
 Person b = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")
 Person c = new Person(fname:"Tom", lname:"Cruz")
 Person d = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")

 def list = [a, b, c, d]
 List list2 = list.unique(new PersonComparator())
 assert( list2 == list && list == [a, b, c] )
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 self the now modified List without duplicates
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 unique(java.util.Collection, boolean, java.util.Comparator)
 - unique
```
public static <T> Collection<T> unique(Collection<T> self,
 boolean mutate,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Remove all duplicates from a given Collection. If mutate is true, it works on the original object (and also returns it). If mutate is false, a new collection is returned. The order of members in the Collection are compared by the given Comparator. For each duplicate, the first member which is returned by the given Collection's iterator is retained, but all other ones are removed. The given Collection's original order is preserved.
```
 class Person {
 def fname, lname
 String toString() {
 return fname + " " + lname
 }
 }

 class PersonComparator implements Comparator {
 int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
 Person p1 = (Person) o1
 Person p2 = (Person) o2
 if (p1.lname != p2.lname)
 return p1.lname.compareTo(p2.lname)
 else
 return p1.fname.compareTo(p2.fname)
 }

 boolean equals(Object obj) {
 return this.equals(obj)
 }
 }

 Person a = new Person(fname:"John", lname:"Taylor")
 Person b = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")
 Person c = new Person(fname:"Tom", lname:"Cruz")
 Person d = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")

 def list = [a, b, c, d]
 List list2 = list.unique(false, new PersonComparator())
 assert( list2 != list && list2 == [a, b, c] )
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 mutate - false will always cause a new collection to be created, true will mutate collections in place
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 self the collection without duplicates
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - unique
```
public static <T> List<T> unique(List<T> self,
 boolean mutate,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Remove all duplicates from a given List. If mutate is true, it works on the original object (and also returns it). If mutate is false, a new List is returned. The order of members in the List are compared by the given Comparator. For each duplicate, the first member which is returned by the given List's iterator is retained, but all other ones are removed. The given List's original order is preserved.
```
 class Person {
 def fname, lname
 String toString() {
 return fname + " " + lname
 }
 }

 class PersonComparator implements Comparator {
 int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
 Person p1 = (Person) o1
 Person p2 = (Person) o2
 if (p1.lname != p2.lname)
 return p1.lname.compareTo(p2.lname)
 else
 return p1.fname.compareTo(p2.fname)
 }

 boolean equals(Object obj) {
 return this.equals(obj)
 }
 }

 Person a = new Person(fname:"John", lname:"Taylor")
 Person b = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")
 Person c = new Person(fname:"Tom", lname:"Cruz")
 Person d = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")

 def list = [a, b, c, d]
 List list2 = list.unique(false, new PersonComparator())
 assert( list2 != list && list2 == [a, b, c] )
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 mutate - false will always cause a new List to be created, true will mutate List in place
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 self the List without duplicates
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toUnique
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> toUnique(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator but with all duplicated items removed where duplicate (equal) items are deduced by calling the supplied Closure condition.
 If the supplied Closure takes a single parameter, the argument passed will be each element, and the closure should return a value used for comparison (either using Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object) or Object.equals(java.lang.Object)). If the closure takes two parameters, two items from the Iterator will be passed as arguments, and the closure should return an int value (with 0 indicating the items are not unique).
```
 def items = "Hello".toList() + [null, null] + "there".toList()
 def toLower = { it == null ? null : it.toLowerCase() }
 def noDups = items.iterator().toUnique(toLower).toList()
 assert noDups == ['H', 'e', 'l', 'o', null, 't', 'r']
 
```
```
assert [1,4] == [1,3,4,5].toUnique { it % 2 }
```
```
assert [2,3,4] == [2,3,3,4].toUnique { a, b -> a <=> b }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 condition - a Closure used to determine unique items
 
 Returns:
 
 an Iterator with no duplicate items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toUnique
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> toUnique(Iterator<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator with all duplicated items removed by using the supplied comparator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 comparator - a Comparator used to determine unique (equal) items If null, the Comparable natural ordering of the elements will be used.
 
 Returns:
 
 an Iterator with no duplicate items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toUnique
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> toUnique(Iterator<T> self)
```
 Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator with all duplicated items removed by using the natural ordering of the items.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 an Iterator with no duplicate items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toUnique
```
public static <T> Collection<T> toUnique(Iterable<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Returns a Collection containing the items from the Iterable but with duplicates removed. The items in the Iterable are compared by the given Comparator. For each duplicate, the first member which is returned from the Iterable is retained, but all other ones are removed.
```
 class Person {
 def fname, lname
 String toString() {
 return fname + " " + lname
 }
 }

 class PersonComparator implements Comparator {
 int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
 Person p1 = (Person) o1
 Person p2 = (Person) o2
 if (p1.lname != p2.lname)
 return p1.lname.compareTo(p2.lname)
 else
 return p1.fname.compareTo(p2.fname)
 }

 boolean equals(Object obj) {
 return this.equals(obj)
 }
 }

 Person a = new Person(fname:"John", lname:"Taylor")
 Person b = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")
 Person c = new Person(fname:"Tom", lname:"Cruz")
 Person d = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")

 def list = [a, b, c, d]
 List list2 = list.toUnique(new PersonComparator())
 assert list2 == [a, b, c] && list == [a, b, c, d]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 comparator - a Comparator used to determine unique (equal) items If null, the Comparable natural ordering of the elements will be used.
 
 Returns:
 
 the Collection of non-duplicate items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toUnique
```
public static <T> List<T> toUnique(List<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Returns a List containing the items from the List but with duplicates removed. The items in the List are compared by the given Comparator. For each duplicate, the first member which is returned from the List is retained, but all other ones are removed.
```
 class Person {
 def fname, lname
 String toString() {
 return fname + " " + lname
 }
 }

 class PersonComparator implements Comparator {
 int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
 Person p1 = (Person) o1
 Person p2 = (Person) o2
 if (p1.lname != p2.lname)
 return p1.lname.compareTo(p2.lname)
 else
 return p1.fname.compareTo(p2.fname)
 }

 boolean equals(Object obj) {
 return this.equals(obj)
 }
 }

 Person a = new Person(fname:"John", lname:"Taylor")
 Person b = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")
 Person c = new Person(fname:"Tom", lname:"Cruz")
 Person d = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")

 def list = [a, b, c, d]
 List list2 = list.toUnique(new PersonComparator())
 assert list2 == [a, b, c] && list == [a, b, c, d]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 comparator - a Comparator used to determine unique (equal) items If null, the Comparable natural ordering of the elements will be used.
 
 Returns:
 
 the List of non-duplicate items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toUnique
```
public static <T> Collection<T> toUnique(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Returns a Collection containing the items from the Iterable but with duplicates removed using the natural ordering of the items to determine uniqueness.
```
 String[] letters = ['c', 'a', 't', 's', 'a', 't', 'h', 'a', 't']
 String[] expected = ['c', 'a', 't', 's', 'h']
 assert letters.toUnique() == expected
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the Collection of non-duplicate items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toUnique
```
public static <T> List<T> toUnique(List<T> self)
```
 Returns a List containing the items from the List but with duplicates removed using the natural ordering of the items to determine uniqueness.
```
 def letters = ['c', 'a', 't', 's', 'a', 't', 'h', 'a', 't']
 def expected = ['c', 'a', 't', 's', 'h']
 assert letters.toUnique() == expected
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 the List of non-duplicate items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toUnique
```
public static <T> Collection<T> toUnique(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns a Collection containing the items from the Iterable but with duplicates removed. The items in the Iterable are compared by the given Closure condition. For each duplicate, the first member which is returned from the Iterable is retained, but all other ones are removed.
 If the closure takes a single parameter, each element from the Iterable will be passed to the closure. The closure should return a value used for comparison (either using Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object) or Object.equals(java.lang.Object)). If the closure takes two parameters, two items from the Iterable will be passed as arguments, and the closure should return an int value (with 0 indicating the items are not unique).
```
 class Person {
 def fname, lname
 String toString() {
 return fname + " " + lname
 }
 }

 Person a = new Person(fname:"John", lname:"Taylor")
 Person b = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")
 Person c = new Person(fname:"Tom", lname:"Cruz")
 Person d = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")

 def list = [a, b, c, d]
 def list2 = list.toUnique{ p1, p2 -> p1.lname != p2.lname ? p1.lname <=> p2.lname : p1.fname <=> p2.fname }
 assert( list2 == [a, b, c] && list == [a, b, c, d] )
 def list3 = list.toUnique{ it.toString() }
 assert( list3 == [a, b, c] && list == [a, b, c, d] )
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 condition - a Closure used to determine unique items
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Collection
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 toUnique(Iterable, Comparator)
 - toUnique
```
public static <T> List<T> toUnique(List<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns a List containing the items from the List but with duplicates removed. The items in the List are compared by the given Closure condition. For each duplicate, the first member which is returned from the Iterable is retained, but all other ones are removed.
 If the closure takes a single parameter, each element from the Iterable will be passed to the closure. The closure should return a value used for comparison (either using Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object) or Object.equals(java.lang.Object)). If the closure takes two parameters, two items from the Iterable will be passed as arguments, and the closure should return an int value (with 0 indicating the items are not unique).
```
 class Person {
 def fname, lname
 String toString() {
 return fname + " " + lname
 }
 }

 Person a = new Person(fname:"John", lname:"Taylor")
 Person b = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")
 Person c = new Person(fname:"Tom", lname:"Cruz")
 Person d = new Person(fname:"Clark", lname:"Taylor")

 def list = [a, b, c, d]
 def list2 = list.toUnique{ p1, p2 -> p1.lname != p2.lname ? p1.lname <=> p2.lname : p1.fname <=> p2.fname }
 assert( list2 == [a, b, c] && list == [a, b, c, d] )
 def list3 = list.toUnique{ it.toString() }
 assert( list3 == [a, b, c] && list == [a, b, c, d] )
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 condition - a Closure used to determine unique items
 
 Returns:
 
 a new List
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 toUnique(Iterable, Comparator)
 - toUnique
```
public static <T> T[] toUnique(T[] self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Returns a new Array containing the items from the original Array but with duplicates removed with the supplied comparator determining which items are unique.
```
 String[] letters = ['c', 'a', 't', 's', 'A', 't', 'h', 'a', 'T']
 String[] lower = ['c', 'a', 't', 's', 'h']
 class LowerComparator implements Comparator {
 int compare(let1, let2) { let1.toLowerCase() <=> let2.toLowerCase() }
 }
 assert letters.toUnique(new LowerComparator()) == lower
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 comparator - a Comparator used to determine unique (equal) items If null, the Comparable natural ordering of the elements will be used.
 
 Returns:
 
 the unique items from the array
 - toUnique
```
public static <T> T[] toUnique(T[] self)
```
 Returns a new Array containing the items from the original Array but with duplicates removed using the natural ordering of the items in the array.
```
 String[] letters = ['c', 'a', 't', 's', 'a', 't', 'h', 'a', 't']
 String[] expected = ['c', 'a', 't', 's', 'h']
 def result = letters.toUnique()
 assert result == expected
 assert result.class.componentType == String
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the unique items from the array
 - toUnique
```
public static <T> T[] toUnique(T[] self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns a new Array containing the items from the original Array but with duplicates removed with the supplied comparator determining which items are unique.
```
 String[] letters = ['c', 'a', 't', 's', 'A', 't', 'h', 'a', 'T']
 String[] expected = ['c', 'a', 't', 's', 'h']
 assert letters.toUnique{ p1, p2 -> p1.toLowerCase() <=> p2.toLowerCase() } == expected
 assert letters.toUnique{ it.toLowerCase() } == expected
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 condition - a Closure used to determine unique items
 
 Returns:
 
 the unique items from the array
 - each
```
public static <T> T[] each(T[] self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through an array passing each array entry to the given closure.
```
 String[] letters = ['a', 'b', 'c']
 String result = ''
 letters.each{ result += it }
 assert result == 'abc'
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array over which we iterate
 
 closure - the closure applied on each array entry
 
 Returns:
 
 the self array
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - each
```
public static <T> T each(T self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through an aggregate type or data structure, passing each item to the given closure. Custom types may utilize this method by simply providing an "iterator()" method. The items returned from the resulting iterator will be passed to the closure.
```
 String result = ''
 ['a', 'b', 'c'].each{ result += it }
 assert result == 'abc'
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object over which we iterate
 
 closure - the closure applied on each element found
 
 Returns:
 
 the self Object
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - eachWithIndex
```
public static <T> T[] eachWithIndex(T[] self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through an array, passing each array element and the element's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
```
 String[] letters = ['a', 'b', 'c']
 String result = ''
 letters.eachWithIndex{ letter, index -> result += "$index:$letter" }
 assert result == '0:a1:b2:c'
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 closure - a Closure to operate on each array entry
 
 Returns:
 
 the self array
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - eachWithIndex
```
public static <T> T eachWithIndex(T self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through an aggregate type or data structure, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
```
 String result = ''
 ['a', 'b', 'c'].eachWithIndex{ letter, index -> result += "$index:$letter" }
 assert result == '0:a1:b2:c'
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object
 
 closure - a Closure to operate on each item
 
 Returns:
 
 the self Object
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - eachWithIndex
```
public static <T> Iterable<T> eachWithIndex(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through an iterable type, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 closure - a Closure to operate on each item
 
 Returns:
 
 the self Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 2.3.0
 - eachWithIndex
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> eachWithIndex(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through an iterator type, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 closure - a Closure to operate on each item
 
 Returns:
 
 the self Iterator (now exhausted)
 
 Since:
 
 2.3.0
 - eachWithIndex
```
public static <T> Collection<T> eachWithIndex(Collection<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through a Collection, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 closure - a Closure to operate on each item
 
 Returns:
 
 the self Collection
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - eachWithIndex
```
public static <T> List<T> eachWithIndex(List<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through a List, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 closure - a Closure to operate on each item
 
 Returns:
 
 the self List
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - eachWithIndex
```
public static <T> Set<T> eachWithIndex(Set<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through a Set, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set
 
 closure - a Closure to operate on each item
 
 Returns:
 
 the self Set
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - eachWithIndex
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> eachWithIndex(SortedSet<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through a SortedSet, passing each item and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) to the given closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedSet
 
 closure - a Closure to operate on each item
 
 Returns:
 
 the self SortedSet
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - each
```
public static <T> Iterable<T> each(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through an Iterable, passing each item to the given closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterable over which we iterate
 
 closure - the closure applied on each element found
 
 Returns:
 
 the self Iterable
 - each
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> each(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through an Iterator, passing each item to the given closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterator over which we iterate
 
 closure - the closure applied on each element found
 
 Returns:
 
 the self Iterator
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - each
```
public static <T> Collection<T> each(Collection<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through a Collection, passing each item to the given closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Collection over which we iterate
 
 closure - the closure applied on each element found
 
 Returns:
 
 the self Collection
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - each
```
public static <T> List<T> each(List<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through a List, passing each item to the given closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the List over which we iterate
 
 closure - the closure applied on each element found
 
 Returns:
 
 the self List
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - each
```
public static <T> Set<T> each(Set<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through a Set, passing each item to the given closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Set over which we iterate
 
 closure - the closure applied on each element found
 
 Returns:
 
 the self Set
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - each
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> each(SortedSet<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates through a SortedSet, passing each item to the given closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the SortedSet over which we iterate
 
 closure - the closure applied on each element found
 
 Returns:
 
 the self SortedSet
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - each
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> each(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Allows a Map to be iterated through using a closure. If the closure takes one parameter then it will be passed the Map.Entry otherwise if the closure takes two parameters then it will be passed the key and the value.
```
def result = ""
 [a:1, b:3].each { key, value -> result += "$key$value" }
 assert result == "a1b3"
```
```
def result = ""
 [a:1, b:3].each { entry -> result += entry }
 assert result == "a=1b=3"
```
 In general, the order in which the map contents are processed cannot be guaranteed. In practise, specialized forms of Map, e.g. a TreeMap will have its contents processed according to the natural ordering of the map.
 Parameters:
 
 self - the map over which we iterate
 
 closure - the 1 or 2 arg closure applied on each entry of the map
 
 Returns:
 
 returns the self parameter
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - reverseEach
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> reverseEach(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Allows a Map to be iterated through in reverse order using a closure. In general, the order in which the map contents are processed cannot be guaranteed. In practise, specialized forms of Map, e.g. a TreeMap will have its contents processed according to the reverse of the natural ordering of the map.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the map over which we iterate
 
 closure - the 1 or 2 arg closure applied on each entry of the map
 
 Returns:
 
 returns the self parameter
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.2
 
 See Also:
 
 each(Map, Closure)
 - eachWithIndex
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> eachWithIndex(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Allows a Map to be iterated through using a closure. If the closure takes two parameters then it will be passed the Map.Entry and the item's index (a counter starting at zero) otherwise if the closure takes three parameters then it will be passed the key, the value, and the index.
```
def result = ""
 [a:1, b:3].eachWithIndex { key, value, index -> result += "$index($key$value)" }
 assert result == "0(a1)1(b3)"
```
```
def result = ""
 [a:1, b:3].eachWithIndex { entry, index -> result += "$index($entry)" }
 assert result == "0(a=1)1(b=3)"
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the map over which we iterate
 
 closure - a 2 or 3 arg Closure to operate on each item
 
 Returns:
 
 the self Object
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - reverseEach
```
public static <T> List<T> reverseEach(List<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterate over each element of the list in the reverse order.
```
def result = []
 [1,2,3].reverseEach { result << it }
 assert result == [3,2,1]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 closure - a closure to which each item is passed.
 
 Returns:
 
 the original list
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - reverseEach
```
public static <T> T[] reverseEach(T[] self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterate over each element of the array in the reverse order.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 closure - a closure to which each item is passed
 
 Returns:
 
 the original array
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.2
 - every
```
public static boolean every(Object self,
 Closure predicate)
```
 Used to determine if the given predicate closure is valid (i.e. returns true for all items in this data structure). A simple example for a list:
```
def list = [3,4,5]
 def greaterThanTwo = list.every { it > 2 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object over which we iterate
 
 predicate - the closure predicate used for matching
 
 Returns:
 
 true if every iteration of the object matches the closure predicate
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - every
```
public static <T> boolean every(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure predicate)
```
 Used to determine if the given predicate closure is valid (i.e. returns true for all items in this iterator). A simple example for a list:
```
def list = [3,4,5]
 def greaterThanTwo = list.iterator().every { it > 2 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the iterator over which we iterate
 
 predicate - the closure predicate used for matching
 
 Returns:
 
 true if every iteration of the object matches the closure predicate
 
 Since:
 
 2.3.0
 - every
```
public static <T> boolean every(T[] self,
 Closure predicate)
```
 Used to determine if the given predicate closure is valid (i.e. returns true for all items in this Array).
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 predicate - the closure predicate used for matching
 
 Returns:
 
 true if every element of the Array matches the closure predicate
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - every
```
public static <T> boolean every(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure predicate)
```
 Used to determine if the given predicate closure is valid (i.e. returns true for all items in this iterable). A simple example for a list:
```
def list = [3,4,5]
 def greaterThanTwo = list.every { it > 2 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the iterable over which we iterate
 
 predicate - the closure predicate used for matching
 
 Returns:
 
 true if every iteration of the object matches the closure predicate
 
 Since:
 
 2.3.0
 - every
```
public static <K,V> boolean every(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure predicate)
```
 Iterates over the entries of a map, and checks whether a predicate is valid for all entries. If the closure takes one parameter then it will be passed the Map.Entry otherwise if the closure takes two parameters then it will be passed the key and the value.
```
def map = [a:1, b:2.0, c:2L]
 assert !map.every { key, value -> value instanceof Integer }
 assert map.every { entry -> entry.value instanceof Number }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the map over which we iterate
 
 predicate - the 1 or 2 arg Closure predicate used for matching
 
 Returns:
 
 true if every entry of the map matches the closure predicate
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - every
```
public static boolean every(Object self)
```
 Iterates over every element of a collection, and checks whether all elements are true according to the Groovy Truth. Equivalent to self.every({element -> element})
```
 assert [true, true].every()
 assert [1, 1].every()
 assert ![1, 0].every()
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object over which we iterate
 
 Returns:
 
 true if every item in the collection matches satisfies Groovy truth
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - any
```
public static boolean any(Object self,
 Closure predicate)
```
 Iterates over the contents of an object or collection, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one element.
```
 assert [1, 2, 3].any { it == 2 }
 assert ![1, 2, 3].any { it > 3 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object over which we iterate
 
 predicate - the closure predicate used for matching
 
 Returns:
 
 true if any iteration for the object matches the closure predicate
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - any
```
public static <T> boolean any(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure predicate)
```
 Iterates over the contents of an iterator, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one element.
```
 assert [1, 2, 3].iterator().any { it == 2 }
 assert ![1, 2, 3].iterator().any { it > 3 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the iterator over which we iterate
 
 predicate - the closure predicate used for matching
 
 Returns:
 
 true if any iteration for the object matches the closure predicate
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - any
```
public static <T> boolean any(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure predicate)
```
 Iterates over the contents of an iterable, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one element.
```
 assert [1, 2, 3].any { it == 2 }
 assert ![1, 2, 3].any { it > 3 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the iterable over which we iterate
 
 predicate - the closure predicate used for matching
 
 Returns:
 
 true if any iteration for the object matches the closure predicate
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - any
```
public static <T> boolean any(T[] self,
 Closure predicate)
```
 Iterates over the contents of an Array, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one element.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array over which we iterate
 
 predicate - the closure predicate used for matching
 
 Returns:
 
 true if any iteration for the object matches the closure predicate
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - any
```
public static <K,V> boolean any(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure<?> predicate)
```
 Iterates over the entries of a map, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one entry. If the closure takes one parameter then it will be passed the Map.Entry otherwise if the closure takes two parameters then it will be passed the key and the value.
```
 assert [2:3, 4:5, 5:10].any { key, value -> key * 2 == value }
 assert ![2:3, 4:5, 5:10].any { entry -> entry.key == entry.value * 2 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the map over which we iterate
 
 predicate - the 1 or 2 arg closure predicate used for matching
 
 Returns:
 
 true if any entry in the map matches the closure predicate
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - any
```
public static boolean any(Object self)
```
 Iterates over the elements of a collection, and checks whether at least one element is true according to the Groovy Truth. Equivalent to self.any({element -> element})
```
 assert [false, true].any()
 assert [0, 1].any()
 assert ![0, 0].any()
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object over which we iterate
 
 Returns:
 
 true if any item in the collection matches the closure predicate
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - grep
```
public static Collection grep(Object self,
 Object filter)
```
 Iterates over the collection of items which this Object represents and returns each item that matches the given filter - calling the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method used by switch statements. This method can be used with different kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc. Example:
```
 def list = ['a', 'b', 'aa', 'bc', 3, 4.5]
 assert list.grep( ~/a+/ ) == ['a', 'aa']
 assert list.grep( ~/../ ) == ['aa', 'bc']
 assert list.grep( Number ) == [ 3, 4.5 ]
 assert list.grep{ it.toString().size() == 1 } == [ 'a', 'b', 3 ]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object over which we iterate
 
 filter - the filter to perform on the object (using the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method)
 
 Returns:
 
 a collection of objects which match the filter
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.6
 - grep
```
public static <T> Collection<T> grep(Collection<T> self,
 Object filter)
```
 Iterates over the collection of items and returns each item that matches the given filter - calling the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method used by switch statements. This method can be used with different kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc. Example:
```
 def list = ['a', 'b', 'aa', 'bc', 3, 4.5]
 assert list.grep( ~/a+/ ) == ['a', 'aa']
 assert list.grep( ~/../ ) == ['aa', 'bc']
 assert list.grep( Number ) == [ 3, 4.5 ]
 assert list.grep{ it.toString().size() == 1 } == [ 'a', 'b', 3 ]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a collection
 
 filter - the filter to perform on each element of the collection (using the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method)
 
 Returns:
 
 a collection of objects which match the filter
 
 Since:
 
 2.0
 - grep
```
public static <T> List<T> grep(List<T> self,
 Object filter)
```
 Iterates over the collection of items and returns each item that matches the given filter - calling the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method used by switch statements. This method can be used with different kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc. Example:
```
 def list = ['a', 'b', 'aa', 'bc', 3, 4.5]
 assert list.grep( ~/a+/ ) == ['a', 'aa']
 assert list.grep( ~/../ ) == ['aa', 'bc']
 assert list.grep( Number ) == [ 3, 4.5 ]
 assert list.grep{ it.toString().size() == 1 } == [ 'a', 'b', 3 ]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 filter - the filter to perform on each element of the collection (using the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method)
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of objects which match the filter
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - grep
```
public static <T> Set<T> grep(Set<T> self,
 Object filter)
```
 Iterates over the collection of items and returns each item that matches the given filter - calling the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method used by switch statements. This method can be used with different kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc. Example:
```
 def set = ['a', 'b', 'aa', 'bc', 3, 4.5] as Set
 assert set.grep( ~/a+/ ) == ['a', 'aa'] as Set
 assert set.grep( ~/../ ) == ['aa', 'bc'] as Set
 assert set.grep( Number ) == [ 3, 4.5 ] as Set
 assert set.grep{ it.toString().size() == 1 } == [ 'a', 'b', 3 ] as Set
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set
 
 filter - the filter to perform on each element of the collection (using the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method)
 
 Returns:
 
 a Set of objects which match the filter
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - grep
```
public static <T> Collection<T> grep(T[] self,
 Object filter)
```
 Iterates over the array of items and returns a collection of items that match the given filter - calling the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method used by switch statements. This method can be used with different kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc. Example:
```
 def items = ['a', 'b', 'aa', 'bc', 3, 4.5] as Object[]
 assert items.grep( ~/a+/ ) == ['a', 'aa']
 assert items.grep( ~/../ ) == ['aa', 'bc']
 assert items.grep( Number ) == [ 3, 4.5 ]
 assert items.grep{ it.toString().size() == 1 } == [ 'a', 'b', 3 ]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 filter - the filter to perform on each element of the array (using the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method)
 
 Returns:
 
 a collection of objects which match the filter
 
 Since:
 
 2.0
 - grep
```
public static Collection grep(Object self)
```
 Iterates over the collection of items which this Object represents and returns each item that matches using the IDENTITY Closure as a filter - effectively returning all elements which satisfy Groovy truth.
 Example:
```
 def items = [1, 2, 0, false, true, '', 'foo', [], [4, 5], null]
 assert items.grep() == [1, 2, true, 'foo', [4, 5]]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object over which we iterate
 
 Returns:
 
 a collection of objects which match the filter
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - grep
```
public static <T> Collection<T> grep(Collection<T> self)
```
 Iterates over the collection returning each element that matches using the IDENTITY Closure as a filter - effectively returning all elements which satisfy Groovy truth.
 Example:
```
 def items = [1, 2, 0, false, true, '', 'foo', [], [4, 5], null]
 assert items.grep() == [1, 2, true, 'foo', [4, 5]]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 a collection of elements satisfy Groovy truth
 
 Since:
 
 2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - grep
```
public static <T> List<T> grep(List<T> self)
```
 Iterates over the collection returning each element that matches using the IDENTITY Closure as a filter - effectively returning all elements which satisfy Groovy truth.
 Example:
```
 def items = [1, 2, 0, false, true, '', 'foo', [], [4, 5], null]
 assert items.grep() == [1, 2, true, 'foo', [4, 5]]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of elements satisfy Groovy truth
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - grep
```
public static <T> Set<T> grep(Set<T> self)
```
 Iterates over the collection returning each element that matches using the IDENTITY Closure as a filter - effectively returning all elements which satisfy Groovy truth.
 Example:
```
 def items = [1, 2, 0, false, true, '', 'foo', [], [4, 5], null] as Set
 assert items.grep() == [1, 2, true, 'foo', [4, 5]] as Set
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set
 
 Returns:
 
 a Set of elements satisfy Groovy truth
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - grep
```
public static <T> Collection<T> grep(T[] self)
```
 Iterates over the array returning each element that matches using the IDENTITY Closure as a filter - effectively returning all elements which satisfy Groovy truth.
 Example:
```
 def items = [1, 2, 0, false, true, '', 'foo', [], [4, 5], null] as Object[]
 assert items.grep() == [1, 2, true, 'foo', [4, 5]]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 a collection of elements which satisfy Groovy truth
 
 Since:
 
 2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - count
```
public static Number count(Iterator self,
 Object value)
```
 Counts the number of occurrences of the given value from the items within this Iterator. Comparison is done using Groovy's == operator (using compareTo(value) == 0 or equals(value) ). The iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the count value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterator from which we count the number of matching occurrences
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - count
```
public static <T> Number count(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Counts the number of occurrences which satisfy the given closure from the items within this Iterator. The iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the count value.
 Example usage:
```
assert [2,4,2,1,3,5,2,4,3].toSet().iterator().count{ it % 2 == 0 } == 2
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterator from which we count the number of matching occurrences
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - count
```
@Deprecated
public static Number count(Collection self,
 Object value)
```
 Deprecated. use count(Iterable, Closure)
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - count
```
public static Number count(Iterable self,
 Object value)
```
 Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this Iterable. Comparison is done using Groovy's == operator (using compareTo(value) == 0 or equals(value) ).
 Example usage:
```
assert [2,4,2,1,3,5,2,4,3].count(4) == 2
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterable within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - count
```
@Deprecated
public static Number count(Collection self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Deprecated. use count(Iterable, Closure)
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - count
```
public static <T> Number count(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Counts the number of occurrences which satisfy the given closure from inside this Iterable.
 Example usage:
```
assert [2,4,2,1,3,5,2,4,3].count{ it % 2 == 0 } == 5
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterable within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - count
```
public static <K,V> Number count(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure<?> closure)
```
 Counts the number of occurrences which satisfy the given closure from inside this map. If the closure takes one parameter then it will be passed the Map.Entry. Otherwise, the closure should take two parameters and will be passed the key and value.
 Example usage:
```
assert [a:1, b:1, c:2, d:2].count{ k,v -> k == 'a' || v == 2 } == 3
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the map within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure condition applying on the entries
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - count
```
public static Number count(Object[] self,
 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:
 
 self - the array within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.4
 - count
```
public static <T> Number count(T[] self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Counts the number of occurrences which satisfy the given closure from inside this array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - count
```
public static Number count(int[] self,
 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:
 
 self - the array within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.4
 - count
```
public static Number count(long[] self,
 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:
 
 self - the array within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.4
 - count
```
public static Number count(short[] self,
 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:
 
 self - the array within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.4
 - count
```
public static Number count(char[] self,
 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:
 
 self - the array within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.4
 - count
```
public static Number count(boolean[] self,
 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:
 
 self - the array within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.4
 - count
```
public static Number count(double[] self,
 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:
 
 self - the array within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.4
 - count
```
public static Number count(float[] self,
 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:
 
 self - the array within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.4
 - count
```
public static Number count(byte[] self,
 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:
 
 self - the array within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.4
 - toList
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<T> toList(Collection<T> self)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of toList instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 toList(Iterable)
 - toList
```
public static <T> List<T> toList(Iterator<T> self)
```
 Convert an iterator to a List. The iterator will become exhausted of elements after making this conversion.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 a List
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - toList
```
public static <T> List<T> toList(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Convert an Iterable to a List. The Iterable's iterator will become exhausted of elements after making this conversion.
 Example usage:
```
def x = [1,2,3] as HashSet
 assert x.class == HashSet
 assert x.toList() instanceof List
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a List
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - toList
```
public static <T> List<T> toList(Enumeration<T> self)
```
 Convert an enumeration to a List.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an enumeration
 
 Returns:
 
 a List
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - collate
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> collate(Iterable<T> self,
 int size)
```
 Collates this iterable into sub-lists of length size. Example:
```
def list = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ]
 def coll = list.collate( 3 )
 assert coll == [ [ 1, 2, 3 ], [ 4, 5, 6 ], [ 7 ] ]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 size - the length of each sub-list in the returned list
 
 Returns:
 
 a List containing the data collated into sub-lists
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - collate
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> collate(T[] self,
 int size)
```
 Collates an array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 size - the length of each sub-list in the returned list
 
 Returns:
 
 a List containing the array values collated into sub-lists
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 collate(Iterable, int)
 - collate
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<List<T>> collate(List<T> self,
 int size)
```
 Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.6
 
 See Also:
 
 collate(Iterable, int)
 - collate
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> collate(Iterable<T> self,
 int size,
 int step)
```
 Collates this iterable into sub-lists of length size stepping through the code step elements for each subList. Example:
```
def list = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]
 def coll = list.collate( 3, 1 )
 assert coll == [ [ 1, 2, 3 ], [ 2, 3, 4 ], [ 3, 4 ], [ 4 ] ]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 size - the length of each sub-list in the returned list
 
 step - the number of elements to step through for each sub-list
 
 Returns:
 
 a List containing the data collated into sub-lists
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - collate
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> collate(T[] self,
 int size,
 int step)
```
 Collates an array into sub-lists.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 size - the length of each sub-list in the returned list
 
 step - the number of elements to step through for each sub-list
 
 Returns:
 
 a List containing the array elements collated into sub-lists
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 collate(Iterable, int, int)
 - collate
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<List<T>> collate(List<T> self,
 int size,
 int step)
```
 Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.6
 
 See Also:
 
 collate(Iterable, int, int)
 - collate
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> collate(Iterable<T> self,
 int size,
 boolean keepRemainder)
```
 Collates this iterable into sub-lists of length size. Any remaining elements in the iterable after the subdivision will be dropped if keepRemainder is false. Example:
```
def list = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ]
 def coll = list.collate( 3, false )
 assert coll == [ [ 1, 2, 3 ], [ 4, 5, 6 ] ]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 size - the length of each sub-list in the returned list
 
 keepRemainder - if true, any remaining elements are returned as sub-lists. Otherwise they are discarded
 
 Returns:
 
 a List containing the data collated into sub-lists
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - collate
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> collate(T[] self,
 int size,
 boolean keepRemainder)
```
 Collates this array into sub-lists.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 size - the length of each sub-list in the returned list
 
 keepRemainder - if true, any remaining elements are returned as sub-lists. Otherwise they are discarded
 
 Returns:
 
 a List containing the array elements collated into sub-lists
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 collate(Iterable, int, boolean)
 - collate
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<List<T>> collate(List<T> self,
 int size,
 boolean keepRemainder)
```
 Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.6
 
 See Also:
 
 collate(Iterable, int, boolean)
 - collate
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> collate(Iterable<T> self,
 int size,
 int step,
 boolean keepRemainder)
```
 Collates this iterable into sub-lists of length size stepping through the code step elements for each sub-list. Any remaining elements in the iterable after the subdivision will be dropped if keepRemainder is false. Example:
```
 def list = [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]
 assert list.collate( 2, 2, true ) == [ [ 1, 2 ], [ 3, 4 ] ]
 assert list.collate( 3, 1, true ) == [ [ 1, 2, 3 ], [ 2, 3, 4 ], [ 3, 4 ], [ 4 ] ]
 assert list.collate( 3, 1, false ) == [ [ 1, 2, 3 ], [ 2, 3, 4 ] ]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 size - the length of each sub-list in the returned list
 
 step - the number of elements to step through for each sub-list
 
 keepRemainder - if true, any remaining elements are returned as sub-lists. Otherwise they are discarded
 
 Returns:
 
 a List containing the data collated into sub-lists
 
 Throws:
 
 IllegalArgumentException - if the step is zero.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - collate
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> collate(T[] self,
 int size,
 int step,
 boolean keepRemainder)
```
 Collates this array into into sub-lists.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 size - the length of each sub-list in the returned list
 
 step - the number of elements to step through for each sub-list
 
 keepRemainder - if true, any remaining elements are returned as sub-lists. Otherwise they are discarded
 
