Package org.codehaus.groovy.runtime

Class DefaultGroovyMethods

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	Description
static final Class[]	ADDITIONAL_CLASSES
static final Class[]	DGM_LIKE_CLASSES

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DefaultGroovyMethods()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	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 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 BitSet	and(BitSet left, BitSet right)	Bitwise AND together two BitSets.
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 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(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 <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[] 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(double[] array)	Coerces a double array 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(long[] array)	Coerces a long array to a boolean value.
static boolean	asBoolean(short[] array)	Coerces a short array to a boolean value.
static boolean	asBoolean(Boolean bool)	Coerce a Boolean instance to a boolean value.
static boolean	asBoolean(Character character)	Coerce a character to a boolean value.
static boolean	asBoolean(Double object)	Coerce a Double instance to a boolean value.
static boolean	asBoolean(Float object)	Coerce a Float 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(Collection collection)	Coerce a collection instance to a boolean value.
static boolean	asBoolean(Enumeration enumeration)	Coerce an enumeration instance to a boolean value.
static boolean	asBoolean(Iterator iterator)	Coerce an iterator instance to a boolean value.
static boolean	asBoolean(Map map)	Coerce a map instance 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(Iterable<T> self)	Converts this Iterable to a List.
static <T> List<T>	asReversed(List<T> self)	Creates a view list with reversed order, and the order of original list will not change.
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(Closure cl, Class<T> clazz)	Coerces the closure to an implementation of the given class.
static <T> T	asType(Iterable iterable, Class<T> clazz)	Converts the given iterable to another type.
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> T	asType(Collection col, Class<T> clazz)	Converts the given collection 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> 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 BigDecimal	average(long[] self)	Calculates the average of the longs in the array.
static BigDecimal	average(short[] self)	Calculates the average of the shorts 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(Object[] self)	Averages the items in an array.
static Object	average(Iterator<?> 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 <T> Object	average(T[] self, Closure closure)	Averages the result of applying a closure to each item of an array.
static Number	bitwiseNegate(Number left)	Bitwise NEGATE a Number.
static BitSet	bitwiseNegate(BitSet self)	Bitwise NEGATE a BitSet.
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(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 <E, T, C extends Collection<T>> C	collect(E[] self, C 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 <E, T> List<T>	collect(E[] 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 <E, T, C extends Collection<T>> C	collect(Iterable<E> self, C 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 <E, T> List<T>	collect(Iterable<E> 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 <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 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, C extends Collection<T>> C	collect(Object self, C 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 <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 <E, T, C extends Collection<T>> C	collect(Iterator<E> self, C 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 <E, T> List<T>	collect(Iterator<E> 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 <T, K, V, C extends Collection<T>> C	collect(Map<K,V> self, C 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 <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 <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, X, Y> Map<K,V>	collectEntries(Map<X,Y> 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, X, Y> Map<K,V>	collectEntries(Map<X,Y> 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, C extends Collection<T>> C	collectMany(E[] self, C collector, 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(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, C extends Collection<T>> C	collectMany(Iterable<E> self, C 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(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, C extends Collection<T>> C	collectMany(Iterator<E> self, C collector, 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, 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, C extends Collection<T>> C	collectMany(Map<K,V> self, C 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 <T, K, V> List<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$$bridge(Map<K,V> self, Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)	Deprecated.
static <C extends Collection> C	collectNested(Iterable self, C collector, Closure transform)	Recursively iterates through this Iterable transforming each non-Collection value into a new value using the transform closure.
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 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 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(long[] 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	contains(Iterable self, Object item)	Returns true if this iterable contains the item.
static boolean	contains(Object[] self, Object value)	Checks whether the array contains the given value.
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(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 Number	count(long[] 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(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 Number	count(Object[] self, Object value)	Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array.
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 <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 <T> Number	count(T[] self, Closure closure)	Counts the number of occurrences which satisfy the given closure from inside this array.
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(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(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(long 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(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 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 <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 all accessible fields.
static <T> Iterable<T>	each(Iterable<T> self, Closure closure)	Iterates through an Iterable, passing each item to the given closure.
static <T> Collection<T>	each(Collection<T> self, Closure closure)	Iterates through a Collection, 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(Iterable<T> self, Closure closure)	Iterates over all permutations of a collection, running a closure for each iteration.
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> 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> 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(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 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(List left, List right)	Compare the contents of two Lists.
