Groovy 1.7.10

## org.codehaus.groovy.runtime
[Java] 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.

Authors:
  James Strachan
  Jeremy Rayner
  Sam Pullara
  Rod Cope
  Guillaume Laforge
  John Wilson
  Hein Meling
  Dierk Koenig
  Pilho Kim
  Marc Guillemot
  Russel Winder
  bing ran
  Jochen Theodorou
  Paul King
  Michael Baehr
  Joachim Baumann
  Alex Tkachman
  Ted Naleid
  Brad Long
  Jim Jagielski
  Rodolfo Velasco
  jeremi Joslin

Field Summary
`static Class[]` | `additionals`

Method Summary
`static int` | `abs(Number number)` Get the absolute value
`static long` | `abs(Long number)` Get the absolute value
`static float` | `abs(Float number)` Get the absolute value
`static double` | `abs(Double number)` Get the absolute value
`static Socket` | `accept(ServerSocket serverSocket, Closure closure)` Accepts a connection and passes the resulting Socket to the closure which runs in a new Thread.
`static Socket` | `accept(ServerSocket serverSocket, boolean runInANewThread, Closure closure)` Accepts a connection and passes the resulting Socket to the closure which runs in a new Thread or the calling thread, as needed.
`static boolean` | `addAll(Collection self, T[] items)` Adds all of the elements in the specified array to this collection.
`static boolean` | `addAll(List self, int index, T[] items)` Inserts all of the elements in the specified array into this list at the specified position.
`static void` | `addShutdownHook(Object self, Closure closure)` Allows the usage of addShutdownHook without getting the runtime first.
`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 Boolean` | `and(Boolean left, Boolean right)` Logical conjunction of two boolean operators.
`static boolean` | `any(Object self, Closure closure)` Iterates over the contents of an object or collection, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one element.
`static boolean` | `any(Map self, Closure closure)` Iterates over the entries of a map, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one entry.
`static boolean` | `any(Object self)` Iterates over the elements of a collection, and checks whether at least one element is true according to the Groovy Truth.
`static void` | `append(File file, Object text)` Append the text at the end of the File.
`static void` | `append(File file, byte[] bytes)` Append bytes to the end of a File.
`static void` | `append(File self, InputStream stream)` Append binary data to the file.
`static void` | `append(File file, Object text, String charset)` Append the text at the end of the File, using a specified encoding.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(Object object)` Coerce an object instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(Boolean bool)` Coerce an Boolean instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(Matcher matcher)` Coerce a Matcher instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(Collection collection)` Coerce a collection instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(Map map)` Coerce a map instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(Iterator iterator)` Coerce an iterator instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(Enumeration enumeration)` Coerce an enumeration instance to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(CharSequence string)` Coerce a string (an instance of CharSequence) to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(Object[] array)` Coerce an Object array to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(byte[] array)` Coerces a byte array to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(short[] array)` Coerces a short 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(float[] array)` Coerces a float array to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(double[] array)` Coerces a double array to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(boolean[] array)` Coerces a boolean array to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(char[] array)` Coerces a char array to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(Character character)` Coerce a character to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(Number number)` Coerce a number to a boolean value.
`static boolean` | `asBoolean(GroovyResultSet grs)` @deprecated use SqlGroovyMethods#asBoolean(GroovyResultSet)
`static Map` | `asImmutable(Map self)` A convenience method for creating an immutable map.
`static SortedMap` | `asImmutable(SortedMap self)` A convenience method for creating an immutable sorted map.
`static List` | `asImmutable(List self)` A convenience method for creating an immutable list
`static Set` | `asImmutable(Set self)` A convenience method for creating an immutable list.
`static SortedSet` | `asImmutable(SortedSet self)` A convenience method for creating an immutable sorted set.
`static Collection` | `asImmutable(Collection self)` A convenience method for creating an immutable Collection.
`static List` | `asList(Collection self)` Converts this Collection to a List.
`static Map` | `asSynchronized(Map self)` A convenience method for creating a synchronized Map.
`static SortedMap` | `asSynchronized(SortedMap self)` A convenience method for creating a synchronized SortedMap.
`static Collection` | `asSynchronized(Collection self)` A convenience method for creating a synchronized Collection.
`static List` | `asSynchronized(List self)` A convenience method for creating a synchronized List.
`static Set` | `asSynchronized(Set self)` A convenience method for creating a synchronized Set.
`static SortedSet` | `asSynchronized(SortedSet self)` A convenience method for creating a synchronized SortedSet.
`static Object` | `asType(Collection col, Class clazz)` Converts the given collection to another type.
`static Object` | `asType(Object[] ary, Class clazz)` Converts the given array to either a List, Set, or SortedSet.
`static Object` | `asType(Closure cl, Class clazz)` Coerces the closure to an implementation of the given class.
`static Object` | `asType(Map map, Class clazz)` Coerces this map to the given type, using the map's keys as the public method names, and values as the implementation.
`static Object` | `asType(Number self, Class c)` Transform this number to a the given type, using the 'as' operator.
`static Object` | `asType(File f, Class c)` Converts this File to a Writable or delegates to default asType(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class).
`static Object` | `asType(GString self, Class c)` Converts the GString to a File, or delegates to the default asType(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
`static Object` | `asType(String self, Class c)` Provides a method to perform custom 'dynamic' type conversion to the given class using the `as` operator.
`static Object` | `asType(Object obj, Class type)` Converts a given object to a type.
`static File` | `asWritable(File file)` Converts this File to a Writable.
`static File` | `asWritable(File file, String encoding)` Allows a file to return a Writable implementation that can output itself to a Writer stream.
`static Pattern` | `bitwiseNegate(String self)` Turns a String into a regular expression Pattern
`static BitSet` | `bitwiseNegate(BitSet self)` Bitwise NEGATE a BitSet.
`protected static Object` | `callClosureForLine(Closure closure, String line, int counter)`
`protected static Object` | `callClosureForMapEntry(Closure closure, def entry)`
`protected static Object` | `callClosureForMapEntryAndCounter(Closure closure, def entry, int counter)`
`static String` | `capitalize(String self)` Convenience method to capitalize the first letter of a string (typically the first letter of a word).
`static String` | `center(String self, Number numberOfChars, String padding)` Pad a String to a minimum length specified by `numberOfChars`, appending the supplied padding String around the original as many times as needed keeping it centered.
`static String` | `center(String self, Number numberOfChars)` Pad a String to a minimum length specified by `numberOfChars` by adding the space character around it as many times as needed so that it remains centered.
`static void` | `clearTime(Date self)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.clearTime
`static void` | `clearTime(def self)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.clearTime
`static void` | `clearTime(Calendar self)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.clearTime
`static List` | `collect(Object self, Closure closure)` Iterates through this object transforming each value into a new value using the closure as a transformer, returning a list of transformed values.
`static Collection` | `collect(Object self, Collection collection, Closure closure)` Iterates through this object transforming each object into a new value using the closure as a transformer and adding it to the collection, returning the resulting collection.
`static List` | `collect(Collection self, Closure closure)` Iterates through this collection transforming each entry into a new value using the closure as a transformer, returning a list of transformed values.
`static Collection` | `collect(Collection self, Collection collection, Closure closure)` Iterates through this collection transforming each value into a new value using the closure as a transformer, returning an initial collection plus the transformed values.
`static Collection` | `collect(Map self, Collection collection, Closure closure)` Iterates through this Map transforming each entry into a new value using the closure as a transformer, returning a list of transformed values.
`static List` | `collect(Map self, Closure closure)` Iterates through this Map transforming each entry into a new value using the closure as a transformer, returning a list of transformed values.
`static List` | `collectAll(Collection self, Closure closure)` Recursively iterates through this collection transforming each non-Collection value into a new value using the closure as a transformer.
`static Collection` | `collectAll(Collection self, Collection collection, Closure closure)` Recursively iterates through this collection transforming each non-Collection value into a new value using the closure as a transformer.
`static Map` | `collectEntries(Map self, Map result, Closure closure)` Iterates through this Map transforming each entry using the closure as a transformer, returning a map of the transformed entries.
`static Map` | `collectEntries(Map self, Closure closure)` Iterates through this Map transforming each entry using the closure as a transformer, returning a map of the transformed entries.
`static Map` | `collectEntries(Collection self, Map result, Closure closure)` Iterates through this Collection transforming each item using the closure as a transformer into a map entry, returning a map of the transformed entries.
`static Map` | `collectEntries(Object[] self, Map result, Closure closure)` Iterates through this array transforming each item using the closure as a transformer into a map entry, returning a map of the transformed entries.
`static Map` | `collectEntries(Collection self, Closure closure)` Iterates through this Collection transforming each item using the closure as a transformer into a map entry, returning a map of the transformed entries.