 Returns:
 
 a List containing the array elements collated into sub-lists
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - collate
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<List<T>> collate(List<T> self,
 int size,
 int step,
 boolean keepRemainder)
```
 Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.6
 
 See Also:
 
 collate(Iterable, int, int, boolean)
 - collect
```
public static Collection collect(Object self)
```
 Iterates through this aggregate Object transforming each item into a new value using Closure.IDENTITY as a transformer, basically returning a list of items copied from the original object.
```
assert [1,2,3] == [1,2,3].iterator().collect()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an aggregate Object with an Iterator returning its items
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection of the transformed values
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.5
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - collect
```
public static <T> List<T> collect(Object self,
 Closure<T> transform)
```
 Iterates through this aggregate Object transforming each item into a new value using the transform closure, returning a list of transformed values. Example:
```
def list = [1, 'a', 1.23, true ]
 def types = list.collect { it.class }
 assert types == [Integer, String, BigDecimal, Boolean]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an aggregate Object with an Iterator returning its items
 
 transform - the closure used to transform each item of the aggregate object
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the transformed values
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - collect
```
public static <T> Collection<T> collect(Object self,
 Collection<T> collector,
 Closure<? extends T> transform)
```
 Iterates through this aggregate Object transforming each item into a new value using the transform closure and adding it to the supplied collector.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an aggregate Object with an Iterator returning its items
 
 collector - the Collection to which the transformed values are added
 
 transform - the closure used to transform each item of the aggregate object
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - collect
```
public static <S,T> List<T> collect(S[] self,
 Closure<T> transform)
```
 Iterates through this Array transforming each item into a new value using the transform closure, returning a list of transformed values.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 transform - the closure used to transform each item of the Array
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the transformed values
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - collect
```
public static <S,T> Collection<T> collect(S[] self,
 Collection<T> collector,
 Closure<? extends T> transform)
```
 Iterates through this Array transforming each item into a new value using the transform closure and adding it to the supplied collector.
```
 Integer[] nums = [1,2,3]
 List answer = []
 nums.collect(answer) { it * 2 }
 assert [2,4,6] == answer
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 collector - the Collection to which the transformed values are added
 
 transform - the closure used to transform each item
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - collect
```
public static <S,T> List<T> collect(Iterator<S> self,
 Closure<T> transform)
```
 Iterates through this Iterator transforming each item into a new value using the transform closure, returning a list of transformed values.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 transform - the closure used to transform each item
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the transformed values
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - collect
```
public static <S,T> Collection<T> collect(Iterator<S> self,
 Collection<T> collector,
 Closure<? extends T> transform)
```
 Iterates through this Iterator transforming each item into a new value using the transform closure and adding it to the supplied collector.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 collector - the Collection to which the transformed values are added
 
 transform - the closure used to transform each item
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - collect
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<T> collect(Collection<T> self)
```
 Deprecated. use the Iterable version instead
 Iterates through this collection transforming each entry into a new value using Closure.IDENTITY as a transformer, basically returning a list of items copied from the original collection.
```
assert [1,2,3] == [1,2,3].collect()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a collection
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the transformed values
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.5
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - collect
```
@Deprecated
public static <S,T> List<T> collect(Collection<S> self,
 Closure<T> transform)
```
 Deprecated. use the Iterable version instead
 
 Iterates through this collection transforming each entry into a new value using the transform closure returning a list of transformed values.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a collection
 
 transform - the closure used to transform each item of the collection
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the transformed values
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - collect
```
@Deprecated
public static <S,T> Collection<T> collect(Collection<S> self,
 Collection<T> collector,
 Closure<? extends T> transform)
```
 Deprecated. use the Iterable version instead
 Iterates through this collection transforming each value into a new value using the transform closure and adding it to the supplied collector.
```
assert [1,2,3] as HashSet == [2,4,5,6].collect(new HashSet()) { (int)(it / 2) }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a collection
 
 collector - the Collection to which the transformed values are added
 
 transform - the closure used to transform each item of the collection
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - collect
```
public static <T> List<T> collect(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Iterates through this collection transforming each entry into a new value using Closure.IDENTITY as a transformer, basically returning a list of items copied from the original collection.
```
assert [1,2,3] == [1,2,3].collect()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the transformed values
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - collect
```
public static <S,T> List<T> collect(Iterable<S> self,
 Closure<T> transform)
```
 Iterates through this Iterable transforming each entry into a new value using the transform closure returning a list of transformed values.
```
assert [2,4,6] == [1,2,3].collect { it * 2 }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 transform - the closure used to transform each item of the collection
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the transformed values
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - collect
```
public static <S,T> Collection<T> collect(Iterable<S> self,
 Collection<T> collector,
 Closure<? extends T> transform)
```
 Iterates through this collection transforming each value into a new value using the transform closure and adding it to the supplied collector.
```
assert [1,2,3] as HashSet == [2,4,5,6].collect(new HashSet()) { (int)(it / 2) }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 collector - the Collection to which the transformed values are added
 
 transform - the closure used to transform each item
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - collectAll
```
@Deprecated
public static List collectAll(Collection self,
 Closure transform)
```
 Deprecated. Use collectNested instead
 
 Deprecated alias for collectNested
 
 See Also:
 
 collectNested(Collection, Closure)
 - collectNested
```
public static List collectNested(Collection self,
 Closure transform)
```
 Recursively iterates through this collection transforming each non-Collection value into a new value using the closure as a transformer. Returns a potentially nested list of transformed values.
```
 assert [2,[4,6],[8],[]] == [1,[2,3],[4],[]].collectNested { it * 2 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a collection
 
 transform - the closure used to transform each item of the collection
 
 Returns:
 
 the resultant collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - collectNested
```
public static List collectNested(Iterable self,
 Closure transform)
```
 Recursively iterates through this Iterable transforming each non-Collection value into a new value using the closure as a transformer. Returns a potentially nested list of transformed values.
```
 assert [2,[4,6],[8],[]] == [1,[2,3],[4],[]].collectNested { it * 2 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 transform - the closure used to transform each item of the Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the resultant list
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - collectAll
```
@Deprecated
public static Collection collectAll(Collection self,
 Collection collector,
 Closure transform)
```
 Deprecated. Use collectNested instead
 
 Deprecated alias for collectNested
 
 See Also:
 
 collectNested(Iterable, Collection, Closure)
 - collectNested
```
@Deprecated
public static Collection collectNested(Collection self,
 Collection collector,
 Closure transform)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectNested instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 collectNested(Iterable, Collection, Closure)
 - collectNested
```
public static Collection collectNested(Iterable self,
 Collection collector,
 Closure transform)
```
 Recursively iterates through this Iterable transforming each non-Collection value into a new value using the transform closure. Returns a potentially nested collection of transformed values.
```
 def x = [1,[2,3],[4],[]].collectNested(new Vector()) { it * 2 }
 assert x == [2,[4,6],[8],[]]
 assert x instanceof Vector
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 collector - an initial Collection to which the transformed values are added
 
 transform - the closure used to transform each element of the Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - collectMany
```
@Deprecated
public static <T,E> List<T> collectMany(Collection<E> self,
 Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectMany instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 collectMany(Iterable, Closure)
 - collectMany
```
@Deprecated
public static <T,E> Collection<T> collectMany(Collection<E> self,
 Collection<T> collector,
 Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectMany instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.5
 
 See Also:
 
 collectMany(Iterable, Collection, Closure)
 - collectMany
```
public static <T,E> List<T> collectMany(Iterable<E> self,
 Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)
```
 Projects each item from a source Iterable to a collection and concatenates (flattens) the resulting collections into a single list.
```
 def nums = 1..10
 def squaresAndCubesOfEvens = nums.collectMany{ it % 2 ? [] : [it**2, it**3] }
 assert squaresAndCubesOfEvens == [4, 8, 16, 64, 36, 216, 64, 512, 100, 1000]

 def animals = ['CAT', 'DOG', 'ELEPHANT'] as Set
 def smallAnimals = animals.collectMany{ it.size() > 3 ? [] : [it.toLowerCase()] }
 assert smallAnimals == ['cat', 'dog']

 def orig = nums as Set
 def origPlusIncrements = orig.collectMany{ [it, it+1] }
 assert origPlusIncrements.size() == orig.size() * 2
 assert origPlusIncrements.unique().size() == orig.size() + 1
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 projection - a projecting Closure returning a collection of items
 
 Returns:
 
 a list created from the projected collections concatenated (flattened) together
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 sum(java.util.Collection, groovy.lang.Closure)
 - collectMany
```
public static <T,E> Collection<T> collectMany(Iterable<E> self,
 Collection<T> collector,
 Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)
```
 Projects each item from a source collection to a result collection and concatenates (flattens) the resulting collections adding them into the collector.
```
 def animals = ['CAT', 'DOG', 'ELEPHANT'] as Set
 def smallAnimals = animals.collectMany(['ant', 'bee']){ it.size() > 3 ? [] : [it.toLowerCase()] }
 assert smallAnimals == ['ant', 'bee', 'cat', 'dog']

 def nums = 1..5
 def origPlusIncrements = nums.collectMany([] as Set){ [it, it+1] }
 assert origPlusIncrements.size() == nums.size() + 1
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 collector - an initial collection to add the projected items to
 
 projection - a projecting Closure returning a collection of items
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with the projected collections concatenated (flattened) into it
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - collectMany
```
public static <T,K,V> Collection<T> collectMany(Map<K,V> self,
 Collection<T> collector,
 Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)
```
 Projects each item from a source map to a result collection and concatenates (flattens) the resulting collections adding them into the collector.
```
 def map = [bread:3, milk:5, butter:2]
 def result = map.collectMany(['x']){ k, v -> k.startsWith('b') ? k.toList() : [] }
 assert result == ['x', 'b', 'r', 'e', 'a', 'd', 'b', 'u', 't', 't', 'e', 'r']
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a map
 
 collector - an initial collection to add the projected items to
 
 projection - a projecting Closure returning a collection of items
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with the projected collections concatenated (flattened) to it
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.8
 - collectMany
```
public static <T,K,V> Collection<T> collectMany(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)
```
 Projects each item from a source map to a result collection and concatenates (flattens) the resulting collections adding them into a collection.
```
 def map = [bread:3, milk:5, butter:2]
 def result = map.collectMany{ k, v -> k.startsWith('b') ? k.toList() : [] }
 assert result == ['b', 'r', 'e', 'a', 'd', 'b', 'u', 't', 't', 'e', 'r']
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a map
 
 projection - a projecting Closure returning a collection of items
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with the projected collections concatenated (flattened) to it
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.8
 - collectMany
```
public static <T,E> List<T> collectMany(E[] self,
 Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)
```
 Projects each item from a source array to a collection and concatenates (flattens) the resulting collections into a single list.
```
 def nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] as Object[]
 def squaresAndCubesOfEvens = nums.collectMany{ it % 2 ? [] : [it**2, it**3] }
 assert squaresAndCubesOfEvens == [4, 8, 16, 64, 36, 216]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 projection - a projecting Closure returning a collection of items
 
 Returns:
 
 a list created from the projected collections concatenated (flattened) together
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 sum(Object[], groovy.lang.Closure)
 - collectMany
```
public static <T,E> List<T> collectMany(Iterator<E> self,
 Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)
```
 Projects each item from a source iterator to a collection and concatenates (flattens) the resulting collections into a single list.
```
 def numsIter = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].iterator()
 def squaresAndCubesOfEvens = numsIter.collectMany{ it % 2 ? [] : [it**2, it**3] }
 assert squaresAndCubesOfEvens == [4, 8, 16, 64, 36, 216]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an iterator
 
 projection - a projecting Closure returning a collection of items
 
 Returns:
 
 a list created from the projected collections concatenated (flattened) together
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 sum(Iterator, groovy.lang.Closure)
 - collect
```
public static <T,K,V> Collection<T> collect(Map<K,V> self,
 Collection<T> collector,
 Closure<? extends T> transform)
```
 Iterates through this Map transforming each map entry into a new value using the transform closure returning the collector with all transformed values added to it.
```
assert [a:1, b:2].collect( [] as HashSet ) { key, value -> key*value } == ["a", "bb"] as Set
 assert [3:20, 2:30].collect( [] as HashSet ) { entry -> entry.key * entry.value } == [60] as Set
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 collector - the Collection to which transformed values are added
 
 transform - the transformation closure which can take one (Map.Entry) or two (key, value) parameters
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - collect
```
public static <T,K,V> List<T> collect(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure<T> transform)
```
 Iterates through this Map transforming each map entry into a new value using the transform closure returning a list of transformed values.
```
assert [a:1, b:2].collect { key, value -> key*value } == ["a", "bb"]
 assert [3:20, 2:30].collect { entry -> entry.key * entry.value } == [60, 60]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 transform - the transformation closure which can take one (Map.Entry) or two (key, value) parameters
 
 Returns:
 
 the resultant list of transformed values
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V,S,T> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Map<S,T> self,
 Map<K,V> collector,
 Closure<?> transform)
```
 Iterates through this Map transforming each map entry using the transform closure returning a map of the transformed entries.
```
 assert [a:1, b:2].collectEntries( [:] ) { k, v -> [v, k] } == [1:'a', 2:'b']
 assert [a:1, b:2].collectEntries( [30:'C'] ) { key, value ->
 [(value*10): key.toUpperCase()] } == [10:'A', 20:'B', 30:'C']
 
```
 Note: When using the list-style of result, the behavior is 'def (key, value) = listResultFromClosure'. While we strongly discourage using a list of size other than 2, Groovy's normal semantics apply in this case; throwing away elements after the second one and using null for the key or value for the case of a shortened list. If your collector Map doesn't support null keys or values, you might get a runtime error, e.g. NullPointerException or IllegalArgumentException.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 collector - the Map into which the transformed entries are put
 
 transform - the closure used for transforming, which can take one (Map.Entry) or two (key, value) parameters and should return a Map.Entry, a Map or a two-element list containing the resulting key and value
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.9
 
 See Also:
 
 collect(Map, Collection, Closure)
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V> Map<?,?> collectEntries(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure<?> transform)
```
 Iterates through this Map transforming each entry using the transform closure and returning a map of the transformed entries.
```
 assert [a:1, b:2].collectEntries { key, value -> [value, key] } == [1:'a', 2:'b']
 assert [a:1, b:2].collectEntries { key, value ->
 [(value*10): key.toUpperCase()] } == [10:'A', 20:'B']
 
```
 Note: When using the list-style of result, the behavior is 'def (key, value) = listResultFromClosure'. While we strongly discourage using a list of size other than 2, Groovy's normal semantics apply in this case; throwing away elements after the second one and using null for the key or value for the case of a shortened list. If your Map doesn't support null keys or values, you might get a runtime error, e.g. NullPointerException or IllegalArgumentException.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 transform - the closure used for transforming, which can take one (Map.Entry) or two (key, value) parameters and should return a Map.Entry, a Map or a two-element list containing the resulting key and value
 
 Returns:
 
 a Map of the transformed entries
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.9
 
 See Also:
 
 collect(Map, Collection, Closure)
 - collectEntries
```
@Deprecated
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Collection<?> self,
 Closure<?> transform)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectEntries instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.9
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Iterable, Closure)
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V,E> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Iterator<E> self,
 Closure<?> transform)
```
 A variant of collectEntries for Iterators.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 transform - the closure used for transforming, which has an item from self as the parameter and should return a Map.Entry, a Map or a two-element list containing the resulting key and value
 
 Returns:
 
 a Map of the transformed entries
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Iterable, Closure)
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V,E> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Iterable<E> self,
 Closure<?> transform)
```
 Iterates through this Iterable transforming each item using the transform closure and returning a map of the resulting transformed entries.
```
 def letters = "abc"
 // collect letters with index using list style
 assert (0..2).collectEntries { index -> [index, letters[index]] } == [0:'a', 1:'b', 2:'c']
 // collect letters with index using map style
 assert (0..2).collectEntries { index -> [(index): letters[index]] } == [0:'a', 1:'b', 2:'c']
 
```
 Note: When using the list-style of result, the behavior is 'def (key, value) = listResultFromClosure'. While we strongly discourage using a list of size other than 2, Groovy's normal semantics apply in this case; throwing away elements after the second one and using null for the key or value for the case of a shortened list.
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 transform - the closure used for transforming, which has an item from self as the parameter and should return a Map.Entry, a Map or a two-element list containing the resulting key and value
 
 Returns:
 
 a Map of the transformed entries
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Iterator, Closure)
 - collectEntries
```
@Deprecated
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Collection<?> self)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectEntries instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.5
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Iterable)
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Iterator<?> self)
```
 A variant of collectEntries for Iterators using the identity closure as the transform.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 a Map of the transformed entries
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Iterable)
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Iterable<?> self)
```
 A variant of collectEntries for Iterable objects using the identity closure as the transform. The source Iterable should contain a list of [key, value] tuples or Map.Entry objects.
```
 def nums = [1, 10, 100, 1000]
 def tuples = nums.collect{ [it, it.toString().size()] }
 assert tuples == [[1, 1], [10, 2], [100, 3], [1000, 4]]
 def map = tuples.collectEntries()
 assert map == [1:1, 10:2, 100:3, 1000:4]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a Map of the transformed entries
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Iterator)
 - collectEntries
```
@Deprecated
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Collection<?> self,
 Map<K,V> collector,
 Closure<?> transform)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectEntries instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.9
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Iterable, Map, Closure)
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V,E> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Iterator<E> self,
 Map<K,V> collector,
 Closure<?> transform)
```
 A variant of collectEntries for Iterators using a supplied map as the destination of transformed entries.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 collector - the Map into which the transformed entries are put
 
 transform - the closure used for transforming, which has an item from self as the parameter and should return a Map.Entry, a Map or a two-element list containing the resulting key and value
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V,E> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Iterable<E> self,
 Map<K,V> collector,
 Closure<?> transform)
```
 Iterates through this Iterable transforming each item using the closure as a transformer into a map entry, returning the supplied map with all of the transformed entries added to it.
```
 def letters = "abc"
 // collect letters with index
 assert (0..2).collectEntries( [:] ) { index -> [index, letters[index]] } == [0:'a', 1:'b', 2:'c']
 assert (0..2).collectEntries( [4:'d'] ) { index ->
 [(index+1): letters[index]] } == [1:'a', 2:'b', 3:'c', 4:'d']
 
```
 Note: When using the list-style of result, the behavior is 'def (key, value) = listResultFromClosure'. While we strongly discourage using a list of size other than 2, Groovy's normal semantics apply in this case; throwing away elements after the second one and using null for the key or value for the case of a shortened list. If your collector Map doesn't support null keys or values, you might get a runtime error, e.g. NullPointerException or IllegalArgumentException.
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 collector - the Map into which the transformed entries are put
 
 transform - the closure used for transforming, which has an item from self as the parameter and should return a Map.Entry, a Map or a two-element list containing the resulting key and value
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Iterator, Map, Closure)
 - collectEntries
```
@Deprecated
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Collection<?> self,
 Map<K,V> collector)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of collectEntries instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.5
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Iterable, Map)
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Iterator<?> self,
 Map<K,V> collector)
```
 A variant of collectEntries for Iterators using the identity closure as the transform and a supplied map as the destination of transformed entries.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 collector - the Map into which the transformed entries are put
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Iterable, Map)
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Iterable<?> self,
 Map<K,V> collector)
```
 A variant of collectEntries for Iterables using the identity closure as the transform and a supplied map as the destination of transformed entries.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 collector - the Map into which the transformed entries are put
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Iterator, Map)
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V,E> Map<K,V> collectEntries(E[] self,
 Map<K,V> collector,
 Closure<?> transform)
```
 Iterates through this array transforming each item using the transform closure and returning a map of the resulting transformed entries.
```
 def letters = "abc"
 def nums = [0, 1, 2] as Integer[]
 // collect letters with index
 assert nums.collectEntries( [:] ) { index -> [index, letters[index]] } == [0:'a', 1:'b', 2:'c']
 assert nums.collectEntries( [4:'d'] ) { index ->
 [(index+1): letters[index]] } == [1:'a', 2:'b', 3:'c', 4:'d']
 
```
 Note: When using the list-style of result, the behavior is 'def (key, value) = listResultFromClosure'. While we strongly discourage using a list of size other than 2, Groovy's normal semantics apply in this case; throwing away elements after the second one and using null for the key or value for the case of a shortened list. If your collector Map doesn't support null keys or values, you might get a runtime error, e.g. NullPointerException or IllegalArgumentException.
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 collector - the Map into which the transformed entries are put
 
 transform - the closure used for transforming, which has an item from self as the parameter and should return a Map.Entry, a Map or a two-element list containing the resulting key and value
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.9
 
 See Also:
 
 collect(Map, Collection, Closure)
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V,E> Map<K,V> collectEntries(E[] self,
 Map<K,V> collector)
```
 A variant of collectEntries using the identity closure as the transform.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 collector - the Map into which the transformed entries are put
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.5
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Object[], Map, Closure)
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V,E> Map<K,V> collectEntries(E[] self,
 Closure<?> transform)
```
 Iterates through this array transforming each item using the transform closure and returning a map of the resulting transformed entries.
```
 def letters = "abc"
 def nums = [0, 1, 2] as Integer[]
 // collect letters with index using list style
 assert nums.collectEntries { index -> [index, letters[index]] } == [0:'a', 1:'b', 2:'c']
 // collect letters with index using map style
 assert nums.collectEntries { index -> [(index): letters[index]] } == [0:'a', 1:'b', 2:'c']
 
```
 Note: When using the list-style of result, the behavior is 'def (key, value) = listResultFromClosure'. While we strongly discourage using a list of size other than 2, Groovy's normal semantics apply in this case; throwing away elements after the second one and using null for the key or value for the case of a shortened list.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 transform - the closure used for transforming, which has an item from self as the parameter and should return a Map.Entry, a Map or a two-element list containing the resulting key and value
 
 Returns:
 
 a Map of the transformed entries
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.9
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Iterable, Map, Closure)
 - collectEntries
```
public static <K,V,E> Map<K,V> collectEntries(E[] self)
```
 A variant of collectEntries using the identity closure as the transform.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the collector with all transformed values added to it
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.5
 
 See Also:
 
 collectEntries(Object[], Closure)
 - find
```
public static Object find(Object self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Finds the first value matching the closure condition.
```
 def numbers = [1, 2, 3]
 def result = numbers.find { it > 1}
 assert result == 2
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object with an iterator returning its values
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 the first Object found or null if none was found
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - find
```
public static Object find(Object self)
```
 Finds the first item matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
 Example:
```
 def items = [null, 0, 0.0, false, '', [], 42, 43]
 assert items.find() == 42
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object with an Iterator returning its values
 
 Returns:
 
 the first Object found or null if none was found
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - find
```
public static <T> T find(Collection<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Finds the first value matching the closure condition. Example:
```
def list = [1,2,3]
 assert 2 == list.find { it > 1 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 the first Object found, in the order of the collections iterator, or null if no element matches
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - find
```
public static <T> T find(T[] self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Finds the first element in the array that matches the given closure condition. Example:
```
 def list = [1,2,3] as Integer[]
 assert 2 == list.find { it > 1 }
 assert null == list.find { it > 5 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 condition - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 the first element from the array that matches the condition or null if no element matches
 
 Since:
 
 2.0
 - find
```
public static <T> T find(Collection<T> self)
```
 Finds the first item matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
 Example:
```
 def items = [null, 0, 0.0, false, '', [], 42, 43]
 assert items.find() == 42
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 the first Object found or null if none was found
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - findResult
```
public static Object findResult(Object self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Treats the object as iterable, iterating through the values it represents and returns the first non-null result obtained from calling the closure, otherwise returns null.
```
 int[] numbers = [1, 2, 3]
 assert numbers.findResult { if(it > 1) return it } == 2
 assert numbers.findResult { if(it > 4) return it } == null
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object with an iterator returning its values
 
 condition - a closure that returns a non-null value to indicate that processing should stop and the value should be returned
 
 Returns:
 
 the first non-null result of the closure
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.5
 - findResult
```
public static Object findResult(Object self,
 Object defaultResult,
 Closure condition)
```
 Treats the object as iterable, iterating through the values it represents and returns the first non-null result obtained from calling the closure, otherwise returns the defaultResult.
```
 int[] numbers = [1, 2, 3]
 assert numbers.findResult(5) { if(it > 1) return it } == 2
 assert numbers.findResult(5) { if(it > 4) return it } == 5
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object with an iterator returning its values
 
 defaultResult - an Object that should be returned if all closure results are null
 
 condition - a closure that returns a non-null value to indicate that processing should stop and the value should be returned
 
 Returns:
 
 the first non-null result of the closure, otherwise the default value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.5
 - findResult
```
@Deprecated
public static <S,T,U extends T,V extends T> T findResult(Collection<S> self,
 U defaultResult,
 Closure<V> condition)
```
 Deprecated. use the Iterable version instead
 
 Iterates through the collection calling the given closure for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result. If all are null, the defaultResult is returned.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 defaultResult - an Object that should be returned if all closure results are null
 
 condition - a closure that returns a non-null value to indicate that processing should stop and the value should be returned
 
 Returns:
 
 the first non-null result from calling the closure, or the defaultValue
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.5
 - findResult
```
@Deprecated
public static <S,T> T findResult(Collection<S> self,
 Closure<T> condition)
```
 Deprecated. use the Iterable version instead
 
 Iterates through the collection calling the given closure for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result. If all results are null, null is returned.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 condition - a closure that returns a non-null value to indicate that processing should stop and the value should be returned
 
 Returns:
 
 the first non-null result from calling the closure, or null
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.5
 - findResult
```
public static <S,T,U extends T,V extends T> T findResult(Iterator<S> self,
 U defaultResult,
 Closure<V> condition)
```
 Iterates through the Iterator calling the given closure condition for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result. If all are null, the defaultResult is returned.
 Examples:
```
 def iter = [1,2,3].iterator()
 assert "Found 2" == iter.findResult("default") { it > 1 ? "Found $it" : null }
 assert "default" == iter.findResult("default") { it > 3 ? "Found $it" : null }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 defaultResult - an Object that should be returned if all closure results are null
 
 condition - a closure that returns a non-null value to indicate that processing should stop and the value should be returned
 
 Returns:
 
 the first non-null result from calling the closure, or the defaultValue
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findResult
```
public static <T,U> T findResult(Iterator self,
 Closure<T> condition)
```
 Iterates through the Iterator calling the given closure condition for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result. If all results are null, null is returned.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 condition - a closure that returns a non-null value to indicate that processing should stop and the value should be returned
 
 Returns:
 
 the first non-null result from calling the closure, or null
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findResult
```
public static <S,T,U extends T,V extends T> T findResult(Iterable<S> self,
 U defaultResult,
 Closure<V> condition)
```
 Iterates through the Iterable calling the given closure condition for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result. If all are null, the defaultResult is returned.
 Examples:
```
 def list = [1,2,3]
 assert "Found 2" == list.findResult("default") { it > 1 ? "Found $it" : null }
 assert "default" == list.findResult("default") { it > 3 ? "Found $it" : null }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 defaultResult - an Object that should be returned if all closure results are null
 
 condition - a closure that returns a non-null value to indicate that processing should stop and the value should be returned
 
 Returns:
 
 the first non-null result from calling the closure, or the defaultValue
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findResult
```
public static <T,U> T findResult(Iterable self,
 Closure<T> condition)
```
 Iterates through the Iterable calling the given closure condition for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result. If all results are null, null is returned.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 condition - a closure that returns a non-null value to indicate that processing should stop and the value should be returned
 
 Returns:
 
 the first non-null result from calling the closure, or null
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findResult
```
public static <S,T,U extends T,V extends T> T findResult(S[] self,
 U defaultResult,
 Closure<V> condition)
```
 Iterates through the Array calling the given closure condition for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result. If all are null, the defaultResult is returned.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 defaultResult - an Object that should be returned if all closure results are null
 
 condition - a closure that returns a non-null value to indicate that processing should stop and the value should be returned
 
 Returns:
 
 the first non-null result from calling the closure, or the defaultValue
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findResult
```
public static <S,T> T findResult(S[] self,
 Closure<T> condition)
```
 Iterates through the Array calling the given closure condition for each item but stopping once the first non-null result is found and returning that result. If all results are null, null is returned.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 condition - a closure that returns a non-null value to indicate that processing should stop and the value should be returned
 
 Returns:
 
 the first non-null result from calling the closure, or null
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findResult
```
public static <T,K,V> T findResult(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure<T> condition)
```
 Returns the first non-null closure result found by passing each map entry to the closure, otherwise null is returned. If the closure takes two parameters, the entry key and value are passed. If the closure takes one parameter, the Map.Entry object is passed.
```
 assert "Found b:3" == [a:1, b:3].findResult { if (it.value == 3) return "Found ${it.key}:${it.value}" }
 assert null == [a:1, b:3].findResult { if (it.value == 9) return "Found ${it.key}:${it.value}" }
 assert "Found a:1" == [a:1, b:3].findResult { k, v -> if (k.size() + v == 2) return "Found $k:$v" }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 condition - a 1 or 2 arg Closure that returns a non-null value when processing should stop and a value should be returned
 
 Returns:
 
 the first non-null result collected by calling the closure, or null if no such result was found
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.5
 - findResult
```
public static <T,U extends T,V extends T,A,B> T findResult(Map<A,B> self,
 U defaultResult,
 Closure<V> condition)
```
 Returns the first non-null closure result found by passing each map entry to the closure, otherwise the defaultResult is returned. If the closure takes two parameters, the entry key and value are passed. If the closure takes one parameter, the Map.Entry object is passed.
```
 assert "Found b:3" == [a:1, b:3].findResult("default") { if (it.value == 3) return "Found ${it.key}:${it.value}" }
 assert "default" == [a:1, b:3].findResult("default") { if (it.value == 9) return "Found ${it.key}:${it.value}" }
 assert "Found a:1" == [a:1, b:3].findResult("default") { k, v -> if (k.size() + v == 2) return "Found $k:$v" }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 defaultResult - an Object that should be returned if all closure results are null
 
 condition - a 1 or 2 arg Closure that returns a non-null value when processing should stop and a value should be returned
 
 Returns:
 
 the first non-null result collected by calling the closure, or the defaultResult if no such result was found
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.5
 - findResults
```
@Deprecated
public static <T,U> Collection<T> findResults(Collection self,
 Closure<T> filteringTransform)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of findResults instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 findResults(Iterable, Closure)
 - findResults
```
public static <T,U> Collection<T> findResults(Iterable self,
 Closure<T> filteringTransform)
```
 Iterates through the Iterable transforming items using the supplied closure and collecting any non-null results.
 Example:
```
 def list = [1,2,3]
 def result = list.findResults { it > 1 ? "Found $it" : null }
 assert result == ["Found 2", "Found 3"]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 filteringTransform - a Closure that should return either a non-null transformed value or null for items which should be discarded
 
 Returns:
 
 the list of non-null transformed values
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - findResults
```
public static <T,U> Collection<T> findResults(Iterator self,
 Closure<T> filteringTransform)
```
 Iterates through the Iterator transforming items using the supplied closure and collecting any non-null results.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 filteringTransform - a Closure that should return either a non-null transformed value or null for items which should be discarded
 
 Returns:
 
 the list of non-null transformed values
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findResults
```
public static <T,U> Collection<T> findResults(U[] self,
 Closure<T> filteringTransform)
```
 Iterates through the Array transforming items using the supplied closure and collecting any non-null results.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 filteringTransform - a Closure that should return either a non-null transformed value or null for items which should be discarded
 
 Returns:
 
 the list of non-null transformed values
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findResults
```
public static <T,K,V> Collection<T> findResults(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure<T> filteringTransform)
```
 Iterates through the map transforming items using the supplied closure and collecting any non-null results. If the closure takes two parameters, the entry key and value are passed. If the closure takes one parameter, the Map.Entry object is passed.
 Example:
```
 def map = [a:1, b:2, hi:2, cat:3, dog:2]
 def result = map.findResults { k, v -> k.size() == v ? "Found $k:$v" : null }
 assert result == ["Found a:1", "Found hi:2", "Found cat:3"]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 filteringTransform - a 1 or 2 arg Closure that should return either a non-null transformed value or null for items which should be discarded
 
 Returns:
 
 the list of non-null transformed values
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - find
```
public static <K,V> Map.Entry<K,V> find(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure<?> closure)
```
 Finds the first entry matching the closure condition. If the closure takes two parameters, the entry key and value are passed. If the closure takes one parameter, the Map.Entry object is passed.
```
assert [a:1, b:3].find { it.value == 3 }.key == "b"
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 the first Object found
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - findAll
```
public static <T> Set<T> findAll(Set<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Finds all values matching the closure condition.
```
assert ([2,4] as Set) == ([1,2,3,4] as Set).findAll { it % 2 == 0 }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a Set of matching values
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - findAll
```
public static <T> List<T> findAll(List<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Finds all values matching the closure condition.
```
assert [2,4] == [1,2,3,4].findAll { it % 2 == 0 }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of matching values
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - findAll
```
public static <T> Collection<T> findAll(Collection<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Finds all values matching the closure condition.
```
assert [2,4] == [1,2,3,4].findAll { it % 2 == 0 }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection of matching values
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.6
 - findAll
```
public static <T> Collection<T> findAll(T[] self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Finds all elements of the array matching the given Closure condition.
```
 def items = [1,2,3,4] as Integer[]
 assert [2,4] == items.findAll { it % 2 == 0 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 condition - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a list of matching values
 
 Since:
 
 2.0
 - findAll
```
public static <T> Set<T> findAll(Set<T> self)
```
 Finds the items matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
 Example:
```
 def items = [1, 2, 0, false, true, '', 'foo', [], [4, 5], null] as Set
 assert items.findAll() == [1, 2, true, 'foo', [4, 5]] as Set
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set
 
 Returns:
 
 a Set of the values found
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - findAll
```
public static <T> List<T> findAll(List<T> self)
```
 Finds the items matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
 Example:
```
 def items = [1, 2, 0, false, true, '', 'foo', [], [4, 5], null]
 assert items.findAll() == [1, 2, true, 'foo', [4, 5]]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the values found
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - findAll
```
public static <T> Collection<T> findAll(Collection<T> self)
```
 Finds the items matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
 Example:
```
 def items = [1, 2, 0, false, true, '', 'foo', [], [4, 5], null]
 assert items.findAll() == [1, 2, true, 'foo', [4, 5]]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection of the values found
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - findAll
```
public static <T> Collection<T> findAll(T[] self)
```
 Finds the elements of the array matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
 Example:
```
 def items = [1, 2, 0, false, true, '', 'foo', [], [4, 5], null] as Object[]
 assert items.findAll() == [1, 2, true, 'foo', [4, 5]]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 a collection of the elements found
 
 Since:
 