static boolean	equals(Map self, Map other)	Compares two Maps treating coerced numerical values as identical.
static <T> boolean	equals(Set<T> self, Set<T> other)	Compare the contents of two Sets for equality using Groovy's coercion rules.
static boolean	equalsIgnoreZeroSign(Double number, Object other)	Compares this object against the specified object returning the same result as Double.equals(Object) but returning true if this object and the specified object are both zero and negative zero respectively or vice versa.
static boolean	equalsIgnoreZeroSign(Float number, Object other)	Compares this object against the specified object returning the same result as Float.equals(Object) but returning true if this object and the specified object are both zero and negative zero respectively or vice versa.
static <T> boolean	every(Iterable<T> self, Closure predicate)	Used to determine if the given predicate closure is valid (i.e.
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(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 <T> boolean	every(T[] self, Closure predicate)	Used to determine if the given predicate closure is valid (i.e.
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(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 <T> T	find(T[] self, Closure condition)	Finds the first element in the array that matches the given closure condition.
static List	findAll(Object self)	Finds all items matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
static List	findAll(Object self, Closure closure)	Finds all items matching the 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 <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> List<T>	findAll(T[] self)	Finds the elements of the array matching the IDENTITY Closure (i.e. matching Groovy truth).
static <T> List<T>	findAll(T[] self, Closure condition)	Finds all elements of the array matching the given Closure condition.
static Collection	findAll$$bridge(Object self)	Deprecated.
static Collection	findAll$$bridge(Object self, Closure closure)	Deprecated.
static <T> Collection<T>	findAll$$bridge(T[] self)	Deprecated.
static <T> Collection<T>	findAll$$bridge(T[] self, Closure condition)	Deprecated.
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(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 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 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 <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 <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(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> 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> 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 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(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 <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, 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(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 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 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 <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 <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(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 <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 <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 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, 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 <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(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(double[] self)	Flatten an array.
static Collection	flatten(float[] self)	Flatten an array.
static Collection	flatten(int[] self)	Flatten an array.
static Collection	flatten(long[] self)	Flatten an array.
static Collection	flatten(short[] 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 Collection	flatten(Object[] self)	Flatten an array.
static Collection<?>	flatten(Collection<?> self)	Flatten a Collection.
static List<?>	flatten(List<?> self)	Flatten a List.
static Set<?>	flatten(Set<?> self)	Flatten a Set.
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 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<Boolean>	getAt(boolean[] array, Collection indices)	Support the subscript operator with a collection for a boolean 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<Byte>	getAt(byte[] array, Collection indices)	Support the subscript operator with a collection for a byte 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<Character>	getAt(char[] array, Collection indices)	Support the subscript operator with a collection for a char 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<Double>	getAt(double[] array, Collection indices)	Support the subscript operator with a collection for a double 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<Float>	getAt(float[] array, Collection indices)	Support the subscript operator with a collection for a float 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 List<Integer>	getAt(int[] array, Collection indices)	Support the subscript operator with a collection for an int 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 List<Long>	getAt(long[] array, Collection indices)	Support the subscript operator with a collection for a long 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 List<Short>	getAt(short[] array, Collection indices)	Support the subscript operator with a collection for a short array
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 <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> T	getAt(Iterable<T> self, int idx)	Support the subscript operator for an Iterable.
static Object	getAt(Object self, String property)	Allows the subscript operator to be used to lookup dynamic property values.
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	getAt(Collection coll, String property)	Support the subscript operator for Collection.
static <T> T	getAt(Iterator<T> self, int idx)	Support the subscript operator for an Iterator.
static <T> T	getAt(List<T> self, int idx)	Support the subscript operator for a List.
static <T> List<T>	getAt(List<T> self, EmptyRange range)	Support the range subscript operator for a List.
static <T> List<T>	getAt(List<T> self, Range range)	Support the range 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, Collection indices)	Select a List of items from a List using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
static <K, V> V	getAt(Map<K,V> self, Object key)	Support the subscript operator for a Map.
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 <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 Groovydoc	getGroovydoc(AnnotatedElement holder)	Get runtime groovydoc
static IntRange	getIndices(boolean[] self)	Returns indices of the boolean array.
static IntRange	getIndices(byte[] self)	Returns indices of the byte array.
static IntRange	getIndices(char[] self)	Returns indices of the char array.
static IntRange	getIndices(double[] self)	Returns indices of the double array.
static IntRange	getIndices(float[] self)	Returns indices of the float array.
static IntRange	getIndices(int[] self)	Returns indices of the int array.
static IntRange	getIndices(long[] self)	Returns indices of the long array.
static IntRange	getIndices(short[] self)	Returns indices of the short array.
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(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(Class c)	Adds a "metaClass" property to all class objects so you can use the syntax String.metaClass.myMethod = { println "foo" }