`static Map` | `collectEntries(Object[] self, Closure closure)` Iterates through this array transforming each item using the closure as a transformer into a map entry, returning a map of the transformed entries.
`static List` | `combinations(Collection self)` Adds GroovyCollections#combinations(Collection) as a method on collections.
`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(Character left, Character right)` Compare two Characters.
`static int` | `compareTo(Number left, Number right)` Compare two Numbers.
`static Thread` | `consumeProcessErrorStream(Process self, OutputStream err)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessErrorStream(Process, OutputStream)
`static Thread` | `consumeProcessErrorStream(Process self, StringBuffer error)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessErrorStream(Process, Appendable)
`static Thread` | `consumeProcessErrorStream(Process self, Writer err)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessErrorStream(Process, Appendable)
`static void` | `consumeProcessOutput(Process self)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessOutput(Process)
`static void` | `consumeProcessOutput(Process self, StringBuffer output, StringBuffer error)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessOutput(Process, Appendable, Appendable)
`static void` | `consumeProcessOutput(Process self, OutputStream output, OutputStream error)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessOutput(Process, OutputStream, OutputStream)
`static Thread` | `consumeProcessOutputStream(Process self, StringBuffer output)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessOutputStream(Process, Appendable)
`static Thread` | `consumeProcessOutputStream(Process self, Writer output)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessOutputStream(Process, Appendable)
`static Thread` | `consumeProcessOutputStream(Process self, OutputStream output)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessOutputStream(Process, OutputStream)
`static boolean` | `contains(String self, String text)` Provide an implementation of contains() like Collection.contains to make Strings more polymorphic.
`static boolean` | `containsAll(Collection self, Object[] items)` Returns `true` if this collection contains all of the elements in the specified array.
`static Number` | `count(Iterator self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value from the items within this Iterator.
`static Number` | `count(Collection self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this collection.
`static Number` | `count(Object[] 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 Number` | `count(char[] self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array.
`static Number` | `count(boolean[] 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(byte[] self, Object value)` Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this array.
`static int` | `count(String self, String text)` Count the number of occurencies of a substring.
`protected static StringBufferWriter` | `createStringBufferWriter(StringBuffer self)`
`protected static StringWriter` | `createStringWriter(String self)`
`static byte[]` | `decodeBase64(String value)` @deprecated moved to EncodingGroovyMethods.decodeBase64
`static boolean` | `deleteDir(File self)` Deletes a directory with all contained files and subdirectories.
`static String` | `denormalize(String self)` Return a String with lines (separated by LF, CR/LF, or CR) terminated by the platform specific line separator.
`static boolean` | `disjoint(Collection left, Collection right)` Returns `true` if the intersection of two collections is empty.
`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 Number` | `div(Character left, Character right)` Divide one Character by another.
`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(long self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void` | `downto(Long self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void` | `downto(float self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void` | `downto(Float self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void` | `downto(double self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void` | `downto(Double self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time.
`static void` | `downto(BigInteger 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 String` | `dump(Object self)` Generates a detailed dump string of an object showing its class, hashCode and fields.
`static T` | `each(T self, Closure closure)` Iterates through an aggregate type or data structure, passing each item to the given closure.
`static Map` | `each(Map self, Closure closure)` Allows a Map to be iterated through using a closure.
`static void` | `eachByte(File self, Closure closure)` Traverse through each byte of this File
`static void` | `eachByte(File self, int bufferLen, Closure closure)` Traverse through the bytes of this File, bufferLen bytes at a time.
`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` | `eachByte(InputStream is, Closure closure)` Traverse through each byte of the specified stream.
`static void` | `eachByte(InputStream is, int bufferLen, Closure closure)` Traverse through each the specified stream reading bytes into a buffer and calling the 2 parameter closure with this buffer and the number of bytes.
`static void` | `eachByte(URL url, Closure closure)` Reads the InputStream from this URL, passing each byte to the given closure.
`static void` | `eachByte(URL url, int bufferLen, Closure closure)` Reads the InputStream from this URL, passing a byte[] and a number of bytes to the given closure.
`static void` | `eachDir(File self, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each subdirectory in this directory, ignoring regular files.
`static void` | `eachDirMatch(File self, Object nameFilter, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each subdirectory whose name (dir.name) matches the given nameFilter in the given directory - calling the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method to determine if a match occurs.
`static void` | `eachDirRecurse(File self, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each descendant directory of this directory.
`static void` | `eachFile(File self, FileType fileType, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each 'child' file in this 'parent' folder/directory.
`static void` | `eachFile(File self, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each 'child' file in this 'parent' folder/directory.
`static void` | `eachFileMatch(File self, FileType fileType, Object nameFilter, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each file whose name (file.name) matches the given nameFilter in the given directory - calling the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method to determine if a match occurs.
`static void` | `eachFileMatch(File self, Object nameFilter, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each file whose name (file.name) matches the given nameFilter in the given directory - calling the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method to determine if a match occurs.
`static void` | `eachFileRecurse(File self, FileType fileType, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each descendant file in this directory.
`static void` | `eachFileRecurse(File self, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each descendant file in this directory.
`static Object` | `eachLine(String self, Closure closure)` Iterates through this String line by line.
`static Object` | `eachLine(String self, int firstLine, Closure closure)` Iterates through this String line by line.
`static Object` | `eachLine(File self, Closure closure)` Iterates through this file line by line.
`static Object` | `eachLine(File self, String charset, Closure closure)` Iterates through this file line by line.
`static Object` | `eachLine(File self, int firstLine, Closure closure)` Iterates through this file line by line.
`static Object` | `eachLine(File self, String charset, int firstLine, Closure closure)` Iterates through this file line by line.
`static Object` | `eachLine(InputStream stream, String charset, Closure closure)` Iterates through this stream reading with the provided charset, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure.
`static Object` | `eachLine(InputStream stream, String charset, int firstLine, Closure closure)` Iterates through this stream reading with the provided charset, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure.
`static Object` | `eachLine(InputStream stream, Closure closure)` Iterates through this stream, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure.
`static Object` | `eachLine(InputStream stream, int firstLine, Closure closure)` Iterates through this stream, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure.
`static Object` | `eachLine(URL url, Closure closure)` Iterates through the lines read from the URL's associated input stream passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure.
`static Object` | `eachLine(URL url, int firstLine, Closure closure)` Iterates through the lines read from the URL's associated input stream passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure.
`static Object` | `eachLine(URL url, String charset, Closure closure)` Iterates through the lines read from the URL's associated input stream passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure.
`static Object` | `eachLine(URL url, String charset, int firstLine, Closure closure)` Iterates through the lines read from the URL's associated input stream passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure.
`static Object` | `eachLine(Reader self, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given reader line by line.
`static Object` | `eachLine(Reader self, int firstLine, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given reader line by line.
`static String` | `eachMatch(String self, String regex, Closure closure)` Process each regex group matched substring of the given string.
`static String` | `eachMatch(String self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)` Process each regex group matched substring of the given pattern.
`static void` | `eachObject(File self, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given file object by object.
`static void` | `eachObject(ObjectInputStream ois, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given object stream object by object.
`static Iterator` | `eachPermutation(Collection self, Closure closure)` Iterates over all permutations of a collection, running a closure for each iteration.
`static Object` | `eachWithIndex(Object 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 Map` | `eachWithIndex(Map self, Closure closure)` Allows a Map to be iterated through using a closure.
`static Writable` | `encodeBase64(Byte[] data, boolean chunked)` @deprecated moved to EncodingGroovyMethods.encodeBase64
`static Writable` | `encodeBase64(Byte[] data)` @deprecated moved to EncodingGroovyMethods.encodeBase64