 2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - findAll
```
public static Collection findAll(Object self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Finds all items matching the closure condition.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object with an Iterator returning its values
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the values found
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - findAll
```
public static Collection findAll(Object self)
```
 Finds all items matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
 Example:
```
 def items = [1, 2, 0, false, true, '', 'foo', [], [4, 5], null]
 assert items.findAll() == [1, 2, true, 'foo', [4, 5]]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object with an Iterator returning its values
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the values found
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - contains
```
public static boolean contains(Iterable self,
 Object item)
```
 Returns true if this iterable contains the item.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable to be checked for containment
 
 item - an Object to be checked for containment in this iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 true if this iterable contains the item
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collection.contains(Object)
 - containsAll
```
public static boolean containsAll(Iterable self,
 Object[] items)
```
 Returns true if this iterable contains all of the elements in the specified array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable to be checked for containment
 
 items - array to be checked for containment in this iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 true if this collection contains all of the elements in the specified array
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collection.containsAll(Collection)
 - containsAll
```
@Deprecated
public static boolean containsAll(Collection self,
 Object[] items)
```
 Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.2
 
 See Also:
 
 containsAll(Iterable, Object[])
 - removeAll
```
public static boolean removeAll(Collection self,
 Object[] items)
```
 Modifies this collection by removing its elements that are contained within the specified object array. See also findAll and grep when wanting to produce a new list containing items which don't match some criteria while leaving the original collection unchanged.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection to be modified
 
 items - array containing elements to be removed from this collection
 
 Returns:
 
 true if this collection changed as a result of the call
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.2
 
 See Also:
 
 Collection.removeAll(Collection)
 - retainAll
```
public static boolean retainAll(Collection self,
 Object[] items)
```
 Modifies this collection so that it retains only its elements that are contained in the specified array. In other words, removes from this collection all of its elements that are not contained in the specified array. See also grep and findAll when wanting to produce a new list containing items which match some specified items but leaving the original collection unchanged.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection to be modified
 
 items - array containing elements to be retained from this collection
 
 Returns:
 
 true if this collection changed as a result of the call
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.2
 
 See Also:
 
 Collection.retainAll(Collection)
 - retainAll
```
public static <T> boolean retainAll(Collection<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Modifies this collection so that it retains only its elements that are matched according to the specified closure condition. In other words, removes from this collection all of its elements that don't match.
```
def list = ['a', 'b']
 list.retainAll { it == 'b' }
 assert list == ['b']
```
 See also findAll and grep when wanting to produce a new list containing items which match some criteria but leaving the original collection unchanged.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection to be modified
 
 condition - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 true if this collection changed as a result of the call
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.2
 
 See Also:
 
 Iterator.remove()
 - retainAll
```
public static <K,V> boolean retainAll(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Modifies this map so that it retains only its elements that are matched according to the specified closure condition. In other words, removes from this map all of its elements that don't match. If the closure takes one parameter then it will be passed the Map.Entry. Otherwise the closure should take two parameters, which will be the key and the value.
```
def map = [a:1, b:2]
 map.retainAll { k,v -> k == 'b' }
 assert map == [b:2]
```
 See also findAll when wanting to produce a new map containing items which match some criteria but leaving the original map unchanged.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map to be modified
 
 condition - a 1 or 2 arg Closure condition applying on the entries
 
 Returns:
 
 true if this map changed as a result of the call
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - removeAll
```
public static <T> boolean removeAll(Collection<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Modifies this collection by removing the elements that are matched according to the specified closure condition.
```
def list = ['a', 'b']
 list.removeAll { it == 'b' }
 assert list == ['a']
```
 See also findAll and grep when wanting to produce a new list containing items which match some criteria but leaving the original collection unchanged.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection to be modified
 
 condition - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 true if this collection changed as a result of the call
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.2
 
 See Also:
 
 Iterator.remove()
 - removeAll
```
public static <K,V> boolean removeAll(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Modifies this map by removing the elements that are matched according to the specified closure condition. If the closure takes one parameter then it will be passed the Map.Entry. Otherwise the closure should take two parameters, which will be the key and the value.
```
def map = [a:1, b:2]
 map.removeAll { k,v -> k == 'b' }
 assert map == [a:1]
```
 See also findAll when wanting to produce a new map containing items which match some criteria but leaving the original map unchanged.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map to be modified
 
 condition - a 1 or 2 arg Closure condition applying on the entries
 
 Returns:
 
 true if this map changed as a result of the call
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - addAll
```
public static <T> boolean addAll(Collection<T> self,
 T[] items)
```
 Modifies the collection by adding all of the elements in the specified array to the collection. The behavior of this operation is undefined if the specified array is modified while the operation is in progress. See also plus or the '+' operator if wanting to produce a new collection containing additional items but while leaving the original collection unchanged.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection to be modified
 
 items - array containing elements to be added to this collection
 
 Returns:
 
 true if this collection changed as a result of the call
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.2
 
 See Also:
 
 Collection.addAll(Collection)
 - addAll
```
public static <T> boolean addAll(List<T> self,
 int index,
 T[] items)
```
 Modifies this list by inserting all of the elements in the specified array into the list at the specified position. Shifts the element currently at that position (if any) and any subsequent elements to the right (increases their indices). The new elements will appear in this list in the order that they occur in the array. The behavior of this operation is undefined if the specified array is modified while the operation is in progress. See also plus for similar functionality with copy semantics, i.e. which produces a new list after adding the additional items at the specified position but leaves the original list unchanged.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a list to be modified
 
 items - array containing elements to be added to this collection
 
 index - index at which to insert the first element from the specified array
 
 Returns:
 
 true if this collection changed as a result of the call
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.2
 
 See Also:
 
 List.addAll(int, Collection)
 - split
```
public static Collection split(Object self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Splits all items into two lists based on the closure condition. The first list contains all items matching the closure expression. The second list all those that don't.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object with an Iterator returning its values
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a List whose first item is the accepted values and whose second item is the rejected values
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - split
```
public static <T> Collection<Collection<T>> split(Collection<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Splits all items into two collections based on the closure condition. The first list contains all items which match the closure expression. The second list all those that don't.
 Example usage:
```
assert [[2,4],[1,3]] == [1,2,3,4].split { it % 2 == 0 }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection of values
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a List whose first item is the accepted values and whose second item is the rejected values
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - split
```
public static <T> Collection<Collection<T>> split(T[] self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Splits all items into two collections based on the closure condition. The first list contains all items which match the closure expression. The second list all those that don't.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a List whose first item is the accepted values and whose second item is the rejected values
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - split
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> split(List<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Splits all items into two collections based on the closure condition. The first list contains all items which match the closure expression. The second list all those that don't.
 Example usage:
```
assert [[2,4],[1,3]] == [1,2,3,4].split { it % 2 == 0 }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List of values
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a List whose first item is the accepted values and whose second item is the rejected values
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - split
```
public static <T> List<Set<T>> split(Set<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Splits all items into two collections based on the closure condition. The first list contains all items which match the closure expression. The second list all those that don't.
 Example usage:
```
assert [[2,4] as Set, [1,3] as Set] == ([1,2,3,4] as Set).split { it % 2 == 0 }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set of values
 
 closure - a closure condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a List whose first item is the accepted values and whose second item is the rejected values
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - combinations
```
@Deprecated
public static List combinations(Collection self)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of combinations instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 combinations(Iterable)
 - combinations
```
public static List combinations(Iterable self)
```
 Adds GroovyCollections#combinations(Iterable) as a method on Iterables.
 Example usage:
```
 assert [['a', 'b'],[1, 2, 3]].combinations() == [['a', 1], ['b', 1], ['a', 2], ['b', 2], ['a', 3], ['b', 3]]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable of collections
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the combinations found
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 GroovyCollections.combinations(java.lang.Iterable)
 - combinations
```
public static List combinations(Iterable self,
 Closure<?> function)
```
 Adds GroovyCollections#combinations(Iterable, Closure) as a method on collections.
 Example usage:
```
assert [[2, 3],[4, 5, 6]].combinations {x,y -> x*y } == [8, 12, 10, 15, 12, 18]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection of lists
 
 function - a closure to be called on each combination
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the results of applying the closure to each combinations found
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 GroovyCollections.combinations(Iterable)
 - eachCombination
```
public static void eachCombination(Iterable self,
 Closure<?> function)
```
 Applies a function on each combination of the input lists.
 Example usage:
```
[[2, 3],[4, 5, 6]].eachCombination { println "Found $it" }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection of lists
 
 function - a closure to be called on each combination
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 GroovyCollections.combinations(Iterable)
 - subsequences
```
public static <T> Set<List<T>> subsequences(List<T> self)
```
 Finds all non-null subsequences of a list.
 Example usage:
```
def result = [1, 2, 3].subsequences()
 assert result == [[1, 2, 3], [1, 3], [2, 3], [1, 2], [1], [2], [3]] as Set
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the List of items
 
 Returns:
 
 the subsequences from the list
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 - permutations
```
public static <T> Set<List<T>> permutations(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Finds all permutations of an iterable.
 Example usage:
```
def result = [1, 2, 3].permutations()
 assert result == [[3, 2, 1], [3, 1, 2], [1, 3, 2], [2, 3, 1], [2, 1, 3], [1, 2, 3]] as Set
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterable of items
 
 Returns:
 
 the permutations from the list
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 - permutations
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> Set<List<T>> permutations(List<T> self)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of permutations instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 
 See Also:
 
 permutations(Iterable)
 - permutations
```
public static <T,V> List<V> permutations(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure<V> function)
```
 Finds all permutations of an iterable, applies a function to each permutation and collects the result into a list.
 Example usage:
```
Set result = [1, 2, 3].permutations { it.collect { v -> 2*v }}
 assert result == [[6, 4, 2], [6, 2, 4], [2, 6, 4], [4, 6, 2], [4, 2, 6], [2, 4, 6]] as Set
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterable of items
 
 function - the function to apply on each permutation
 
 Returns:
 
 the list of results of the application of the function on each permutation
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - permutations
```
@Deprecated
public static <T,V> List<V> permutations(List<T> self,
 Closure<V> function)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of permutations instead
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 permutations(Iterable, Closure)
 - eachPermutation
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> Iterator<List<T>> eachPermutation(Collection<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of eachPermutation instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 
 See Also:
 
 eachPermutation(Iterable, Closure)
 - eachPermutation
```
public static <T> Iterator<List<T>> eachPermutation(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates over all permutations of a collection, running a closure for each iteration.
 Example usage:
```
def permutations = []
 [1, 2, 3].eachPermutation{ permutations << it }
 assert permutations == [[1, 2, 3], [1, 3, 2], [2, 1, 3], [2, 3, 1], [3, 1, 2], [3, 2, 1]]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Collection of items
 
 closure - the closure to call for each permutation
 
 Returns:
 
 the permutations from the list
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 - transpose
```
public static List transpose(List self)
```
 Adds GroovyCollections#transpose(List) as a method on lists. A Transpose Function takes a collection of columns and returns a collection of rows. The first row consists of the first element from each column. Successive rows are constructed similarly.
 Example usage:
```
def result = [['a', 'b'], [1, 2]].transpose()
 assert result == [['a', 1], ['b', 2]]
```
```
def result = [['a', 'b'], [1, 2], [3, 4]].transpose()
 assert result == [['a', 1, 3], ['b', 2, 4]]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List of lists
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the transposed lists
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 GroovyCollections.transpose(java.util.List)
 - findAll
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> findAll(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Finds all entries matching the closure condition. If the closure takes one parameter then it will be passed the Map.Entry. Otherwise if the closure should take two parameters, which will be the key and the value.
 If the self map is one of TreeMap, LinkedHashMap, Hashtable or Properties, the returned Map will preserve that type, otherwise a HashMap will be returned.
 Example usage:
```
 def result = [a:1, b:2, c:4, d:5].findAll { it.value % 2 == 0 }
 assert result.every { it instanceof Map.Entry }
 assert result*.key == ["b", "c"]
 assert result*.value == [2, 4]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure condition applying on the entries
 
 Returns:
 
 a new subMap
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - groupBy
```
@Deprecated
public static <K,T> Map<K,List<T>> groupBy(Collection<T> self,
 Closure<K> closure)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of groupBy instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 groupBy(Iterable, Closure)
 - groupBy
```
public static <K,T> Map<K,List<T>> groupBy(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure<K> closure)
```
 Sorts all Iterable members into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure. The closure should return the key that this item should be grouped by. The returned LinkedHashMap will have an entry for each distinct key returned from the closure, with each value being a list of items for that group.
 Example usage:
```
 assert [0:[2,4,6], 1:[1,3,5]] == [1,2,3,4,5,6].groupBy { it % 2 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a collection to group
 
 closure - a closure mapping entries on keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map grouped by keys
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - groupBy
```
public static <K,T> Map<K,List<T>> groupBy(T[] self,
 Closure<K> closure)
```
 Sorts all array members into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure. The closure should return the key that this item should be grouped by. The returned LinkedHashMap will have an entry for each distinct key returned from the closure, with each value being a list of items for that group.
 Example usage:
```
 Integer[] items = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
 assert [0:[2,4,6], 1:[1,3,5]] == items.groupBy { it % 2 }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array to group
 
 closure - a closure mapping entries on keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map grouped by keys
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 groupBy(Iterable, Closure)
 - groupBy
```
@Deprecated
public static Map groupBy(Collection self,
 Object... closures)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of groupBy instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 groupBy(Iterable, Object...)
 - groupBy
```
public static Map groupBy(Iterable self,
 Object... closures)
```
 Sorts all Iterable members into (sub)groups determined by the supplied mapping closures. Each closure should return the key that this item should be grouped by. The returned LinkedHashMap will have an entry for each distinct 'key path' returned from the closures, with each value being a list of items for that 'group path'. Example usage:
```
def result = [1,2,3,4,5,6].groupBy({ it % 2 }, { it < 4 })
 assert result == [1:[(true):[1, 3], (false):[5]], 0:[(true):[2], (false):[4, 6]]]
```
 Another example:
```
def sql = groovy.sql.Sql.newInstance(/* ... */)
 def data = sql.rows("SELECT * FROM a_table").groupBy({ it.column1 }, { it.column2 }, { it.column3 })
 if (data.val1.val2.val3) {
 // there exists a record where:
 // a_table.column1 == val1
 // a_table.column2 == val2, and
 // a_table.column3 == val3
 } else {
 // there is no such record
 }
```
 If an empty array of closures is supplied the IDENTITY Closure will be used.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a collection to group
 
 closures - an array of closures, each mapping entries on keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map grouped by keys on each criterion
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - groupBy
```
public static Map groupBy(Object[] self,
 Object... closures)
```
 Sorts all array members into (sub)groups determined by the supplied mapping closures as per the Iterable variant of this method.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array to group
 
 closures - an array of closures, each mapping entries on keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map grouped by keys on each criterion
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 groupBy(Iterable, Object...), Closure.IDENTITY
 - groupBy
```
@Deprecated
public static Map groupBy(Collection self,
 List<Closure> closures)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of groupBy instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 groupBy(Iterable, List)
 - groupBy
```
public static Map groupBy(Iterable self,
 List<Closure> closures)
```
 Sorts all Iterable members into (sub)groups determined by the supplied mapping closures. Each closure should return the key that this item should be grouped by. The returned LinkedHashMap will have an entry for each distinct 'key path' returned from the closures, with each value being a list of items for that 'group path'. Example usage:
```
 def result = [1,2,3,4,5,6].groupBy([{ it % 2 }, { it < 4 }])
 assert result == [1:[(true):[1, 3], (false):[5]], 0:[(true):[2], (false):[4, 6]]]
 
```
 Another example:
```
 def sql = groovy.sql.Sql.newInstance(/* ... */)
 def data = sql.rows("SELECT * FROM a_table").groupBy([{ it.column1 }, { it.column2 }, { it.column3 }])
 if (data.val1.val2.val3) {
 // there exists a record where:
 // a_table.column1 == val1
 // a_table.column2 == val2, and
 // a_table.column3 == val3
 } else {
 // there is no such record
 }
 
```
 If an empty list of closures is supplied the IDENTITY Closure will be used.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a collection to group
 
 closures - a list of closures, each mapping entries on keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map grouped by keys on each criterion
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - groupBy
```
public static Map groupBy(Object[] self,
 List<Closure> closures)
```
 Sorts all array members into (sub)groups determined by the supplied mapping closures as per the list variant of this method.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array to group
 
 closures - a list of closures, each mapping entries on keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map grouped by keys on each criterion
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY, groupBy(Iterable, List)
 - countBy
```
@Deprecated
public static <K> Map<K,Integer> countBy(Collection self,
 Closure<K> closure)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of countBy instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 
 See Also:
 
 countBy(Iterable, Closure)
 - countBy
```
public static <K,E> Map<K,Integer> countBy(Iterable<E> self,
 Closure<K> closure)
```
 Sorts all collection members into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure and counts the group size. The closure should return the key that each item should be grouped by. The returned Map will have an entry for each distinct key returned from the closure, with each value being the frequency of items occurring for that group.
 Example usage:
```
assert [0:2, 1:3] == [1,2,3,4,5].countBy { it % 2 }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a collection to group and count
 
 closure - a closure mapping items to the frequency keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map grouped by keys with frequency counts
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - countBy
```
public static <K,E> Map<K,Integer> countBy(E[] self,
 Closure<K> closure)
```
 Sorts all array members into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure and counts the group size. The closure should return the key that each item should be grouped by. The returned Map will have an entry for each distinct key returned from the closure, with each value being the frequency of items occurring for that group.
 Example usage:
```
assert ([1,2,2,2,3] as Object[]).countBy{ it % 2 } == [1:2, 0:3]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array to group and count
 
 closure - a closure mapping items to the frequency keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map grouped by keys with frequency counts
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 
 See Also:
 
 countBy(Collection, Closure)
 - countBy
```
public static <K,E> Map<K,Integer> countBy(Iterator<E> self,
 Closure<K> closure)
```
 Sorts all iterator items into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure and counts the group size. The closure should return the key that each item should be grouped by. The returned Map will have an entry for each distinct key returned from the closure, with each value being the frequency of items occurring for that group.
 Example usage:
```
assert [1,2,2,2,3].toSet().iterator().countBy{ it % 2 } == [1:2, 0:1]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an iterator to group and count
 
 closure - a closure mapping items to the frequency keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map grouped by keys with frequency counts
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 
 See Also:
 
 countBy(Collection, Closure)
 - groupEntriesBy
```
public static <G,K,V> Map<G,List<Map.Entry<K,V>>> groupEntriesBy(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure<G> closure)
```
 Groups all map entries into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure. The closure will be passed a Map.Entry or key and value (depending on the number of parameters the closure accepts) and should return the key that each item should be grouped under. The resulting map will have an entry for each 'group' key returned by the closure, with values being the list of map entries that belong to each group. (If instead of a list of map entries, you want an actual map use {code}groupBy{code}.)
```
def result = [a:1,b:2,c:3,d:4,e:5,f:6].groupEntriesBy { it.value % 2 }
 assert result[0]*.key == ["b", "d", "f"]
 assert result[1]*.value == [1, 3, 5]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a map to group
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure mapping entries on keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map grouped by keys
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.2
 - groupBy
```
public static <G,K,V> Map<G,Map<K,V>> groupBy(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure<G> closure)
```
 Groups the members of a map into sub maps determined by the supplied mapping closure. The closure will be passed a Map.Entry or key and value (depending on the number of parameters the closure accepts) and should return the key that each item should be grouped under. The resulting map will have an entry for each 'group' key returned by the closure, with values being the map members from the original map that belong to each group. (If instead of a map, you want a list of map entries use {code}groupEntriesBy{code}.)
 If the self map is one of TreeMap, Hashtable or Properties, the returned Map will preserve that type, otherwise a LinkedHashMap will be returned.
```
def result = [a:1,b:2,c:3,d:4,e:5,f:6].groupBy { it.value % 2 }
 assert result == [0:[b:2, d:4, f:6], 1:[a:1, c:3, e:5]]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a map to group
 
 closure - a closure mapping entries on keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map grouped by keys
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - groupBy
```
public static Map<Object,Map> groupBy(Map self,
 Object... closures)
```
 Groups the members of a map into sub maps determined by the supplied mapping closures. Each closure will be passed a Map.Entry or key and value (depending on the number of parameters the closure accepts) and should return the key that each item should be grouped under. The resulting map will have an entry for each 'group path' returned by all closures, with values being the map members from the original map that belong to each such 'group path'. If the self map is one of TreeMap, Hashtable, or Properties, the returned Map will preserve that type, otherwise a LinkedHashMap will be returned.
```
def result = [a:1,b:2,c:3,d:4,e:5,f:6].groupBy({ it.value % 2 }, { it.key.next() })
 assert result == [1:[b:[a:1], d:[c:3], f:[e:5]], 0:[c:[b:2], e:[d:4], g:[f:6]]]
```
 If an empty array of closures is supplied the IDENTITY Closure will be used.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a map to group
 
 closures - an array of closures that map entries on keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new map grouped by keys on each criterion
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - groupBy
```
public static Map<Object,Map> groupBy(Map self,
 List<Closure> closures)
```
 Groups the members of a map into sub maps determined by the supplied mapping closures. Each closure will be passed a Map.Entry or key and value (depending on the number of parameters the closure accepts) and should return the key that each item should be grouped under. The resulting map will have an entry for each 'group path' returned by all closures, with values being the map members from the original map that belong to each such 'group path'. If the self map is one of TreeMap, Hashtable, or Properties, the returned Map will preserve that type, otherwise a LinkedHashMap will be returned.
```
def result = [a:1,b:2,c:3,d:4,e:5,f:6].groupBy([{ it.value % 2 }, { it.key.next() }])
 assert result == [1:[b:[a:1], d:[c:3], f:[e:5]], 0:[c:[b:2], e:[d:4], g:[f:6]]]
```
 If an empty list of closures is supplied the IDENTITY Closure will be used.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a map to group
 
 closures - a list of closures that map entries on keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new map grouped by keys on each criterion
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 Closure.IDENTITY
 - countBy
```
public static <K,U,V> Map<K,Integer> countBy(Map<U,V> self,
 Closure<K> closure)
```
 Groups the members of a map into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure and counts the frequency of the created groups. The closure will be passed a Map.Entry or key and value (depending on the number of parameters the closure accepts) and should return the key that each item should be grouped under. The resulting map will have an entry for each 'group' key returned by the closure, with values being the frequency counts for that 'group'.
```
def result = [a:1,b:2,c:3,d:4,e:5].countBy { it.value % 2 }
 assert result == [0:2, 1:3]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a map to group and count
 
 closure - a closure mapping entries to frequency count keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map grouped by keys with frequency counts
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - groupAnswer
```
protected static <K,T> void groupAnswer(Map<K,List<T>> answer,
 T element,
 K value)
```
 Groups the current element according to the value
 
 Parameters:
 
 answer - the map containing the results
 
 element - the element to be placed
 
 value - the value according to which the element will be placed
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - callClosureForMapEntry
```
protected static <T,K,V> T callClosureForMapEntry(Closure<T> closure,
 Map.Entry<K,V> entry)
```
 - callClosureForLine
```
protected static <T> T callClosureForLine(Closure<T> closure,
 String line,
 int counter)
```
 - callClosureForMapEntryAndCounter
```
protected static <T,K,V> T callClosureForMapEntryAndCounter(Closure<T> closure,
 Map.Entry<K,V> entry,
 int counter)
```
 - inject
```
public static <T,V extends T> T inject(Collection<T> self,
 Closure<V> closure)
```
 Performs the same function as the version of inject that takes an initial value, but uses the head of the Collection as the initial value, and iterates over the tail.
```
 assert 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 == [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ].inject { acc, val -> acc * val }
 assert ['b'] == [['a','b'], ['b','c'], ['d','b']].inject { acc, val -> acc.intersect( val ) }
 LinkedHashSet set = [ 't', 'i', 'm' ]
 assert 'tim' == set.inject { a, b -> a + b }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 closure - a closure
 
 Returns:
 
 the result of the last closure call
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the collection is empty.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 
 See Also:
 
 inject(Collection, Object, Closure)
 - inject
```
public static <E,T,U extends T,V extends T> T inject(Collection<E> self,
 U initialValue,
 Closure<V> closure)
```
 Iterates through the given Collection, passing in the initial value to the 2-arg closure along with the first item. The result is passed back (injected) into the closure along with the second item. The new result is injected back into the closure along with the third item and so on until the entire collection has been used. Also known as foldLeft or reduce in functional parlance. Examples:
```
 assert 1*1*2*3*4 == [1,2,3,4].inject(1) { acc, val -> acc * val }

 assert 0+1+2+3+4 == [1,2,3,4].inject(0) { acc, val -> acc + val }

 assert 'The quick brown fox' ==
 ['quick', 'brown', 'fox'].inject('The') { acc, val -> acc + ' ' + val }

 assert 'bat' ==
 ['rat', 'bat', 'cat'].inject('zzz') { min, next -> next < min ? next : min }

 def max = { a, b -> [a, b].max() }
 def animals = ['bat', 'rat', 'cat']
 assert 'rat' == animals.inject('aaa', max)
 
```
 Visual representation of the last example above:
```
 initVal animals[0]
 v v
 max('aaa', 'bat') => 'bat' animals[1]
 v v
 max('bat', 'rat') => 'rat' animals[2]
 v v
 max('rat', 'cat') => 'rat'
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 initialValue - some initial value
 
 closure - a closure
 
 Returns:
 
 the result of the last closure call
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - inject
```
public static <K,V,T,U extends T,W extends T> T inject(Map<K,V> self,
 U initialValue,
 Closure<W> closure)
```
 Iterates through the given Map, passing in the initial value to the 2-arg Closure along with the first item (or 3-arg Closure along with the first key and value). The result is passed back (injected) into the closure along with the second item. The new result is injected back into the closure along with the third item and so on until the entire collection has been used. Also known as foldLeft or reduce in functional parlance. Examples:
```
 def map = [a:1, b:2, c:3]
 assert map.inject([]) { list, k, v ->
 list + [k] * v
 } == ['a', 'b', 'b', 'c', 'c', 'c']
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 initialValue - some initial value
 
 closure - a 2 or 3 arg Closure
 
 Returns:
 
 the result of the last closure call
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - inject
```
public static <E,T,U extends T,V extends T> T inject(Iterator<E> self,
 U initialValue,
 Closure<V> closure)
```
 Iterates through the given Iterator, passing in the initial value to the closure along with the first item. The result is passed back (injected) into the closure along with the second item. The new result is injected back into the closure along with the third item and so on until the Iterator has been expired of values. Also known as foldLeft in functional parlance.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 initialValue - some initial value
 
 closure - a closure
 
 Returns:
 
 the result of the last closure call
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 inject(Collection, Object, Closure)
 - inject
```
public static <T,V extends T> T inject(Object self,
 Closure<V> closure)
```
 Iterates through the given Object, passing in the first value to the closure along with the first item. The result is passed back (injected) into the closure along with the second item. The new result is injected back into the closure along with the third item and so on until further iteration of the object is not possible. Also known as foldLeft in functional parlance.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object
 
 closure - a closure
 
 Returns:
 
 the result of the last closure call
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the collection is empty.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 
 See Also:
 
 inject(Collection, Object, Closure)
 - inject
```
public static <T,U extends T,V extends T> T inject(Object self,
 U initialValue,
 Closure<V> closure)
```
 Iterates through the given Object, passing in the initial value to the closure along with the first item. The result is passed back (injected) into the closure along with the second item. The new result is injected back into the closure along with the third item and so on until further iteration of the object is not possible. Also known as foldLeft in functional parlance.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object
 
 initialValue - some initial value
 
 closure - a closure
 
 Returns:
 
 the result of the last closure call
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 inject(Collection, Object, Closure)
 - inject
```
public static <E,T,V extends T> T inject(E[] self,
 Closure<V> closure)
```
 Iterates through the given array as with inject(Object[],initialValue,closure), but using the first element of the array as the initialValue, and then iterating the remaining elements of the array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object[]
 
 closure - a closure
 
 Returns:
 
 the result of the last closure call
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the array is empty.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 
 See Also:
 
 inject(Object[], Object, Closure)
 - inject
```
public static <E,T,U extends T,V extends T> T inject(E[] self,
 U initialValue,
 Closure<V> closure)
```
 Iterates through the given array, passing in the initial value to the closure along with the first item. The result is passed back (injected) into the closure along with the second item. The new result is injected back into the closure along with the third item and so on until all elements of the array have been used. Also known as foldLeft in functional parlance.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object[]
 
 initialValue - some initial value
 
 closure - a closure
 
 Returns:
 
 the result of the last closure call
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 inject(Collection, Object, Closure)
 - sum
```
@Deprecated
public static Object sum(Collection self)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sum instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 sum(Iterable)
 - sum
```
public static Object sum(Iterable self)
```
 Sums the items in an Iterable. This is equivalent to invoking the "plus" method on all items in the Iterable.
```
assert 1+2+3+4 == [1,2,3,4].sum()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - Iterable of values to add together
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - sum
```
public static Object sum(Object[] self)
```
 Sums the items in an array. This is equivalent to invoking the "plus" method on all items in the array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to add together
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.1
 
 See Also:
 
 sum(java.util.Iterator)
 - sum
```
public static Object sum(Iterator<Object> self)
```
 Sums the items from an Iterator. This is equivalent to invoking the "plus" method on all items from the Iterator. The iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the sum value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator for the values to add together
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - sum
```
public static byte sum(byte[] self)
```
 Sums the items in an array.
```
assert (1+2+3+4 as byte) == ([1,2,3,4] as byte[]).sum()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to add together
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.2
 - sum
```
public static short sum(short[] self)
```
 Sums the items in an array.
```
assert (1+2+3+4 as short) == ([1,2,3,4] as short[]).sum()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to add together
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.2
 - sum
```
public static int sum(int[] self)
```
 Sums the items in an array.
```
assert 1+2+3+4 == ([1,2,3,4] as int[]).sum()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to add together
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.2
 - sum
```
public static long sum(long[] self)
```
 Sums the items in an array.
```
assert (1+2+3+4 as long) == ([1,2,3,4] as long[]).sum()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to add together
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.2
 - sum
```
public static char sum(char[] self)
```
 Sums the items in an array.
```
assert (1+2+3+4 as char) == ([1,2,3,4] as char[]).sum()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to add together
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.2
 - sum
```
public static float sum(float[] self)
```
 Sums the items in an array.
```
assert (1+2+3+4 as float) == ([1,2,3,4] as float[]).sum()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to add together
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.2
 - sum
```
public static double sum(double[] self)
```
 Sums the items in an array.
```
assert (1+2+3+4 as double) == ([1,2,3,4] as double[]).sum()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to add together
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.2
 - sum
```
@Deprecated
public static Object sum(Collection self,
 Object initialValue)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sum instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 sum(Iterable, Object)
 - sum
```
public static Object sum(Iterable self,
 Object initialValue)
```
 Sums the items in an Iterable, adding the result to some initial value.
```
 assert 5+1+2+3+4 == [1,2,3,4].sum(5)
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable of values to sum
 
 initialValue - the items in the collection will be summed to this initial value
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of all of the items.
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - sum
```
public static Object sum(Object[] self,
 Object initialValue)
```
 Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of values to sum
 
 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 static Object sum(Iterator<Object> self,
 Object initialValue)
```
 Sums the items from an Iterator, adding the result to some initial value. This is equivalent to invoking the "plus" method on all items from the Iterator. The iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the sum value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator for the values to add together
 
 initialValue - the items in the collection will be summed to this initial value
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - sum
```
public static byte sum(byte[] self,
 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 as byte)
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of values to sum
 
 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
 - sum
```
public static short sum(short[] self,
 short initialValue)
```
 Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
```
assert (5+1+2+3+4 as short) == ([1,2,3,4] as short[]).sum(5 as short)
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of values to sum
 
 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
 - sum
```
public static int sum(int[] self,
 int initialValue)
```
 Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
```
assert 5+1+2+3+4 == ([1,2,3,4] as int[]).sum(5)
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of values to sum
 
 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
 - sum
```
public static long sum(long[] self,
 long initialValue)
```
 Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
```
assert (5+1+2+3+4 as long) == ([1,2,3,4] as long[]).sum(5)
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of values to sum
 
 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
 - sum
```
public static char sum(char[] self,
 char initialValue)
```
 Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
```
assert (5+1+2+3+4 as char) == ([1,2,3,4] as char[]).sum(5 as char)
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of values to sum
 
 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
 - sum
```
public static float sum(float[] self,
 float initialValue)
```
 Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
```
assert (5+1+2+3+4 as float) == ([1,2,3,4] as float[]).sum(5)
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of values to sum
 
 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
 - sum
```
public static double sum(double[] self,
 double initialValue)
```
 Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
```
assert (5+1+2+3+4 as double) == ([1,2,3,4] as double[]).sum(5)
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of values to sum
 
 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
 - sum
```
@Deprecated
public static Object sum(Collection self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sum instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 sum(Iterable, Closure)
 - sum
```
public static <T> Object sum(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of an Iterable. coll.sum(closure) is equivalent to: coll.collect(closure).sum().
```
assert 4+6+10+12 == [2,3,5,6].sum { it * 2 }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 closure - a single parameter closure that returns a (typically) numeric value.
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of the values returned by applying the closure to each item of the Iterable.
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - sum
```
public static <T> Object sum(T[] self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of an array. array.sum(closure) is equivalent to: array.collect(closure).sum().
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - An array
 
 closure - a single parameter closure that returns a (typically) 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 static <T> Object sum(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Sums the result of applying a closure to each item returned from an iterator. iter.sum(closure) is equivalent to: iter.collect(closure).sum(). The iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the sum value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - An Iterator
 
 closure - a single parameter closure that returns a (typically) numeric value.
 