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 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> 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 <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(Iterable<T> self, Closure<K> closure)	Sorts all Iterable members into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure.
static Map	groupBy(Iterable self, Object... closures)	Sorts all Iterable members into (sub)groups determined by the supplied mapping closures.
static Map	groupBy(Iterable self, List<Closure> closures)	Sorts all Iterable members into (sub)groups determined by the supplied mapping closures.
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 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 <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, Object... closures)	Groups the members of a map into sub maps determined by the supplied mapping closures.
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 <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 Map<Integer,Double>	indexed(double[] self)	Zips a double[] with indices in (index, value) order starting from index 0.
static Map<Integer,Double>	indexed(double[] self, int offset)	Zips a double[] with indices in (index, value) order.
static Map<Integer,Integer>	indexed(int[] self)	Zips an int[] with indices in (index, value) order starting from index 0.
static Map<Integer,Integer>	indexed(int[] self, int offset)	Zips an int[] with indices in (index, value) order.
static Map<Integer,Long>	indexed(long[] self)	Zips a long[] with indices in (index, value) order starting from index 0.
static Map<Integer,Long>	indexed(long[] self, int offset)	Zips a long[] with indices in (index, value) order.
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, 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 <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 <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, 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 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(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, Closure condition)	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> 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> 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	isAtLeast(BigDecimal left, String right)	Compare a BigDecimal to a String representing a number.
static Boolean	isAtLeast(BigDecimal left, BigDecimal right)	Compare a BigDecimal to another.
static boolean	isCase(Class caseValue, Object switchValue)	Special 'Case' implementation for Class, which allows testing whether some switch value is assignable from the given case class.
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	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	isDigit(Character self)	Determines if a character is a digit.
static boolean	isEmpty(Iterable self)	Check whether an Iterable has elements
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	isNotCase(Closure<?> caseValue, Object switchValue)
static boolean	isNotCase(Class<?> caseValue, Object switchValue)
static boolean	isNotCase(Number caseValue, Number switchValue)
static boolean	isNotCase(Object caseValue, Object switchValue)
static boolean	isNotCase(Collection<?> caseValue, Object switchValue)
static boolean	isNotCase(Map<?,?> caseValue, Object switchValue)
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 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(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 <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(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(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(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 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<?> self, String separator)	Concatenates the toString() representation of each item from the iterator, with the given String as a separator between each item.
static <T> String	join(T[] self, String separator)	Concatenates the toString() 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(Deque<T> self)	An optimized version of last(List).
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 Number	leftShift(Number self, Number operand)	Implementation of the left shift operator for integral types.
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> 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> 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 <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 double	max(double[] self)	Adds max() method to double arrays.
static int	max(int[] self)	Adds max() method to int arrays.
static long	max(long[] self)	Adds max() method to long arrays.
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 double	min(double[] self)	Adds min() method to double arrays.
static int	min(int[] self)	Adds min() method to int arrays.
static long	min(long[] self)	Adds min() method to long arrays.
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(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, Iterable<?> removeMe, Closure condition)	Create a new Collection composed of the elements of the first Iterable minus every matching occurrence as determined by the condition closure of elements of the given Iterable.
static <T> Collection<T>	minus(Iterable<T> self, Iterable<?> removeMe, Comparator<T> comparator)	Create a new Collection composed of the elements of the first Iterable minus every matching occurrence as determined by the condition comparator 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 Number	minus(Number left, Character right)	Subtract a Character from a Number.
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> 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 <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 <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 <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> 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> 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> 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> 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(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 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 Number	mod(Number left, Number right)	Performs a division modulus operation.
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(Iterable<T> self, Number factor)	Create a Collection 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 Number	multiply(BigDecimal left, Double right)	Multiply a BigDecimal and a Double.
static Number	multiply(BigDecimal left, BigInteger right)	Multiply a BigDecimal and a BigInteger.
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 <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 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 BitSet	or(BitSet left, BitSet right)	Bitwise OR together two BitSets.
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 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(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 Number	plus(Number left, Character right)	Add a Number and a Character.
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, Collection<T> right)	Create a Collection as a union of two collections.
static <T> Collection<T>	plus(Collection<T> left, T right)	Create a collection as a union of a Collection and an Object.
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, Collection<T> right)	Create a List as a union of a List and a Collection.