`static Writable` | `encodeBase64(byte[] data, boolean chunked)` @deprecated moved to EncodingGroovyMethods.encodeBase64
`static Writable` | `encodeBase64(byte[] data)` @deprecated moved to EncodingGroovyMethods.encodeBase64
`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` | `every(Object self, Closure closure)` Used to determine if the given predicate closure is valid (i.e.
`static boolean` | `every(Map self, Closure closure)` Iterates over the entries of a map, and checks whether a predicate is valid for all entries.
`static boolean` | `every(Object self)` Iterates over every element of a collection, and checks whether all elements are `true` according to the Groovy Truth.
`static Process` | `execute(String self)` Executes the command specified by `self` as a command-line process.
`static Process` | `execute(String self, String[] envp, File dir)` Executes the command specified by `self` with environment defined by `envp` and under the working directory `dir`.
`static Process` | `execute(String self, List envp, File dir)` Executes the command specified by `self` with environment defined by `envp` and under the working directory `dir`.
`static Process` | `execute(String[] commandArray)` Executes the command specified by the given `String` array.
`static Process` | `execute(String[] commandArray, String[] envp, File dir)` Executes the command specified by the `String` array given in the first parameter, with the environment defined by `envp` and under the working directory `dir`.
`static Process` | `execute(String[] commandArray, List envp, File dir)` Executes the command specified by the `String` array given in the first parameter, with the environment defined by `envp` and under the working directory `dir`.
`static Process` | `execute(List commands)` Executes the command specified by the given list.
`static Process` | `execute(List commands, String[] envp, File dir)` Executes the command specified by the given list, with the environment defined by `envp` and under the working directory `dir`.
`static Process` | `execute(List commands, List envp, File dir)` Executes the command specified by the given list, with the environment defined by `envp` and under the working directory `dir`.
`static String` | `expand(String self)` Expands all tabs into spaces with tabStops of size 8.
`static String` | `expand(String self, int tabStop)` Expands all tabs into spaces.
`static String` | `expandLine(String self, int tabStop)` Expands all tabs into spaces.
`static void` | `filterLine(Reader reader, Writer writer, Closure closure)` Filter the lines from a reader and write them on the writer, according to a closure which returns true if the line should be included.
`static Writable` | `filterLine(File self, Closure closure)` Filters the lines of a File and creates a Writeable in return to stream the filtered lines.
`static Writable` | `filterLine(File self, String charset, Closure closure)` Filters the lines of a File and creates a Writeable in return to stream the filtered lines.
`static void` | `filterLine(File self, Writer writer, Closure closure)` Filter the lines from this File, and write them to the given writer based on the given closure predicate.
`static void` | `filterLine(File self, Writer writer, String charset, Closure closure)` Filter the lines from this File, and write them to the given writer based on the given closure predicate.
`static Writable` | `filterLine(Reader reader, Closure closure)` Filter the lines from this Reader, and return a Writable which can be used to stream the filtered lines to a destination.
`static Writable` | `filterLine(InputStream self, Closure predicate)` Filter lines from an input stream using a closure predicate.
`static Writable` | `filterLine(InputStream self, String charset, Closure predicate)` Filter lines from an input stream using a closure predicate.
`static void` | `filterLine(InputStream self, Writer writer, Closure predicate)` Uses a closure to filter lines from this InputStream and pass them to the given writer.
`static void` | `filterLine(InputStream self, Writer writer, String charset, Closure predicate)` Uses a closure to filter lines from this InputStream and pass them to the given writer.
`static Writable` | `filterLine(URL self, Closure predicate)` Filter lines from a URL using a closure predicate.
`static Writable` | `filterLine(URL self, String charset, Closure predicate)` Filter lines from a URL using a closure predicate.
`static void` | `filterLine(URL self, Writer writer, Closure predicate)` Uses a closure to filter lines from this URL and pass them to the given writer.
`static void` | `filterLine(URL self, Writer writer, String charset, Closure predicate)` Uses a closure to filter lines from this URL and pass them to the given writer.
`static Object` | `find(Object self, Closure closure)` Finds the first value matching the closure condition
`static T` | `find(Collection self, Closure closure)` Finds the first value matching the closure condition.
`static def` | `find(Map self, Closure closure)` Finds the first entry matching the closure condition.
`static String` | `find(String self, String regex)` Finds the first occurrence of a regular expression String within a String.
`static String` | `find(String self, Pattern pattern)` Finds the first occurrence of a compiled regular expression Pattern within a String.
`static String` | `find(String self, String regex, Closure closure)` Finds the first occurrence of a regular expression String within a String.
`static String` | `find(String self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)` Finds the first occurrence of a compiled regular expression Pattern within a String.
`static Collection` | `findAll(Collection self, Closure closure)` Finds all values matching the closure condition.
`static Collection` | `findAll(Object self, Closure closure)` Finds all items matching the closure condition.
`static Map` | `findAll(Map self, Closure closure)` Finds all entries matching the closure condition.
`static List` | `findAll(String self, String regex)` Finds all occurrences of a regular expression string within a String.
`static List` | `findAll(String self, Pattern pattern)` Finds all occurrences of a regular expression Pattern within a String.
`static List` | `findAll(String self, String regex, Closure closure)` Finds all occurrences of a regular expression string within a String.
`static List` | `findAll(String self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)` Finds all occurrences of a compiled regular expression Pattern within a String.
`static int` | `findIndexOf(Object self, Closure closure)` Iterates over the elements of an iterable collection of items and returns the index of the first item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static int` | `findIndexOf(Object self, int startIndex, Closure closure)` Iterates over the elements of an iterable collection of items, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the first item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static List` | `findIndexValues(Object self, Closure closure)` Iterates over the elements of an iterable collection of items and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
`static List` | `findIndexValues(Object self, Number startIndex, Closure closure)` Iterates over the elements of an iterable collection of items, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index values of the items that match the condition specified in the closure.
`static int` | `findLastIndexOf(Object self, Closure closure)` Iterates over the elements of an iterable collection of items and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static int` | `findLastIndexOf(Object self, int startIndex, Closure closure)` Iterates over the elements of an iterable collection of items, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
`static Object` | `findResult(Object self, Object defaultResult, Closure closure)` Iterates through the object and returns the first non-null result from the closure, otherwise returns the defaultResult
`static Object` | `findResult(Object self, Closure closure)` Iterates through the object and returns the first non-null result from the closure
`static Object` | `findResult(Collection self, Object defaultResult, Closure closure)` Iterates through the object and returns the first non-null result from the closure, if all are null, it returns the defaultResult.
`static Object` | `findResult(Collection self, Closure closure)` Iterates through the object and returns the first non-null result from the closure.
`static Object` | `findResult(Map self, Object defaultResult, Closure closure)` Returns the first non-null closure result by passing each map entry to the closure, otherwise it returns the defaultResult.
`static Object` | `findResult(Map self, Closure closure)` Returns the first non-null closure result by passing each map entry to the closure.
`static T` | `first(List self)` Returns the first item from the List.
`static T` | `first(T[] self)` Returns the first item from the Object array.
`static Collection` | `flatten(Collection self)` Flatten a collection.
`static Collection` | `flatten(Object[] self)` Flatten an 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(short[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static Collection` | `flatten(int[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static Collection` | `flatten(long[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static Collection` | `flatten(float[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static Collection` | `flatten(double[] self)` Flatten an array.
`static Collection` | `flatten(Collection self, Closure flattenUsing)` Flatten a collection.
`static String` | `format(Date self, String format)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.format
`static String` | `format(Calendar self, String pattern)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.format
`static V` | `get(Map 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 Object` | `getAt(Object self, String property)` Allows the subscript operator to be used to lookup dynamic property values.
`static CharSequence` | `getAt(CharSequence text, int index)` Support the subscript operator for CharSequence.
`static String` | `getAt(String text, int index)` Support the subscript operator for String.
`static CharSequence` | `getAt(CharSequence text, Range range)` Support the range subscript operator for CharSequence
`static CharSequence` | `getAt(CharSequence text, IntRange range)` Support the range subscript operator for CharSequence or StringBuffer with IntRange
`static CharSequence` | `getAt(CharSequence text, EmptyRange range)` Support the range subscript operator for CharSequence or StringBuffer with EmptyRange
`static String` | `getAt(String text, IntRange range)` Support the range subscript operator for String with IntRange
`static String` | `getAt(String text, EmptyRange range)` Support the range subscript operator for String with EmptyRange
`static String` | `getAt(String text, Range range)` Support the range subscript operator for String
`static Object` | `getAt(Matcher matcher, int idx)` Support the subscript operator, e.g.