 Returns:
 
 The sum of the values returned by applying the closure to each item from the Iterator.
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.1
 - sum
```
@Deprecated
public static Object sum(Collection self,
 Object initialValue,
 Closure closure)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sum instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 sum(Iterable, Object, Closure)
 - sum
```
public static <T> Object sum(Iterable<T> self,
 Object initialValue,
 Closure closure)
```
 Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of an Iterable to some initial value. iter.sum(initVal, closure) is equivalent to: iter.collect(closure).sum(initVal).
```
assert 50+4+6+10+12 == [2,3,5,6].sum(50) { it * 2 }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 closure - a single parameter closure that returns a (typically) 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 collection.
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - sum
```
public static <T> Object sum(T[] self,
 Object initialValue,
 Closure 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:
 
 self - an array
 
 closure - a single parameter closure that returns a (typically) 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
 - sum
```
public static <T> Object sum(Iterator<T> self,
 Object initialValue,
 Closure closure)
```
 Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of an Iterator to some initial value. iter.sum(initVal, closure) is equivalent to: iter.collect(closure).sum(initVal). The iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the sum value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 closure - a single parameter closure that returns a (typically) 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 from the Iterator.
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.1
 - average
```
public static Object average(Iterable self)
```
 Averages the items in an Iterable. This is equivalent to invoking the "plus" method on all items in the Iterable and then dividing by the total count using the "div" method for the resulting sum.
```
assert 3 == [1, 2, 6].average()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - Iterable of values to average
 
 Returns:
 
 The average of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - average
```
public static Object average(Object[] self)
```
 Averages the items in an array. This is equivalent to invoking the "plus" method on all items in the array and then dividing by the total count using the "div" method for the resulting sum.
```
assert 3 == ([1, 2, 6] as Integer[]).average()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to average
 
 Returns:
 
 The average of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 
 See Also:
 
 sum(java.lang.Object[])
 - average
```
public static Object average(Iterator<Object> self)
```
 Averages the items from an Iterator. This is equivalent to invoking the "plus" method on all items in the array and then dividing by the total count using the "div" method for the resulting sum. The iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the average value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator for the values to average
 
 Returns:
 
 The average of all of the items
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - average
```
public static BigDecimal average(byte[] self)
```
 Calculates the average of the bytes in the array.
```
assert 5.0G == ([2,4,6,8] as byte[]).average()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to calculate the average of
 
 Returns:
 
 The average of the items
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - average
```
public static BigDecimal average(short[] self)
```
 Calculates the average of the shorts in the array.
```
assert 5.0G == ([2,4,6,8] as short[]).average()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to calculate the average of
 
 Returns:
 
 The average of the items
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - average
```
public static BigDecimal average(int[] self)
```
 Calculates the average of the ints in the array.
```
assert 5.0G == ([2,4,6,8] as int[]).average()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to calculate the average of
 
 Returns:
 
 The average of the items
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - average
```
public static BigDecimal average(long[] self)
```
 Calculates the average of the longs in the array.
```
assert 5.0G == ([2,4,6,8] as long[]).average()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to calculate the average of
 
 Returns:
 
 The average of the items
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - average
```
public static double average(float[] self)
```
 Calculates the average of the floats in the array.
```
assert 5.0d == ([2,4,6,8] as float[]).average()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to calculate the average of
 
 Returns:
 
 The average of the items
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - average
```
public static double average(double[] self)
```
 Calculates the average of the doubles in the array.
```
assert 5.0d == ([2,4,6,8] as double[]).average()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - The array of values to calculate the average of
 
 Returns:
 
 The average of the items
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - average
```
public static <T> Object average(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Averages the result of applying a closure to each item of an Iterable. iter.average(closure) is equivalent to: iter.collect(closure).average().
```
 assert 20 == [1, 3].average { it * 10 }
 assert 3 == ['to', 'from'].average { it.size() }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 closure - a single parameter closure that returns a (typically) numeric value.
 
 Returns:
 
 The average of the values returned by applying the closure to each item of the Iterable.
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - average
```
public static <T> Object average(T[] self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Averages the result of applying a closure to each item of an array. array.average(closure) is equivalent to: array.collect(closure).average().
```
 def (nums, strings) = [[1, 3] as Integer[], ['to', 'from'] as String[]]
 assert 20 == nums.average { it * 10 }
 assert 3 == strings.average { it.size() }
 assert 3 == strings.average (String::size)
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - An array
 
 closure - a single parameter closure that returns a (typically) numeric value.
 
 Returns:
 
 The average of the values returned by applying the closure to each item of the array.
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - average
```
public static <T> Object average(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Averages the result of applying a closure to each item returned from an iterator. iter.average(closure) is equivalent to: iter.collect(closure).average(). The iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the average value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - An Iterator
 
 closure - a single parameter closure that returns a (typically) numeric value.
 
 Returns:
 
 The average of the values returned by applying the closure to each item from the Iterator.
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - join
```
public static String join(Iterator<Object> self,
 String separator)
```
 Concatenates the toString() representation of each item from the iterator, with the given String as a separator between each item. The iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the resulting conjoined value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator of items
 
 separator - a String separator
 
 Returns:
 
 the joined String
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - join
```
@Deprecated
public static String join(Collection self,
 String separator)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of join instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 join(Iterable, String)
 - join
```
public static String join(Iterable self,
 String separator)
```
 Concatenates the toString() representation of each item in this Iterable, with the given String as a separator between each item.
```
assert "1, 2, 3" == [1,2,3].join(", ")
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable of objects
 
 separator - a String separator
 
 Returns:
 
 the joined String
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - join
```
public static String join(Object[] self,
 String separator)
```
 Concatenates the toString() representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of Object
 
 separator - a String separator
 
 Returns:
 
 the joined String
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - join
```
public static String join(boolean[] self,
 String separator)
```
 Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of boolean
 
 separator - a String separator
 
 Returns:
 
 the joined String
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.1
 - join
```
public static String join(byte[] self,
 String separator)
```
 Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of byte
 
 separator - a String separator
 
 Returns:
 
 the joined String
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.1
 - join
```
public static String join(char[] self,
 String separator)
```
 Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of char
 
 separator - a String separator
 
 Returns:
 
 the joined String
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.1
 - join
```
public static String join(double[] self,
 String separator)
```
 Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of double
 
 separator - a String separator
 
 Returns:
 
 the joined String
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.1
 - join
```
public static String join(float[] self,
 String separator)
```
 Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of float
 
 separator - a String separator
 
 Returns:
 
 the joined String
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.1
 - join
```
public static String join(int[] self,
 String separator)
```
 Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of int
 
 separator - a String separator
 
 Returns:
 
 the joined String
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.1
 - join
```
public static String join(long[] self,
 String separator)
```
 Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of long
 
 separator - a String separator
 
 Returns:
 
 the joined String
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.1
 - join
```
public static String join(short[] self,
 String separator)
```
 Concatenates the string representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array of short
 
 separator - a String separator
 
 Returns:
 
 the joined String
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.1
 - min
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> T min(Collection<T> self)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of min instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 min(Iterable)
 - min
```
public static <T> T min(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Adds min() method to Collection objects.
```
assert 2 == [4,2,5].min()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 the minimum value
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 GroovyCollections.min(java.util.Collection)
 - min
```
public static <T> T min(Iterator<T> self)
```
 Adds min() method to Iterator objects. The iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the minimum value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 the minimum value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 
 See Also:
 
 min(java.util.Collection)
 - min
```
public static <T> T min(T[] self)
```
 Adds min() method to Object arrays.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the minimum value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 
 See Also:
 
 min(java.util.Collection)
 - min
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> T min(Collection<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of min instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 min(Iterable, Comparator)
 - min
```
public static <T> T min(Iterable<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Selects the minimum value found in the Iterable using the given comparator.
```
assert "hi" == ["hello","hi","hey"].min( { a, b -> a.length() <=> b.length() } as Comparator )
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 the minimum value or null for an empty Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - min
```
public static <T> T min(Iterator<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Selects the minimum value found from the Iterator using the given comparator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 the minimum value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 
 See Also:
 
 min(java.util.Collection, java.util.Comparator)
 - min
```
public static <T> T min(T[] self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Selects the minimum value found from the Object array using the given comparator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 the minimum value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 
 See Also:
 
 min(java.util.Collection, java.util.Comparator)
 - min
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> T min(Collection<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of min instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 min(Iterable, Closure)
 - min
```
public static <T> T min(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Selects the item in the iterable which when passed as a parameter to the supplied closure returns the minimum value. A null return value represents the least possible return value. If more than one item has the minimum value, an arbitrary choice is made between the items having the minimum value.
 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.
```
 assert "hi" == ["hello","hi","hey"].min { it.length() }
 
```
```
 def lastDigit = { a, b -> a % 10 <=> b % 10 }
 assert [19, 55, 91].min(lastDigit) == 91
 
```
```
 def pets = ['dog', 'cat', 'anaconda']
 def shortestName = pets.min{ it.size() } // one of 'dog' or 'cat'
 assert shortestName.size() == 3
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 an item from the Iterable having the minimum value returned by calling the supplied closure with that item as parameter or null for an empty Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - min
```
public static <K,V> Map.Entry<K,V> min(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Selects an entry in the map having the minimum calculated value as determined by the supplied closure. If more than one entry has the minimum value, an arbitrary choice is made between the entries having the minimum value.
 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.
```
 def zoo = [monkeys:6, lions:5, tigers:7]
 def leastCommonEntry = zoo.min{ it.value }
 assert leastCommonEntry.value == 5
 def mostCommonEntry = zoo.min{ a, b -> b.value <=> a.value } // double negative!
 assert mostCommonEntry.value == 7
 
```
 Edge case for multiple min values:
```
 def zoo = [monkeys:6, lions:5, tigers:7]
 def lastCharOfName = { e -> e.key[-1] }
 def ans = zoo.min(lastCharOfName) // some random entry
 assert lastCharOfName(ans) == 's'
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 the Map.Entry having the minimum value as determined by the closure
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.6
 - max
```
public static <K,V> Map.Entry<K,V> max(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Selects an entry in the map having the maximum calculated value as determined by the supplied closure. If more than one entry has the maximum value, an arbitrary choice is made between the entries having the maximum value.
 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. An example:
```
 def zoo = [monkeys:6, lions:5, tigers:7]
 def mostCommonEntry = zoo.max{ it.value }
 assert mostCommonEntry.value == 7
 def leastCommonEntry = zoo.max{ a, b -> b.value <=> a.value } // double negative!
 assert leastCommonEntry.value == 5
 
```
 Edge case for multiple max values:
```
 def zoo = [monkeys:6, lions:5, tigers:7]
 def lengthOfNamePlusNumber = { e -> e.key.size() + e.value }
 def ans = zoo.max(lengthOfNamePlusNumber) // one of [monkeys:6, tigers:7]
 assert lengthOfNamePlusNumber(ans) == 13
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 the Map.Entry having the maximum value as determined by the closure
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.6
 - min
```
public static <T> T min(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Selects the minimum value found from the Iterator using the closure to determine the correct ordering. The iterator will become exhausted of elements after this operation.
 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:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 closure - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 the minimum value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 
 See Also:
 
 min(java.util.Collection, groovy.lang.Closure)
 - min
```
public static <T> T min(T[] self,
 Closure 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:
 
 self - an array
 
 closure - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 the minimum value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 
 See Also:
 
 min(java.util.Collection, groovy.lang.Closure)
 - max
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> T max(Collection<T> self)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of max instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 max(Iterable)
 - max
```
public static <T> T max(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Adds max() method to Iterable objects.
```
 assert 5 == [2,3,1,5,4].max()
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the maximum value
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 GroovyCollections.max(java.lang.Iterable)
 - max
```
public static <T> T max(Iterator<T> self)
```
 Adds max() method to Iterator objects. The iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the maximum value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 the maximum value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 
 See Also:
 
 GroovyCollections.max(java.util.Collection)
 - max
```
public static <T> T max(T[] self)
```
 Adds max() method to Object arrays.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the maximum value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 
 See Also:
 
 max(java.util.Collection)
 - max
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> T max(Collection<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of max instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 max(Iterable, Closure)
 - max
```
public static <T> T max(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Selects the item in the iterable which when passed as a parameter to the supplied closure returns the maximum value. A null return value represents the least possible return value, so any item for which the supplied closure returns null, won't be selected (unless all items return null). If more than one item has the maximum value, an arbitrary choice is made between the items having the maximum value.
 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.
```
assert "hello" == ["hello","hi","hey"].max { it.length() }
```
```
assert "hello" == ["hello","hi","hey"].max { a, b -> a.length() <=> b.length() }
```
```
 def pets = ['dog', 'elephant', 'anaconda']
 def longestName = pets.max{ it.size() } // one of 'elephant' or 'anaconda'
 assert longestName.size() == 8
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 an item from the Iterable having the maximum value returned by calling the supplied closure with that item as parameter or null for an empty Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - max
```
public static <T> T max(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Selects the maximum value found from the Iterator using the closure to determine the correct ordering. The iterator will become exhausted of elements after this operation.
 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:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 closure - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 the maximum value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 
 See Also:
 
 max(java.util.Collection, groovy.lang.Closure)
 - max
```
public static <T> T max(T[] self,
 Closure 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:
 
 self - an array
 
 closure - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 the maximum value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 
 See Also:
 
 max(java.util.Collection, groovy.lang.Closure)
 - max
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> T max(Collection<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of max instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 max(Iterable, Comparator)
 - max
```
public static <T> T max(Iterable<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Selects the maximum value found in the Iterable using the given comparator.
```
 assert "hello" == ["hello","hi","hey"].max( { a, b -> a.length() <=> b.length() } as Comparator )
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 the maximum value or null for an empty Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - max
```
public static <T> T max(Iterator<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Selects the maximum value found from the Iterator using the given comparator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 the maximum value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - max
```
public static <T> T max(T[] self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Selects the maximum value found from the Object array using the given comparator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 the maximum value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - getIndices
```
public static IntRange getIndices(Collection self)
```
 Returns indices of the collection.
 Example:
```
 assert 0..2 == [5, 6, 7].indices
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a collection
 
 Returns:
 
 an index range
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - getIndices
```
public static <T> IntRange getIndices(T[] self)
```
 Returns indices of the array.
 Example:
```
 String[] letters = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
 assert 0..<4 == letters.indices
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 an index range
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - size
```
public static int size(Iterator self)
```
 Provide the standard Groovy size() method for Iterator. The iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the size value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 the length of the Iterator
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - size
```
public static int size(Iterable self)
```
 Provide the standard Groovy size() method for Iterable.
```
 def items = [1, 2, 3]
 def iterable = { [ hasNext:{ !items.isEmpty() }, next:{ items.pop() } ] as Iterator } as Iterable
 assert iterable.size() == 3
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the length of the Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 2.3.8
 - size
```
public static int size(Object[] self)
```
 Provide the standard Groovy size() method for an array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array of objects
 
 Returns:
 
 the size (length) of the Array
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - isEmpty
```
public static boolean isEmpty(Iterable self)
```
 Check whether an Iterable has elements
```
 def items = [1]
 def iterable = { [ hasNext:{ !items.isEmpty() }, next:{ items.pop() } ] as Iterator } as Iterable
 assert !iterable.isEmpty()
 iterable.iterator().next()
 assert iterable.isEmpty()
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the iterable has no elements, false otherwise
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - getAt
```
public static <T> List<T> getAt(List<T> self,
 Range range)
```
 Support the range subscript operator for a List.
```
def list = [1, "a", 4.5, true]
 assert list[1..2] == ["a", 4.5]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 range - a Range indicating the items to get
 
 Returns:
 
 a new list instance based on range borders
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static <T> List<T> getAt(ListWithDefault<T> self,
 Collection indices)
```
 Select a List of items from an eager or lazy List using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
```
def list = [].withDefault { 42 }
 assert list[1,0,2] == [42, 42, 42]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a ListWithDefault
 
 indices - a Collection of indices
 
 Returns:
 
 a new eager or lazy list of the values at the given indices
 - getAt
```
public static <T> List<T> getAt(ListWithDefault<T> self,
 Range range)
```
 Support the range subscript operator for an eager or lazy List.
```
def list = [].withDefault { 42 }
 assert list[1..2] == [null, 42]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a ListWithDefault
 
 range - a Range indicating the items to get
 
 Returns:
 
 a new eager or lazy list instance based on range borders
 - getAt
```
public static <T> List<T> getAt(ListWithDefault<T> self,
 EmptyRange range)
```
 Support the range subscript operator for an eager or lazy List.
```
 def list = [true, 1, 3.4].withDefault{ 42 }
 assert list[0..<0] == []
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a ListWithDefault
 
 range - a Range indicating the items to get
 
 Returns:
 
 a new list instance based on range borders
 - getAt
```
public static <T> List<T> getAt(List<T> self,
 EmptyRange range)
```
 Support the range subscript operator for a List.
```
 def list = [true, 1, 3.4]
 assert list[0..<0] == []
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 range - a Range indicating the items to get
 
 Returns:
 
 a new list instance based on range borders
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static <T> List<T> getAt(List<T> self,
 Collection indices)
```
 Select a List of items from a List using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
```
def list = [true, 1, 3.4, false]
 assert list[1,0,2] == [1, true, 3.4]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 indices - a Collection of indices
 
 Returns:
 
 a new list of the values at the given indices
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static <T> List<T> getAt(T[] self,
 Collection indices)
```
 Select a List of items from an array using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 indices - a Collection of indices
 
 Returns:
 
 a new list of the values at the given indices
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - subMap
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> subMap(Map<K,V> map,
 Collection<K> keys)
```
 Creates a sub-Map containing the given keys. This method is similar to List.subList() but uses keys rather than index ranges.
```
assert [1:10, 2:20, 4:40].subMap( [2, 4] ) == [2:20, 4:40]
```
 Parameters:
 
 map - a Map
 
 keys - a Collection of keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map containing the given keys
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - subMap
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> subMap(Map<K,V> map,
 K[] keys)
```
 Creates a sub-Map containing the given keys. This method is similar to List.subList() but uses keys rather than index ranges. The original map is unaltered.
```
 def orig = [1:10, 2:20, 3:30, 4:40]
 assert orig.subMap([1, 3] as int[]) == [1:10, 3:30]
 assert orig.subMap([2, 4] as Integer[]) == [2:20, 4:40]
 assert orig.size() == 4
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 map - a Map
 
 keys - an array of keys
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map containing the given keys
 
 Since:
 
 2.1.0
 - get
```
public static <K,V> V get(Map<K,V> map,
 K key,
 V defaultValue)
```
 Looks up an item in a Map for the given key and returns the value - unless there is no entry for the given key in which case add the default value to the map and return that.
```
def map=[:]
 map.get("a", []) << 5
 assert map == [a:[5]]
```
 Parameters:
 
 map - a Map
 
 key - the key to lookup the value of
 
 defaultValue - the value to return and add to the map for this key if there is no entry for the given key
 
 Returns:
 
 the value of the given key or the default value, added to the map if the key did not exist
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static <T> List<T> getAt(T[] array,
 Range range)
```
 Support the range subscript operator for an Array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an Array of Objects
 
 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 static <T> List<T> getAt(T[] array,
 IntRange range)
```
 Parameters:
 
 array - an Array of Objects
 
 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 static <T> List<T> getAt(T[] array,
 EmptyRange range)
```
 Parameters:
 
 array - an Array of Objects
 
 range - an EmptyRange
 
 Returns:
 
 an empty Range
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - getAt
```
public static <T> List<T> getAt(T[] array,
 ObjectRange range)
```
 Parameters:
 
 array - an Array of Objects
 
 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
 - toList
```
public static <T> List<T> toList(T[] array)
```
 Allows conversion of arrays into a mutable List.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an Array of Objects
 
 Returns:
 
 the array as a List
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static <T> T getAt(List<T> self,
 int idx)
```
 Support the subscript operator for a List.
```
def list = [2, "a", 5.3]
 assert list[1] == "a"
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 idx - an index
 
 Returns:
 
 the value at the given index
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static <T> T getAt(List<T> self,
 Number idx)
```
 Support subscript operator for list access.
 - getAt
```
public static <T> T getAt(Iterator<T> self,
 int idx)
```
 Support the subscript operator for an Iterator. The iterator will be partially exhausted up until the idx entry after returning if a +ve or 0 idx is used, or fully exhausted if a -ve idx is used or no corresponding entry was found. Typical usage:
```
 def iter = [2, "a", 5.3].iterator()
 assert iter[1] == "a"
 
```
 A more elaborate example:
```
 def items = [2, "a", 5.3]
 def iter = items.iterator()
 assert iter[-1] == 5.3
 // iter exhausted, so reset
 iter = items.iterator()
 assert iter[1] == "a"
 // iter partially exhausted so now idx starts after "a"
 assert iter[0] == 5.3
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 idx - an index value (-self.size() <= idx < self.size())
 
 Returns:
 
 the value at the given index (after normalisation) or null if no corresponding value was found
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.2
 - getAt
```
public static <T> T getAt(Iterable<T> self,
 int idx)
```
 Support the subscript operator for an Iterable. Typical usage:
```
 // custom Iterable example:
 class MyIterable implements Iterable {
 Iterator iterator() { [1, 2, 3].iterator() }
 }
 def myIterable = new MyIterable()
 assert myIterable[1] == 2

 // Set example:
 def set = [1,2,3] as LinkedHashSet
 assert set[1] == 2
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 idx - an index value (-self.size() <= idx < self.size()) but using -ve index values will be inefficient
 
 Returns:
 
 the value at the given index (after normalisation) or null if no corresponding value was found
 
 Since:
 
 2.1.0
 - putAt
```
public static <T> void putAt(List<T> self,
 int idx,
 T value)
```
 A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
```
def list = [2, 3]
 list[0] = 1
 assert list == [1, 3]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 idx - an index
 
 value - the value to put at the given index
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - putAt
```
public static <T> void putAt(List<T> self,
 Number idx,
 T value)
```
 Support subscript operator for list modification.
 - putAt
```
public static void putAt(List self,
 EmptyRange range,
 Object value)
```
 A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
```
 def list = ["a", true]
 list[1..<1] = 5
 assert list == ["a", 5, true]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 range - the (in this case empty) subset of the list to set
 
 value - the values to put at the given sublist or a Collection of values
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - putAt
```
public static void putAt(List self,
 EmptyRange range,
 Collection value)
```
 A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
```
 def list = ["a", true]
 list[1..<1] = [4, 3, 2]
 assert list == ["a", 4, 3, 2, true]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 range - the (in this case empty) subset of the list to set
 
 value - the Collection of values
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 putAt(java.util.List, groovy.lang.EmptyRange, java.lang.Object)
 - putAt
```
public static void putAt(List self,
 IntRange range,
 Collection col)
```
 List subscript assignment operator when given a range as the index and the assignment operand is a collection. Example:
```
def myList = [4, 3, 5, 1, 2, 8, 10]
 myList[3..5] = ["a", true]
 assert myList == [4, 3, 5, "a", true, 10]
```
 Items in the given range are replaced with items from the collection.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 range - the subset of the list to set
 
 col - the collection of values to put at the given sublist
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - putAt
```
public static void putAt(List self,
 IntRange range,
 Object value)
```
 List subscript assignment operator when given a range as the index. Example:
```
def myList = [4, 3, 5, 1, 2, 8, 10]
 myList[3..5] = "b"
 assert myList == [4, 3, 5, "b", 10]
```
 Items in the given range are replaced with the operand. The value operand is always treated as a single value.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 range - the subset of the list to set
 
 value - the value to put at the given sublist
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - putAt
```
public static void putAt(List self,
 List splice,
 List values)
```
 A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
```
def list = ["a", true, 42, 9.4]
 list[1, 4] = ["x", false]
 assert list == ["a", "x", 42, 9.4, false]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 splice - the subset of the list to set
 
 values - the value to put at the given sublist
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - putAt
```
public static void putAt(List self,
 List splice,
 Object value)
```
 A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
```
def list = ["a", true, 42, 9.4]
 list[1, 3] = 5
 assert list == ["a", 5, 42, 5]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 splice - the subset of the list to set
 
 value - the value to put at the given sublist
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getSubList
```
@Deprecated
protected static List getSubList(List self,
 List splice)
```
 Deprecated.
 - getAt
```
public static <K,V> V getAt(Map<K,V> self,
 K key)
```
 Support the subscript operator for a Map.
```
def map = [a:10]
 assert map["a"] == 10
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 key - an Object as a key for the map
 
 Returns:
 
 the value corresponding to the given key
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - plus
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> plus(Map<K,V> left,
 Map<K,V> right)
```
 Returns a new Map containing all entries from left and right, giving precedence to right. Any keys appearing in both Maps will appear in the resultant map with values from the right operand. If the left map is one of TreeMap, LinkedHashMap, Hashtable or Properties, the returned Map will preserve that type, otherwise a HashMap will be returned.
 Roughly equivalent to Map m = new HashMap(); m.putAll(left); m.putAll(right); return m; but with some additional logic to preserve the left Map type for common cases as described above.
```
 assert [a:10, b:20] + [a:5, c:7] == [a:5, b:20, c:7]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Map
 
 right - a Map
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map containing all entries from left and right
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - putAt
```
public static <K,V> V putAt(Map<K,V> self,
 K key,
 V value)
```
 A helper method to allow maps to work with subscript operators
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 key - an Object as a key for the map
 
 value - the value to put into the map
 
 Returns:
 
 the value corresponding to the given key
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List getAt(Collection coll,
 String property)
```
 Support the subscript operator for Collection.
```
 assert [String, Long, Integer] == ["a",5L,2]["class"]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 coll - a Collection
 
 property - a String
 
 Returns:
 
 a List
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - asImmutable
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> asImmutable(Map<K,V> self)
```
 A convenience method for creating an immutable Map.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 Returns:
 
 an unmodifiable view of a copy of the original, i.e. an effectively immutable copy
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 asImmutable(java.util.List), asUnmodifiable(java.util.Map)
 - asImmutable
```
public static <K,V> SortedMap<K,V> asImmutable(SortedMap<K,V> self)
```
 A convenience method for creating an immutable SortedMap.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedMap
 
 Returns:
 
 an unmodifiable view of a copy of the original, i.e. an effectively immutable copy
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 asImmutable(java.util.List), asUnmodifiable(java.util.SortedMap)
 - asImmutable
```
public static <T> List<T> asImmutable(List<T> self)
```
 A convenience method for creating an immutable List.
```
 def mutable = [1,2,3]
 def immutable = mutable.asImmutable()
 try {
 immutable << 4
 assert false
 } catch (UnsupportedOperationException) {
 assert true
 }
 mutable << 4
 assert mutable.size() == 4
 assert immutable.size() == 3
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 an unmodifiable view of a copy of the original, i.e. an effectively immutable copy
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 asUnmodifiable(java.util.List)
 - asImmutable
```
public static <T> Set<T> asImmutable(Set<T> self)
```
 A convenience method for creating an immutable Set.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set
 
 Returns:
 
 an unmodifiable view of a copy of the original, i.e. an effectively immutable copy
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 asImmutable(java.util.List), asUnmodifiable(java.util.Set)
 - asImmutable
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> asImmutable(SortedSet<T> self)
```
 A convenience method for creating an immutable SortedSet.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedSet
 
 Returns:
 
 an unmodifiable view of a copy of the original, i.e. an effectively immutable copy
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 asImmutable(java.util.List), asUnmodifiable(java.util.SortedSet)
 - asImmutable
```
public static <T> Collection<T> asImmutable(Collection<T> self)
```
 A convenience method for creating an immutable Collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 an unmodifiable view of a copy of the original, i.e. an effectively immutable copy
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 asImmutable(java.util.List), asUnmodifiable(java.util.Collection)
 - asUnmodifiable
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> asUnmodifiable(Map<K,V> self)
```
 Creates an unmodifiable view of a Map.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 Returns:
 
 an unmodifiable view of the Map
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.unmodifiableMap(java.util.Map), asUnmodifiable(java.util.List)
 - asUnmodifiable
```
public static <K,V> SortedMap<K,V> asUnmodifiable(SortedMap<K,V> self)
```
 Creates an unmodifiable view of a SortedMap.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedMap
 
 Returns:
 
 an unmodifiable view of the SortedMap
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.unmodifiableSortedMap(java.util.SortedMap), asUnmodifiable(java.util.List)
 - asUnmodifiable
```
public static <T> List<T> asUnmodifiable(List<T> self)
```
 Creates an unmodifiable view of a List.
```
 def mutable = [1,2,3]
 def unmodifiable = mutable.asUnmodifiable()
 try {
 unmodifiable << 4
 assert false
 } catch (UnsupportedOperationException) {
 assert true
 }
 mutable << 4
 assert unmodifiable.size() == 4
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 an unmodifiable view of the List
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.unmodifiableList(java.util.List)
 - asUnmodifiable
```
public static <T> Set<T> asUnmodifiable(Set<T> self)
```
 Creates an unmodifiable view of a Set.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set
 
 Returns:
 
 an unmodifiable view of the Set
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.unmodifiableSet(java.util.Set), asUnmodifiable(java.util.List)
 - asUnmodifiable
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> asUnmodifiable(SortedSet<T> self)
```
 Creates an unmodifiable view of a SortedSet.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedSet
 
 Returns:
 
 an unmodifiable view of the SortedSet
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.unmodifiableSortedSet(java.util.SortedSet), asUnmodifiable(java.util.List)
 - asUnmodifiable
```
public static <T> Collection<T> asUnmodifiable(Collection<T> self)
```
 Creates an unmodifiable view of a Collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 an unmodifiable view of the Collection
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.unmodifiableCollection(java.util.Collection), asUnmodifiable(java.util.List)
 - asSynchronized
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> asSynchronized(Map<K,V> self)
```
 A convenience method for creating a synchronized Map.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 Returns:
 
 a synchronized Map
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.synchronizedMap(java.util.Map)
 - asSynchronized
```
public static <K,V> SortedMap<K,V> asSynchronized(SortedMap<K,V> self)
```
 A convenience method for creating a synchronized SortedMap.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedMap
 
 Returns:
 
 a synchronized SortedMap
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.synchronizedSortedMap(java.util.SortedMap)
 - asSynchronized
```
public static <T> Collection<T> asSynchronized(Collection<T> self)
```
 A convenience method for creating a synchronized Collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 a synchronized Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.synchronizedCollection(java.util.Collection)
 - asSynchronized
```
public static <T> List<T> asSynchronized(List<T> self)
```
 A convenience method for creating a synchronized List.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 a synchronized List
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.synchronizedList(java.util.List)
 - asSynchronized
```
public static <T> Set<T> asSynchronized(Set<T> self)
```
 A convenience method for creating a synchronized Set.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set
 
 Returns:
 
 a synchronized Set
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.synchronizedSet(java.util.Set)
 - asSynchronized
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> asSynchronized(SortedSet<T> self)
```
 A convenience method for creating a synchronized SortedSet.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedSet
 
 Returns:
 
 a synchronized SortedSet
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.synchronizedSortedSet(java.util.SortedSet)
 - spread
```
public static SpreadMap spread(Map self)
```
 Synonym for toSpreadMap(java.util.Map).
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a map
 
 Returns:
 
 a newly created SpreadMap
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toSpreadMap
```
public static SpreadMap toSpreadMap(Map self)
```
 Returns a new SpreadMap from this map.
 The example below shows the various possible use cases:
```
 def fn(Map m) { return m.a + m.b + m.c + m.d }

 assert fn(a:1, b:2, c:3, d:4) == 10
 assert fn(a:1, *:[b:2, c:3], d:4) == 10
 assert fn([a:1, b:2, c:3, d:4].toSpreadMap()) == 10
 assert fn((['a', 1, 'b', 2, 'c', 3, 'd', 4] as Object[]).toSpreadMap()) == 10
 assert fn(['a', 1, 'b', 2, 'c', 3, 'd', 4].toSpreadMap()) == 10
 assert fn(['abcd'.toList(), 1..4].transpose().flatten().toSpreadMap()) == 10
 
```
 Note that toSpreadMap() is not normally used explicitly but under the covers by Groovy.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a map to be converted into a SpreadMap
 
 Returns:
 
 a newly created SpreadMap if this map is not null and its size is positive.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 SpreadMap.SpreadMap(java.util.Map)
 - toSpreadMap
```
public static SpreadMap toSpreadMap(Object[] self)
```
 Creates a spreadable map from this array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an object array
 
 Returns:
 
 a newly created SpreadMap
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 SpreadMap.SpreadMap(java.lang.Object[]), toSpreadMap(java.util.Map)
 - toSpreadMap
```
public static SpreadMap toSpreadMap(List self)
```
 Creates a spreadable map from this list.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a list
 
 Returns:
 
 a newly created SpreadMap
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 
 See Also:
 
 SpreadMap.SpreadMap(java.util.List), toSpreadMap(java.util.Map)
 - toSpreadMap
```
public static SpreadMap toSpreadMap(Iterable self)
```
 Creates a spreadable map from this iterable.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a newly created SpreadMap
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 SpreadMap.SpreadMap(java.util.List), toSpreadMap(java.util.Map)
 - withDefault
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> withDefault(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure<V> init)
```
 Wraps a map using the decorator pattern with a wrapper that intercepts all calls to get(key). If an unknown key is found, a default value will be stored into the Map before being returned. The default value stored will be the result of calling the supplied Closure with the key as the parameter to the Closure. Example usage:
```
 def map = [a:1, b:2].withDefault{ k -> k.toCharacter().isLowerCase() ? 10 : -10 }
 def expected = [a:1, b:2, c:10, D:-10]
 assert expected.every{ e -> e.value == map[e.key] }

 def constMap = [:].withDefault{ 42 }
 assert constMap.foo == 42
 assert constMap.size() == 1
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 init - a Closure which is passed the unknown key
 
 Returns:
 
 the wrapped Map
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.1
 - withDefault
```
public static <T> ListWithDefault<T> withDefault(List<T> self,
 Closure<T> init)
```
 An alias for withLazyDefault which decorates a list allowing it to grow when called with index values outside the normal list bounds.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 init - a Closure with the target index as parameter which generates the default value
 
 Returns:
 
 the decorated List
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 
 See Also:
 
 withLazyDefault(java.util.List, groovy.lang.Closure), withEagerDefault(java.util.List, groovy.lang.Closure)
 - withDefault$$bridge
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<T> withDefault$$bridge(List<T> self,
 Closure<T> init)
```
 Deprecated.
 - withLazyDefault
```
public static <T> ListWithDefault<T> withLazyDefault(List<T> self,
 Closure<T> init)
```
 Decorates a list allowing it to grow when called with a non-existent index value. When called with such values, the list is grown in size and a default value is placed in the list by calling a supplied init Closure. Subsequent retrieval operations if finding a null value in the list assume it was set as null from an earlier growing operation and again call the init Closure to populate the retrieved value; consequently the list can't be used to store null values.
 How it works: The decorated list intercepts all calls to getAt(index) and get(index). If an index greater than or equal to the current size() is used, the list will grow automatically up to the specified index. Gaps will be filled by null. If a default value should also be used to fill gaps instead of null, use withEagerDefault. If getAt(index) or get(index) are called and a null value is found, it is assumed that the null value was a consequence of an earlier grow list operation and the init Closure is called to populate the value.
 Example usage:
```
 def list = [0, 1].withLazyDefault{ 42 }
 assert list[0] == 0
 assert list[1] == 1
 assert list[3] == 42 // default value
 assert list == [0, 1, null, 42] // gap filled with null

 // illustrate using the index when generating default values
 def list2 = [5].withLazyDefault{ index -> index * index }
 assert list2[3] == 9
 assert list2 == [5, null, null, 9]
 assert list2[2] == 4
 assert list2 == [5, null, 4, 9]

 // illustrate what happens with null values
 list2[2] = null
 assert list2[2] == 4
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 init - a Closure with the target index as parameter which generates the default value
 
 Returns:
 
 the decorated List
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - withLazyDefault$$bridge
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<T> withLazyDefault$$bridge(List<T> self,
 Closure<T> init)
```
 Deprecated.
 - withEagerDefault
```
public static <T> ListWithDefault<T> withEagerDefault(List<T> self,
 Closure<T> init)
```
 Decorates a list allowing it to grow when called with a non-existent index value. When called with such values, the list is grown in size and a default value is placed in the list by calling a supplied init Closure. Null values can be stored in the list.
 How it works: The decorated list intercepts all calls to getAt(index) and get(index). If an index greater than or equal to the current size() is used, the list will grow automatically up to the specified index. Gaps will be filled by calling the init Closure. If generating a default value is a costly operation consider using withLazyDefault.
 Example usage:
```
 def list = [0, 1].withEagerDefault{ 42 }
 assert list[0] == 0
 assert list[1] == 1
 assert list[3] == 42 // default value
 assert list == [0, 1, 42, 42] // gap filled with default value

 // illustrate using the index when generating default values
 def list2 = [5].withEagerDefault{ index -> index * index }
 assert list2[3] == 9
 assert list2 == [5, 1, 4, 9]

 // illustrate what happens with null values
 list2[2] = null
 assert list2[2] == null
 assert list2 == [5, 1, null, 9]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 init - a Closure with the target index as parameter which generates the default value
 