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 <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, Collection<T> right)	Create a Set as a union of a Set and a Collection.
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, Iterable<T> right)	Create a SortedSet as a union of a SortedSet and an Iterable.
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, T right)	Create a SortedSet as a union of a SortedSet and an Object.
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, Collection<T> right)	Create an array containing elements from an original array plus those from a Collection.
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(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 Number	power(BigDecimal self, Integer exponent)	Power of a BigDecimal to an integer certain exponent.
static Number	power(BigInteger self, Integer exponent)	Power of a BigInteger to an integer certain exponent.
static BigInteger	power(BigInteger self, BigInteger exponent)	Power of a BigInteger to a BigInteger certain exponent.
static Character	previous(Character self)	Decrement a Character by one.
static Number	previous(Number self)	Decrement a Number by one.
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 List	primitiveArrayGet(Object self, Collection indices)	Implements the getAt(Collection) 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(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	print(Object self, PrintWriter out)	Print to a console in interactive format.
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	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(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 void	println(Object self)	Print a linebreak to the standard output stream.
static void	println(Object self, PrintWriter out)	Print to a console in interactive format.
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 <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(Object self, String property, Object newValue)	Allows the subscript operator to be used to set dynamically named property values.
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, Object value)	A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
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, IntRange range, Object value)	List subscript assignment operator when given a range as the index.
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, List splice, Object value)	A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
static void	putAt(List self, List splice, List values)	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 <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 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 BigDecimal	round(BigDecimal number)	Round the value
static BigDecimal	round(BigDecimal 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(GroovyObject self, MetaClass metaClass)	Sets the metaclass for a GroovyObject.
static void	setMetaClass(Class self, MetaClass metaClass)	Sets the metaclass for a given class.
static void	setMetaClass(Object self, MetaClass metaClass)	Sets 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(long[] array)	Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
static int	size(short[] array)	Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
static int	size(Iterable self)	Provide the standard Groovy size() method for Iterable.
static int	size(Object[] self)	Provide the standard Groovy size() method for an array.
static int	size(Iterator self)	Provide the standard Groovy size() method for Iterator.
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 Collection	split(Object self, Closure closure)	Splits all items into two lists based on the closure condition.
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 <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 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 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 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 Object	sum(Iterable<?> self)	Sums the items in an Iterable.
static Object	sum(Iterable<?> self, Object initialValue)	Sums the items in an Iterable, adding the result to some initial value.
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(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 Object	sum(Iterator<?> self, Object initialValue)	Sums the items from an Iterator, adding the result to some initial value.
static Object	sum(Iterator<Object> self)	Sums the items from an Iterator.
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 <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 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> List<T>	swap(List<T> 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 <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 List<Double>	toList(double[] array)	Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the 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 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(Iterable<T> self)	Convert an Iterable to a List.
static <T> List<T>	toList(Enumeration<T> self)	Convert an enumeration to a List.
static <T> List<T>	toList(Iterator<T> self)	Convert an iterator to a 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 Set<Double>	toSet(double[] array)	Converts this array to a Set, with each unique element added to the 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 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> Set<T>	toSet(Iterable<T> self)	Convert an Iterable to a Set.
static <T> Set<T>	toSet(Collection<T> self)	Convert a Collection to a Set.
static <T> Set<T>	toSet(Enumeration<T> self)	Convert an enumeration to a Set.
static <T> Set<T>	toSet(Iterator<T> self)	Convert an iterator to a 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(Object[] self)	Creates a spreadable map from this array.
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 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(short[] 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(AbstractCollection self)	Returns the string representation of the given collection.
static String	toString(AbstractMap self)	Returns the string representation of the given map.
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 double[][]	transpose(double[][] self)	A transpose method for 2D double arrays.
static int[][]	transpose(int[][] self)	A transpose method for 2D int arrays.
static long[][]	transpose(long[][] self)	A transpose method for 2D long arrays.
static List	transpose(List self)	Adds GroovyCollections#transpose(List) as a method on lists.
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 BigDecimal	trunc(BigDecimal number)	Truncate the value
static BigDecimal	trunc(BigDecimal 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(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(long 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(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 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 <T> T	use(Object self, Class categoryClass, Closure<T> closure)	Scoped use method
static Object	use(Object self, Object[] array)	Allows you to use a list of categories, specifying the list as varargs.
static <T> T	use(Object self, List<Class> categoryClassList, Closure<T> closure)	Scoped use method with list of categories.
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 Boolean	xor(Boolean left, Boolean right)	Exclusive disjunction of two boolean operators
static Number	xor(Number left, Number right)	Bitwise XOR together two Numbers.
static BitSet	xor(BitSet left, BitSet right)	Bitwise XOR together two BitSets.

