groovy.lang
Interface GroovyObject

interface GroovyObject

The interface implemented by all Groovy objects.

Especially handy for using Groovy objects when in the Java world.

author:

James Strachan

version:

$Revision: 9880 $

getMetaClass

public MetaClass getMetaClass()

Returns the metaclass for a given class.

return:

the metaClass of this instance

getProperty

public Object getProperty(String propertyName)

Retrieves a property value.

param:

propertyName the name of the property of interest

return:

the given property

invokeMethod

public Object invokeMethod(String name, Object args)

Invokes the given method.

param:

name the name of the method to call

param:

args the arguments to use for the method call

return:

the result of invoking the method

setMetaClass

public void setMetaClass(MetaClass metaClass)

Allows the MetaClass to be replaced with a derived implementation.

param:

metaClass the new metaclass

setProperty

public void setProperty(String propertyName, Object newValue)

Sets the given property to the new value.

param:

propertyName the name of the property of interest

param:

newValue the new value for the property

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