java.lang
Class Object[]

asBoolean

public boolean asBoolean()

 

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

Returns:

the boolean value

Since:

1.7.0

asType

public Object asType(Class clazz)

 

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

Parameters:

clazz - the desired class.

Returns:

the object resulting from this type conversion

Since:

1.5.1

See:

#asType(Object,Class).

count

public Number count(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:

value - the value being searched for.

Returns:

the number of occurrences

Since:

1.6.4

equals

public boolean equals(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:

right - the list being compared.

Returns:

true if the contents of both collections are equal

Since:

1.5.0

flatten

public Collection flatten()

 

Flatten an array. This array and any nested arrays or collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection.

Returns:

a flattened Collection

Since:

1.6.0

inject

public Object inject(Object initialValue, Closure closure)

 

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

Parameters:

initialValue - an initialValue.

closure - a closure.

Returns:

the last value of the last iteration

Since:

1.5.0

join

public String join(String separator)

 

Concatenates the toString() representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.

Parameters:

separator - a String separator.

Returns:

the joined String

Since:

1.0

size

public int size()

 

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

Returns:

the size (length) of the Array

Since:

1.0

toArrayString

public String toArrayString()

 

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

Returns:

the string representation

Since:

1.0

toSpreadMap

public SpreadMap toSpreadMap()

 

Creates a spreadable map from this array.

Returns:

a newly created Spreadmap

Since:

1.0

See:

SpreadMap#SpreadMap.

toString

public String toString()

 

Returns the string representation of this array's contents.

Returns:

the string representation

Since:

1.0

See:

#toArrayString(Object[]).