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

cloneSimilarCollection, cloneSimilarMap, closeQuietly, closeWithWarning, createSimilarArray, createSimilarCollection, createSimilarCollection, createSimilarCollection, createSimilarList, createSimilarMap, createSimilarOrDefaultCollection, createSimilarQueue, createSimilarSet, normaliseIndex, sameType, subListBorders, subListBorders, subListRange, writeUTF16BomIfRequired, writeUTF16BomIfRequired, writeUTF16BomIfRequired, writeUTF16BomIfRequired

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

ADDITIONAL_CLASSES

public static final Class[] ADDITIONAL_CLASSES

DGM_LIKE_CLASSES

public static final Class[] DGM_LIKE_CLASSES

Constructor Details

DefaultGroovyMethods

public DefaultGroovyMethods()

Method Details

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=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=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=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 omitted 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=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 all accessible 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

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 <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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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[] 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

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

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 whether some switch value is assignable from the given case class. If the switch value is an object, isCase will return true if the switch value is assignment compatible with the class (case value), i.e. is an instanceof the class, for example:

 def someList = []
 switch (someList) {
   case List:
     assert true : 'is a list'
     break
   case Map:
     assert false : 'is not a Map'
     break
   default:
     assert false : 'should never get here'
     break
 }
 

If the switch value is a class, isCase will return true if the switch value is assignable from the given class (case value), i.e. the case class is the same as, or a superclass, or a super-interface of the switch class, for example:

 switch (ArrayList) {
   case List:
     assert true : 'is a list'
     break
   case Map:
     assert false : 'is not a Map'
     break
   default:
     assert false : 'should never get here'
     break
 }
 

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

isNotCase

public static boolean isNotCase(Number caseValue,
 Number switchValue)

Since:

4.0.0

isNotCase

public static boolean isNotCase(Object caseValue,
 Object switchValue)

Since:

4.0.0

isNotCase

public static boolean isNotCase(Class<?> caseValue,
 Object switchValue)

Since:

4.0.0

isNotCase

public static boolean isNotCase(Closure<?> caseValue,
 Object switchValue)

Since:

4.0.0

isNotCase

public static boolean isNotCase(Collection<?> caseValue,
 Object switchValue)

Since:

4.0.0

isNotCase

public static boolean isNotCase(Map<?,?> caseValue,
 Object switchValue)

Since:

4.0.0

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. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,
C extends Collection<T>> C collect(Object self,
 C 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 <E,
T> List<T> collect(E[] 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 <E,
T,
C extends Collection<T>> C collect(E[] self,
 C 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 <E,
T> List<T> collect(Iterator<E> 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 <E,
T,
C extends Collection<T>> C collect(Iterator<E> self,
 C 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

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 <E,
T> List<T> collect(Iterable<E> 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 <E,
T,
C extends Collection<T>> C collect(Iterable<E> self,
 C 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

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

collectNested

public static <C extends Collection> C collectNested(Iterable self,
 C 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

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.lang.Iterable, groovy.lang.Closure)

collectMany

public static <T,
E,
C extends Collection<T>> C collectMany(Iterable<E> self,
 C 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']
 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

 @groovy.transform.TypeChecked void test() {
   LinkedHashSet<String> lhs = ['abc','def'].collectMany(new LinkedHashSet<>()){ it.iterator().collect() }
   assert lhs == ['a','b','c','d','e','f'] as Set<String>
 }
 test()
 

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,
C extends Collection<T>> C collectMany(Map<K,V> self,
 C 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> List<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:

a list created from the projected collections concatenated (flattened) together

Since:

1.8.8

collectMany$$bridge

@Deprecated
public static <T,
K,
V> Collection<T> collectMany$$bridge(Map<K,V> self,
 Closure<? extends Collection<? extends T>> projection)

Deprecated.