`static List`

`getAt(List 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]

`static List`

`getAt(List self, EmptyRange range)`

Support the range subscript operator for a List

    def list = [true, 1, 3.4]
     assert list[0..<0] == []

`static List` | `getAt(List self, Collection indices)` Select a List of items from a List using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
`static List` | `getAt(T[] self, Collection indices)` Select a List of items from an Object array using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
`static CharSequence` | `getAt(CharSequence self, Collection indices)` Select a List of characters from a CharSequence using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
`static String` | `getAt(String self, Collection indices)` Select a List of characters from a String using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
`static List` | `getAt(Matcher self, Collection indices)` Select a List of values from a Matcher using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
`static List` | `getAt(T[] array, Range range)` Support the range subscript operator for an Array
`static List` | `getAt(T[] array, IntRange range)` @param array an Array of Objects
`static List` | `getAt(T[] array, EmptyRange range)` @param array an Array of Objects
`static List` | `getAt(T[] array, ObjectRange range)` @param array an Array of Objects
`static T` | `getAt(List self, int idx)` Support the subscript operator for a List.
`static T` | `getAt(Iterator self, int idx)` Support the subscript operator for an Iterator.
`static V` | `getAt(Map self, K key)` Support the subscript operator for a Map.

`static List`

`getAt(Collection coll, String property)`

Support the subscript operator for List

    assert [String, Long, Integer] == ["a",5L,2]["class"]