 Returns:
 
 the wrapped List
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - withEagerDefault$$bridge
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<T> withEagerDefault$$bridge(List<T> self,
 Closure<T> init)
```
 Deprecated.
 - withIndex
```
public static <E> List<Tuple2<E,Integer>> withIndex(Iterable<E> self)
```
 Zips an Iterable with indices in (value, index) order.
 Example usage:
```
 assert [["a", 0], ["b", 1]] == ["a", "b"].withIndex()
 assert ["0: a", "1: b"] == ["a", "b"].withIndex().collect { str, idx -> "$idx: $str" }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a zipped list with indices
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 indexed(Iterable)
 - indexed
```
public static <E> Map<Integer,E> indexed(Iterable<E> self)
```
 Zips an Iterable with indices in (index, value) order.
 Example usage:
```
 assert [0: "a", 1: "b"] == ["a", "b"].indexed()
 assert ["0: a", "1: b"] == ["a", "b"].indexed().collect { idx, str -> "$idx: $str" }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a zipped map with indices
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 withIndex(Iterable)
 - withIndex
```
public static <E> List<Tuple2<E,Integer>> withIndex(Iterable<E> self,
 int offset)
```
 Zips an Iterable with indices in (value, index) order.
 Example usage:
```
 assert [["a", 5], ["b", 6]] == ["a", "b"].withIndex(5)
 assert ["1: a", "2: b"] == ["a", "b"].withIndex(1).collect { str, idx -> "$idx: $str" }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 offset - an index to start from
 
 Returns:
 
 a zipped list with indices
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 indexed(Iterable, int)
 - indexed
```
public static <E> Map<Integer,E> indexed(Iterable<E> self,
 int offset)
```
 Zips an Iterable with indices in (index, value) order.
 Example usage:
```
 assert [5: "a", 6: "b"] == ["a", "b"].indexed(5)
 assert ["1: a", "2: b"] == ["a", "b"].indexed(1).collect { idx, str -> "$idx: $str" }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 offset - an index to start from
 
 Returns:
 
 a Map (since the keys/indices are unique) containing the elements from the iterable zipped with indices
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 withIndex(Iterable, int)
 - withIndex
```
public static <E> Iterator<Tuple2<E,Integer>> withIndex(Iterator<E> self)
```
 Zips an iterator with indices in (value, index) order.
 Example usage:
```
 assert [["a", 0], ["b", 1]] == ["a", "b"].iterator().withIndex().toList()
 assert ["0: a", "1: b"] == ["a", "b"].iterator().withIndex().collect { str, idx -> "$idx: $str" }.toList()
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 a zipped iterator with indices
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 indexed(Iterator)
 - indexed
```
public static <E> Iterator<Tuple2<Integer,E>> indexed(Iterator<E> self)
```
 Zips an iterator with indices in (index, value) order.
 Example usage:
```
 assert [[0, "a"], [1, "b"]] == ["a", "b"].iterator().indexed().collect{ tuple -> [tuple.first, tuple.second] }
 assert ["0: a", "1: b"] == ["a", "b"].iterator().indexed().collect { idx, str -> "$idx: $str" }.toList()
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 a zipped iterator with indices
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 withIndex(Iterator)
 - withIndex
```
public static <E> Iterator<Tuple2<E,Integer>> withIndex(Iterator<E> self,
 int offset)
```
 Zips an iterator with indices in (value, index) order.
 Example usage:
```
 assert [["a", 5], ["b", 6]] == ["a", "b"].iterator().withIndex(5).toList()
 assert ["1: a", "2: b"] == ["a", "b"].iterator().withIndex(1).collect { str, idx -> "$idx: $str" }.toList()
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an iterator
 
 offset - an index to start from
 
 Returns:
 
 a zipped iterator with indices
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 indexed(Iterator, int)
 - indexed
```
public static <E> Iterator<Tuple2<Integer,E>> indexed(Iterator<E> self,
 int offset)
```
 Zips an iterator with indices in (index, value) order.
 Example usage:
```
 assert [[5, "a"], [6, "b"]] == ["a", "b"].iterator().indexed(5).toList()
 assert ["a: 1", "b: 2"] == ["a", "b"].iterator().indexed(1).collect { idx, str -> "$str: $idx" }.toList()
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an iterator
 
 offset - an index to start from
 
 Returns:
 
 a zipped iterator with indices
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 withIndex(Iterator, int)
 - sort
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<T> sort(Collection<T> self)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sort instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 sort(Iterable,boolean)
 - sort
```
public static <T> List<T> sort(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Sorts the Collection. Assumes that the collection items are comparable and uses their natural ordering to determine the resulting order. If the Collection is a List, it is sorted in place and returned. Otherwise, the elements are first placed into a new list which is then sorted and returned - leaving the original Collection unchanged.
```
assert [1,2,3] == [3,1,2].sort()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterable to be sorted
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted Iterable as a List
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 sort(Collection, boolean)
 - sort
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<T> sort(Collection<T> self,
 boolean mutate)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sort instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 sort(Iterable, boolean)
 - sort
```
public static <T> List<T> sort(Iterable<T> self,
 boolean mutate)
```
 Sorts the Iterable. Assumes that the Iterable items are comparable and uses their natural ordering to determine the resulting order. If the Iterable is a List and mutate is true, it is sorted in place and returned. Otherwise, the elements are first placed into a new list which is then sorted and returned - leaving the original Iterable unchanged.
```
assert [1,2,3] == [3,1,2].sort()
```
```
 def orig = [1, 3, 2]
 def sorted = orig.sort(false)
 assert orig == [1, 3, 2]
 assert sorted == [1, 2, 3]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the iterable to be sorted
 
 mutate - false will always cause a new list to be created, true will mutate lists in place
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted iterable as a List
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - sort
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> sort(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered map using the closure as a comparator to determine the ordering. The original map is unchanged.
```
def map = [a:5, b:3, c:6, d:4].sort { a, b -> a.value <=> b.value }
 assert map == [b:3, d:4, a:5, c:6]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original unsorted map
 
 closure - a Closure used as a comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted map
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - sort
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> sort(Map<K,V> self,
 Comparator<? super K> comparator)
```
 Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered Map using the specified key comparator to determine the ordering. The original map is unchanged.
```
def map = [ba:3, cz:6, ab:5].sort({ a, b -> a[-1] <=> b[-1] } as Comparator)
 assert map*.value == [3, 5, 6]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original unsorted map
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted map
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.2
 - sort
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> sort(Map<K,V> self)
```
 Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered Map using the natural ordering of the keys to determine the ordering. The original map is unchanged.
```
map = [ba:3, cz:6, ab:5].sort()
 assert map*.value == [5, 3, 6]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original unsorted map
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted map
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.2
 - sort
```
public static <T> T[] sort(T[] self)
```
 Modifies this array so that its elements are in sorted order. The array items are assumed to be comparable.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array to be sorted
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted array
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - sort
```
public static <T> T[] sort(T[] self,
 boolean mutate)
```
 Sorts the given array into sorted order. The array items are assumed to be comparable. If mutate is true, the array is sorted in place and returned. Otherwise, a new sorted array is returned and the original array remains unchanged.
```
 def orig = ["hello","hi","Hey"] as String[]
 def sorted = orig.sort(false)
 assert orig == ["hello","hi","Hey"] as String[]
 assert sorted == ["Hey","hello","hi"] as String[]
 orig.sort(true)
 assert orig == ["Hey","hello","hi"] as String[]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array to be sorted
 
 mutate - false will always cause a new array to be created, true will mutate the array in place
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted array
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - sort
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> sort(Iterator<T> self)
```
 Sorts the given iterator items into a sorted iterator. The items are assumed to be comparable. The original iterator will become exhausted of elements after completing this method call. A new iterator is produced that traverses the items in sorted order.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterator to be sorted
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted items as an Iterator
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - sort
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> sort(Iterator<T> self,
 Comparator<? super T> comparator)
```
 Sorts the given iterator items into a sorted iterator using the comparator. The original iterator will become exhausted of elements after completing this method call. A new iterator is produced that traverses the items in sorted order.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterator to be sorted
 
 comparator - a Comparator used for comparing items
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted items as an Iterator
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - sort
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<T> sort(Collection<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sort instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 sort(Iterable, boolean, Comparator)
 - sort
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<T> sort(Collection<T> self,
 boolean mutate,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sort instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 sort(Iterable, boolean, Comparator)
 - sort
```
public static <T> List<T> sort(Iterable<T> self,
 boolean mutate,
 Comparator<? super T> comparator)
```
 Sorts the Iterable using the given Comparator. If the Iterable is a List and mutate is true, it is sorted in place and returned. Otherwise, the elements are first placed into a new list which is then sorted and returned - leaving the original Iterable unchanged.
```
 assert ["hi","hey","hello"] == ["hello","hi","hey"].sort(false, { a, b -> a.length() <=> b.length() } as Comparator )
 
```
```
 def orig = ["hello","hi","Hey"]
 def sorted = orig.sort(false, String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER)
 assert orig == ["hello","hi","Hey"]
 assert sorted == ["hello","Hey","hi"]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterable to be sorted
 
 mutate - false will always cause a new list to be created, true will mutate lists in place
 
 comparator - a Comparator used for the comparison
 
 Returns:
 
 a sorted List
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - sort
```
public static <T> T[] sort(T[] self,
 Comparator<? super T> comparator)
```
 Sorts the given array into sorted order using the given comparator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array to be sorted
 
 comparator - a Comparator used for the comparison
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted array
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - sort
```
public static <T> T[] sort(T[] self,
 boolean mutate,
 Comparator<? super T> comparator)
```
 Modifies this array so that its elements are in sorted order as determined by the given comparator. If mutate is true, the array is sorted in place and returned. Otherwise, a new sorted array is returned and the original array remains unchanged.
```
 def orig = ["hello","hi","Hey"] as String[]
 def sorted = orig.sort(false, String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER)
 assert orig == ["hello","hi","Hey"] as String[]
 assert sorted == ["hello","Hey","hi"] as String[]
 orig.sort(true, String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER)
 assert orig == ["hello","Hey","hi"] as String[]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array containing elements to be sorted
 
 mutate - false will always cause a new array to be created, true will mutate arrays in place
 
 comparator - a Comparator used for the comparison
 
 Returns:
 
 a sorted array
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - sort
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> sort(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Sorts the given iterator items into a sorted iterator using the Closure to determine the correct ordering. The original iterator will be fully processed after the method call.
 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:
 
 self - the Iterator to be sorted
 
 closure - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted items as an Iterator
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - sort
```
public static <T> T[] sort(T[] self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Sorts the elements from this 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:
 
 self - the array containing the elements to be sorted
 
 closure - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted array
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - sort
```
public static <T> T[] sort(T[] self,
 boolean mutate,
 Closure closure)
```
 Modifies this array so that its elements are in sorted order using the Closure to determine the correct ordering. If mutate is false, a new array is returned and the original array remains unchanged. Otherwise, the original array is sorted in place and returned.
 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.
```
 def orig = ["hello","hi","Hey"] as String[]
 def sorted = orig.sort(false) { it.size() }
 assert orig == ["hello","hi","Hey"] as String[]
 assert sorted == ["hi","Hey","hello"] as String[]
 orig.sort(true) { it.size() }
 assert orig == ["hi","Hey","hello"] as String[]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array to be sorted
 
 mutate - false will always cause a new array to be created, true will mutate arrays in place
 
 closure - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted array
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - sort
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<T> sort(Collection<T> self,
 boolean mutate,
 Closure closure)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sort instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 sort(Iterable, boolean, Closure)
 - sort
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<T> sort(Collection<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of sort instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 sort(Iterable, Closure)
 - sort
```
public static <T> List<T> sort(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Sorts this Iterable using the given Closure to determine the correct ordering. If the Iterable is a List, it is sorted in place and returned. Otherwise, the elements are first placed into a new list which is then sorted and returned - leaving the original Iterable unchanged.
 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.
```
assert ["hi","hey","hello"] == ["hello","hi","hey"].sort { it.length() }
```
```
assert ["hi","hey","hello"] == ["hello","hi","hey"].sort { a, b -> a.length() <=> b.length() }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterable to be sorted
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 a newly created sorted List
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 
 See Also:
 
 sort(Collection, boolean, Closure)
 - sort
```
public static <T> List<T> sort(Iterable<T> self,
 boolean mutate,
 Closure closure)
```
 Sorts this Iterable using the given Closure to determine the correct ordering. If the Iterable is a List and mutate is true, it is sorted in place and returned. Otherwise, the elements are first placed into a new list which is then sorted and returned - leaving the original Iterable unchanged.
 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.
```
assert ["hi","hey","hello"] == ["hello","hi","hey"].sort { it.length() }
```
```
assert ["hi","hey","hello"] == ["hello","hi","hey"].sort { a, b -> a.length() <=> b.length() }
```
```
 def orig = ["hello","hi","Hey"]
 def sorted = orig.sort(false) { it.toUpperCase() }
 assert orig == ["hello","hi","Hey"]
 assert sorted == ["hello","Hey","hi"]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterable to be sorted
 
 mutate - false will always cause a new list to be created, true will mutate lists in place
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 a newly created sorted List
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - sort
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> sort(SortedSet<T> self)
```
 Avoids doing unnecessary work when sorting an already sorted set (i.e. an identity function for an already sorted set).
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an already sorted set
 
 Returns:
 
 the set
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - sort
```
public static <K,V> SortedMap<K,V> sort(SortedMap<K,V> self)
```
 Avoids doing unnecessary work when sorting an already sorted map (i.e. an identity function for an already sorted map).
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an already sorted map
 
 Returns:
 
 the map
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - toSorted
```
public static <T> List<T> toSorted(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Sorts the Iterable. Assumes that the Iterable elements are comparable and uses a NumberAwareComparator to determine the resulting order. NumberAwareComparator has special treatment for numbers but otherwise uses the natural ordering of the Iterable elements. The elements are first placed into a new list which is then sorted and returned - leaving the original Iterable unchanged.
```
 def orig = [1, 3, 2]
 def sorted = orig.toSorted()
 assert orig == [1, 3, 2]
 assert sorted == [1, 2, 3]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterable to be sorted
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted iterable as a List
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 toSorted(Iterable, Comparator)
 - toSorted
```
public static <T> List<T> toSorted(Iterable<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Sorts the Iterable using the given Comparator. The elements are first placed into a new list which is then sorted and returned - leaving the original Iterable unchanged.
```
 def orig = ["hello","hi","Hey"]
 def sorted = orig.toSorted(String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER)
 assert orig == ["hello","hi","Hey"]
 assert sorted == ["hello","Hey","hi"]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterable to be sorted
 
 comparator - a Comparator used for the comparison
 
 Returns:
 
 a sorted List
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toSorted
```
public static <T> List<T> toSorted(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Sorts this Iterable using the given Closure to determine the correct ordering. The elements are first placed into a new list which is then sorted and returned - leaving the original Iterable unchanged.
 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.
```
assert ["hi","hey","hello"] == ["hello","hi","hey"].sort { it.length() }
```
```
assert ["hi","hey","hello"] == ["hello","hi","hey"].sort { a, b -> a.length() <=> b.length() }
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterable to be sorted
 
 closure - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 a newly created sorted List
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 toSorted(Iterable, Comparator)
 - toSorted
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> toSorted(Iterator<T> self)
```
 Sorts the Iterator. Assumes that the Iterator elements are comparable and uses a NumberAwareComparator to determine the resulting order. NumberAwareComparator has special treatment for numbers but otherwise uses the natural ordering of the Iterator elements. A new iterator is produced that traverses the items in sorted order.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterator to be sorted
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted items as an Iterator
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 toSorted(Iterator, Comparator)
 - toSorted
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> toSorted(Iterator<T> self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Sorts the given iterator items using the comparator. The original iterator will become exhausted of elements after completing this method call. A new iterator is produced that traverses the items in sorted order.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterator to be sorted
 
 comparator - a Comparator used for comparing items
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted items as an Iterator
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toSorted
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> toSorted(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Sorts the given iterator items into a sorted iterator using the Closure to determine the correct ordering. The original iterator will be fully processed after the method call.
 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:
 
 self - the Iterator to be sorted
 
 closure - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted items as an Iterator
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 toSorted(Iterator, Comparator)
 - toSorted
```
public static <T> T[] toSorted(T[] self)
```
 Returns a sorted version of the given array using the supplied comparator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array to be sorted
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted array
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 toSorted(Object[], Comparator)
 - toSorted
```
public static <T> T[] toSorted(T[] self,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Returns a sorted version of the given array using the supplied comparator to determine the resulting order.
```
 def sumDigitsComparator = [compare: { num1, num2 -> num1.toString().toList()*.toInteger().sum() <=> num2.toString().toList()*.toInteger().sum() }] as Comparator
 Integer[] nums = [9, 44, 222, 7000]
 def result = nums.toSorted(sumDigitsComparator)
 assert result instanceof Integer[]
 assert result == [222, 7000, 44, 9]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array to be sorted
 
 comparator - a Comparator used for the comparison
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted array
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toSorted
```
public static <T> T[] toSorted(T[] self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Sorts the elements from this 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:
 
 self - the array containing the elements to be sorted
 
 condition - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering
 
 Returns:
 
 a sorted array
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 toSorted(Object[], Comparator)
 - toSorted
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> toSorted(Map<K,V> self)
```
 Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered map using a NumberAwareComparator on map entry values to determine the resulting order. NumberAwareComparator has special treatment for numbers but otherwise uses the natural ordering of the Iterator elements. The original map is unchanged.
```
 def map = [a:5L, b:3, c:6, d:4.0].toSorted()
 assert map.toString() == '[b:3, d:4.0, a:5, c:6]'
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original unsorted map
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted map
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toSorted
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> toSorted(Map<K,V> self,
 Comparator<Map.Entry<K,V>> comparator)
```
 Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered map using the supplied comparator to determine the ordering. The original map is unchanged.
```
 def keyComparator = [compare: { e1, e2 -> e1.key <=> e2.key }] as Comparator
 def valueComparator = [compare: { e1, e2 -> e1.value <=> e2.value }] as Comparator
 def map1 = [a:5, b:3, d:4, c:6].toSorted(keyComparator)
 assert map1.toString() == '[a:5, b:3, c:6, d:4]'
 def map2 = [a:5, b:3, d:4, c:6].toSorted(valueComparator)
 assert map2.toString() == '[b:3, d:4, a:5, c:6]'
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original unsorted map
 
 comparator - a Comparator used for the comparison
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted map
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toSorted
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> toSorted(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered map using the supplied Closure condition as a comparator to determine the ordering. The original map is unchanged.
 If the closure has two parameters it is used like a traditional Comparator. I.e. it should compare its two entry 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 entry parameter and return a Comparable (typically an Integer) which is then used for further comparison.
```
 def map = [a:5, b:3, c:6, d:4].toSorted { a, b -> a.value <=> b.value }
 assert map.toString() == '[b:3, d:4, a:5, c:6]'
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original unsorted map
 
 condition - a Closure used as a comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 the sorted map
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toSorted
```
public static <T> Set<T> toSorted(SortedSet<T> self)
```
 Avoids doing unnecessary work when sorting an already sorted set
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an already sorted set
 
 Returns:
 
 an ordered copy of the sorted set
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toSorted
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> toSorted(SortedMap<K,V> self)
```
 Avoids doing unnecessary work when sorting an already sorted map
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an already sorted map
 
 Returns:
 
 an ordered copy of the map
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - pop
```
public static <T> T pop(List<T> self)
```
 Removes the initial item from the List.
```
 def list = ["a", false, 2]
 assert list.pop() == 'a'
 assert list == [false, 2]
 
```
 This is similar to pop on a Stack where the first item in the list represents the top of the stack. Note: The behavior of this method changed in Groovy 2.5 to align with Java. If you need the old behavior use 'removeLast'.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 the item removed from the List
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the list is empty
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - removeLast
```
public static <T> T removeLast(List<T> self)
```
 Removes the last item from the List.
```
 def list = ["a", false, 2]
 assert list.removeLast() == 2
 assert list == ["a", false]
 
```
 Using add() and removeLast() is similar to push and pop on a Stack where the last item in the list represents the top of the stack.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 the item removed from the List
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the list is empty
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - putAll
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> putAll(Map<K,V> self,
 Collection<? extends Map.Entry<? extends K,? extends V>> entries)
```
 Provides an easy way to append multiple Map.Entry values to a Map.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 entries - a Collection of Map.Entry items to be added to the Map.
 
 Returns:
 
 the same map, after the items have been added to it.
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.1
 - plus
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> plus(Map<K,V> self,
 Collection<? extends Map.Entry<? extends K,? extends V>> entries)
```
 Returns a new Map containing all entries from self and entries, giving precedence to entries. Any keys appearing in both Maps will appear in the resultant map with values from the entries operand. If self map is one of TreeMap, LinkedHashMap, Hashtable or Properties, the returned Map will preserve that type, otherwise a HashMap will be returned.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 entries - a Collection of Map.Entry items to be added to the Map.
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Map containing all key, value pairs from self and entries
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.1
 - push
```
public static <T> boolean push(List<T> self,
 T value)
```
 Prepends an item to the start of the List.
```
 def list = [3, 4, 2]
 list.push("x")
 assert list == ['x', 3, 4, 2]
 
```
 This is similar to push on a Stack where the first item in the list represents the top of the stack. Note: The behavior of this method changed in Groovy 2.5 to align with Java. If you need the old behavior use 'add'.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 value - element to be prepended to this list.
 
 Returns:
 
 true (for legacy compatibility reasons).
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - last
```
public static <T> T last(List<T> self)
```
 Returns the last item from the List.
```
 def list = [3, 4, 2]
 assert list.last() == 2
 // check original is unaltered
 assert list == [3, 4, 2]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 the last item from the List
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the list is empty and you try to access the last() item.
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - last
```
public static <T> T last(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Returns the last item from the Iterable.
```
 def set = [3, 4, 2] as LinkedHashSet
 assert set.last() == 2
 // check original unaltered
 assert set == [3, 4, 2] as Set
 
```
 The last element returned by the Iterable's iterator is returned. If the Iterable doesn't guarantee a defined order it may appear like a random element is returned.
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the last item from the Iterable
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the Iterable is empty and you try to access the last() item.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - last
```
public static <T> T last(T[] self)
```
 Returns the last item from the array.
```
 def array = [3, 4, 2].toArray()
 assert array.last() == 2
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the last item from the array
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the array is empty and you try to access the last() item.
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.3
 - first
```
public static <T> T first(List<T> self)
```
 Returns the first item from the List.
```
 def list = [3, 4, 2]
 assert list.first() == 3
 // check original is unaltered
 assert list == [3, 4, 2]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 the first item from the List
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the list is empty and you try to access the first() item.
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - first
```
public static <T> T first(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Returns the first item from the Iterable.
```
 def set = [3, 4, 2] as LinkedHashSet
 assert set.first() == 3
 // check original is unaltered
 assert set == [3, 4, 2] as Set
 
```
 The first element returned by the Iterable's iterator is returned. If the Iterable doesn't guarantee a defined order it may appear like a random element is returned.
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the first item from the Iterable
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the Iterable is empty and you try to access the first() item.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - first
```
public static <T> T first(T[] self)
```
 Returns the first item from the array.
```
 def array = [3, 4, 2].toArray()
 assert array.first() == 3
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the first item from the array
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the array is empty and you try to access the first() item.
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.3
 - head
```
public static <T> T head(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Returns the first item from the Iterable.
```
 def set = [3, 4, 2] as LinkedHashSet
 assert set.head() == 3
 // check original is unaltered
 assert set == [3, 4, 2] as Set
 
```
 The first element returned by the Iterable's iterator is returned. If the Iterable doesn't guarantee a defined order it may appear like a random element is returned.
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the first item from the Iterable
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the Iterable is empty and you try to access the head() item.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - head
```
public static <T> T head(List<T> self)
```
 Returns the first item from the List.
```
def list = [3, 4, 2]
 assert list.head() == 3
 assert list == [3, 4, 2]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 the first item from the List
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the list is empty and you try to access the head() item.
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - head
```
public static <T> T head(T[] self)
```
 Returns the first item from the Object array.
```
def array = [3, 4, 2].toArray()
 assert array.head() == 3
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the first item from the Object array
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the array is empty and you try to access the head() item.
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.3
 - tail
```
public static <T> List<T> tail(List<T> self)
```
 Returns the items from the List excluding the first item.
```
 def list = [3, 4, 2]
 assert list.tail() == [4, 2]
 assert list == [3, 4, 2]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 a List without its first element
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the List is empty and you try to access the tail()
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.6
 - tail
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> tail(SortedSet<T> self)
```
 Returns the items from the SortedSet excluding the first item.
```
 def sortedSet = [3, 4, 2] as SortedSet
 assert sortedSet.tail() == [3, 4] as SortedSet
 assert sortedSet == [3, 4, 2] as SortedSet
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedSet
 
 Returns:
 
 a SortedSet without its first element
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the SortedSet is empty and you try to access the tail()
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - tails
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> tails(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Calculates the tail values of this Iterable: the first value will be this list of all items from the iterable and the final one will be an empty list, with the intervening values the results of successive applications of tail on the items.
```
 assert [1, 2, 3, 4].tails() == [[1, 2, 3, 4], [2, 3, 4], [3, 4], [4], []]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the tail values from the given Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - tail
```
public static <T> Collection<T> tail(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Returns the items from the Iterable excluding the first item.
```
 def list = [3, 4, 2]
 assert list.tail() == [4, 2]
 assert list == [3, 4, 2]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a collection without its first element
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the iterable is empty and you try to access the tail()
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - tail
```
public static <T> T[] tail(T[] self)
```
 Returns the items from the array excluding the first item.
```
 String[] strings = ["a", "b", "c"]
 def result = strings.tail()
 assert result.class.componentType == String
 String[] expected = ["b", "c"]
 assert result == expected
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 an array without its first element
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the array is empty and you try to access the tail()
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.3
 - tail
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> tail(Iterator<T> self)
```
 Returns the original iterator after throwing away the first element.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 the iterator without its first element
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the array is empty and you try to access the tail()
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - inits
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> inits(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Calculates the init values of this Iterable: the first value will be this list of all items from the iterable and the final one will be an empty list, with the intervening values the results of successive applications of init on the items.
```
 assert [1, 2, 3, 4].inits() == [[1, 2, 3, 4], [1, 2, 3], [1, 2], [1], []]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a List of the init values from the given Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - init
```
public static <T> Collection<T> init(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Returns the items from the Iterable excluding the last item. Leaves the original Iterable unchanged.
```
 def list = [3, 4, 2]
 assert list.init() == [3, 4]
 assert list == [3, 4, 2]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection without its last element
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the iterable is empty and you try to access init()
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - init
```
public static <T> List<T> init(List<T> self)
```
 Returns the items from the List excluding the last item. Leaves the original List unchanged.
```
 def list = [3, 4, 2]
 assert list.init() == [3, 4]
 assert list == [3, 4, 2]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 a List without its last element
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the List is empty and you try to access init()
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - init
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> init(SortedSet<T> self)
```
 Returns the items from the SortedSet excluding the last item. Leaves the original SortedSet unchanged.
```
 def sortedSet = [3, 4, 2] as SortedSet
 assert sortedSet.init() == [2, 3] as SortedSet
 assert sortedSet == [3, 4, 2] as SortedSet
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedSet
 
 Returns:
 
 a SortedSet without its last element
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the SortedSet is empty and you try to access init()
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - init
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> init(Iterator<T> self)
```
 Returns an Iterator containing all of the items from this iterator except the last one.
```
 def iter = [3, 4, 2].listIterator()
 def result = iter.init()
 assert result.toList() == [3, 4]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 an Iterator without the last element from the original Iterator
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the iterator is empty and you try to access init()
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - init
```
public static <T> T[] init(T[] self)
```
 Returns the items from the Object array excluding the last item.
```
 String[] strings = ["a", "b", "c"]
 def result = strings.init()
 assert result.length == 2
 assert strings.class.componentType == String
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 an array without its last element
 
 Throws:
 
 NoSuchElementException - if the array is empty and you try to access the init() item.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - take
```
public static <T> List<T> take(List<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Returns the first num elements from the head of this List.
```
 def strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.take( 0 ) == []
 assert strings.take( 2 ) == [ 'a', 'b' ]
 assert strings.take( 5 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original List
 
 num - the number of elements to take from this List
 
 Returns:
 
 a List consisting of the first num elements from this List, or else all the elements from the List if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - take
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> take(SortedSet<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Returns the first num elements from the head of this SortedSet.
```
 def strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] as SortedSet
 assert strings.take( 0 ) == [] as SortedSet
 assert strings.take( 2 ) == [ 'a', 'b' ] as SortedSet
 assert strings.take( 5 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] as SortedSet
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original SortedSet
 
 num - the number of elements to take from this SortedSet
 
 Returns:
 
 a SortedSet consisting of the first num elements from this List, or else all the elements from the SortedSet if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - take
```
public static <T> T[] take(T[] self,
 int num)
```
 Returns the first num elements from the head of this array.
```
 String[] strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.take( 0 ) == [] as String[]
 assert strings.take( 2 ) == [ 'a', 'b' ] as String[]
 assert strings.take( 5 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] as String[]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original array
 
 num - the number of elements to take from this array
 
 Returns:
 
 an array consisting of the first num elements of this array, or else the whole array if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - take
```
public static <T> Collection<T> take(Iterable<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Returns the first num elements from the head of this Iterable.
```
 def strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.take( 0 ) == []
 assert strings.take( 2 ) == [ 'a', 'b' ]
 assert strings.take( 5 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]

 class AbcIterable implements Iterable {
 Iterator iterator() { "abc".iterator() }
 }
 def abc = new AbcIterable()
 assert abc.take(0) == []
 assert abc.take(1) == ['a']
 assert abc.take(3) == ['a', 'b', 'c']
 assert abc.take(5) == ['a', 'b', 'c']
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original Iterable
 
 num - the number of elements to take from this Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection consisting of the first num elements from this Iterable, or else all the elements from the Iterable if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - addAll
```
public static <T> boolean addAll(Collection<T> self,
 Iterator<? extends T> items)
```
 Adds all items from the iterator to the Collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the collection
 
 items - the items to add
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the collection changed
 - addAll
```
public static <T> boolean addAll(Collection<T> self,
 Iterable<? extends T> items)
```
 Adds all items from the iterable to the Collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the collection
 
 items - the items to add
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the collection changed
 - take
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> take(Map<K,V> self,
 int num)
```
 Returns a new map containing the first num elements from the head of this map. If the map instance does not have ordered keys, then this function could return a random num entries. Groovy by default uses LinkedHashMap, so this shouldn't be an issue in the main.
```
 def strings = [ 'a':10, 'b':20, 'c':30 ]
 assert strings.take( 0 ) == [:]
 assert strings.take( 2 ) == [ 'a':10, 'b':20 ]
 assert strings.take( 5 ) == [ 'a':10, 'b':20, 'c':30 ]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original map
 
 num - the number of elements to take from this map
 
 Returns:
 
 a new map consisting of the first num elements of this map, or else the whole map if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - take
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> take(Iterator<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Returns an iterator of up to the first num elements from this iterator. The original iterator is stepped along by num elements.
```
 def a = 0
 def iter = [ hasNext:{ true }, next:{ a++ } ] as Iterator
 def iteratorCompare( Iterator a, List b ) {
 a.collect { it } == b
 }
 assert iteratorCompare( iter.take( 0 ), [] )
 assert iteratorCompare( iter.take( 2 ), [ 0, 1 ] )
 assert iteratorCompare( iter.take( 5 ), [ 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ] )
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterator
 
 num - the number of elements to take from this iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 an iterator consisting of up to the first num elements of this iterator.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - take
```
@Deprecated
public static CharSequence take(CharSequence self,
 int num)
```
 Deprecated.
 - takeRight
```
public static <T> T[] takeRight(T[] self,
 int num)
```
 Returns the last num elements from the tail of this array.
```
 String[] strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.takeRight( 0 ) == [] as String[]
 assert strings.takeRight( 2 ) == [ 'b', 'c' ] as String[]
 assert strings.takeRight( 5 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] as String[]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original array
 
 num - the number of elements to take from this array
 
 Returns:
 
 an array consisting of the last num elements of this array, or else the whole array if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - takeRight
```
public static <T> Collection<T> takeRight(Iterable<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Returns the last num elements from the tail of this Iterable.
```
 def strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.takeRight( 0 ) == []
 assert strings.takeRight( 2 ) == [ 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.takeRight( 5 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]

 class AbcIterable implements Iterable {
 Iterator iterator() { "abc".iterator() }
 }
 def abc = new AbcIterable()
 assert abc.takeRight(0) == []
 assert abc.takeRight(1) == ['c']
 assert abc.takeRight(3) == ['a', 'b', 'c']
 assert abc.takeRight(5) == ['a', 'b', 'c']
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original Iterable
 
 num - the number of elements to take from this Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection consisting of the last num elements from this Iterable, or else all the elements from the Iterable if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - takeRight
```
public static <T> List<T> takeRight(List<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Returns the last num elements from the tail of this List.
```
 def strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.takeRight( 0 ) == []
 assert strings.takeRight( 2 ) == [ 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.takeRight( 5 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original List
 
 num - the number of elements to take from this List
 
 Returns:
 
 a List consisting of the last num elements from this List, or else all the elements from the List if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - takeRight
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> takeRight(SortedSet<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Returns the last num elements from the tail of this SortedSet.
```
 def strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] as SortedSet
 assert strings.takeRight( 0 ) == [] as SortedSet
 assert strings.takeRight( 2 ) == [ 'b', 'c' ] as SortedSet
 assert strings.takeRight( 5 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] as SortedSet
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original SortedSet
 
 num - the number of elements to take from this SortedSet
 
 Returns:
 
 a SortedSet consisting of the last num elements from this SortedSet, or else all the elements from the SortedSet if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - drop
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> drop(SortedSet<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Drops the given number of elements from the head of this List.
```
 def strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] as SortedSet
 assert strings.drop( 0 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] as SortedSet
 assert strings.drop( 2 ) == [ 'c' ] as SortedSet
 assert strings.drop( 5 ) == [] as SortedSet
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original SortedSet
 
 num - the number of elements to drop from this Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a SortedSet consisting of all the elements of this Iterable minus the first num elements, or an empty list if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - drop
```
public static <T> List<T> drop(List<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Drops the given number of elements from the head of this List.
```
 def strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.drop( 0 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.drop( 2 ) == [ 'c' ]
 assert strings.drop( 5 ) == []
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original List
 
 num - the number of elements to drop from this Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a List consisting of all the elements of this Iterable minus the first num elements, or an empty list if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - drop
```
public static <T> Collection<T> drop(Iterable<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Drops the given number of elements from the head of this Iterable.
```
 def strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.drop( 0 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.drop( 2 ) == [ 'c' ]
 assert strings.drop( 5 ) == []

 class AbcIterable implements Iterable {
 Iterator iterator() { "abc".iterator() }
 }
 def abc = new AbcIterable()
 assert abc.drop(0) == ['a', 'b', 'c']
 assert abc.drop(1) == ['b', 'c']
 assert abc.drop(3) == []
 assert abc.drop(5) == []
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original Iterable
 
 num - the number of elements to drop from this Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection consisting of all the elements of this Iterable minus the first num elements, or an empty list if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - drop
```
public static <T> T[] drop(T[] self,
 int num)
```
 Drops the given number of elements from the head of this array if they are available.
```
 String[] strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.drop( 0 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] as String[]
 assert strings.drop( 2 ) == [ 'c' ] as String[]
 assert strings.drop( 5 ) == [] as String[]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original array
 
 num - the number of elements to drop from this array
 
 Returns:
 
 an array consisting of all elements of this array except the first num ones, or else the empty array, if this array has less than num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - drop
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> drop(Map<K,V> self,
 int num)
```
 Drops the given number of key/value pairs from the head of this map if they are available.
```
 def strings = [ 'a':10, 'b':20, 'c':30 ]
 assert strings.drop( 0 ) == [ 'a':10, 'b':20, 'c':30 ]
 assert strings.drop( 2 ) == [ 'c':30 ]
 assert strings.drop( 5 ) == [:]
 