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,
C extends Collection<T>> C collectMany(E[] self,
 C collector,
 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

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:

1.8.1

See Also:

• sum(Object[], groovy.lang.Closure)

collectMany

public static <T,
E,
C extends Collection<T>> C collectMany(Iterator<E> self,
 C collector,
 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

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:

1.8.1

See Also:

• sum(Iterator, 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:

• collectMany(Iterator, Collection, groovy.lang.Closure)

collect

public static <T,
K,
V,
C extends Collection<T>> C collect(Map<K,V> self,
 C 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,
X,
Y> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Map<X,Y> 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,
X,
Y> Map<K,V> collectEntries(Map<X,Y> 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

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

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

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

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(Iterator, 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

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<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. 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<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. 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

public 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.

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<U> 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 <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

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> List<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$$bridge

@Deprecated
public static <T> Collection<T> findAll$$bridge(T[] self,
 Closure condition)

Deprecated.

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 truthy values

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 truthy values

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 truthy values

Since:

1.8.1

See Also:

• Closure.IDENTITY

findAll

public static <T> List<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 List of the truthy values

Since:

2.0

See Also:

• Closure.IDENTITY

findAll$$bridge

@Deprecated
public static <T> Collection<T> findAll$$bridge(T[] self)

Deprecated.

findAll

public static List 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$$bridge

@Deprecated
public static Collection findAll$$bridge(Object self,
 Closure closure)

Deprecated.

findAll

public static List 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 truthy values

Since:

1.8.1

See Also:

• Closure.IDENTITY

findAll$$bridge

@Deprecated
public static Collection findAll$$bridge(Object self)

Deprecated.

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)

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

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

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

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)

transpose

public static int[][] transpose(int[][] self)

A transpose method for 2D int arrays.

Example usage:

 int[][] nums = [[10, 15, 20], [30, 35, 40]]
 int[][] expected = [[10, 30], [15, 35], [20, 40]]
 assert nums.transpose() == expected
 

Parameters:

self - a 2D int array

Returns:

the transposed 2D int array

Since:

3.0.8

transpose

public static long[][] transpose(long[][] self)

A transpose method for 2D long arrays.

Parameters:

self - a 2D long array

Returns:

the transposed 2D long array

Since:

3.0.8

transpose

public static double[][] transpose(double[][] self)

A transpose method for 2D double arrays.

Parameters:

self - a 2D double array

Returns:

the transposed 2D double array

Since:

3.0.8

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

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

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

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(Iterator, 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

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

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

See Also:

• sum(Iterator)

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

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

See Also:

• sum(Iterator, Object)

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<?> 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

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

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

See Also:

• average(Iterator)

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<?> 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. While most frequently used with aggregates of numbers, average will work with any class supporting plus and div, e.g.:

 class Stars {
     int numStars = 0
     String toString() {
         '*' * numStars
     }
     Stars plus(Stars other) {
         new Stars(numStars: numStars + other.numStars)
     }
     Stars div(Number divisor) {
         int newSize = numStars.intdiv(divisor)
         new Stars(numStars: newSize)
     }
 }

 def stars = [new Stars(numStars: 1), new Stars(numStars: 3)]
 assert stars*.toString() == ['*', '***']
 assert stars.average().toString() == '**'
 

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<?> 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

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 <T> String join(T[] 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

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:

• min(Iterator)

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(Iterable)

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(Iterator)

min

public static int min(int[] self)

Adds min() method to int arrays.

Example usage:

 int[] nums = [10, 20, 30]
 assert 10 == nums.min()
 

Parameters:

self - an int array

Returns:

the minimum value

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• min(Object[])

min

public static long min(long[] self)

Adds min() method to long arrays.

Parameters:

self - a long array

Returns:

the minimum value

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• min(Object[])

min

public static double min(double[] self)

Adds min() method to double arrays.