`static List` | `getAt(byte[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a byte array
`static List` | `getAt(char[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a char array
`static List` | `getAt(short[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a short array
`static List` | `getAt(int[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for an int array
`static List` | `getAt(long[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a long array
`static List` | `getAt(float[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a float array
`static List` | `getAt(double[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a double array
`static List` | `getAt(boolean[] array, Range range)` Support the subscript operator with a range for a boolean array
`static List` | `getAt(byte[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a byte array
`static List` | `getAt(char[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a char array
`static List` | `getAt(short[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a short array
`static List` | `getAt(int[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for an int array
`static List` | `getAt(long[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a long array
`static List` | `getAt(float[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a float array
`static List` | `getAt(double[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a double array
`static List` | `getAt(boolean[] array, IntRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an IntRange for a boolean array
`static List` | `getAt(byte[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a byte array
`static List` | `getAt(char[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a char array
`static List` | `getAt(short[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a short array
`static List` | `getAt(int[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for an int array
`static List` | `getAt(long[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a long array
`static List` | `getAt(float[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a float array
`static List` | `getAt(double[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a double array
`static List` | `getAt(boolean[] array, ObjectRange range)` Support the subscript operator with an ObjectRange for a byte array
`static List` | `getAt(byte[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a byte array
`static List` | `getAt(char[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a char array
`static List` | `getAt(short[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a short array
`static List` | `getAt(int[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for an int array
`static List` | `getAt(long[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a long array
`static List` | `getAt(float[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a float array
`static List` | `getAt(double[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a double array
`static List` | `getAt(boolean[] array, Collection indices)` Support the subscript operator with a collection for a boolean array
`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 int` | `getAt(Date self, int field)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.getAt
`static byte[]` | `getBytes(File file)` Read the content of the File and returns it as a byte[].
`static byte[]` | `getBytes(URL url)` Read the content of this URL and returns it as a byte[].
`static byte[]` | `getBytes(InputStream is)` Read the content of this InputStream and return it as a byte[].
`static char[]` | `getChars(String self)` Converts the given String into an array of characters.
`static int` | `getCount(Matcher matcher)` Find the number of Strings matched to the given Matcher.
`static String` | `getDateString(Date self)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.getDateString
`static String` | `getDateTimeString(Date self)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.getDateTimeString
`static InputStream` | `getErr(Process self)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#getErr(Process)
`static InputStream` | `getIn(Process self)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#getIn(Process)
`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 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 List` | `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 OutputStream` | `getOut(Process self)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#getOut(Process)
`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)`
`static String` | `getText(File file, String charset)` Read the content of the File using the specified encoding and return it as a String.
`static String` | `getText(File file)` Read the content of the File and returns it as a String.
`static String` | `getText(URL url)` Read the content of this URL and returns it as a String.
`static String` | `getText(URL url, String charset)` Read the data from this URL and return it as a String.
`static String` | `getText(InputStream is)` Read the content of this InputStream and return it as a String.
`static String` | `getText(InputStream is, String charset)` Read the content of this InputStream using specified charset and return it as a String.
`static String` | `getText(Reader reader)` Read the content of the Reader and return it as a String.
`static String` | `getText(BufferedReader reader)` Read the content of the BufferedReader and return it as a String.
`static String` | `getText(Process self)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#getText(Process)
`static String` | `getTimeString(Date self)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.getTimeString
`static Collection` | `grep(Object self, Object filter)` Iterates over every element of the collection and returns each item that matches the given filter - calling the `isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)` method used by switch statements.
`protected static void` | `groupAnswer(Map answer, T element, Object value)` Groups the current element according to the value
`static Map` | `groupBy(Collection self, Closure closure)` Sorts all collection members into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure.
`static Map` | `groupBy(Map self, Closure closure)` Groups the members of a map into sub maps determined by the supplied mapping closure.
`static Map` | `groupEntriesBy(Map self, Closure closure)` Groups all map entries into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure.
`static boolean` | `hasGroup(Matcher matcher)` Check whether a Matcher contains a group or not.
`static MetaProperty` | `hasProperty(Object self, String name)` Returns true of the implementing MetaClass has a property of the given name
`static T` | `head(List self)` Returns the first item from the List.
`static T` | `head(T[] self)` Returns the first item from the Object array.
`static Object` | `identity(Object self, Closure closure)` Allows the closure to be called for the object reference self synonym for 'with()'.
`static Object` | `inject(Collection self, Object value, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given Collection, passing in the initial value to the 2-arg closure along with the first item.
`static Object` | `inject(Iterator self, Object value, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given Iterator, passing in the initial value to the closure along with the first item.
`static Object` | `inject(Object self, Object value, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given Object, passing in the initial value to the closure along with the first item.
`static Object` | `inject(Object[] self, Object initialValue, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given array, passing in the initial value to the closure along with the first item.
`static String` | `inspect(Object self)` Inspects returns the String that matches what would be typed into a terminal to create this object.
`static Number` | `intdiv(Character left, 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(Character left, Character right)` Integer Divide two Characters.
`static Number` | `intdiv(Number left, Number right)` Integer Divide two Numbers.
`static Collection` | `intersect(Collection left, Collection right)` Create a Collection composed of the intersection of both collections.
`static Map` | `intersect(Map left, Map right)` Create a Map composed of the intersection of both maps.
`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` | `isAllWhitespace(String self)` True if a String only contains whitespace characters.
`static boolean` | `isBigDecimal(String self)` Determine if a String can be parsed into a BigDecimal.
`static boolean` | `isBigInteger(String self)` Determine if a String can be parsed into a BigInteger.
`static boolean` | `isCase(Object caseValue, Object switchValue)` Method for overloading the behavior of the 'case' method in switch statements.
`static boolean` | `isCase(String caseValue, Object switchValue)` 'Case' implementation for a String, which uses String#equals(Object) in order to allow Strings to be used in switch statements.
`static boolean` | `isCase(GString caseValue, Object switchValue)` 'Case' implementation for a GString, which simply calls the equivalet method for String.
`static boolean` | `isCase(Class caseValue, Object switchValue)` Special 'Case' implementation for Class, which allows testing for a certain class in a switch statement.
`static boolean` | `isCase(Collection caseValue, Object switchValue)` 'Case' implementation for collections which tests if the 'switch' operand is contained in any of the 'case' values.
`static boolean` | `isCase(Map caseValue, Object switchValue)` 'Case' implementation for maps which tests the groovy truth value obtained using the 'switch' operand as key.
`static boolean` | `isCase(Pattern caseValue, Object switchValue)` 'Case' implementation for the Pattern class, which allows testing a String against a number of regular expressions.
`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` | `isDigit(Character self)` Determines if a character is a digit.
`static boolean` | `isDouble(String self)` Determine if a String can be parsed into a Double.
`static boolean` | `isFloat(String self)` Determine if a String can be parsed into a Float.
`static boolean` | `isInteger(String self)` Determine if a String can be parsed into an Integer.
`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` | `isLong(String self)` Determine if a String can be parsed into a Long.
`static boolean` | `isLowerCase(Character self)` Determine if a Character is lowercase.
`static boolean` | `isNumber(String self)` Determine if a String can be parsed into a Number.
`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(T[] a)` Attempts to create an Iterator for the given object by first converting it to a Collection.
`static Iterator` | `iterator(Object o)` Attempts to create an Iterator for the given object by first converting it to a Collection.
`static Iterator` | `iterator(Enumeration enumeration)` Allows an Enumeration to behave like an Iterator.
`static Iterator` | `iterator(Matcher matcher)` Returns an Iterator which traverses each match.
`static Iterator` | `iterator(Reader self)` Creates an iterator which will traverse through the reader a line at a time.
`static Iterator` | `iterator(InputStream self)` Standard iterator for a input stream which iterates through the stream content in a byte-based fashion.
`static Iterator` | `iterator(DataInputStream self)` Standard iterator for a data input stream which iterates through the stream content a Byte at a time.
`static Iterator` | `iterator(File self)` Just throws a DeprecationException.
`static Iterator` | `iterator(Iterator self)` An identity function for iterators, supporting 'duck-typing' when trying to get an iterator for each object within a collection, some of which may already be iterators.
`static Iterator` | `iterator(def nodeList)` @deprecated moved to XmlGroovyMethods.iterator