```
 If the map instance does not have ordered keys, then this function could drop a random num entries. Groovy by default uses LinkedHashMap, so this shouldn't be an issue in the main.
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original map
 
 num - the number of elements to drop from this map
 
 Returns:
 
 a map consisting of all key/value pairs of this map except the first num ones, or else the empty map, if this map has less than num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - drop
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> drop(Iterator<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Drops the given number of elements from the head of this iterator if they are available. The original iterator is stepped along by num elements.
```
 def iteratorCompare( Iterator a, List b ) {
 a.collect { it } == b
 }
 def iter = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ].listIterator()
 assert iteratorCompare( iter.drop( 0 ), [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ] )
 iter = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ].listIterator()
 assert iteratorCompare( iter.drop( 2 ), [ 3, 4, 5 ] )
 iter = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ].listIterator()
 assert iteratorCompare( iter.drop( 5 ), [] )
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original iterator
 
 num - the number of elements to drop from this iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 The iterator stepped along by num elements if they exist.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - dropRight
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> dropRight(SortedSet<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Drops the given number of elements from the tail of this SortedSet.
```
 def strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] as SortedSet
 assert strings.dropRight( 0 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] as SortedSet
 assert strings.dropRight( 2 ) == [ 'a' ] as SortedSet
 assert strings.dropRight( 5 ) == [] as SortedSet
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original SortedSet
 
 num - the number of elements to drop from this SortedSet
 
 Returns:
 
 a List consisting of all the elements of this SortedSet minus the last num elements, or an empty SortedSet if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - dropRight
```
public static <T> List<T> dropRight(List<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Drops the given number of elements from the tail of this List.
```
 def strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.dropRight( 0 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.dropRight( 2 ) == [ 'a' ]
 assert strings.dropRight( 5 ) == []
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original List
 
 num - the number of elements to drop from this List
 
 Returns:
 
 a List consisting of all the elements of this List minus the last num elements, or an empty List if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - dropRight
```
public static <T> Collection<T> dropRight(Iterable<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Drops the given number of elements from the tail of this Iterable.
```
 def strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.dropRight( 0 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.dropRight( 2 ) == [ 'a' ]
 assert strings.dropRight( 5 ) == []

 class AbcIterable implements Iterable {
 Iterator iterator() { "abc".iterator() }
 }
 def abc = new AbcIterable()
 assert abc.dropRight(0) == ['a', 'b', 'c']
 assert abc.dropRight(1) == ['a', 'b']
 assert abc.dropRight(3) == []
 assert abc.dropRight(5) == []
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original Iterable
 
 num - the number of elements to drop from this Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection consisting of all the elements of this Iterable minus the last num elements, or an empty list if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - dropRight
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> dropRight(Iterator<T> self,
 int num)
```
 Drops the given number of elements from the tail of this Iterator.
```
 def getObliterator() { "obliter8".iterator() }
 assert obliterator.dropRight(-1).toList() == ['o', 'b', 'l', 'i', 't', 'e', 'r', '8']
 assert obliterator.dropRight(0).toList() == ['o', 'b', 'l', 'i', 't', 'e', 'r', '8']
 assert obliterator.dropRight(1).toList() == ['o', 'b', 'l', 'i', 't', 'e', 'r']
 assert obliterator.dropRight(4).toList() == ['o', 'b', 'l', 'i']
 assert obliterator.dropRight(7).toList() == ['o']
 assert obliterator.dropRight(8).toList() == []
 assert obliterator.dropRight(9).toList() == []
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original Iterator
 
 num - the number of elements to drop
 
 Returns:
 
 an Iterator consisting of all the elements of this Iterator minus the last num elements, or an empty Iterator if it has less then num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - dropRight
```
public static <T> T[] dropRight(T[] self,
 int num)
```
 Drops the given number of elements from the tail of this array if they are available.
```
 String[] strings = [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]
 assert strings.dropRight( 0 ) == [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ] as String[]
 assert strings.dropRight( 2 ) == [ 'a' ] as String[]
 assert strings.dropRight( 5 ) == [] as String[]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original array
 
 num - the number of elements to drop from this array
 
 Returns:
 
 an array consisting of all elements of this array except the last num ones, or else the empty array, if this array has less than num elements.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - takeWhile
```
public static <T> List<T> takeWhile(List<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns the longest prefix of this list where each element passed to the given closure condition evaluates to true. Similar to takeWhile(Iterable, groovy.lang.Closure) except that it attempts to preserve the type of the original list.
```
 def nums = [ 1, 3, 2 ]
 assert nums.takeWhile{ it < 1 } == []
 assert nums.takeWhile{ it < 3 } == [ 1 ]
 assert nums.takeWhile{ it < 4 } == [ 1, 3, 2 ]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original list
 
 condition - the closure that must evaluate to true to continue taking elements
 
 Returns:
 
 a prefix of the given list where each element passed to the given closure evaluates to true
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - takeWhile
```
public static <T> Collection<T> takeWhile(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns a Collection containing the longest prefix of the elements from this Iterable where each element passed to the given closure evaluates to true.
```
 class AbcIterable implements Iterable {
 Iterator iterator() { "abc".iterator() }
 }
 def abc = new AbcIterable()
 assert abc.takeWhile{ it < 'b' } == ['a']
 assert abc.takeWhile{ it <= 'b' } == ['a', 'b']
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 condition - the closure that must evaluate to true to continue taking elements
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection containing a prefix of the elements from the given Iterable where each element passed to the given closure evaluates to true
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - takeWhile
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> takeWhile(SortedSet<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns the longest prefix of this SortedSet where each element passed to the given closure condition evaluates to true. Similar to takeWhile(Iterable, groovy.lang.Closure) except that it attempts to preserve the type of the original SortedSet.
```
 def nums = [ 1, 2, 3 ] as SortedSet
 assert nums.takeWhile{ it < 1 } == [] as SortedSet
 assert nums.takeWhile{ it < 2 } == [ 1 ] as SortedSet
 assert nums.takeWhile{ it < 4 } == [ 1, 2, 3 ] as SortedSet
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original SortedSet
 
 condition - the closure that must evaluate to true to continue taking elements
 
 Returns:
 
 a prefix of the given SortedSet where each element passed to the given closure evaluates to true
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - takeWhile
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> takeWhile(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns the longest prefix of this Map where each entry (or key/value pair) when passed to the given closure evaluates to true.
```
 def shopping = [milk:1, bread:2, chocolate:3]
 assert shopping.takeWhile{ it.key.size() < 6 } == [milk:1, bread:2]
 assert shopping.takeWhile{ it.value % 2 } == [milk:1]
 assert shopping.takeWhile{ k, v -> k.size() + v <= 7 } == [milk:1, bread:2]
 
```
 If the map instance does not have ordered keys, then this function could appear to take random entries. Groovy by default uses LinkedHashMap, so this shouldn't be an issue in the main.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 condition - a 1 (or 2) arg Closure that must evaluate to true for the entry (or key and value) to continue taking elements
 
 Returns:
 
 a prefix of the given Map where each entry (or key/value pair) passed to the given closure evaluates to true
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - takeWhile
```
public static <T> T[] takeWhile(T[] self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns the longest prefix of this array where each element passed to the given closure evaluates to true.
```
 def nums = [ 1, 3, 2 ] as Integer[]
 assert nums.takeWhile{ it < 1 } == [] as Integer[]
 assert nums.takeWhile{ it < 3 } == [ 1 ] as Integer[]
 assert nums.takeWhile{ it < 4 } == [ 1, 3, 2 ] as Integer[]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original array
 
 condition - the closure that must evaluate to true to continue taking elements
 
 Returns:
 
 a prefix of the given array where each element passed to the given closure evaluates to true
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - takeWhile
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> takeWhile(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns the longest prefix of elements in this iterator where each element passed to the given condition closure evaluates to true.
```
 def a = 0
 def iter = [ hasNext:{ true }, next:{ a++ } ] as Iterator

 assert [].iterator().takeWhile{ it < 3 }.toList() == []
 assert [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].iterator().takeWhile{ it < 3 }.toList() == [ 1, 2 ]
 assert iter.takeWhile{ it < 5 }.toList() == [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 ]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterator
 
 condition - the closure that must evaluate to true to continue taking elements
 
 Returns:
 
 a prefix of elements in the given iterator where each element passed to the given closure evaluates to true
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - dropWhile
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> dropWhile(SortedSet<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns a suffix of this SortedSet where elements are dropped from the front while the given Closure evaluates to true. Similar to dropWhile(Iterable, groovy.lang.Closure) except that it attempts to preserve the type of the original SortedSet.
```
 def nums = [ 1, 2, 3 ] as SortedSet
 assert nums.dropWhile{ it < 4 } == [] as SortedSet
 assert nums.dropWhile{ it < 2 } == [ 2, 3 ] as SortedSet
 assert nums.dropWhile{ it != 3 } == [ 3 ] as SortedSet
 assert nums.dropWhile{ it == 0 } == [ 1, 2, 3 ] as SortedSet
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original SortedSet
 
 condition - the closure that must evaluate to true to continue dropping elements
 
 Returns:
 
 the shortest suffix of the given SortedSet such that the given closure condition evaluates to true for each element dropped from the front of the SortedSet
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - dropWhile
```
public static <T> List<T> dropWhile(List<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns a suffix of this List where elements are dropped from the front while the given Closure evaluates to true. Similar to dropWhile(Iterable, groovy.lang.Closure) except that it attempts to preserve the type of the original list.
```
 def nums = [ 1, 3, 2 ]
 assert nums.dropWhile{ it < 4 } == []
 assert nums.dropWhile{ it < 3 } == [ 3, 2 ]
 assert nums.dropWhile{ it != 2 } == [ 2 ]
 assert nums.dropWhile{ it == 0 } == [ 1, 3, 2 ]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original list
 
 condition - the closure that must evaluate to true to continue dropping elements
 
 Returns:
 
 the shortest suffix of the given List such that the given closure condition evaluates to true for each element dropped from the front of the List
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - dropWhile
```
public static <T> Collection<T> dropWhile(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Returns a suffix of this Iterable where elements are dropped from the front while the given closure evaluates to true.
```
 class HorseIterable implements Iterable {
 Iterator iterator() { "horse".iterator() }
 }
 def horse = new HorseIterable()
 assert horse.dropWhile{ it < 'r' } == ['r', 's', 'e']
 assert horse.dropWhile{ it <= 'r' } == ['s', 'e']
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 condition - the closure that must evaluate to true to continue dropping elements
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection containing the shortest suffix of the given Iterable such that the given closure condition evaluates to true for each element dropped from the front of the Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - dropWhile
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> dropWhile(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Create a suffix of the given Map by dropping as many entries as possible from the front of the original Map such that calling the given closure condition evaluates to true when passed each of the dropped entries (or key/value pairs).
```
 def shopping = [milk:1, bread:2, chocolate:3]
 assert shopping.dropWhile{ it.key.size() < 6 } == [chocolate:3]
 assert shopping.dropWhile{ it.value % 2 } == [bread:2, chocolate:3]
 assert shopping.dropWhile{ k, v -> k.size() + v <= 7 } == [chocolate:3]
 
```
 If the map instance does not have ordered keys, then this function could appear to drop random entries. Groovy by default uses LinkedHashMap, so this shouldn't be an issue in the main.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 condition - a 1 (or 2) arg Closure that must evaluate to true for the entry (or key and value) to continue dropping elements
 
 Returns:
 
 the shortest suffix of the given Map such that the given closure condition evaluates to true for each element dropped from the front of the Map
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - dropWhile
```
public static <T> T[] dropWhile(T[] self,
 Closure<?> condition)
```
 Create a suffix of the given array by dropping as many elements as possible from the front of the original array such that calling the given closure condition evaluates to true when passed each of the dropped elements.
```
 def nums = [ 1, 3, 2 ] as Integer[]
 assert nums.dropWhile{ it <= 3 } == [ ] as Integer[]
 assert nums.dropWhile{ it < 3 } == [ 3, 2 ] as Integer[]
 assert nums.dropWhile{ it != 2 } == [ 2 ] as Integer[]
 assert nums.dropWhile{ it == 0 } == [ 1, 3, 2 ] as Integer[]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the original array
 
 condition - the closure that must evaluate to true to continue dropping elements
 
 Returns:
 
 the shortest suffix of the given array such that the given closure condition evaluates to true for each element dropped from the front of the array
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - dropWhile
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> dropWhile(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure<?> condition)
```
 Creates an Iterator that returns a suffix of the elements from an original Iterator. As many elements as possible are dropped from the front of the original Iterator such that calling the given closure condition evaluates to true when passed each of the dropped elements.
```
 def a = 0
 def iter = [ hasNext:{ a < 10 }, next:{ a++ } ] as Iterator
 assert [].iterator().dropWhile{ it < 3 }.toList() == []
 assert [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].iterator().dropWhile{ it < 3 }.toList() == [ 3, 4, 5 ]
 assert iter.dropWhile{ it < 5 }.toList() == [ 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 ]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - the Iterator
 
 condition - the closure that must evaluate to true to continue dropping elements
 
 Returns:
 
 the shortest suffix of elements from the given Iterator such that the given closure condition evaluates to true for each element dropped from the front of the Iterator
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - asCollection
```
public static <T> Collection<T> asCollection(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Converts this Iterable to a Collection. Returns the original Iterable if it is already a Collection.
 Example usage:
```
 assert new HashSet().asCollection() instanceof Collection
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable to be converted into a Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 a newly created List if this Iterable is not already a Collection
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - asList
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> List<T> asList(Collection<T> self)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of asList instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 asList(Iterable)
 - asList
```
public static <T> List<T> asList(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Converts this Iterable to a List. Returns the original Iterable if it is already a List.
 Example usage:
```
 assert new HashSet().asList() instanceof List
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable to be converted into a List
 
 Returns:
 
 a newly created List if this Iterable is not already a List
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(Object object)
```
 Coerce an object instance to a boolean value. An object is coerced to true if it's not null, to false if it is null.
 
 Parameters:
 
 object - the object to coerce
 
 Returns:
 
 the boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(Boolean bool)
```
 Coerce a Boolean instance to a boolean value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 bool - the Boolean
 
 Returns:
 
 the boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(Collection collection)
```
 Coerce a collection instance to a boolean value. A collection is coerced to false if it's empty, and to true otherwise.
```
assert [1,2].asBoolean() == true
```
```
assert [].asBoolean() == false
```
 Parameters:
 
 collection - the collection
 
 Returns:
 
 the boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(Map map)
```
 Coerce a map instance to a boolean value. A map is coerced to false if it's empty, and to true otherwise.
```
assert [:] as Boolean == false
 assert [a:2] as Boolean == true
```
 Parameters:
 
 map - the map
 
 Returns:
 
 the boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(Iterator iterator)
```
 Coerce an iterator instance to a boolean value. An iterator is coerced to false if there are no more elements to iterate over, and to true otherwise.
 
 Parameters:
 
 iterator - the iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 the boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(Enumeration enumeration)
```
 Coerce an enumeration instance to a boolean value. An enumeration is coerced to false if there are no more elements to enumerate, and to true otherwise.
 
 Parameters:
 
 enumeration - the enumeration
 
 Returns:
 
 the boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(Object[] array)
```
 Coerce an Object array to a boolean value. An Object array is false if the array is of length 0. and to true otherwise
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - the array
 
 Returns:
 
 the boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(byte[] array)
```
 Coerces a byte array to a boolean value. A byte array is false if the array is of length 0, and true otherwise.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the array's boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.4
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(short[] array)
```
 Coerces a short array to a boolean value. A short array is false if the array is of length 0, and true otherwise.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the array's boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.4
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(int[] array)
```
 Coerces an int array to a boolean value. An int array is false if the array is of length 0, and true otherwise.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the array's boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.4
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(long[] array)
```
 Coerces a long array to a boolean value. A long array is false if the array is of length 0, and true otherwise.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the array's boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.4
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(float[] array)
```
 Coerces a float array to a boolean value. A float array is false if the array is of length 0, and true otherwise.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the array's boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.4
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(double[] array)
```
 Coerces a double array to a boolean value. A double array is false if the array is of length 0, and true otherwise.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the array's boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.4
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(boolean[] array)
```
 Coerces a boolean array to a boolean value. A boolean array is false if the array is of length 0, and true otherwise.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the array's boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.4
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(char[] array)
```
 Coerces a char array to a boolean value. A char array is false if the array is of length 0, and true otherwise.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the array's boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.4
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(Character character)
```
 Coerce a character to a boolean value. A character is coerced to false if it's character value is equal to 0, and to true otherwise.
 
 Parameters:
 
 character - the character
 
 Returns:
 
 the boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(Float object)
```
 Coerce a Float instance to a boolean value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 object - the Float
 
 Returns:
 
 true for non-zero and non-NaN values, else false
 
 Since:
 
 2.6.0
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(Double object)
```
 Coerce a Double instance to a boolean value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 object - the Double
 
 Returns:
 
 true for non-zero and non-NaN values, else false
 
 Since:
 
 2.6.0
 - asBoolean
```
public static boolean asBoolean(Number number)
```
 Coerce a number to a boolean value. A number is coerced to false if its double value is equal to 0, and to true otherwise.
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - the number
 
 Returns:
 
 the boolean value
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.0
 - asType
```
public static <T> T asType(Iterable iterable,
 Class<T> clazz)
```
 Converts the given iterable to another type.
 
 Parameters:
 
 iterable - a Iterable
 
 clazz - the desired class
 
 Returns:
 
 the object resulting from this type conversion
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.12
 
 See Also:
 
 asType(Collection, Class)
 - asType
```
public static <T> T asType(Collection col,
 Class<T> clazz)
```
 Converts the given collection to another type. A default concrete type is used for List, Set, or SortedSet. If the given type has a constructor taking a collection, that is used. Otherwise, the call is deferred to asType(Object,Class). If this collection is already of the given type, the same instance is returned.
 
 Parameters:
 
 col - a collection
 
 clazz - the desired class
 
 Returns:
 
 the object resulting from this type conversion
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 asType(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
 - asType
```
public static <T> T asType(Object[] ary,
 Class<T> clazz)
```
 Converts the given array to either a List, Set, or SortedSet. If the given class is something else, the call is deferred to asType(Object,Class).
 
 Parameters:
 
 ary - an array
 
 clazz - the desired class
 
 Returns:
 
 the object resulting from this type conversion
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.1
 
 See Also:
 
 asType(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
 - asType
```
public static <T> T asType(Closure cl,
 Class<T> clazz)
```
 Coerces the closure to an implementation of the given class. The class is assumed to be an interface or class with a single method definition. The closure is used as the implementation of that single method.
 
 Parameters:
 
 cl - the implementation of the single method
 
 clazz - the target type
 
 Returns:
 
 a Proxy of the given type which wraps this closure.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - asType
```
public static <T> T asType(Map map,
 Class<T> clazz)
```
 Coerces this map to the given type, using the map's keys as the public method names, and values as the implementation. Typically the value would be a closure which behaves like the method implementation.
 
 Parameters:
 
 map - this map
 
 clazz - the target type
 
 Returns:
 
 a Proxy of the given type, which defers calls to this map's elements.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - shuffle
```
public static void shuffle(List<?> self)
```
 Randomly reorders the elements of the specified list.
```
 def list = ["a", 4, false]
 def origSize = list.size()
 def origCopy = new ArrayList(list)
 list.shuffle()
 assert list.size() == origSize
 assert origCopy.every{ list.contains(it) }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.shuffle(List)
 - shuffle
```
public static void shuffle(List<?> self,
 Random rnd)
```
 Randomly reorders the elements of the specified list using the specified random instance as the source of randomness.
```
 def r = new Random()
 def list = ["a", 4, false]
 def origSize = list.size()
 def origCopy = new ArrayList(list)
 list.shuffle(r)
 assert list.size() == origSize
 assert origCopy.every{ list.contains(it) }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.shuffle(List)
 - shuffled
```
public static <T> List<T> shuffled(List<T> self)
```
 Creates a new list containing the elements of the specified list but in a random order.
```
 def orig = ["a", 4, false]
 def shuffled = orig.shuffled()
 assert orig.size() == shuffled.size()
 assert orig.every{ shuffled.contains(it) }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.shuffle(List)
 - shuffled
```
public static <T> List<T> shuffled(List<T> self,
 Random rnd)
```
 Creates a new list containing the elements of the specified list but in a random order using the specified random instance as the source of randomness.
```
 def r = new Random()
 def orig = ["a", 4, false]
 def shuffled = orig.shuffled(r)
 assert orig.size() == shuffled.size()
 assert orig.every{ shuffled.contains(it) }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.shuffle(List)
 - shuffle
```
public static <T> void shuffle(T[] self)
```
 Randomly reorders the elements of the specified array.
```
 Integer[] array = [10, 5, 20]
 def origSize = array.size()
 def items = array.toList()
 array.shuffle()
 assert array.size() == origSize
 assert items.every{ array.contains(it) }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - shuffle
```
public static <T> void shuffle(T[] self,
 Random rnd)
```
 Randomly reorders the elements of the specified array using the specified random instance as the source of randomness.
```
 def r = new Random()
 Integer[] array = [10, 5, 20]
 def origSize = array.size()
 def items = array.toList()
 array.shuffle(r)
 assert array.size() == origSize
 assert items.every{ array.contains(it) }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - shuffled
```
public static <T> T[] shuffled(T[] self)
```
 Creates a new array containing the elements of the specified array but in a random order.
```
 Integer[] orig = [10, 5, 20]
 def array = orig.shuffled()
 assert orig.size() == array.size()
 assert orig.every{ array.contains(it) }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the shuffled array
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - shuffled
```
public static <T> T[] shuffled(T[] self,
 Random rnd)
```
 Creates a new array containing the elements of the specified array but in a random order using the specified random instance as the source of randomness.
```
 def r = new Random()
 Integer[] orig = [10, 5, 20]
 def array = orig.shuffled(r)
 assert orig.size() == array.size()
 assert orig.every{ array.contains(it) }
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the shuffled array
 
 Since:
 
 3.0.0
 - reverse
```
public static <T> List<T> reverse(List<T> self)
```
 Creates a new List with the identical contents to this list but in reverse order.
```
 def list = ["a", 4, false]
 assert list.reverse() == [false, 4, "a"]
 assert list == ["a", 4, false]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 Returns:
 
 a reversed List
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 reverse(List, boolean)
 - reverse
```
public static <T> List<T> reverse(List<T> self,
 boolean mutate)
```
 Reverses the elements in a list. If mutate is true, the original list is modified in place and returned. Otherwise, a new list containing the reversed items is produced.
```
 def list = ["a", 4, false]
 assert list.reverse(false) == [false, 4, "a"]
 assert list == ["a", 4, false]
 assert list.reverse(true) == [false, 4, "a"]
 assert list == [false, 4, "a"]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 mutate - true if the list itself should be reversed in place and returned, false if a new list should be created
 
 Returns:
 
 a reversed List
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - reverse
```
public static <T> T[] reverse(T[] self)
```
 Creates a new array containing items which are the same as this array but in reverse order.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 an array containing the reversed items
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 
 See Also:
 
 reverse(Object[], boolean)
 - reverse
```
public static <T> T[] reverse(T[] self,
 boolean mutate)
```
 Reverse the items in an array. If mutate is true, the original array is modified in place and returned. Otherwise, a new array containing the reversed items is produced.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 mutate - true if the array itself should be reversed in place and returned, false if a new array should be created
 
 Returns:
 
 an array containing the reversed items
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - reverse
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> reverse(Iterator<T> self)
```
 Reverses the iterator. The original iterator will become exhausted of elements after determining the reversed values. A new iterator for iterating through the reversed values is returned.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 a reversed Iterator
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - plus
```
public static <T> T[] plus(T[] left,
 T[] right)
```
 Create an array as a union of two arrays.
```
 Integer[] a = [1, 2, 3]
 Integer[] b = [4, 5, 6]
 assert a + b == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] as Integer[]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - the left Array
 
 right - the right Array
 
 Returns:
 
 A new array containing right appended to left.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - plus
```
public static <T> T[] plus(T[] left,
 T right)
```
 Create an array containing elements from an original array plus an additional appended element.
```
 Integer[] a = [1, 2, 3]
 Integer[] result = a + 4
 assert result == [1, 2, 3, 4] as Integer[]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - the array
 
 right - the value to append
 
 Returns:
 
 A new array containing left with right appended to it.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - plus
```
public static <T> T[] plus(T[] left,
 Collection<T> right)
```
 Create an array containing elements from an original array plus those from a Collection.
```
 Integer[] a = [1, 2, 3]
 def additions = [7, 8]
 assert a + additions == [1, 2, 3, 7, 8] as Integer[]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - the array
 
 right - a Collection to be appended
 
 Returns:
 
 A new array containing left with right appended to it.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - plus
```
public static <T> T[] plus(T[] left,
 Iterable<T> right)
```
 Create an array containing elements from an original array plus those from an Iterable.
```
 class AbcIterable implements Iterable {
 Iterator iterator() { "abc".iterator() }
 }
 String[] letters = ['x', 'y', 'z']
 def result = letters + new AbcIterable()
 assert result == ['x', 'y', 'z', 'a', 'b', 'c'] as String[]
 assert result.class.array
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - the array
 
 right - an Iterable to be appended
 
 Returns:
 
 A new array containing elements from left with those from right appended.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - plus
```
public static <T> Collection<T> plus(Collection<T> left,
 Collection<T> right)
```
 Create a Collection as a union of two collections. If the left collection is a Set, then the returned collection will be a Set otherwise a List. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
```
assert [1,2,3,4] == [1,2] + [3,4]
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - the left Collection
 
 right - the right Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 the merged Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - plus
```
public static <T> Collection<T> plus(Iterable<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right)
```
 Create a Collection as a union of two iterables. If the left iterable is a Set, then the returned collection will be a Set otherwise a List. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
```
assert [1,2,3,4] == [1,2] + [3,4]
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - the left Iterable
 
 right - the right Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the merged Collection
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - plus
```
public static <T> Collection<T> plus(Collection<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right)
```
 Create a Collection as a union of a Collection and an Iterable. If the left collection is a Set, then the returned collection will be a Set otherwise a List. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - the left Collection
 
 right - the right Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the merged Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 
 See Also:
 
 plus(Collection, Collection)
 - plus
```
public static <T> List<T> plus(List<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right)
```
 Create a List as a union of a List and an Iterable. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - the left List
 
 right - the right Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the merged List
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 plus(Collection, Collection)
 - plus
```
public static <T> List<T> plus(List<T> left,
 Collection<T> right)
```
 Create a List as a union of a List and a Collection. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - the left List
 
 right - the right Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 the merged List
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 plus(Collection, Collection)
 - plus
```
public static <T> Set<T> plus(Set<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right)
```
 Create a Set as a union of a Set and an Iterable. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - the left Set
 
 right - the right Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the merged Set
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 plus(Collection, Collection)
 - plus
```
public static <T> Set<T> plus(Set<T> left,
 Collection<T> right)
```
 Create a Set as a union of a Set and a Collection. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - the left Set
 
 right - the right Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 the merged Set
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 plus(Collection, Collection)
 - plus
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> plus(SortedSet<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right)
```
 Create a SortedSet as a union of a SortedSet and an Iterable. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - the left SortedSet
 
 right - the right Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the merged SortedSet
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 plus(Collection, Collection)
 - plus
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> plus(SortedSet<T> left,
 Collection<T> right)
```
 Create a SortedSet as a union of a SortedSet and a Collection. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - the left SortedSet
 
 right - the right Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 the merged SortedSet
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 plus(Collection, Collection)
 - plus
```
public static <T> List<T> plus(List<T> self,
 int index,
 T[] items)
```
 Creates a new List by inserting all of the elements in the specified array to the elements from the original List at the specified index. Shifts the element currently at that index (if any) and any subsequent elements to the right (increasing their indices). The new elements will appear in the resulting List in the order that they occur in the original array. The behavior of this operation is undefined if the list or array operands are modified while the operation is in progress. The original list and array operands remain unchanged.
```
 def items = [1, 2, 3]
 def newItems = items.plus(2, 'a'..'c' as String[])
 assert newItems == [1, 2, 'a', 'b', 'c', 3]
 assert items == [1, 2, 3]
 
```
 See also addAll for similar functionality with modify semantics, i.e. which performs the changes on the original list itself.
 Parameters:
 
 self - an original list
 
 items - array containing elements to be merged with elements from the original list
 
 index - index at which to insert the first element from the specified array
 
 Returns:
 
 the new list
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 
 See Also:
 
 plus(List, int, List)
 - plus
```
public static <T> List<T> plus(List<T> self,
 int index,
 List<T> additions)
```
 Creates a new List by inserting all of the elements in the given additions List to the elements from the original List at the specified index. Shifts the element currently at that index (if any) and any subsequent elements to the right (increasing their indices). The new elements will appear in the resulting List in the order that they occur in the original lists. The behavior of this operation is undefined if the original lists are modified while the operation is in progress. The original lists remain unchanged.
```
 def items = [1, 2, 3]
 def newItems = items.plus(2, 'a'..'c')
 assert newItems == [1, 2, 'a', 'b', 'c', 3]
 assert items == [1, 2, 3]
 
```
 See also addAll for similar functionality with modify semantics, i.e. which performs the changes on the original list itself.
 Parameters:
 
 self - an original List
 
 additions - a List containing elements to be merged with elements from the original List
 
 index - index at which to insert the first element from the given additions List
 
 Returns:
 
 the new list
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.1
 - plus
```
public static <T> List<T> plus(List<T> self,
 int index,
 Iterable<T> additions)
```
 Creates a new List by inserting all of the elements in the given Iterable to the elements from this List at the specified index.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an original list
 
 additions - an Iterable containing elements to be merged with the elements from the original List
 
 index - index at which to insert the first element from the given additions Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the new list
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 
 See Also:
 
 plus(List, int, List)
 - plus
```
public static <T> Collection<T> plus(Collection<T> left,
 T right)
```
 Create a collection as a union of a Collection and an Object. If the collection is a Set, then the returned collection will be a Set otherwise a List. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
```
assert [1,2,3] == [1,2] + 3
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Collection
 
 right - an object to add/append
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - plus
```
public static <T> Collection<T> plus(Iterable<T> left,
 T right)
```
 Create a collection as a union of an Iterable and an Object. If the iterable is a Set, then the returned collection will be a Set otherwise a List. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
```
assert [1,2,3] == [1,2] + 3
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - an Iterable
 
 right - an object to add/append
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting Collection
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - plus
```
public static <T> List<T> plus(List<T> left,
 T right)
```
 Create a List as a union of a List and an Object. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
```
assert [1,2,3] == [1,2] + 3
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - a List
 
 right - an object to add/append
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting List
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - plus
```
public static <T> Set<T> plus(Set<T> left,
 T right)
```
 Create a Set as a union of a Set and an Object. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
```
assert [1,2,3] == [1,2] + 3
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Set
 
 right - an object to add/append
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting Set
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - plus
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> plus(SortedSet<T> left,
 T right)
```
 Create a SortedSet as a union of a SortedSet and an Object. This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
```
assert [1,2,3] == [1,2] + 3
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - a SortedSet
 
 right - an object to add/append
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting SortedSet
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - multiply
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> Collection<T> multiply(Collection<T> self,
 Number factor)
```
 Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 multiply(Iterable, Number)
 - multiply
```
public static <T> Collection<T> multiply(Iterable<T> self,
 Number factor)
```
 Create a Collection composed of the elements of this Iterable, repeated a certain number of times. Note that for non-primitive elements, multiple references to the same instance will be added.
```
assert [1,2,3,1,2,3] == [1,2,3] * 2
```
 Note: if the Iterable happens to not support duplicates, e.g. a Set, then the method will effectively return a Collection with a single copy of the Iterable's items.
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 factor - the number of times to append
 
 Returns:
 
 the multiplied Collection
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - multiply
```
public static <T> List<T> multiply(List<T> self,
 Number factor)
```
 Create a List composed of the elements of this Iterable, repeated a certain number of times. Note that for non-primitive elements, multiple references to the same instance will be added.
```
assert [1,2,3,1,2,3] == [1,2,3] * 2
```
 Note: if the Iterable happens to not support duplicates, e.g. a Set, then the method will effectively return a Collection with a single copy of the Iterable's items.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 factor - the number of times to append
 
 Returns:
 
 the multiplied List
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - intersect
```
public static <T> Collection<T> intersect(Collection<T> left,
 Collection<T> right)
```
 Create a Collection composed of the intersection of both collections. Any elements that exist in both collections are added to the resultant collection. For collections of custom objects; the objects should implement java.lang.Comparable
```
assert [4,5] == [1,2,3,4,5].intersect([4,5,6,7,8])
```
 By default, Groovy uses a NumberAwareComparator when determining if an element exists in both collections.
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Collection
 
 right - a Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection as an intersection of both collections
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.6
 
 See Also:
 
 intersect(Collection, Collection, Comparator)
 - intersect
```
public static <T> Collection<T> intersect(Collection<T> left,
 Collection<T> right,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Create a Collection composed of the intersection of both collections. Any elements that exist in both collections are added to the resultant collection. For collections of custom objects; the objects should implement java.lang.Comparable
```
 assert [3,4] == [1,2,3,4].intersect([3,4,5,6], Comparator.naturalOrder())
 