Parameters:

self - a double array

Returns:

the minimum value

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• min(Object[])

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

See Also:

• min(Iterator, java.util.Comparator)

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

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(Iterator, java.util.Comparator)

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

See Also:

• min(Iterator)

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

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(Iterator, groovy.lang.Closure)

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:

• max(Iterator)

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

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(Iterator)

max

public static int max(int[] self)

Adds max() method to int arrays.

Parameters:

self - an int array

Returns:

the maximum value

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• max(Object[])

max

public static long max(long[] self)

Adds max() method to long arrays.

Parameters:

self - a long array

Returns:

the maximum value

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• max(Object[])

max

public static double max(double[] self)

Adds max() method to double arrays.

Example usage:

 double[] nums = [1.1d, 2.2d, 3.3d]
 assert 3.3d == nums.max()
 

Parameters:

self - a double array

Returns:

the maximum value

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• max(Object[])

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

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(Iterator, groovy.lang.Closure)

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

See Also:

• max(Iterator, Comparator)

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

See Also:

• max(Iterator, Comparator)

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

getIndices

public static IntRange getIndices(boolean[] self)

Returns indices of the boolean array.

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• getIndices(Object[])

getIndices

public static IntRange getIndices(byte[] self)

Returns indices of the byte array.

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• getIndices(Object[])

getIndices

public static IntRange getIndices(char[] self)

Returns indices of the char array.

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• getIndices(Object[])

getIndices

public static IntRange getIndices(double[] self)

Returns indices of the double array.

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• getIndices(Object[])

getIndices

public static IntRange getIndices(float[] self)

Returns indices of the float array.

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• getIndices(Object[])

getIndices

public static IntRange getIndices(int[] self)

Returns indices of the int array.

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• getIndices(Object[])

getIndices

public static IntRange getIndices(long[] self)

Returns indices of the long array.

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• getIndices(Object[])

getIndices

public static IntRange getIndices(short[] self)

Returns indices of the short array.

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• getIndices(Object[])

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,
 Object 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(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(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(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(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)

indexed

public static Map<Integer,Integer> indexed(int[] self)

Zips an int[] with indices in (index, value) order starting from index 0.

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• indexed(int[], int)

indexed

public static Map<Integer,Integer> indexed(int[] self,
 int offset)

Zips an int[] with indices in (index, value) order.

Example usage:

 int[] nums = [10, 20, 30]
 assert [5: 10, 6: 20, 7: 30] == nums.indexed(5)
 assert ["1: 10", "2: 20", "3: 30"] == nums.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:

3.0.8

See Also:

• indexed(Iterable, int)

indexed

public static Map<Integer,Long> indexed(long[] self)

Zips a long[] with indices in (index, value) order starting from index 0.

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• indexed(long[], int)

indexed

public static Map<Integer,Long> indexed(long[] self,
 int offset)

Zips a long[] with indices in (index, value) order.

Parameters:

self - a long[]

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:

3.0.8

See Also:

• indexed(Iterable, int)

indexed

public static Map<Integer,Double> indexed(double[] self)

Zips a double[] with indices in (index, value) order starting from index 0.

Since:

3.0.8

See Also:

• indexed(double[], int)

indexed

public static Map<Integer,Double> indexed(double[] self,
 int offset)

Zips a double[] with indices in (index, value) order.

Parameters:

self - a double[]

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:

3.0.8

See Also:

• indexed(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

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(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

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

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(Iterable, 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(Deque<T> self)

An optimized version of last(List).

Since:

2.5.15

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

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

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

asReversed

public static <T> List<T> asReversed(List<T> self)

Creates a view list with reversed order, and the order of original list will not change.

 def list = ["a", 6, true]
 assert list.asReversed() == [true, 6, "a"]
 assert list == ["a", 6, true]
 

Type Parameters:

T - the type of element

Parameters:

self - a list

Returns:

the reversed list

Since:

4.0.0

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.

 def array = new Object[] {1,2,3}
 def yarra = array.reverse(true)
 assert array == 3..1
 assert yarra == 3..1

 yarra = array.reverse(false)
 assert array == 3..1
 assert yarra == 1..3
 

Parameters:

self - an array

mutate - true if the array itself should be reversed in place, 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

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())
 assert [2,4] == [1,2,3,4].intersect([4,8,12,16,20], (x, y) -> x * x <=> y)
 