`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 String` | `join(Collection self, String separator)` Concatenates the `toString()` representation of each item in this collection, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`static String` | `join(Object[] self, String separator)` Concatenates the `toString()` representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
`static T` | `last(List self)` Returns the last item from the List.
`static T` | `last(T[] self)` Returns the last item from the Object array.
`static Collection` | `leftShift(Collection self, T value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append objects to a Collection.
`static BlockingQueue` | `leftShift(BlockingQueue self, T value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append objects to a BlockingQueue.
`static Map` | `leftShift(Map self, def entry)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append Map.Entry values to a Map.
`static Map` | `leftShift(Map self, Map other)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to put one maps entries into another map.
`static StringBuffer` | `leftShift(String self, Object value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append multiple objects as string representations to a String.
`static StringBuffer` | `leftShift(StringBuffer self, Object value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append multiple objects as string representations to a StringBuffer.
`static Writer` | `leftShift(Writer self, Object value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide a mechanism to append values to a writer.
`static Number` | `leftShift(Number self, Number operand)` Implementation of the left shift operator for integral types.
`static Writer` | `leftShift(OutputStream self, Object value)` Overloads the leftShift operator to provide an append mechanism to add values to a stream.
`static void` | `leftShift(ObjectOutputStream self, Object value)` Overloads the leftShift operator to add objects to an ObjectOutputStream.
`static OutputStream` | `leftShift(OutputStream self, InputStream in)` Pipe an InputStream into an OutputStream for efficient stream copying.
`static OutputStream` | `leftShift(OutputStream self, byte[] value)` Overloads the leftShift operator to provide an append mechanism to add bytes to a stream.
`static File` | `leftShift(File file, Object text)` Write the text to the File.
`static File` | `leftShift(File file, byte[] bytes)` Write bytes to a File.
`static File` | `leftShift(File file, InputStream data)` Append binary data to the file.
`static Writer` | `leftShift(Socket self, Object value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an append mechanism to add things to the output stream of a socket
`static OutputStream` | `leftShift(Socket self, byte[] value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an append mechanism to add bytes to the output stream of a socket
`static Writer` | `leftShift(Process self, Object value)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#leftShift(Process, Object)
`static OutputStream` | `leftShift(Process self, byte[] value)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#leftShift(Process, byte[])
`static boolean` | `matches(String self, Pattern pattern)` Tells whether or not self matches the given compiled regular expression Pattern.
`static def` | `max(Map self, Closure closure)` Selects an entry in the map having the maximum calculated value as determined by the supplied closure.
`static T` | `max(Collection self)` Adds max() method to Collection objects.
`static T` | `max(Iterator self)` Adds max() method to Iterator objects.
`static T` | `max(T[] self)` Adds max() method to Object arrays.
`static T` | `max(Collection self, Closure closure)` Selects an item in the collection having the maximum value as determined by the supplied closure.
`static T` | `max(Iterator self, Closure closure)` Selects the maximum value found from the Iterator using the closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static 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` | `max(Collection self, Comparator comparator)` Selects the maximum value found in the collection using the given comparator.
`static T` | `max(Iterator self, Comparator comparator)` Selects the maximum value found from the Iterator using the given comparator.
`static T` | `max(T[] self, Comparator comparator)` Selects the maximum value found from the Object array using the given comparator.
`static MetaClass` | `metaClass(Class self, Closure closure)` Sets/updates the metaclass for a given class to a closure.
`static MetaClass` | `metaClass(Object self, Closure closure)` Sets/updates the metaclass for a given object to a closure.
`static T` | `min(Collection self)` Adds min() method to Collection objects.
`static T` | `min(Iterator self)` Adds min() method to Iterator objects.
`static T` | `min(T[] self)` Adds min() method to Object arrays.
`static T` | `min(Collection self, Comparator comparator)` Selects the minimum value found in the collection using the given comparator.
`static T` | `min(Iterator self, Comparator comparator)` Selects the minimum value found from the Iterator using the given comparator.
`static T` | `min(T[] self, Comparator comparator)` Selects the minimum value found from the Object array using the given comparator.
`static T` | `min(Collection self, Closure closure)` Selects an item in the collection having the minimum value as determined by the supplied closure.
`static def` | `min(Map self, Closure closure)` Selects an entry in the map having the minimum calculated value as determined by the supplied closure.
`static T` | `min(Iterator self, Closure closure)` Selects the minimum value found from the Iterator using the closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static T` | `min(T[] self, Closure closure)` Selects the minimum value found from the Object array using the closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static Set` | `minus(Set self, Collection operands)` Compare the contents of two Sets for equality using Groovy's coercion rules.
`static Set` | `minus(Set self, Object operand)` Create a Set composed of the elements of the first set minus the operand.
`static T[]` | `minus(T[] self, Collection removeMe)` Create an array composed of the elements of the first array minus the elements of the given collection.
`static T[]` | `minus(T[] self, T[] removeMe)` Create an array composed of the elements of the first array minus the elements of the given array.
`static List` | `minus(List self, Collection removeMe)` Create a List composed of the elements of the first list minus every occurrence of elements of the given collection.
`static List` | `minus(List self, Object operand)` Create a new List composed of the elements of the first list minus every occurrence of the operand.
`static T[]` | `minus(T[] self, Object operand)` Create a new object array composed of the elements of the first array minus the operand.
`static Map` | `minus(Map self, Map operands)` Create a Map composed of the entries of the first map minus the entries of the given map.
`static String` | `minus(String self, Object target)` Remove a part of a String.
`static Number` | `minus(Character left, Number right)` @todo maybe a double dispatch thing to handle new large numbers?
`static Number` | `minus(Number left, Character right)` Subtract a Character from a Number.
`static Number` | `minus(Character left, Character right)` Subtract one Character from another.
`static Date` | `minus(Date self, int days)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.minus
`static def` | `minus(def self, int days)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.minus
`static int` | `minus(Calendar self, Calendar then)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.minus
`static int` | `minus(Date self, Date then)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.minus
`static void` | `mixin(MetaClass self, List categoryClasses)` Extend object with category methods.
`static void` | `mixin(Class self, List categoryClasses)` Extend class globally 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(MetaClass self, Class categoryClass)` Extend class globally with category methods.
`static void` | `mixin(MetaClass self, Class[] categoryClass)` Extend class globally with category methods.
`static Number` | `mod(Number left, Number right)` Performs a division modulus operation.
`static List` | `multiply(Collection self, Number factor)` Create a List composed of the elements of this list, repeated a certain number of times.
`static String` | `multiply(String self, Number factor)` Repeat a String a certain number of times.
`static Number` | `multiply(Character left, Number right)` Multiply a Character by a Number.
`static Number` | `multiply(Number left, Character right)` Multiply a Number by a Character.
`static Number` | `multiply(Character left, Character right)` Multiply two Characters.
`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 DataInputStream` | `newDataInputStream(File file)` Create a data input stream for this file
`static DataOutputStream` | `newDataOutputStream(File file)` Creates a new data output stream for this file.
`static BufferedInputStream` | `newInputStream(File file)` Creates a buffered input stream for this file.
`static BufferedInputStream` | `newInputStream(URL url)` Creates a buffered input stream for this URL.
`static T` | `newInstance(Class c)` Convenience method to dynamically create a new instance of this class.
`static T` | `newInstance(Class c, Object[] args)` Helper to construct a new instance from the given arguments.
`static ObjectInputStream` | `newObjectInputStream(File file)` Create an object input stream for this file.
`static ObjectInputStream` | `newObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream)` Create an object input stream for this input stream.
`static ObjectInputStream` | `newObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream, ClassLoader classLoader)` Create an object input stream for this input stream using the given class loader.
`static ObjectInputStream` | `newObjectInputStream(File file, ClassLoader classLoader)` Create an object input stream for this file using the given class loader.
`static ObjectOutputStream` | `newObjectOutputStream(File file)` Create an object output stream for this file.
`static ObjectOutputStream` | `newObjectOutputStream(OutputStream outputStream)` Create an object output stream for this output stream.
`static BufferedOutputStream` | `newOutputStream(File file)` Create a buffered output stream for this file.
`static PrintWriter` | `newPrintWriter(File file)` Create a new PrintWriter for this file.
`static PrintWriter` | `newPrintWriter(File file, String charset)` Create a new PrintWriter for this file, using specified charset.
`static PrintWriter` | `newPrintWriter(Writer writer)` Create a new PrintWriter for this file, using specified charset.
`static BufferedReader` | `newReader(File file)` Create a buffered reader for this file.
`static BufferedReader` | `newReader(File file, String charset)` Create a buffered reader for this file, using the specified charset as the encoding.
`static BufferedReader` | `newReader(InputStream self)` Creates a reader for this input stream.
`static BufferedReader` | `newReader(InputStream self, String charset)` Creates a reader for this input stream, using the specified charset as the encoding.
`static BufferedReader` | `newReader(URL url)` Creates a buffered reader for this URL.
`static BufferedReader` | `newReader(URL url, String charset)` Creates a buffered reader for this URL using the given encoding.
`static BufferedWriter` | `newWriter(File file)` Create a buffered writer for this file.
`static BufferedWriter` | `newWriter(File file, boolean append)` Creates a buffered writer for this file, optionally appending to the existing file content.
`static BufferedWriter` | `newWriter(File file, String charset, boolean append)` Helper method to create a buffered writer for a file.
`static BufferedWriter` | `newWriter(File file, String charset)` Creates a buffered writer for this file, writing data using the given encoding.