```
```
 def one = ['a', 'B', 'c', 'd']
 def two = ['b', 'C', 'd', 'e']
 def compareIgnoreCase = { a, b -> a.toLowerCase() <=> b.toLowerCase() }
 assert one.intersect(two) == ['d']
 assert two.intersect(one) == ['d']
 assert one.intersect(two, compareIgnoreCase) == ['b', 'C', 'd']
 assert two.intersect(one, compareIgnoreCase) == ['B', 'c', 'd']
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Collection
 
 right - a Collection
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection as an intersection of both collections
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - intersect
```
public static <T> Collection<T> intersect(Iterable<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right)
```
 Create a Collection composed of the intersection of both iterables. Any elements that exist in both iterables are added to the resultant collection. For iterables of custom objects; the objects should implement java.lang.Comparable
```
assert [4,5] == [1,2,3,4,5].intersect([4,5,6,7,8])
```
 By default, Groovy uses a NumberAwareComparator when determining if an element exists in both collections.
 Parameters:
 
 left - an Iterable
 
 right - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection as an intersection of both iterables
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 intersect(Iterable, Iterable, Comparator)
 - intersect
```
public static <T> Collection<T> intersect(Iterable<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Create a Collection composed of the intersection of both iterables. Any elements that exist in both iterables are added to the resultant collection. For iterables of custom objects; the objects should implement java.lang.Comparable
```
assert [3,4] == [1,2,3,4].intersect([3,4,5,6], Comparator.naturalOrder())
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - an Iterable
 
 right - an Iterable
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection as an intersection of both iterables
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - intersect
```
public static <T> List<T> intersect(List<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right)
```
 Create a List composed of the intersection of a List and an Iterable. Any elements that exist in both iterables are added to the resultant collection.
```
assert [4,5] == [1,2,3,4,5].intersect([4,5,6,7,8])
```
 By default, Groovy uses a NumberAwareComparator when determining if an element exists in both collections.
 Parameters:
 
 left - a List
 
 right - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a List as an intersection of a List and an Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 intersect(List, Iterable, Comparator)
 - intersect
```
public static <T> List<T> intersect(List<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Create a List composed of the intersection of a List and an Iterable. Any elements that exist in both iterables are added to the resultant collection.
```
assert [3,4] == [1,2,3,4].intersect([3,4,5,6])
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - a List
 
 right - an Iterable
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 a List as an intersection of a List and an Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - intersect
```
public static <T> Set<T> intersect(Set<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right)
```
 Create a Set composed of the intersection of a Set and an Iterable. Any elements that exist in both iterables are added to the resultant collection.
```
assert [4,5] as Set == ([1,2,3,4,5] as Set).intersect([4,5,6,7,8])
```
 By default, Groovy uses a NumberAwareComparator when determining if an element exists in both collections.
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Set
 
 right - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a Set as an intersection of a Set and an Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 intersect(Set, Iterable, Comparator)
 - intersect
```
public static <T> Set<T> intersect(Set<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Create a Set composed of the intersection of a Set and an Iterable. Any elements that exist in both iterables are added to the resultant collection.
```
assert [3,4] as Set == ([1,2,3,4] as Set).intersect([3,4,5,6], Comparator.naturalOrder())
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Set
 
 right - an Iterable
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 a Set as an intersection of a Set and an Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - intersect
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> intersect(SortedSet<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right)
```
 Create a SortedSet composed of the intersection of a SortedSet and an Iterable. Any elements that exist in both iterables are added to the resultant collection.
```
assert [4,5] as SortedSet == ([1,2,3,4,5] as SortedSet).intersect([4,5,6,7,8])
```
 By default, Groovy uses a NumberAwareComparator when determining if an element exists in both collections.
 Parameters:
 
 left - a SortedSet
 
 right - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a Set as an intersection of a SortedSet and an Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 intersect(SortedSet, Iterable, Comparator)
 - intersect
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> intersect(SortedSet<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right,
 Comparator<T> comparator)
```
 Create a SortedSet composed of the intersection of a SortedSet and an Iterable. Any elements that exist in both iterables are added to the resultant collection.
```
assert [4,5] as SortedSet == ([1,2,3,4,5] as SortedSet).intersect([4,5,6,7,8])
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - a SortedSet
 
 right - an Iterable
 
 comparator - a Comparator
 
 Returns:
 
 a Set as an intersection of a SortedSet and an Iterable
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - intersect
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> intersect(Map<K,V> left,
 Map<K,V> right)
```
 Create a Map composed of the intersection of both maps. Any entries that exist in both maps are added to the resultant map.
```
assert [4:4,5:5] == [1:1,2:2,3:3,4:4,5:5].intersect([4:4,5:5,6:6,7:7,8:8])
```
```
assert [1: 1, 2: 2, 3: 3, 4: 4].intersect( [1: 1.0, 2: 2, 5: 5] ) == [1:1, 2:2]
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - a map
 
 right - a map
 
 Returns:
 
 a Map as an intersection of both maps
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.4
 - disjoint
```
public static boolean disjoint(Iterable left,
 Iterable right)
```
 Returns true if the intersection of two iterables is empty.
```
assert [1,2,3].disjoint([3,4,5]) == false
```
```
assert [1,2].disjoint([3,4]) == true
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - an Iterable
 
 right - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 boolean true if the intersection of two iterables is empty, false otherwise.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - disjoint
```
@Deprecated
public static boolean disjoint(Collection left,
 Collection right)
```
 Deprecated. use the Iterable variant instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 disjoint(Iterable, Iterable)
 - chop
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> chop(T[] self,
 int... chopSizes)
```
 Chops the array into pieces, returning lists with sizes corresponding to the supplied chop sizes. If the array isn't large enough, truncated (possibly empty) pieces are returned. Using a chop size of -1 will cause that piece to contain all remaining items from the array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array to be chopped
 
 chopSizes - the sizes for the returned pieces
 
 Returns:
 
 a list of lists chopping the original array elements into pieces determined by chopSizes
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.2
 
 See Also:
 
 to chop a list into pieces of a fixed size
 - chop
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> chop(Iterable<T> self,
 int... chopSizes)
```
 Chops the Iterable into pieces, returning lists with sizes corresponding to the supplied chop sizes. If the Iterable isn't large enough, truncated (possibly empty) pieces are returned. Using a chop size of -1 will cause that piece to contain all remaining items from the Iterable.
 Example usage:
```
 assert [1, 2, 3, 4].chop(1) == [[1]]
 assert [1, 2, 3, 4].chop(1,-1) == [[1], [2, 3, 4]]
 assert ('a'..'h').chop(2, 4) == [['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd', 'e', 'f']]
 assert ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'].chop(3) == [['a', 'b', 'c']]
 assert ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'].chop(1, 2, 3) == [['a'], ['b', 'c'], ['d', 'e']]
 assert ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'].chop(1, 2, 3, 3, 3) == [['a'], ['b', 'c'], ['d', 'e'], [], []]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable to be chopped
 
 chopSizes - the sizes for the returned pieces
 
 Returns:
 
 a list of lists chopping the original iterable into pieces determined by chopSizes
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.2
 
 See Also:
 
 to chop an Iterable into pieces of a fixed size
 - chop
```
public static <T> List<List<T>> chop(Iterator<T> self,
 int... chopSizes)
```
 Chops the iterator items into pieces, returning lists with sizes corresponding to the supplied chop sizes. If the iterator is exhausted early, truncated (possibly empty) pieces are returned. Using a chop size of -1 will cause that piece to contain all remaining items from the iterator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator to be chopped
 
 chopSizes - the sizes for the returned pieces
 
 Returns:
 
 a list of lists chopping the original iterator elements into pieces determined by chopSizes
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.2
 - equals
```
public static boolean equals(int[] left,
 int[] right)
```
 Compare the contents of this array to the contents of the given array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - an int array
 
 right - the array being compared
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the contents of both arrays are equal.
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - equals
```
public static boolean equals(Object[] left,
 List right)
```
 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:
 
 left - an array
 
 right - the List being compared
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the contents of both collections are equal
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - equals
```
public static boolean equals(List left,
 Object[] right)
```
 Determines if the contents of this list are equal to the contents of the given array in the same order. This returns false if either collection is null.
```
assert [1, "a"].equals( [ 1, "a" ] as Object[] )
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - a List
 
 right - the Object[] being compared to
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the contents of both collections are equal
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - equals
```
public static boolean equals(List left,
 List right)
```
 Compare the contents of two Lists. Order matters. If numbers exist in the Lists, then they are compared as numbers, for example 2 == 2L. If both lists are null, the result is true; otherwise if either list is null, the result is false.
```
assert ["a", 2].equals(["a", 2])
 assert ![2, "a"].equals("a", 2)
 assert [2.0, "a"].equals(2L, "a") // number comparison at work
```
 Parameters:
 
 left - a List
 
 right - the List being compared to
 
 Returns:
 
 boolean true if the contents of both lists are identical, false otherwise.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - equals
```
public static <T> boolean equals(Set<T> self,
 Set<T> other)
```
 Compare the contents of two Sets for equality using Groovy's coercion rules.
 Returns true if the two sets have the same size, and every member of the specified set is contained in this set (or equivalently, every member of this set is contained in the specified set). If numbers exist in the sets, then they are compared as numbers, for example 2 == 2L. If both sets are null, the result is true; otherwise if either set is null, the result is false. Example usage:
```
 Set s1 = ["a", 2]
 def s2 = [2, 'a'] as Set
 Set s3 = [3, 'a']
 def s4 = [2.0, 'a'] as Set
 def s5 = [2L, 'a'] as Set
 assert s1.equals(s2)
 assert !s1.equals(s3)
 assert s1.equals(s4)
 assert s1.equals(s5)
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set
 
 other - the Set being compared to
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the contents of both sets are identical
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - equals
```
public static boolean equals(Map self,
 Map other)
```
 Compares two Maps treating coerced numerical values as identical.
 Example usage:
```
assert [a:2, b:3] == [a:2L, b:3.0]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - this Map
 
 other - the Map being compared to
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the contents of both maps are identical
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - minus
```
public static <T> Set<T> minus(Set<T> self,
 Collection<?> removeMe)
```
 Create a Set composed of the elements of the first Set minus the elements of the given Collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set object
 
 removeMe - the items to remove from the Set
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting Set
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - minus
```
public static <T> Set<T> minus(Set<T> self,
 Iterable<?> removeMe)
```
 Create a Set composed of the elements of the first Set minus the elements from the given Iterable.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set object
 
 removeMe - the items to remove from the Set
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting Set
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - minus
```
public static <T> Set<T> minus(Set<T> self,
 Object removeMe)
```
 Create a Set composed of the elements of the first Set minus the given element.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set object
 
 removeMe - the element to remove from the Set
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting Set
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - minus
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> minus(SortedSet<T> self,
 Collection<?> removeMe)
```
 Create a SortedSet composed of the elements of the first SortedSet minus the elements of the given Collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedSet object
 
 removeMe - the items to remove from the SortedSet
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting SortedSet
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - minus
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> minus(SortedSet<T> self,
 Iterable<?> removeMe)
```
 Create a SortedSet composed of the elements of the first SortedSet minus the elements of the given Iterable.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedSet object
 
 removeMe - the items to remove from the SortedSet
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting SortedSet
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - minus
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> minus(SortedSet<T> self,
 Object removeMe)
```
 Create a SortedSet composed of the elements of the first SortedSet minus the given element.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedSet object
 
 removeMe - the element to remove from the SortedSet
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting SortedSet
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - minus
```
public static <T> T[] minus(T[] self,
 Iterable removeMe)
```
 Create an array composed of the elements of the first array minus the elements of the given Iterable.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 removeMe - a Collection of elements to remove
 
 Returns:
 
 an array with the supplied elements removed
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - minus
```
public static <T> T[] minus(T[] self,
 Object[] removeMe)
```
 Create an array composed of the elements of the first array minus the elements of the given array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 removeMe - an array of elements to remove
 
 Returns:
 
 an array with the supplied elements removed
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - minus
```
public static <T> List<T> minus(List<T> self,
 Collection<?> removeMe)
```
 Create a List composed of the elements of the first list minus every occurrence of elements of the given Collection.
```
assert [1, "a", true, true, false, 5.3] - [true, 5.3] == [1, "a", false]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 removeMe - a Collection of elements to remove
 
 Returns:
 
 a List with the given elements removed
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - minus
```
public static <T> Collection<T> minus(Collection<T> self,
 Collection<?> removeMe)
```
 Create a new Collection composed of the elements of the first Collection minus every occurrence of elements of the given Collection.
```
assert [1, "a", true, true, false, 5.3] - [true, 5.3] == [1, "a", false]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 removeMe - a Collection of elements to remove
 
 Returns:
 
 a Collection with the given elements removed
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - minus
```
public static <T> List<T> minus(List<T> self,
 Iterable<?> removeMe)
```
 Create a new List composed of the elements of the first List minus every occurrence of elements of the given Iterable.
```
assert [1, "a", true, true, false, 5.3] - [true, 5.3] == [1, "a", false]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 removeMe - an Iterable of elements to remove
 
 Returns:
 
 a new List with the given elements removed
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.7
 - minus
```
public static <T> Collection<T> minus(Iterable<T> self,
 Iterable<?> removeMe)
```
 Create a new Collection composed of the elements of the first Iterable minus every occurrence of elements of the given Iterable.
```
 assert [1, "a", true, true, false, 5.3] - [true, 5.3] == [1, "a", false]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 removeMe - an Iterable of elements to remove
 
 Returns:
 
 a new Collection with the given elements removed
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - minus
```
public static <T> List<T> minus(List<T> self,
 Object removeMe)
```
 Create a new List composed of the elements of the first List minus every occurrence of the given element to remove.
```
assert ["a", 5, 5, true] - 5 == ["a", true]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List object
 
 removeMe - an element to remove from the List
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting List with the given element removed
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - minus
```
public static <T> Collection<T> minus(Iterable<T> self,
 Object removeMe)
```
 Create a new Collection composed of the elements of the first Iterable minus every occurrence of the given element to remove.
```
assert ["a", 5, 5, true] - 5 == ["a", true]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable object
 
 removeMe - an element to remove from the Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting Collection with the given element removed
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - minus
```
public static <T> T[] minus(T[] self,
 Object removeMe)
```
 Create a new object array composed of the elements of the first array minus the element to remove.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 removeMe - an element to remove from the array
 
 Returns:
 
 a new array with the operand removed
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 - minus
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> minus(Map<K,V> self,
 Map removeMe)
```
 Create a Map composed of the entries of the first map minus the entries of the given map.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a map object
 
 removeMe - the entries to remove from the map
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting map
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.4
 - flatten
```
public static Collection<?> flatten(Collection<?> self)
```
 Flatten a Collection. This Collection and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection.
```
assert [1,2,3,4,5] == [1,[2,3],[[4]],[],5].flatten()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - flatten
```
public static Collection<?> flatten(Iterable<?> self)
```
 Flatten an Iterable. This Iterable and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection.
```
assert [1,2,3,4,5] == [1,[2,3],[[4]],[],5].flatten()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - flatten
```
public static List<?> flatten(List<?> self)
```
 Flatten a List. This List and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new List.
```
assert [1,2,3,4,5] == [1,[2,3],[[4]],[],5].flatten()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened List
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - flatten
```
public static Set<?> flatten(Set<?> self)
```
 Flatten a Set. This Set and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new Set.
```
assert [1,2,3,4,5] as Set == ([1,[2,3],[[4]],[],5] as Set).flatten()
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened Set
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - flatten
```
public static SortedSet<?> flatten(SortedSet<?> self)
```
 Flatten a SortedSet. This SortedSet and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new SortedSet.
```
 Set nested = [[0,1],[2],3,[4],5]
 SortedSet sorted = new TreeSet({ a, b -> (a instanceof List ? a[0] : a) <=> (b instanceof List ? b[0] : b) } as Comparator)
 sorted.addAll(nested)
 assert [0,1,2,3,4,5] as SortedSet == sorted.flatten()
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedSet to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened SortedSet
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - flatten
```
public static Collection flatten(Object[] self)
```
 Flatten an array. This array and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - flatten
```
public static Collection flatten(boolean[] self)
```
 Flatten an array. This array and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a boolean Array to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - flatten
```
public static Collection flatten(byte[] self)
```
 Flatten an array. This array and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a byte Array to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - flatten
```
public static Collection flatten(char[] self)
```
 Flatten an array. This array and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a char Array to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - flatten
```
public static Collection flatten(short[] self)
```
 Flatten an array. This array and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a short Array to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - flatten
```
public static Collection flatten(int[] self)
```
 Flatten an array. This array and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an int Array to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - flatten
```
public static Collection flatten(long[] self)
```
 Flatten an array. This array and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a long Array to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - flatten
```
public static Collection flatten(float[] self)
```
 Flatten an array. This array and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a float Array to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - flatten
```
public static Collection flatten(double[] self)
```
 Flatten an array. This array and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a double Array to flatten
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - flatten
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> Collection<T> flatten(Collection<T> self,
 Closure<? extends T> flattenUsing)
```
 Deprecated. Use the Iterable version of flatten instead
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 
 See Also:
 
 flatten(Iterable, Closure)
 - flatten
```
public static <T> Collection<T> flatten(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure<? extends T> flattenUsing)
```
 Flatten an Iterable. This Iterable and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection. For any non-Array, non-Collection object which represents some sort of collective type, the supplied closure should yield the contained items; otherwise, the closure should just return any element which corresponds to a leaf.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 flattenUsing - a closure to determine how to flatten non-Array, non-Collection elements
 
 Returns:
 
 a flattened Collection
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - leftShift
```
public static <T> Collection<T> leftShift(Collection<T> self,
 T value)
```
 Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append objects to a Collection.
```
def list = [1,2]
 list << 3
 assert list == [1,2,3]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 value - an Object to be added to the collection.
 
 Returns:
 
 same collection, after the value was added to it.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - leftShift
```
public static <T> List<T> leftShift(List<T> self,
 T value)
```
 Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append objects to a List.
```
def list = [1,2]
 list << 3
 assert list == [1,2,3]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 value - an Object to be added to the List.
 
 Returns:
 
 same List, after the value was added to it.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - leftShift
```
public static <T> Set<T> leftShift(Set<T> self,
 T value)
```
 Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append objects to a Set.
```
def set = [1,2] as Set
 set << 3
 assert set == [1,2,3] as Set
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Set
 
 value - an Object to be added to the Set.
 
 Returns:
 
 same Set, after the value was added to it.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - leftShift
```
public static <T> SortedSet<T> leftShift(SortedSet<T> self,
 T value)
```
 Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append objects to a SortedSet.
```
def set = [1,2] as SortedSet
 set << 3
 assert set == [1,2,3] as SortedSet
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a SortedSet
 
 value - an Object to be added to the SortedSet.
 
 Returns:
 
 same SortedSet, after the value was added to it.
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - leftShift
```
public static <T> BlockingQueue<T> leftShift(BlockingQueue<T> self,
 T value)
 throws InterruptedException
```
 Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append objects to a BlockingQueue. In case of bounded queue the method will block till space in the queue become available
```
def list = new java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue ()
 list << 3 << 2 << 1
 assert list.iterator().collect{it} == [3,2,1]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 value - an Object to be added to the collection.
 
 Returns:
 
 same collection, after the value was added to it.
 
 Throws:
 
 InterruptedException
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.1
 - leftShift
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> leftShift(Map<K,V> self,
 Map.Entry<K,V> entry)
```
 Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append Map.Entry values to a Map.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 entry - a Map.Entry to be added to the Map.
 
 Returns:
 
 same map, after the value has been added to it.
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - leftShift
```
public static <K,V> Map<K,V> leftShift(Map<K,V> self,
 Map<K,V> other)
```
 Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to put one maps entries into another map. This allows the compact syntax map1 << map2; otherwise it's just a synonym for putAll though it returns the original map rather than being a void method. Example usage:
```
def map = [a:1, b:2]
 map << [c:3, d:4]
 assert map == [a:1, b:2, c:3, d:4]
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 other - another Map whose entries should be added to the original Map.
 
 Returns:
 
 same map, after the values have been added to it.
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.2
 - leftShift
```
public static Number leftShift(Number self,
 Number operand)
```
 Implementation of the left shift operator for integral types. Non integral Number types throw UnsupportedOperationException.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number object
 
 operand - the shift distance by which to left shift the number
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting number
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - rightShift
```
public static Number rightShift(Number self,
 Number operand)
```
 Implementation of the right shift operator for integral types. Non integral Number types throw UnsupportedOperationException.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number object
 
 operand - the shift distance by which to right shift the number
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting number
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - rightShiftUnsigned
```
public static Number rightShiftUnsigned(Number self,
 Number operand)
```
 Implementation of the right shift (unsigned) operator for integral types. Non integral Number types throw UnsupportedOperationException.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number object
 
 operand - the shift distance by which to right shift (unsigned) the number
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting number
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Byte> getAt(byte[] array,
 Range range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a range for a byte array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a byte array
 
 range - a range indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved bytes
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Character> getAt(char[] array,
 Range range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a range for a char array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a char array
 
 range - a range indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved chars
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Short> getAt(short[] array,
 Range range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a range for a short array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a short array
 
 range - a range indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved shorts
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Integer> getAt(int[] array,
 Range range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a range for an int array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an int array
 
 range - a range indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the ints at the given indices
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Long> getAt(long[] array,
 Range range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a range for a long array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a long array
 
 range - a range indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved longs
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Float> getAt(float[] array,
 Range range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a range for a float array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a float array
 
 range - a range indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved floats
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Double> getAt(double[] array,
 Range range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a range for a double array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a double array
 
 range - a range indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved doubles
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Boolean> getAt(boolean[] array,
 Range range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a range for a boolean array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a boolean array
 
 range - a range indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved booleans
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Byte> getAt(byte[] array,
 IntRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a byte array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a byte array
 
 range - an IntRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved bytes
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Character> getAt(char[] array,
 IntRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a char array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a char array
 
 range - an IntRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved chars
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Short> getAt(short[] array,
 IntRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a short array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a short array
 
 range - an IntRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved shorts
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Integer> getAt(int[] array,
 IntRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for an int array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an int array
 
 range - an IntRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved ints
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Long> getAt(long[] array,
 IntRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a long array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a long array
 
 range - an IntRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved longs
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Float> getAt(float[] array,
 IntRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a float array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a float array
 
 range - an IntRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved floats
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Double> getAt(double[] array,
 IntRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a double array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a double array
 
 range - an IntRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved doubles
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Boolean> getAt(boolean[] array,
 IntRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a boolean array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a boolean array
 
 range - an IntRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved booleans
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Byte> getAt(byte[] array,
 ObjectRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a byte array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a byte array
 
 range - an ObjectRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved bytes
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Character> getAt(char[] array,
 ObjectRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a char array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a char array
 
 range - an ObjectRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved chars
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Short> getAt(short[] array,
 ObjectRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a short array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a short array
 
 range - an ObjectRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved shorts
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Integer> getAt(int[] array,
 ObjectRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for an int array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an int array
 
 range - an ObjectRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved ints
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Long> getAt(long[] array,
 ObjectRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a long array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a long array
 
 range - an ObjectRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved longs
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Float> getAt(float[] array,
 ObjectRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a float array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a float array
 
 range - an ObjectRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved floats
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Double> getAt(double[] array,
 ObjectRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a double array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a double array
 
 range - an ObjectRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved doubles
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Boolean> getAt(boolean[] array,
 ObjectRange range)
```
 Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a byte array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a byte array
 
 range - an ObjectRange indicating the indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the retrieved bytes
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Byte> getAt(byte[] array,
 Collection indices)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a collection for a byte array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a byte array
 
 indices - a collection of indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the bytes at the given indices
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Character> getAt(char[] array,
 Collection indices)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a collection for a char array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a char array
 
 indices - a collection of indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the chars at the given indices
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Short> getAt(short[] array,
 Collection indices)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a collection for a short array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a short array
 
 indices - a collection of indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the shorts at the given indices
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Integer> getAt(int[] array,
 Collection indices)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a collection for an int array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an int array
 
 indices - a collection of indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the ints at the given indices
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Long> getAt(long[] array,
 Collection indices)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a collection for a long array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a long array
 
 indices - a collection of indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the longs at the given indices
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Float> getAt(float[] array,
 Collection indices)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a collection for a float array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a float array
 
 indices - a collection of indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the floats at the given indices
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Double> getAt(double[] array,
 Collection indices)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a collection for a double array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a double array
 
 indices - a collection of indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the doubles at the given indices
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static List<Boolean> getAt(boolean[] array,
 Collection indices)
```
 Support the subscript operator with a collection for a boolean array
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a boolean array
 
 indices - a collection of indices for the items to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 list of the booleans at the given indices
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getAt
```
public static boolean getAt(BitSet self,
 int index)
```
 Support the subscript operator for a Bitset
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a BitSet
 
 index - index to retrieve
 
 Returns:
 
 value of the bit at the given index
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 BitSet
 - getAt
```
public static BitSet getAt(BitSet self,
 IntRange range)
```
 Support retrieving a subset of a BitSet using a Range
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a BitSet
 
 range - a Range defining the desired subset
 
 Returns:
 
 a new BitSet that represents the requested subset
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 BitSet, IntRange
 - putAt
```
public static void putAt(BitSet self,
 IntRange range,
 boolean value)
```
 Support assigning a range of values with a single assignment statement.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a BitSet
 
 range - the range of values to set
 
 value - value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 BitSet, Range
 - putAt
```
public static void putAt(BitSet self,
 int index,
 boolean value)
```
 Support subscript-style assignment for a BitSet.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a BitSet
 
 index - index of the entry to set
 
 value - value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 BitSet
 - size
```
public static int size(boolean[] array)
```
 Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a boolean array
 
 Returns:
 
 the length of the array
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Array.getLength(java.lang.Object)
 - size
```
public static int size(byte[] array)
```
 Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a byte array
 
 Returns:
 
 the length of the array
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Array.getLength(java.lang.Object)
 - size
```
public static int size(char[] array)
```
 Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a char array
 
 Returns:
 
 the length of the array
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Array.getLength(java.lang.Object)
 - size
```
public static int size(short[] array)
```
 Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a short array
 
 Returns:
 
 the length of the array
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Array.getLength(java.lang.Object)
 - size
```
public static int size(int[] array)
```
 Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an int array
 
 Returns:
 
 the length of the array
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Array.getLength(java.lang.Object)
 - size
```
public static int size(long[] array)
```
 Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a long array
 
 Returns:
 
 the length of the array
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Array.getLength(java.lang.Object)
 - size
```
public static int size(float[] array)
```
 Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a float array
 
 Returns:
 
 the length of the array
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Array.getLength(java.lang.Object)
 - size
```
public static int size(double[] array)
```
 Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a double array
 
 Returns:
 
 the length of the array
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Array.getLength(java.lang.Object)
 - toList
```
public static List<Byte> toList(byte[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a byte array
 
 Returns:
 
 a list containing the contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toList
```
public static List<Boolean> toList(boolean[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a boolean array
 
 Returns:
 
 a list containing the contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - toList
```
public static List<Character> toList(char[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a char array
 
 Returns:
 
 a list containing the contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toList
```
public static List<Short> toList(short[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a short array
 
 Returns:
 
 a list containing the contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toList
```
public static List<Integer> toList(int[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an int array
 
 Returns:
 
 a list containing the contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toList
```
public static List<Long> toList(long[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a long array
 
 Returns:
 
 a list containing the contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toList
```
public static List<Float> toList(float[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a float array
 
 Returns:
 
 a list containing the contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toList
```
public static List<Double> toList(double[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a double array
 
 Returns:
 
 a list containing the contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toSet
```
public static Set<Byte> toSet(byte[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a byte array
 
 Returns:
 
 a set containing the unique contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - toSet
```
public static Set<Boolean> toSet(boolean[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a boolean array
 
 Returns:
 
 a set containing the unique contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - toSet
```
public static Set<Character> toSet(char[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a char array
 
 Returns:
 
 a set containing the unique contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - toSet
```
public static Set<Short> toSet(short[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a short array
 
 Returns:
 
 a set containing the unique contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - toSet
```
public static Set<Integer> toSet(int[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - an int array
 
 Returns:
 
 a set containing the unique contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - toSet
```
public static Set<Long> toSet(long[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a long array
 
 Returns:
 
 a set containing the unique contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - toSet
```
public static Set<Float> toSet(float[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a float array
 
 Returns:
 
 a set containing the unique contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - toSet
```
public static Set<Double> toSet(double[] array)
```
 Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the set.
 
 Parameters:
 
 array - a double array
 
 Returns:
 
 a set containing the unique contents of this array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - toSet
```
public static <T> Set<T> toSet(Collection<T> self)
```
 Convert a Collection to a Set. Always returns a new Set even if the Collection is already a Set.
 Example usage:
```
 def result = [1, 2, 2, 2, 3].toSet()
 assert result instanceof Set
 assert result == [1, 2, 3] as Set
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a collection
 
 Returns:
 
 a Set
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - toSet
```
public static <T> Set<T> toSet(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Convert an Iterable to a Set. Always returns a new Set even if the Iterable is already a Set.
 Example usage:
```
 def result = [1, 2, 2, 2, 3].toSet()
 assert result instanceof Set
 assert result == [1, 2, 3] as Set
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 Returns:
 
 a Set
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - toSet
```
public static <T> Set<T> toSet(Iterator<T> self)
```
 Convert an iterator to a Set. The iterator will become exhausted of elements after making this conversion.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an iterator
 
 Returns:
 
 a Set
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - toSet
```
public static <T> Set<T> toSet(Enumeration<T> self)
```
 Convert an enumeration to a Set.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an enumeration
 
 Returns:
 
 a Set
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.0
 - primitiveArrayGet
```
protected static Object primitiveArrayGet(Object self,
 int idx)
```
 Implements the getAt(int) method for primitive type arrays.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array object
 
 idx - the index of interest
 
 Returns:
 
 the returned value from the array
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - primitiveArrayGet
```
protected static List primitiveArrayGet(Object self,
 Range range)
```
 Implements the getAt(Range) method for primitive type arrays.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array object
 
 range - the range of indices of interest
 
 Returns:
 
 the returned values from the array corresponding to the range
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - primitiveArrayGet
```
protected static List primitiveArrayGet(Object self,
 Collection indices)
```
 Implements the getAt(Collection) method for primitive type arrays. Each value in the collection argument is assumed to be a valid array index. The value at each index is then added to a list which is returned.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array object
 
 indices - the indices of interest
 
 Returns:
 
 the returned values from the array
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - primitiveArrayPut
```
protected static Object primitiveArrayPut(Object self,
 int idx,
 Object newValue)
```
 Implements the setAt(int idx) method for primitive type arrays.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an object
 
 idx - the index of interest
 
 newValue - the new value to be put into the index of interest
 
 Returns:
 
 the added value
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - toBoolean
```
public static Boolean toBoolean(Boolean self)
```
 Identity conversion which returns Boolean.TRUE for a true Boolean and Boolean.FALSE for a false Boolean.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Boolean
 
 Returns:
 
 the original Boolean
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.6
 - contains
```
public static boolean contains(int[] self,
 Object value)
```
 Checks whether the array contains the given value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array we are searching
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the array contains the value
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.6
 - contains
```
public static boolean contains(long[] self,
 Object value)
```
 Checks whether the array contains the given value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array we are searching
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the array contains the value
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.6
 - contains
```
public static boolean contains(short[] self,
 Object value)
```
 Checks whether the array contains the given value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array we are searching
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the array contains the value
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.6
 - contains
```
public static boolean contains(char[] self,
 Object value)
```
 Checks whether the array contains the given value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array we are searching
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the array contains the value
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.6
 - contains
```
public static boolean contains(boolean[] self,
 Object value)
```
 Checks whether the array contains the given value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array within which we count the number of occurrences
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 the number of occurrences
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.6
 - contains
```
public static boolean contains(double[] self,
 Object value)
```
 Checks whether the array contains the given value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array we are searching
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the array contains the value
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.6
 - contains
```
public static boolean contains(float[] self,
 Object value)
```
 Checks whether the array contains the given value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array we are searching
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the array contains the value
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.6
 - contains
```
public static boolean contains(byte[] self,
 Object value)
```
 Checks whether the array contains the given value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array we are searching
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the array contains the value
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.6
 - contains
```
public static boolean contains(Object[] self,
 Object value)
```
 Checks whether the array contains the given value.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the array we are searching
 
 value - the value being searched for
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the array contains the value
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.6
 - toString
```
public static String toString(boolean[] self)
```
 Returns the string representation of the given array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - toString
```
public static String toString(byte[] self)
```
 Returns the string representation of the given array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - toString
```
public static String toString(char[] self)
```
 Returns the string representation of the given array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - toString
```
public static String toString(short[] self)
```
 Returns the string representation of the given array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - toString
```
public static String toString(int[] self)
```
 Returns the string representation of the given array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - toString
```
public static String toString(long[] self)
```
 Returns the string representation of the given array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - toString
```
public static String toString(float[] self)
```
 Returns the string representation of the given array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - toString
```
public static String toString(double[] self)
```
 Returns the string representation of the given array.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - toString
```
public static String toString(AbstractMap self)
```
 Returns the string representation of the given map.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 toMapString(java.util.Map)
 - toMapString
```
public static String toMapString(Map self)
```
 Returns the string representation of this map. The string displays the contents of the map, i.e. [one:1, two:2, three:3].
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toMapString
```
public static String toMapString(Map self,
 int maxSize)
```
 Returns the string representation of this map. The string displays the contents of the map, i.e. [one:1, two:2, three:3].
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Map
 
 maxSize - stop after approximately this many characters and append '...'
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toString
```
public static String toString(AbstractCollection self)
```
 Returns the string representation of the given collection. The string displays the contents of the collection, i.e. [1, 2, a].
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 toListString(java.util.Collection)
 - toListString
```
public static String toListString(Collection self)
```
 Returns the string representation of the given list. The string displays the contents of the list, similar to a list literal, i.e. [1, 2, a].
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toListString
```
public static String toListString(Collection self,
 int maxSize)
```
 Returns the string representation of the given list. The string displays the contents of the list, similar to a list literal, i.e. [1, 2, a].
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 maxSize - stop after approximately this many characters and append '...'
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.7.3
 - toString
```
public static String toString(Object[] self)
```
 Returns the string representation of this array's contents.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object[]
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 toArrayString(java.lang.Object[])
 - toArrayString
```
public static String toArrayString(Object[] self)
```
 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"}.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Object[]
 
 Returns:
 
 the string representation
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toString
```
public static String toString(Object value)
```
 Create a String representation of this object.
 