 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> Collection<T> intersect(Iterable<T> left,
 Iterable<T> right,
 Closure condition)

Create a Collection composed of the intersection of both iterables. Elements from teh first iterable which also occur (according to the comparator closure) in the second iterable are added to the result. 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 deemed equal).

 def one = ['a', 'B', 'c', 'd']
 def two = ['b', 'C', 'd', 'e']
 def compareIgnoreCase = { it.toLowerCase() }
 assert one.intersect(two, compareIgnoreCase) == ['B', 'c', 'd']
 assert two.intersect(one, compareIgnoreCase) == ['b', 'C', 'd']
 

Parameters:

left - an Iterable

right - an Iterable

condition - a Closure used to determine unique items

Returns:

a Collection as an intersection of both iterables

Since:

4.0.0

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

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> Collection<T> minus(Iterable<T> self,
 Iterable<?> removeMe,
 Closure condition)

Create a new Collection composed of the elements of the first Iterable minus every matching occurrence as determined by the condition closure of elements of the given Iterable.

 assert ['a', 'B', 'c', 'D', 'E'].minus(['b', 'C', 'D']) { it.toLowerCase() } == ['a', 'E']
 

Parameters:

self - an Iterable

removeMe - an Iterable of elements to remove

condition - a Closure used to determine unique items

Returns:

a new Collection with the given elements removed

Since:

4.0.0

minus

public static <T> Collection<T> minus(Iterable<T> self,
 Iterable<?> removeMe,
 Comparator<T> comparator)

Create a new Collection composed of the elements of the first Iterable minus every matching occurrence as determined by the condition comparator of elements of the given Iterable.

 assert ['a', 'B', 'c', 'D', 'E'].minus(['b', 'C', 'D'], (i, j) -> i.toLowerCase() <=> j.toLowerCase()) == ['a', 'E']
 

Parameters:

self - an Iterable

removeMe - an Iterable of elements to remove

comparator - a Comparator

Returns:

a new Collection with the given elements removed

Since:

4.0.0

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

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

isAtLeast

public static Boolean isAtLeast(BigDecimal left,
 BigDecimal right)

Compare a BigDecimal to another. A fluent api style alias for compareTo.

Parameters:

left - a BigDecimal

right - a BigDecimal

Returns:

true if left is equal to or bigger than right

Since:

3.0.1

isAtLeast

public static Boolean isAtLeast(BigDecimal left,
 String right)

Compare a BigDecimal to a String representing a number. A fluent api style alias for compareTo.

Parameters:

left - a BigDecimal

right - a String representing a number

Returns:

true if left is equal to or bigger than the value represented by right

Since:

3.0.1

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

equalsIgnoreZeroSign

public static boolean equalsIgnoreZeroSign(Float number,
 Object other)

Compares this object against the specified object returning the same result as Float.equals(Object) but returning true if this object and the specified object are both zero and negative zero respectively or vice versa.

Since:

3.0.8

equalsIgnoreZeroSign

public static boolean equalsIgnoreZeroSign(Double number,
 Object other)

Compares this object against the specified object returning the same result as Double.equals(Object) but returning true if this object and the specified object are both zero and negative zero respectively or vice versa.

Since:

3.0.8

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. Example (aggregate is ChronoUnit enum values):

 import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit
 def nameStartsWithM = { it.name().startsWith('M') }
 def first  = ChronoUnit.findIndexOf(nameStartsWithM)
 def second = ChronoUnit.findIndexOf(first + 1, nameStartsWithM)
 def third  = ChronoUnit.findIndexOf(second + 1, nameStartsWithM)
 Set units  = [first, second, third]
 assert !units.contains(-1) // should have found 3 of MICROS, MILLIS, MINUTES, MONTHS, ...
 assert units.size() == 3 // just check size so as not to rely on order
 

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. Example (aggregate is ChronoUnit enum values):

 import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit
 def nameStartsWithM = { it.name().startsWith('M') }
 def first = ChronoUnit.findIndexOf(nameStartsWithM)
 def last  = ChronoUnit.findLastIndexOf(nameStartsWithM)
 // should have found 2 unique index values for MICROS, MILLIS, MINUTES, MONTHS, ...
 assert first != -1 && last != -1 && first != last
 

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)

Sets 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)

Sets 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

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