`static String` | `next(String self)` This method is called by the ++ operator for the class String.
`static Character` | `next(Character self)` Increment a Character by one.
`static Number` | `next(Number self)` Increment a Number by one.
`static Date` | `next(Date self)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.next
`static def` | `next(def self)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.next
`static String` | `normalize(String self)` Return a String with linefeeds and carriage returns normalized to linefeeds.
`static int` | `numberAwareCompareTo(Comparable self, Comparable other)` Provides a method that compares two comparables using Groovy's default number aware comparator.
`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 Boolean` | `or(Boolean left, Boolean right)` Logical disjunction of two boolean operators
`static Process` | `or(Process left, Process right)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#or(Process, Process)
`static String` | `padLeft(String self, Number numberOfChars, String padding)` Pad a String to a minimum length specified by `numberOfChars`, adding the supplied padding String as many times as needed to the left.
`static String` | `padLeft(String self, Number numberOfChars)` Pad a String to a minimum length specified by `numberOfChars` by adding the space character to the left as many times as needed.
`static String` | `padRight(String self, Number numberOfChars, String padding)` Pad a String to a minimum length specified by `numberOfChars`, adding the supplied padding String as many times as needed to the right.
`static String` | `padRight(String self, Number numberOfChars)` Pad a String to a minimum length specified by `numberOfChars` by adding the space character to the right as many times as needed.
`static Set` | `permutations(List self)` Finds all permutations of a collection.
`static Process` | `pipeTo(Process left, Process right)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#pipeTo(Process, Process)
`static Map` | `plus(Map left, Map right)` Returns a new `Map` containing all entries from `left` and `right`, giving precedence to `right`.
`static Map` | `plus(Map self, Collection entries)` Returns a new `Map` containing all entries from `self` and `entries`, giving precedence to `entries`.
`static Collection` | `plus(Collection left, Collection right)` Create a Collection as a union of two collections.
`static Collection` | `plus(Collection left, T right)` Create a collection as a union of a Collection and an Object.
`static String` | `plus(String left, Object value)` Appends the String representation of the given operand to this string.
`static String` | `plus(Number value, String right)` Appends a String to the string representation of this number.
`static String` | `plus(StringBuffer left, String value)` Appends a String to this StringBuffer.
`static Number` | `plus(Character left, Number right)` Add a Character and a Number.
`static Number` | `plus(Number left, Character right)` Add a Number and a Character.
`static Number` | `plus(Character left, Character right)` Add one Character to another.
`static Date` | `plus(Date self, int days)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.plus
`static def` | `plus(def self, int days)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.plus
`static T` | `pop(List self)` Removes the last item from the List.
`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 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 String` | `previous(String self)` This method is called by the -- operator for the class String.
`static Character` | `previous(Character self)` Decrement a Character by one.
`static Number` | `previous(Number self)` Decrement a Number by one.
`static Date` | `previous(Date self)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.previous
`static def` | `previous(def self)` @deprecated moved to DateGroovyMethods.previous
`protected static Object` | `primitiveArrayGet(Object self, int idx)` Implements the getAt(int) method for primitve type arrays.
`protected static List` | `primitiveArrayGet(Object self, Range range)` Implements the getAt(Range) method for primitve type arrays.
`protected static List` | `primitiveArrayGet(Object self, Collection indices)` Implements the getAt(Collection) method for primitve type arrays.
`protected static Object` | `primitiveArrayPut(Object self, int idx, Object newValue)` Implements the setAt(int idx) method for primitve type arrays.
`static void` | `print(Object self, Object value)` Print a value formatted Groovy style to self if it is a Writer, otherwise to the standard output stream.
`static void` | `print(PrintWriter self, Object value)` Print a value formatted Groovy style to the print writer.
`static void` | `print(PrintStream self, Object value)` Print a value formatted Groovy style to the print stream.
`static void` | `print(Closure self, Object value)` Print a value to the standard output stream.
`static void` | `print(Object self, PrintWriter out)` Print to a console in interactive format.
`static void` | `printf(Object self, String format, Object[] values)` Printf to a console (Only works with JDK1.5 or later).
`static void` | `printf(Object self, String format, Object arg)` Prints a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.
`static void` | `println(Object self)` Print a linebreak to the standard output stream.
`static void` | `println(Closure self)` Print a linebreak to the standard output stream.
`static void` | `println(Object self, Object value)` Print a value formatted Groovy style (followed by a newline) to self if it is a Writer, otherwise to the standard output stream.
`static void` | `println(PrintWriter self, Object value)` Print a value formatted Groovy style (followed by a newline) to the print writer.
`static void` | `println(PrintStream self, Object value)` Print a value formatted Groovy style (followed by a newline) to the print stream.
`static void` | `println(Closure self, Object value)` Print a value (followed by a newline) to the standard output stream.
`static void` | `println(Object self, PrintWriter out)` Print to a console in interactive format.
`static boolean` | `push(List self, T value)` Appends an item to the List.
`static Map` | `putAll(Map self, Collection 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(List self, int idx, T value)` A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
`static void` | `putAt(StringBuffer self, IntRange range, Object value)` Support the range subscript operator for StringBuffer.
`static void` | `putAt(StringBuffer self, EmptyRange range, Object value)` Support the range subscript operator for StringBuffer.
`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, Collection col)` List subscript assignment operator when given a range as the index and the assignment operand is a collection.
`static void` | `putAt(List self, IntRange range, Object value)` List subscript assignment operator when given a range as the index.
`static void` | `putAt(List self, List splice, List values)` A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
`static void` | `putAt(List self, List splice, Object value)` A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators.
`static V` | `putAt(Map self, K key, V value)` A helper method to allow maps to work with subscript operators
`static void` | `putAt(BitSet self, IntRange range, boolean value)` Support assigning a range of values with a single assignment statement.
`static void` | `putAt(BitSet self, int index, boolean value)` Support subscript-style assignment for a BitSet.
`static byte[]` | `readBytes(File file)` Reads the content of the file into a byte array.
`static String` | `readLine(Reader self)` Read a single, whole line from the given Reader.
`static List` | `readLines(String self)` Return the lines of a String as a List of Strings.
`static List` | `readLines(File file)` Reads the file into a list of Strings, with one item for each line.
`static List` | `readLines(File file, String charset)` Reads the file into a list of Strings, with one item for each line.
`static List` | `readLines(InputStream stream)` Reads the stream into a list, with one element for each line.
`static List` | `readLines(InputStream stream, String charset)` Reads the stream into a list, with one element for each line.
`static List` | `readLines(URL self)` Reads the URL contents into a list, with one element for each line.
`static List` | `readLines(URL self, String charset)` Reads the URL contents into a list, with one element for each line.
`static List` | `readLines(Reader reader)` Reads the reader into a list of Strings, with one entry for each line.
`static boolean` | `removeAll(Collection self, T[] items)` Removes all of this collection's elements that are also contained in the specified array.
`static boolean` | `removeAll(Collection self, Closure closure)` Removes the elements in this collection that are matched according to the specified closure condition.
`static boolean` | `renameTo(File self, String newPathName)` Renames the file.
`static String` | `replaceAll(String self, Pattern pattern, String replacement)` Replaces all substrings of a String that match the given compiled regular expression with the given replacement.
`static String` | `replaceAll(String self, String regex, Closure closure)` Replaces all occurrences of a captured group by the result of a closure on that text.
`static String` | `replaceAll(String self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)` Replaces all occurrences of a captured group by the result of a closure call on that text.
`static String` | `replaceFirst(String self, Pattern pattern, String replacement)` Replaces the first substring of a String that matches the given compiled regular expression with the given replacement.
`static String` | `replaceFirst(String self, String regex, Closure closure)` Replaces the first occurrence of a captured group by the result of a closure call on that text.
`static String` | `replaceFirst(String self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)` Replaces the first occurrence of a captured group by the result of a closure call on that text.
`static List` | `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 List` | `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 boolean` | `retainAll(Collection self, T[] items)` Retains only the elements in this collection that are contained in the specified array.
`static boolean` | `retainAll(Collection self, Closure closure)` Retains only the elements in this collection that are matched according to the specified closure condition.
`static T[]` | `reverse(T[] self)` Reverse the items in an Object array.
`static String` | `reverse(String self)` Creates a new string which is the reverse (backwards) of this string
`static List` | `reverse(List self)` Reverses the list.
`static Iterator` | `reverse(Iterator self)` Reverses the iterator.
`static Map` | `reverseEach(Map self, Closure closure)` Allows a Map to be iterated through in reverse order using a closure.
`static List` | `reverseEach(List self, Closure closure)` Iterate over each element of the list in the reverse order.
`static 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 int` | `round(Float number)` Round the value
`static float` | `round(Float number, int precision)` Round the value
`static long` | `round(Double number)` Round the value
`static double` | `round(Double number, int precision)` Round the value
`static TimerTask` | `runAfter(Timer timer, int delay, Closure closure)` Allows a simple syntax for using timers.
`static void` | `setBytes(File file, byte[] bytes)` Write the bytes from the byte array to the File.
`static void` | `setBytes(OutputStream os, byte[] bytes)` Write the byte[] to the output stream.
`static void` | `setIndex(Matcher matcher, int idx)` Set the position of the given Matcher to the given index.
`static void` | `setMetaClass(Class self, MetaClass metaClass)` Sets the metaclass for a given class.
`static void` | `setMetaClass(Object self, MetaClass metaClass)` Set the metaclass for an object
`static void` | `setText(File file, String text)` Synonym for write(text) allowing file.text = 'foo'.

