Package groovy.lang

Class Binding

java.lang.Object
groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
groovy.lang.Binding
All Implemented Interfaces:
GroovyObject
Direct Known Subclasses:
FactoryBuilderSupport, ServletBinding
public class Binding
extends GroovyObjectSupport
Represents the variable bindings of a script which can be altered from outside the script object or created outside of a script and passed into it.

Binding instances are not supposed to be used in a multi-threaded context.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor Description
    Binding()  
    Binding​(java.lang.String[] args)
    A helper constructor used in main(String[]) method calls
    Binding​(java.util.Map variables)  

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    java.lang.Object getProperty​(java.lang.String property)
    Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator
    java.lang.Object getVariable​(java.lang.String name)  
    java.util.Map getVariables()  
    boolean hasVariable​(java.lang.String name)
    Simple check for whether the binding contains a particular variable or not.
    void removeVariable​(java.lang.String name)
    remove the variable with the specified name
    void setProperty​(java.lang.String property, java.lang.Object newValue)
    Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator
    void setVariable​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)
    Sets the value of the given variable

    Methods inherited from class groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport

    getMetaClass, setMetaClass

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

    Methods inherited from interface groovy.lang.GroovyObject

    invokeMethod

  • Constructor Details

    • Binding

      public Binding()

    • Binding

      public Binding​(java.util.Map variables)

    • Binding

      public Binding​(java.lang.String[] args)
      A helper constructor used in main(String[]) method calls
      Parameters:
      args - are the command line arguments from a main()

  • Method Details

    • getVariable

      public java.lang.Object getVariable​(java.lang.String name)
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the variable to lookup
      Returns:
      the variable value

    • setVariable

      public void setVariable​(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)
      Sets the value of the given variable
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the variable to set
      value - the new value for the given variable

    • removeVariable

      public void removeVariable​(java.lang.String name)
      remove the variable with the specified name
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the variable to remove

    • hasVariable

      public boolean hasVariable​(java.lang.String name)
      Simple check for whether the binding contains a particular variable or not.
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the variable to check for

    • getVariables

      public java.util.Map getVariables()

    • getProperty

      public java.lang.Object getProperty​(java.lang.String property)
      Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator
      Parameters:
      property - the name of the property of interest
      Returns:
      the given property

    • setProperty

      public void setProperty​(java.lang.String property, java.lang.Object newValue)
      Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator
      Parameters:
      property - the name of the property of interest
      newValue - the new value for the property