 Parameters:
 
 value - an object
 
 Returns:
 
 a string.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - next
```
public static Character next(Character self)
```
 Increment a Character by one.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 an incremented Character
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.7
 - next
```
public static Number next(Number self)
```
 Increment a Number by one.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 an incremented Number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - previous
```
public static Character previous(Character self)
```
 Decrement a Character by one.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 a decremented Character
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.7
 - previous
```
public static Number previous(Number self)
```
 Decrement a Number by one.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 a decremented Number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - plus
```
public static Number plus(Character left,
 Number right)
```
 Add a Character and a Number. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the addition (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value). This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Character
 
 right - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 the Number corresponding to the addition of left and right
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Integer.valueOf(int)
 - plus
```
public static Number plus(Number left,
 Character right)
```
 Add a Number and a Character. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the addition (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 right - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 The Number corresponding to the addition of left and right
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Integer.valueOf(int)
 - plus
```
public static Number plus(Character left,
 Character right)
```
 Add one Character to another. The ordinal values of the Characters are used in the addition (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value). This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Character
 
 right - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 the Number corresponding to the addition of left and right
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 plus(java.lang.Number, java.lang.Character)
 - compareTo
```
public static int compareTo(Character left,
 Number right)
```
 Compare a Character and a Number. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the comparison (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Character
 
 right - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 the result of the comparison
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - compareTo
```
public static int compareTo(Number left,
 Character right)
```
 Compare a Number and a Character. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the comparison (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 right - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 the result of the comparison
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - compareTo
```
public static int compareTo(Character left,
 Character right)
```
 Compare two Characters. The ordinal values of the Characters are compared (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Character
 
 right - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 the result of the comparison
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - compareTo
```
public static int compareTo(Number left,
 Number right)
```
 Compare two Numbers. Equality (==) for numbers dispatches to this.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 right - another Number to compare to
 
 Returns:
 
 the comparison of both numbers
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - minus
```
public static Number minus(Character left,
 Number right)
```
 Subtract a Number from a Character. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the subtraction (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Character
 
 right - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 the Number corresponding to the subtraction of right from left
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - minus
```
public static Number minus(Number left,
 Character right)
```
 Subtract a Character from a Number. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the subtraction (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 right - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 the Number corresponding to the subtraction of right from left
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - minus
```
public static Number minus(Character left,
 Character right)
```
 Subtract one Character from another. The ordinal values of the Characters is used in the comparison (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Character
 
 right - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 the Number corresponding to the subtraction of right from left
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - multiply
```
public static Number multiply(Character left,
 Number right)
```
 Multiply a Character by a Number. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the multiplication (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Character
 
 right - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 the Number corresponding to the multiplication of left by right
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - multiply
```
public static Number multiply(Number left,
 Character right)
```
 Multiply a Number by a Character. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the multiplication (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 right - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 the multiplication of left by right
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - multiply
```
public static Number multiply(Character left,
 Character right)
```
 Multiply two Characters. The ordinal values of the Characters are used in the multiplication (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Character
 
 right - another Character
 
 Returns:
 
 the Number corresponding to the multiplication of left by right
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - multiply
```
public static Number multiply(BigDecimal left,
 Double right)
```
 Multiply a BigDecimal and a Double. Note: This method was added to enforce the Groovy rule of BigDecimal*Double == Double. Without this method, the multiply(BigDecimal) method in BigDecimal would respond and return a BigDecimal instead. Since BigDecimal is preferred over Number, the Number*Number method is not chosen as in older versions of Groovy.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a BigDecimal
 
 right - a Double
 
 Returns:
 
 the multiplication of left by right
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - multiply
```
public static Number multiply(BigDecimal left,
 BigInteger right)
```
 Multiply a BigDecimal and a BigInteger. Note: This method was added to enforce the Groovy rule of BigDecimal*long == long. Without this method, the multiply(BigDecimal) method in BigDecimal would respond and return a BigDecimal instead. Since BigDecimal is preferred over Number, the Number*Number method is not chosen as in older versions of Groovy. BigInteger is the fallback for all integer types in Groovy
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a BigDecimal
 
 right - a BigInteger
 
 Returns:
 
 the multiplication of left by right
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - power
```
public static Number power(Number self,
 Number exponent)
```
 Power of a Number to a certain exponent. Called by the '**' operator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number
 
 exponent - a Number exponent
 
 Returns:
 
 a Number to the power of a certain exponent
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - power
```
public static Number power(BigDecimal self,
 Integer exponent)
```
 Power of a BigDecimal to an integer certain exponent. If the exponent is positive, call the BigDecimal.pow(int) method to maintain precision. Called by the '**' operator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a BigDecimal
 
 exponent - an Integer exponent
 
 Returns:
 
 a Number to the power of a the exponent
 - power
```
public static Number power(BigInteger self,
 Integer exponent)
```
 Power of a BigInteger to an integer certain exponent. If the exponent is positive, call the BigInteger.pow(int) method to maintain precision. Called by the '**' operator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a BigInteger
 
 exponent - an Integer exponent
 
 Returns:
 
 a Number to the power of a the exponent
 - power
```
public static Number power(Integer self,
 Integer exponent)
```
 Power of an integer to an integer certain exponent. If the exponent is positive, convert to a BigInteger and call BigInteger.pow(int) method to maintain precision. Called by the '**' operator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Integer
 
 exponent - an Integer exponent
 
 Returns:
 
 a Number to the power of a the exponent
 - power
```
public static Number power(Long self,
 Integer exponent)
```
 Power of a long to an integer certain exponent. If the exponent is positive, convert to a BigInteger and call BigInteger.pow(int) method to maintain precision. Called by the '**' operator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Long
 
 exponent - an Integer exponent
 
 Returns:
 
 a Number to the power of a the exponent
 - power
```
public static BigInteger power(BigInteger self,
 BigInteger exponent)
```
 Power of a BigInteger to a BigInteger certain exponent. Called by the '**' operator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a BigInteger
 
 exponent - a BigInteger exponent
 
 Returns:
 
 a BigInteger to the power of a the exponent
 
 Since:
 
 2.3.8
 - div
```
public static Number div(Character left,
 Number right)
```
 Divide a Character by a Number. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the division (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Character
 
 right - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 the Number corresponding to the division of left by right
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - div
```
public static Number div(Number left,
 Character right)
```
 Divide a Number by a Character. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the division (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 right - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 the Number corresponding to the division of left by right
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - div
```
public static Number div(Character left,
 Character right)
```
 Divide one Character by another. The ordinal values of the Characters are used in the division (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Character
 
 right - another Character
 
 Returns:
 
 the Number corresponding to the division of left by right
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - intdiv
```
public static Number intdiv(Character left,
 Number right)
```
 Integer Divide a Character by a Number. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the division (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Character
 
 right - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 a Number (an Integer) resulting from the integer division operation
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - intdiv
```
public static Number intdiv(Number left,
 Character right)
```
 Integer Divide a Number by a Character. The ordinal value of the Character is used in the division (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 right - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 a Number (an Integer) resulting from the integer division operation
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - intdiv
```
public static Number intdiv(Character left,
 Character right)
```
 Integer Divide two Characters. The ordinal values of the Characters are used in the division (the ordinal value is the unicode value which for simple character sets is the ASCII value).
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Character
 
 right - another Character
 
 Returns:
 
 a Number (an Integer) resulting from the integer division operation
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - intdiv
```
public static Number intdiv(Number left,
 Number right)
```
 Integer Divide two Numbers.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 right - another Number
 
 Returns:
 
 a Number (an Integer) resulting from the integer division operation
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - or
```
public static Number or(Number left,
 Number right)
```
 Bitwise OR together two numbers.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 right - another Number to bitwise OR
 
 Returns:
 
 the bitwise OR of both Numbers
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - and
```
public static Number and(Number left,
 Number right)
```
 Bitwise AND together two Numbers.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 right - another Number to bitwise AND
 
 Returns:
 
 the bitwise AND of both Numbers
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - and
```
public static BitSet and(BitSet left,
 BitSet right)
```
 Bitwise AND together two BitSets.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a BitSet
 
 right - another BitSet to bitwise AND
 
 Returns:
 
 the bitwise AND of both BitSets
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - xor
```
public static BitSet xor(BitSet left,
 BitSet right)
```
 Bitwise XOR together two BitSets. Called when the '^' operator is used between two bit sets.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a BitSet
 
 right - another BitSet to bitwise AND
 
 Returns:
 
 the bitwise XOR of both BitSets
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - bitwiseNegate
```
public static BitSet bitwiseNegate(BitSet self)
```
 Bitwise NEGATE a BitSet.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a BitSet
 
 Returns:
 
 the bitwise NEGATE of the BitSet
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - bitwiseNegate
```
public static Number bitwiseNegate(Number left)
```
 Bitwise NEGATE a Number.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 the bitwise NEGATE of the Number
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - or
```
public static BitSet or(BitSet left,
 BitSet right)
```
 Bitwise OR together two BitSets. Called when the '|' operator is used between two bit sets.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a BitSet
 
 right - another BitSet to bitwise AND
 
 Returns:
 
 the bitwise OR of both BitSets
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - xor
```
public static Number xor(Number left,
 Number right)
```
 Bitwise XOR together two Numbers. Called when the '^' operator is used.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 right - another Number to bitwse XOR
 
 Returns:
 
 the bitwise XOR of both Numbers
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - mod
```
public static Number mod(Number left,
 Number right)
```
 Performs a division modulus operation. Called by the '%' operator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 right - another Number to mod
 
 Returns:
 
 the modulus result
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - unaryMinus
```
public static Number unaryMinus(Number left)
```
 Negates the number. Equivalent to the '-' operator when it preceeds a single operand, i.e. -10
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 the negation of the number
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - unaryPlus
```
public static Number unaryPlus(Number left)
```
 Returns the number, effectively being a noop for numbers. Operator overloaded form of the '+' operator when it preceeds a single operand, i.e. +10
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 the number
 
 Since:
 
 2.2.0
 - times
```
public static void times(Number self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Executes the closure this many times, starting from zero. The current index is passed to the closure each time. Example:
```
10.times {
 println it
 }
```
 Prints the numbers 0 through 9.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number
 
 closure - the closure to call a number of times
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - upto
```
public static void upto(Number self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number
 
 to - another Number to go up to
 
 closure - the closure to call
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - upto
```
public static void upto(long self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a long
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - upto
```
public static void upto(Long self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Long
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - upto
```
public static void upto(float self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a float
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - upto
```
public static void upto(Float self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Float
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - upto
```
public static void upto(double self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a double
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - upto
```
public static void upto(Double self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Double
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - upto
```
public static void upto(BigInteger self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time. Example:
```
0.upto( 10 ) {
 println it
 }
```
 Prints numbers 0 to 10
 Parameters:
 
 self - a BigInteger
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - upto
```
public static void upto(BigDecimal self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
```
0.1.upto( 10 ) {
 println it
 }
```
 Prints numbers 0.1, 1.1, 2.1... to 9.1
 Parameters:
 
 self - a BigDecimal
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - downto
```
public static void downto(Number self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number
 
 to - another Number to go down to
 
 closure - the closure to call
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - downto
```
public static void downto(long self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a long
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - downto
```
public static void downto(Long self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Long
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - downto
```
public static void downto(float self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a float
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - downto
```
public static void downto(Float self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Float
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - downto
```
public static void downto(double self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a double
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - downto
```
public static void downto(Double self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Double
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - downto
```
public static void downto(BigInteger self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a BigInteger
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - downto
```
public static void downto(BigDecimal self,
 Number to,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time. Each number is passed to the closure. Example:
```
 10.5.downto(0) {
 println it
 }
 
```
 Prints numbers 10.5, 9.5 ... to 0.5.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a BigDecimal
 
 to - the end number
 
 closure - the code to execute for each number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - step
```
public static void step(Number self,
 Number to,
 Number stepNumber,
 Closure closure)
```
 Iterates from this number up to the given number using a step increment. Each intermediate number is passed to the given closure. Example:
```
 0.step( 10, 2 ) {
 println it
 }
 
```
 Prints even numbers 0 through 8.
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number to start with
 
 to - a Number to go up to, exclusive
 
 stepNumber - a Number representing the step increment
 
 closure - the closure to call
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - abs
```
public static int abs(Number number)
```
 Get the absolute value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 the absolute value of that Number
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - abs
```
public static long abs(Long number)
```
 Get the absolute value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a Long
 
 Returns:
 
 the absolute value of that Long
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - abs
```
public static float abs(Float number)
```
 Get the absolute value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a Float
 
 Returns:
 
 the absolute value of that Float
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - abs
```
public static double abs(Double number)
```
 Get the absolute value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a Double
 
 Returns:
 
 the absolute value of that Double
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - round
```
public static int round(Float number)
```
 Round the value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a Float
 
 Returns:
 
 the rounded value of that Float
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - round
```
public static float round(Float number,
 int precision)
```
 Round the value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a Float
 
 precision - the number of decimal places to keep
 
 Returns:
 
 the Float rounded to the number of decimal places specified by precision
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - trunc
```
public static float trunc(Float number,
 int precision)
```
 Truncate the value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a Float
 
 precision - the number of decimal places to keep
 
 Returns:
 
 the Float truncated to the number of decimal places specified by precision
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - trunc
```
public static float trunc(Float number)
```
 Truncate the value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a Float
 
 Returns:
 
 the Float truncated to 0 decimal places
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - round
```
public static long round(Double number)
```
 Round the value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a Double
 
 Returns:
 
 the rounded value of that Double
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - round
```
public static double round(Double number,
 int precision)
```
 Round the value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a Double
 
 precision - the number of decimal places to keep
 
 Returns:
 
 the Double rounded to the number of decimal places specified by precision
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.4
 - trunc
```
public static double trunc(Double number)
```
 Truncate the value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a Double
 
 Returns:
 
 the Double truncated to 0 decimal places
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.4
 - trunc
```
public static double trunc(Double number,
 int precision)
```
 Truncate the value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a Double
 
 precision - the number of decimal places to keep
 
 Returns:
 
 the Double truncated to the number of decimal places specified by precision
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.4
 - round
```
public static BigDecimal round(BigDecimal number)
```
 Round the value
 Note that this method differs from BigDecimal.round(java.math.MathContext) which specifies the digits to retain starting from the leftmost nonzero digit. This methods rounds the integral part to the nearest whole number.
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a BigDecimal
 
 Returns:
 
 the rounded value of that BigDecimal
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 round(java.math.BigDecimal, int), BigDecimal.round(java.math.MathContext)
 - round
```
public static BigDecimal round(BigDecimal number,
 int precision)
```
 Round the value
 Note that this method differs from BigDecimal.round(java.math.MathContext) which specifies the digits to retain starting from the leftmost nonzero digit. This method operates on the fractional part of the number and the precision argument specifies the number of digits to the right of the decimal point to retain.
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a BigDecimal
 
 precision - the number of decimal places to keep
 
 Returns:
 
 a BigDecimal rounded to the number of decimal places specified by precision
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 round(java.math.BigDecimal), BigDecimal.round(java.math.MathContext)
 - trunc
```
public static BigDecimal trunc(BigDecimal number)
```
 Truncate the value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a BigDecimal
 
 Returns:
 
 a BigDecimal truncated to 0 decimal places
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 trunc(java.math.BigDecimal, int)
 - trunc
```
public static BigDecimal trunc(BigDecimal number,
 int precision)
```
 Truncate the value
 
 Parameters:
 
 number - a BigDecimal
 
 precision - the number of decimal places to keep
 
 Returns:
 
 a BigDecimal truncated to the number of decimal places specified by precision
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 trunc(java.math.BigDecimal)
 - isUpperCase
```
public static boolean isUpperCase(Character self)
```
 Determine if a Character is uppercase. Synonym for 'Character.isUpperCase(this)'.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the character is uppercase
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.7
 
 See Also:
 
 Character.isUpperCase(char)
 - isLowerCase
```
public static boolean isLowerCase(Character self)
```
 Determine if a Character is lowercase. Synonym for 'Character.isLowerCase(this)'.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the character is lowercase
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.7
 
 See Also:
 
 Character.isLowerCase(char)
 - isLetter
```
public static boolean isLetter(Character self)
```
 Determines if a character is a letter. Synonym for 'Character.isLetter(this)'.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the character is a letter
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.7
 
 See Also:
 
 Character.isLetter(char)
 - isDigit
```
public static boolean isDigit(Character self)
```
 Determines if a character is a digit. Synonym for 'Character.isDigit(this)'.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the character is a digit
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.7
 
 See Also:
 
 Character.isDigit(char)
 - isLetterOrDigit
```
public static boolean isLetterOrDigit(Character self)
```
 Determines if a character is a letter or digit. Synonym for 'Character.isLetterOrDigit(this)'.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the character is a letter or digit
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.7
 
 See Also:
 
 Character.isLetterOrDigit(char)
 - isWhitespace
```
public static boolean isWhitespace(Character self)
```
 Determines if a character is a whitespace character. Synonym for 'Character.isWhitespace(this)'.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Character
 
 Returns:
 
 true if the character is a whitespace character
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.7
 
 See Also:
 
 Character.isWhitespace(char)
 - toUpperCase
```
public static char toUpperCase(Character self)
```
 Converts the character to uppercase. Synonym for 'Character.toUpperCase(this)'.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Character to convert
 
 Returns:
 
 the uppercase equivalent of the character, if any; otherwise, the character itself.
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.7
 
 See Also:
 
 Character.isUpperCase(char), String.toUpperCase()
 - toLowerCase
```
public static char toLowerCase(Character self)
```
 Converts the character to lowercase. Synonym for 'Character.toLowerCase(this)'.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Character to convert
 
 Returns:
 
 the lowercase equivalent of the character, if any; otherwise, the character itself.
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.7
 
 See Also:
 
 Character.isLowerCase(char), String.toLowerCase()
 - toInteger
```
public static Integer toInteger(Number self)
```
 Transform a Number into an Integer
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 an Integer
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toLong
```
public static Long toLong(Number self)
```
 Transform a Number into a Long
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 a Long
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toFloat
```
public static Float toFloat(Number self)
```
 Transform a Number into a Float
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 a Float
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toDouble
```
public static Double toDouble(Number self)
```
 Transform a Number into a Double
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 a Double
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toBigDecimal
```
public static BigDecimal toBigDecimal(Number self)
```
 Transform a Number into a BigDecimal
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 a BigDecimal
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - asType
```
public static <T> T asType(Number self,
 Class<T> c)
```
 Transform this number to a the given type, using the 'as' operator. The following types are supported in addition to the default asType(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class):
 - BigDecimal
 - BigInteger
 - Double
 - Float
 Parameters:
 
 self - this number
 
 c - the desired type of the transformed result
 
 Returns:
 
 an instance of the given type
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - toBigInteger
```
public static BigInteger toBigInteger(Number self)
```
 Transform this Number into a BigInteger.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Number
 
 Returns:
 
 a BigInteger
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - and
```
public static Boolean and(Boolean left,
 Boolean right)
```
 Logical conjunction of two boolean operators.
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - left operator
 
 right - right operator
 
 Returns:
 
 result of logical conjunction
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - or
```
public static Boolean or(Boolean left,
 Boolean right)
```
 Logical disjunction of two boolean operators
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - left operator
 
 right - right operator
 
 Returns:
 
 result of logical disjunction
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - implies
```
public static Boolean implies(Boolean left,
 Boolean right)
```
 Logical implication of two boolean operators
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - left operator
 
 right - right operator
 
 Returns:
 
 result of logical implication
 
 Since:
 
 1.8.3
 - xor
```
public static Boolean xor(Boolean left,
 Boolean right)
```
 Exclusive disjunction of two boolean operators
 
 Parameters:
 
 left - left operator
 
 right - right operator
 
 Returns:
 
 result of exclusive disjunction
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - runAfter
```
public static TimerTask runAfter(Timer timer,
 int delay,
 Closure closure)
```
 Allows a simple syntax for using timers. This timer will execute the given closure after the given delay.
 
 Parameters:
 
 timer - a timer object
 
 delay - the delay in milliseconds before running the closure code
 
 closure - the closure to invoke
 
 Returns:
 
 The timer task which has been scheduled.
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - eachByte
```
public static void eachByte(Byte[] self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Traverse through each byte of this Byte array. Alias for each.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Byte array
 
 closure - a closure
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 
 See Also:
 
 each(java.lang.Object, groovy.lang.Closure)
 - eachByte
```
public static void eachByte(byte[] self,
 Closure closure)
```
 Traverse through each byte of this byte array. Alias for each.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a byte array
 
 closure - a closure
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.5
 
 See Also:
 
 each(java.lang.Object, groovy.lang.Closure)
 - findIndexOf
```
public static int findIndexOf(Object self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an aggregate of items and returns the index of the first item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the iteration object over which to iterate
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the first matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - findIndexOf
```
public static int findIndexOf(Object self,
 int startIndex,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an aggregate of items, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the first item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the iteration object over which to iterate
 
 startIndex - start matching from this index
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the first matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - findIndexOf
```
public static <T> int findIndexOf(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Iterator and returns the index of the first item that satisfies the condition specified by the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the first matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findIndexOf
```
public static <T> int findIndexOf(Iterator<T> self,
 int startIndex,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Iterator, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the first item that satisfies the condition specified by the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 startIndex - start matching from this index
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the first matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findIndexOf
```
public static <T> int findIndexOf(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Iterable and returns the index of the first item that satisfies the condition specified by the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the first matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findIndexOf
```
public static <T> int findIndexOf(Iterable<T> self,
 int startIndex,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Iterable, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the first item that satisfies the condition specified by the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 startIndex - start matching from this index
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the first matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findIndexOf
```
public static <T> int findIndexOf(T[] self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Array and returns the index of the first item that satisfies the condition specified by the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the first matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findIndexOf
```
public static <T> int findIndexOf(T[] self,
 int startIndex,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Array, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the first item that satisfies the condition specified by the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 startIndex - start matching from this index
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the first matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findLastIndexOf
```
public static int findLastIndexOf(Object self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an aggregate of items and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the iteration object over which to iterate
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the last matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.2
 - findLastIndexOf
```
public static int findLastIndexOf(Object self,
 int startIndex,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an aggregate of items, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the iteration object over which to iterate
 
 startIndex - start matching from this index
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the last matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.2
 - findLastIndexOf
```
public static <T> int findLastIndexOf(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Iterator and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the last matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findLastIndexOf
```
public static <T> int findLastIndexOf(Iterator<T> self,
 int startIndex,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Iterator, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 startIndex - start matching from this index
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the last matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findLastIndexOf
```
public static <T> int findLastIndexOf(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Iterable and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the last matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findLastIndexOf
```
public static <T> int findLastIndexOf(Iterable<T> self,
 int startIndex,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Iterable, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 startIndex - start matching from this index
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the last matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findLastIndexOf
```
public static <T> int findLastIndexOf(T[] self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Array and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the last matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findLastIndexOf
```
public static <T> int findLastIndexOf(T[] self,
 int startIndex,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Array, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 startIndex - start matching from this index
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 an integer that is the index of the last matched object or -1 if no match was found
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findIndexValues
```
public static List<Number> findIndexValues(Object self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an aggregate of items and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the iteration object over which to iterate
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a list of numbers corresponding to the index values of all matched objects
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.2
 - findIndexValues
```
public static List<Number> findIndexValues(Object self,
 Number startIndex,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an aggregate of items, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the iteration object over which to iterate
 
 startIndex - start matching from this index
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a list of numbers corresponding to the index values of all matched objects
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.2
 - findIndexValues
```
public static <T> List<Number> findIndexValues(Iterator<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Iterator and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a list of numbers corresponding to the index values of all matched objects
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findIndexValues
```
public static <T> List<Number> findIndexValues(Iterator<T> self,
 Number startIndex,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Iterator, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterator
 
 startIndex - start matching from this index
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a list of numbers corresponding to the index values of all matched objects
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findIndexValues
```
public static <T> List<Number> findIndexValues(Iterable<T> self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Iterable and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a list of numbers corresponding to the index values of all matched objects
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findIndexValues
```
public static <T> List<Number> findIndexValues(Iterable<T> self,
 Number startIndex,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Iterable, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Iterable
 
 startIndex - start matching from this index
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a list of numbers corresponding to the index values of all matched objects
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findIndexValues
```
public static <T> List<Number> findIndexValues(T[] self,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Array and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a list of numbers corresponding to the index values of all matched objects
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - findIndexValues
```
public static <T> List<Number> findIndexValues(T[] self,
 Number startIndex,
 Closure condition)
```
 Iterates over the elements of an Array, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an Array
 
 startIndex - start matching from this index
 
 condition - the matching condition
 
 Returns:
 
 a list of numbers corresponding to the index values of all matched objects
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - getRootLoader
```
public static ClassLoader getRootLoader(ClassLoader self)
```
 Iterates through the classloader parents until it finds a loader with a class named "org.codehaus.groovy.tools.RootLoader". If there is no such class null will be returned. The name is used for comparison because a direct comparison using == may fail as the class may be loaded through different classloaders.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a ClassLoader
 
 Returns:
 
 the rootLoader for the ClassLoader
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 
 See Also:
 
 RootLoader
 - asType
```
public static <T> T asType(Object obj,
 Class<T> type)
```
 Converts a given object to a type. This method is used through the "as" operator and is overloadable as any other operator.
 
 Parameters:
 
 obj - the object to convert
 
 type - the goal type
 
 Returns:
 
 the resulting object
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - newInstance
```
public static <T> T newInstance(Class<T> c)
```
 Convenience method to dynamically create a new instance of this class. Calls the default constructor.
 
 Parameters:
 
 c - a class
 
 Returns:
 
 a new instance of this class
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - newInstance
```
public static <T> T newInstance(Class<T> c,
 Object[] args)
```
 Helper to construct a new instance from the given arguments. The constructor is called based on the number and types in the args array. Use newInstance(null) or simply newInstance() for the default (no-arg) constructor.
 
 Parameters:
 
 c - a class
 
 args - the constructor arguments
 
 Returns:
 
 a new instance of this class.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - getMetaClass
```
public static MetaClass getMetaClass(Class c)
```
 Adds a "metaClass" property to all class objects so you can use the syntax String.metaClass.myMethod = { println "foo" }
 
 Parameters:
 
 c - The java.lang.Class instance
 
 Returns:
 
 An MetaClass instance
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - getMetaClass
```
public static MetaClass getMetaClass(Object obj)
```
 Obtains a MetaClass for an object either from the registry or in the case of a GroovyObject from the object itself.
 
 Parameters:
 
 obj - The object in question
 
 Returns:
 
 The MetaClass
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - getMetaClass
```
public static MetaClass getMetaClass(GroovyObject obj)
```
 Obtains a MetaClass for an object either from the registry or in the case of a GroovyObject from the object itself.
 
 Parameters:
 
 obj - The object in question
 
 Returns:
 
 The MetaClass
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - setMetaClass
```
public static void setMetaClass(Class self,
 MetaClass metaClass)
```
 Sets the metaclass for a given class.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the class whose metaclass we wish to set
 
 metaClass - the new MetaClass
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - setMetaClass
```
public static void setMetaClass(Object self,
 MetaClass metaClass)
```
 Set the metaclass for an object.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object whose metaclass we want to set
 
 metaClass - the new metaclass value
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - setMetaClass
```
public static void setMetaClass(GroovyObject self,
 MetaClass metaClass)
```
 Set the metaclass for a GroovyObject.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object whose metaclass we want to set
 
 metaClass - the new metaclass value
 
 Since:
 
 2.0.0
 - metaClass
```
public static MetaClass metaClass(Class self,
 @DelegatesTo(type="groovy.lang.ExpandoMetaClass.DefiningClosure",strategy=3)
 Closure closure)
```
 Sets/updates the metaclass for a given class to a closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the class whose metaclass we wish to update
 
 closure - the closure representing the new metaclass
 
 Returns:
 
 the new metaclass value
 
 Throws:
 
 GroovyRuntimeException - if the metaclass can't be set for this class
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - metaClass
```
public static MetaClass metaClass(Object self,
 @DelegatesTo(type="groovy.lang.ExpandoMetaClass.DefiningClosure",strategy=3)
 Closure closure)
```
 Sets/updates the metaclass for a given object to a closure.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - the object whose metaclass we wish to update
 
 closure - the closure representing the new metaclass
 
 Returns:
 
 the new metaclass value
 
 Throws:
 
 GroovyRuntimeException - if the metaclass can't be set for this object
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 - iterator
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> iterator(T[] a)
```
 Attempts to create an Iterator for the given object by first converting it to a Collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 a - an array
 
 Returns:
 
 an Iterator for the given Array.
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.4
 
 See Also:
 
 DefaultTypeTransformation.asCollection(java.lang.Object[])
 - iterator
```
public static Iterator iterator(Object o)
```
 Attempts to create an Iterator for the given object by first converting it to a Collection.
 
 Parameters:
 
 o - an object
 
 Returns:
 
 an Iterator for the given Object.
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 
 See Also:
 
 DefaultTypeTransformation.asCollection(java.lang.Object)
 - iterator
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> iterator(Enumeration<T> enumeration)
```
 Allows an Enumeration to behave like an Iterator. Note that the remove() method is unsupported since the underlying Enumeration does not provide a mechanism for removing items.
 
 Parameters:
 
 enumeration - an Enumeration object
 
 Returns:
 
 an Iterator for the given Enumeration
 
 Since:
 
 1.0
 - iterator
```
public static <T> Iterator<T> iterator(Iterator<T> self)
```
 An identity function for iterators, supporting 'duck-typing' when trying to get an iterator for each object within a collection, some of which may already be iterators.
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - an iterator object
 
 Returns:
 
 itself
 
 Since:
 
 1.5.0
 - buffered
```
public static <T> BufferedIterator<T> buffered(Iterator<T> self)
```
 Returns a BufferedIterator that allows examining the next element without consuming it.
```
 assert [1, 2, 3, 4].iterator().buffered().with { [head(), toList()] } == [1, [1, 2, 3, 4]]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an iterator object
 
 Returns:
 
 a BufferedIterator wrapping self
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - bufferedIterator
```
public static <T> BufferedIterator<T> bufferedIterator(Iterable<T> self)
```
 Returns a BufferedIterator that allows examining the next element without consuming it.
```
 assert new LinkedHashSet([1,2,3,4]).bufferedIterator().with { [head(), toList()] } == [1, [1,2,3,4]]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an iterable object
 
 Returns:
 
 a BufferedIterator for traversing self
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - bufferedIterator
```
public static <T> BufferedIterator<T> bufferedIterator(List<T> self)
```
 Returns a BufferedIterator that allows examining the next element without consuming it.
```
 assert [1, 2, 3, 4].bufferedIterator().with { [head(), toList()] } == [1, [1, 2, 3, 4]]
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a list
 
 Returns:
 
 a BufferedIterator for traversing self
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.0
 - respondsTo
```
public static List<MetaMethod> respondsTo(Object self,
 String name,
 Object[] argTypes)
```
 Returns an object satisfying Groovy truth if the implementing MetaClass responds to a method with the given name and arguments types.
 Note that this method's return value is based on realised methods and does not take into account objects or classes that implement invokeMethod or methodMissing
 This method is "safe" in that it will always return a value and never throw an exception
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - The object to inspect
 
 name - The name of the method of interest
 
 argTypes - The argument types to match against
 
 Returns:
 
 A List of MetaMethods matching the argument types which will be empty if no matching methods exist
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.0
 
 See Also:
 
 MetaObjectProtocol.respondsTo(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String, java.lang.Object[])
 - respondsTo
```
public static List<MetaMethod> respondsTo(Object self,
 String name)
```
 Returns an object satisfying Groovy truth if the implementing MetaClass responds to a method with the given name regardless of the arguments.
 Note that this method's return value is based on realised methods and does not take into account objects or classes that implement invokeMethod or methodMissing
 This method is "safe" in that it will always return a value and never throw an exception
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - The object to inspect
 
 name - The name of the method of interest
 
 Returns:
 
 A List of MetaMethods matching the given name or an empty list if no matching methods exist
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.1
 
 See Also:
 
 MetaObjectProtocol.respondsTo(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String)
 - hasProperty
```
public static MetaProperty hasProperty(Object self,
 String name)
```
 Returns true of the implementing MetaClass has a property of the given name
 Note that this method will only return true for realised properties and does not take into account implementation of getProperty or propertyMissing
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - The object to inspect
 
 name - The name of the property of interest
 
 Returns:
 
 The found MetaProperty or null if it doesn't exist
 
 Since:
 
 1.6.1
 
 See Also:
 
 MetaObjectProtocol.hasProperty(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String)
 - withTraits
```
public static Object withTraits(Object self,
 Class<?>... traits)
```
 Dynamically wraps an instance into something which implements the supplied trait classes. It is guaranteed that the returned object will implement the trait interfaces, but the original type of the object is lost (replaced with a proxy).
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - object to be wrapped
 
 traits - a list of trait classes
 
 Returns:
 
 a proxy implementing the trait interfaces
 - swap
```
public static <T> List<T> swap(List<T> self,
 int i,
 int j)
```
 Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
 Example:
```
 assert [1, 3, 2, 4] == [1, 2, 3, 4].swap(1, 2)
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 i - a position
 
 j - a position
 
 Returns:
 
 self
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 
 See Also:
 
 Collections.swap(List, int, int)
 - swap
```
public static <T> T[] swap(T[] self,
 int i,
 int j)
```
 Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
 Example:
```
 assert (["a", "c", "b", "d"] as String[]) == (["a", "b", "c", "d"] as String[]).swap(1, 2)
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - an array
 
 i - a position
 
 j - a position
 
 Returns:
 
 self
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - swap
```
public static boolean[] swap(boolean[] self,
 int i,
 int j)
```
 Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
 Example:
```
 assert ([false, true, false, true] as boolean[]) == ([false, false, true, true] as boolean[]).swap(1, 2)
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a boolean array
 
 i - a position
 
 j - a position
 
 Returns:
 
 self
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - swap
```
public static byte[] swap(byte[] self,
 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:
 
 self - a boolean array
 
 i - a position
 
 j - a position
 
 Returns:
 
 self
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - swap
```
public static char[] swap(char[] self,
 int i,
 int j)
```
 Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
 Example:
```
 assert ([1, 3, 2, 4] as char[]) == ([1, 2, 3, 4] as char[]).swap(1, 2)
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a boolean array
 
 i - a position
 
 j - a position
 
 Returns:
 
 self
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - swap
```
public static double[] swap(double[] self,
 int i,
 int j)
```
 Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
 Example:
```
 assert ([1, 3, 2, 4] as double[]) == ([1, 2, 3, 4] as double[]).swap(1, 2)
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a boolean array
 
 i - a position
 
 j - a position
 
 Returns:
 
 self
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - swap
```
public static float[] swap(float[] self,
 int i,
 int j)
```
 Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
 Example:
```
 assert ([1, 3, 2, 4] as float[]) == ([1, 2, 3, 4] as float[]).swap(1, 2)
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a boolean array
 
 i - a position
 
 j - a position
 
 Returns:
 
 self
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - swap
```
public static int[] swap(int[] self,
 int i,
 int j)
```
 Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
 Example:
```
 assert ([1, 3, 2, 4] as int[]) == ([1, 2, 3, 4] as int[]).swap(1, 2)
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a boolean array
 
 i - a position
 
 j - a position
 
 Returns:
 
 self
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - swap
```
public static long[] swap(long[] self,
 int i,
 int j)
```
 Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
 Example:
```
 assert ([1, 3, 2, 4] as long[]) == ([1, 2, 3, 4] as long[]).swap(1, 2)
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a boolean array
 
 i - a position
 
 j - a position
 
 Returns:
 
 self
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - swap
```
public static short[] swap(short[] self,
 int i,
 int j)
```
 Swaps two elements at the specified positions.
 Example:
```
 assert ([1, 3, 2, 4] as short[]) == ([1, 2, 3, 4] as short[]).swap(1, 2)
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a boolean array
 
 i - a position
 
 j - a position
 
 Returns:
 
 self
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - removeAt
```
public static <E> E removeAt(List<E> self,
 int index)
```
 Modifies this list by removing the element at the specified position in this list. Returns the removed element. Essentially an alias for List.remove(int) but with no ambiguity for List<Integer>.
 Example:
```
 def list = [1, 2, 3]
 list.removeAt(1)
 assert [1, 3] == list
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a List
 
 index - the index of the element to be removed
 
 Returns:
 
 the element previously at the specified position
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - removeElement
```
public static <E> boolean removeElement(Collection<E> self,
 Object o)
```
 Modifies this collection by removing a single instance of the specified element from this collection, if it is present. Essentially an alias for Collection.remove(Object) but with no ambiguity for Collection<Integer>.
 Example:
```
 def list = [1, 2, 3, 2]
 list.removeElement(2)
 assert [1, 3, 2] == list
 
```
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Collection
 
 o - element to be removed from this collection, if present
 
 Returns:
 
 true if an element was removed as a result of this call
 
 Since:
 
 2.4.0
 - getGroovydoc
```
public static Groovydoc getGroovydoc(AnnotatedElement holder)
```
 Get runtime groovydoc
 
 Parameters:
 
 holder - the groovydoc hold
 
 Returns:
 
 runtime groovydoc
 
 Since:
 
 2.6.0
 - asType
```
@Deprecated
public static <T> T asType(CharSequence self,
 Class<T> c)
```
 Deprecated.
 - asString
```
public static String asString(Throwable self)
```
 Get the detail information of Throwable instance's stack trace
 
 Parameters:
 
 self - a Throwable instance
 
 Returns:
 
 the detail information of stack trace
 
 Since:
 
 2.5.3

Class DefaultGroovyMethods

Field Summary

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Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.DefaultGroovyMethodsSupport

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tap

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getLocation

use

addShutdownHook

use

print

print

print

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println

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sprintf

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isCase

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unique

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unique

unique

unique

numberAwareCompareTo

unique

unique

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unique

unique

unique

unique

unique

unique

toUnique

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