`static void`

`setText(File file, String text, String charset)`

Synonym for write(text, charset) allowing:

     myFile.setText('some text', charset)

or with some help from `ExpandoMetaClass`, you could do something like:

     myFile.metaClass.setText = { String s -> delegate.setText(s, 'UTF-8') }
     myfile.text = 'some text'

`static int` | `size(Iterator self)` Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for `Iterator`.
`static int` | `size(String text)` Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for `String`.
`static int` | `size(StringBuffer buffer)` Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for `StringBuffer`.
`static long` | `size(File self)` Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for `File`.
`static long` | `size(Matcher self)` Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for `Matcher`.
`static int` | `size(Object[] self)` Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for an array.
`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(short[] 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(float[] array)` Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
`static int` | `size(double[] array)` Allows arrays to behave similar to collections.
`static List` | `sort(Collection self)` Sorts the given collection into a sorted list.
`static Map` | `sort(Map 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 Map` | `sort(Map self, Comparator comparator)` Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered Map using the specified key comparator to determine the ordering.
`static Map` | `sort(Map 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 T[]` | `sort(T[] self)` Sorts the given Object array into sorted order.
`static Iterator` | `sort(Iterator self)` Sorts the given iterator items into a sorted iterator.
`static Iterator` | `sort(Iterator self, Comparator comparator)` Sorts the given iterator items into a sorted iterator using the comparator.
`static List` | `sort(Collection self, Comparator comparator)` Sorts the Collection using the given comparator.
`static T[]` | `sort(T[] self, Comparator comparator)` Sorts the given Object array into sorted order using the given comparator.
`static Iterator` | `sort(Iterator self, Closure closure)` Sorts the given iterator items into a sorted iterator using the Closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static T[]` | `sort(T[] self, Closure closure)` Sorts the given Object array into a newly created array using the Closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static List` | `sort(Collection self, Closure closure)` Sorts this Collection using the closure to determine the correct ordering.
`static SortedSet` | `sort(SortedSet self)` Avoids doing unnecessary work when sorting an already sorted set.
`static Collection` | `split(Object self, Closure closure)` Splits all items into two lists based on the closure condition.
`static Collection` | `split(Collection self, Closure closure)` Splits all items into two collections based on the closure condition.
`static String[]` | `split(String self)` Convenience method to split a string (with whitespace as delimiter) Like tokenize, but returns an Array of Strings instead of a List
`static String[]` | `split(GString self)` Convenience method to split a GString (with whitespace as delimiter).
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(File self, String regex, Closure closure)` Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(File self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)` Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(File self, String regex, String charset, Closure closure)` Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(File self, Pattern pattern, String charset, Closure closure)` Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator Pattern.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(URL self, String regex, Closure closure)` Iterates through the input stream associated with this URL line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(URL self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)` Iterates through the input stream associated with this URL line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator Pattern.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(URL self, String regex, String charset, Closure closure)` Iterates through the input stream associated with this URL line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(URL self, Pattern pattern, String charset, Closure closure)` Iterates through the input stream associated with this URL line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator Pattern.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(Reader self, String regex, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given reader line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(Reader self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given reader line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator Pattern.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(InputStream stream, String regex, String charset, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given InputStream line by line using the specified encoding, splitting each line using the given separator.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(InputStream stream, Pattern pattern, String charset, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given InputStream line by line using the specified encoding, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(InputStream stream, String regex, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given InputStream line by line, splitting each line using the given separator.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(InputStream stream, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given InputStream line by line, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(String self, String regex, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given String line by line, splitting each line using the given separator.
`static Object` | `splitEachLine(String self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given String line by line, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern.
`static SpreadMap` | `spread(Map self)` Synonym for toSpreadMap(java.util.Map).
`static String` | `sprintf(Object self, String format, Object[] values)` Sprintf to a string (Only works with JDK1.5 or later).
`static String` | `sprintf(Object self, String format, Object arg)` Returns a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.
`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 String` | `stripIndent(String self)` Strip leading spaces from every line in a String.
`static String` | `stripIndent(String self, int numChars)` Strip `numChar` leading characters from every line in a String.
`static String` | `stripMargin(String self)` Strip leading whitespace/control characters followed by '|' from every line in a String.
`static String` | `stripMargin(String self, String marginChar)` Strip leading whitespace/control characters followed by `marginChar` from every line in a String.
`static String` | `stripMargin(String self, char marginChar)` Strip leading whitespace/control characters followed by `marginChar` from every line in a String.
`static Map` | `subMap(Map map, Collection keys)` Creates a sub-Map containing the given keys.
`static Set` | `subsequences(List self)` Finds all non-null subsequences of a list.
`static Object` | `sum(Collection self)` Sums the items in a collection.
`static Object` | `sum(Object[] self)` Sums the items in an array.
`static Object` | `sum(Iterator self)` Sums the items from an Iterator.
`static Object` | `sum(Collection self, Object initialValue)` Sums the items in a collection, adding the result to some initial value.
`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(Collection self, Closure closure)` Sums the result of apply a closure to each item of a collection.
`static Object` | `sum(Object[] self, Closure closure)` Sums the result of apply a closure to each item of an array.
`static Object` | `sum(Iterator self, Closure closure)` Sums the result of apply a closure to each item returned from an iterator.
`static Object` | `sum(Collection self, Object initialValue, Closure closure)` Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of a collection to some initial value.
`static Object` | `sum(Object[] self, Object initialValue, Closure closure)` Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of an array to some initial value.
`static Object` | `sum(Iterator self, Object initialValue, Closure closure)` Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of an Iterator to some initial value.
`static List` | `tail(List self)` Returns the items from the List excluding the first item.
`static T[]` | `tail(T[] self)` Returns the items from the Object array excluding the first item.
`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(String self)` Parse a String into a BigDecimal
`static BigDecimal` | `toBigDecimal(Number self)` Transform a Number into a BigDecimal
`static BigInteger` | `toBigInteger(String self)` Parse a String into a BigInteger
`static BigInteger` | `toBigInteger(Number self)` Transform this Number into a BigInteger.
`static Boolean` | `toBoolean(String self)` Converts the given string into a Boolean object.
`static Boolean` | `toBoolean(Boolean self)` Identity conversion which returns Boolean.TRUE for a true Boolean and Boolean.FALSE for a false Boolean.
`static Character` | `toCharacter(String self)` Converts the given string into a Character object using the first character in the string.
`static Double` | `toDouble(String self)` Parse a String into a Double
`static Double` | `toDouble(Number self)` Transform a Number into a Double
`static Float` | `toFloat(String self)` Parse a String into a Float
`static Float` | `toFloat(Number self)` Transform a Number into a Float
`static Integer` | `toInteger(String self)` Parse a String into an Integer
`static Integer` | `toInteger(Number self)` Transform a Number into an Integer
`static List` | `toList(Collection self)` Convert a Collection to a List.
`static List` | `toList(Iterator self)` Convert an iterator to a List.
`static List` | `toList(Enumeration self)` Convert an enumeration to a List.
`static List` | `toList(T[] array)` Allows conversion of arrays into a mutable List.
`static List` | `toList(byte[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static List` | `toList(boolean[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static List` | `toList(char[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static List` | `toList(short[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static List` | `toList(int[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static List` | `toList(long[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static List` | `toList(float[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static List` | `toList(double[] array)` Converts this array to a List of the same size, with each element added to the list.
`static List` | `toList(String self)` Converts the given String into a List of strings of one character.
`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(String self)` Parse a String into a Long
`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 def` | `toRowResult(def rs)` @deprecated moved to SqlGroovyMethods.toRowResult
`static Short` | `toShort(String self)` Parse a String into a Short
`static SpreadMap` | `toSpreadMap(Map self)` Returns a new `SpreadMap` from this map.
`static SpreadMap` | `toSpreadMap(Object[] self)` Creates a spreadable map from this array.
`static String` | `toString(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(short[] 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(float[] 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(AbstractMap self)` Returns the string representation of the given map.
`static String` | `toString(AbstractCollection self)` Returns the string representation of the given collection.
`static String` | `toString(Object[] self)` Returns the string representation of this array's contents.
`static String` | `toString(Object value)` Create a String representation of this object.
`static URI` | `toURI(String self)` Transforms a String representing a URI into a URI object.
`static URL` | `toURL(String self)` Transforms a String representing a URL into a URL object.
`static char` | `toUpperCase(Character self)` Converts the character to uppercase.
`static List` | `tokenize(String self, String token)` Tokenize a String based on the given string delimiter.
`static List` | `tokenize(String self, Character token)` Tokenize a String based on the given character delimiter.
`static List` | `tokenize(String self)` Tokenize a String (with a whitespace as the delimiter).
`static String` | `tr(String self, String sourceSet, String replacementSet)` Translates a string by replacing characters from the sourceSet with characters from replacementSet.
`static void` | `transformChar(Reader self, Writer writer, Closure closure)` Transforms each character from this reader by passing it to the given closure.
`static void` | `transformLine(Reader reader, Writer writer, Closure closure)` Transforms the lines from a reader with a Closure and write them to a writer.
`static List` | `transpose(List self)` Adds GroovyCollections#transpose(List) as a method on lists.
`static void` | `traverse(File self, Map options, Closure closure)` Invokes `closure` for each descendant file in this directory tree.
`static void` | `traverse(File self, Closure closure)` Invokes the closure for each descendant file in this directory tree.
`static void` | `traverse(File self, Map options)` Invokes the closure specified with key 'visit' in the options Map for each descendant file in this directory tree.
`static float` | `trunc(Float number, int precision)` Truncate the value
`static float` | `trunc(Float number)` Truncate the value
`static double` | `trunc(Double number)` Truncate the value
`static double` | `trunc(Double number, int precision)` Truncate the value
`static Number` | `unaryMinus(Number left)` Negates the number.
`static String` | `unexpand(String self)` Replaces sequences of whitespaces with tabs using tabStops of size 8.
`static String` | `unexpand(String self, int tabStop)` Replaces sequences of whitespaces with tabs.
`static String` | `unexpandLine(String self, int tabStop)` Replaces sequences of whitespaces with tabs within a line.
`static Iterator` | `unique(Iterator self)` Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator all duplicated items removed by using the default comparator.
`static Collection` | `unique(Collection self)` Modifies this collection to remove all duplicated items, using the default comparator.
`static Iterator` | `unique(Iterator self, Closure closure)` Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator but with all duplicated items removed by using a Closure to determine duplicate (equal) items.
`static Collection` | `unique(Collection self, Closure closure)` A convenience method for making a collection unique using a Closure to determine duplicate (equal) items.
`static Iterator` | `unique(Iterator self, Comparator comparator)` Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator with all duplicated items removed by using the supplied comparator.
`static Collection` | `unique(Collection self, Comparator comparator)` Remove all duplicates from a given Collection.
`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(long self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void` | `upto(Long self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void` | `upto(float self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void` | `upto(Float self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void` | `upto(double self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void` | `upto(Double self, Number to, Closure closure)` Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time.
`static void` | `upto(BigInteger 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 Object` | `use(Object self, Class categoryClass, Closure closure)` Scoped use method
`static Object` | `use(Object self, List categoryClassList, Closure closure)` Scoped use method with list of categories.
`static Object` | `use(Object self, Object[] array)` Allows you to use a list of categories, specifying the list as varargs.
`static void` | `waitForOrKill(Process self, long numberOfMillis)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#waitForOrKill(Process, long)
`static void` | `waitForProcessOutput(Process self)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#waitForProcessOutput(Process)
`static void` | `waitForProcessOutput(Process self, StringBuffer output, StringBuffer error)` @deprecated use #waitForProcessOutput(Process, Appendable, Appendable)
`static void` | `waitForProcessOutput(Process self, OutputStream output, OutputStream error)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#waitForProcessOutput(Process, OutputStream, OutputStream)
`static Object` | `with(Object self, Closure closure)` Allows the closure to be called for the object reference self
`static Object` | `withDataInputStream(File file, Closure closure)` Create a new DataInputStream for this file and passes it into the closure.
`static Object` | `withDataOutputStream(File file, Closure closure)` Create a new DataOutputStream for this file and passes it into the closure.
`static Map` | `withDefault(Map self, Closure init)` Wraps a map using the delegate pattern with a wrapper that intercepts all calls to `get(key)`.
`static Object` | `withInputStream(File file, Closure closure)` Create a new InputStream for this file and passes it into the closure.
`static Object` | `withInputStream(URL url, Closure closure)` Creates a new InputStream for this URL and passes it into the closure.
`static Object` | `withObjectInputStream(File file, Closure closure)` Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file and pass it to the closure.
`static Object` | `withObjectInputStream(File file, ClassLoader classLoader, Closure closure)` Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file associated with the given class loader and pass it to the closure.
`static Object` | `withObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream, Closure closure)` Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file and pass it to the closure.
`static Object` | `withObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream, ClassLoader classLoader, Closure closure)` Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file and pass it to the closure.
`static Object` | `withObjectOutputStream(File file, Closure closure)` Create a new ObjectOutputStream for this file and then pass it to the closure.
`static Object` | `withObjectOutputStream(OutputStream outputStream, Closure closure)` Create a new ObjectOutputStream for this output stream and then pass it to the closure.
`static Object` | `withObjectStreams(Socket socket, Closure closure)` Creates an InputObjectStream and an OutputObjectStream from a Socket, and passes them to the closure.
`static Object` | `withOutputStream(File file, Closure closure)` Creates a new OutputStream for this file and passes it into the closure.
`static void` | `withOutputStream(Process self, Closure closure)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#withOutputStream(Process, Closure)
`static Object` | `withPrintWriter(File file, Closure closure)` Create a new PrintWriter for this file which is then passed it into the given closure.
`static Object` | `withPrintWriter(File file, String charset, Closure closure)` Create a new PrintWriter with a specified charset for this file.
`static Object` | `withPrintWriter(Writer writer, Closure closure)` Create a new PrintWriter with a specified charset for this file.
`static Object` | `withReader(File file, Closure closure)` Create a new BufferedReader for this file and then passes it into the closure, ensuring the reader is closed after the closure returns.
`static Object` | `withReader(File file, String charset, Closure closure)` Create a new BufferedReader for this file using the specified charset and then passes it into the closure, ensuring the reader is closed after the closure returns.
`static Object` | `withReader(Reader reader, Closure closure)` Allows this reader to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is closed before this method returns.
`static Object` | `withReader(URL url, Closure closure)` Helper method to create a new BufferedReader for a URL and then passes it to the closure.
`static Object` | `withReader(URL url, String charset, Closure closure)` Helper method to create a new Reader for a URL and then passes it to the closure.
`static Object` | `withReader(InputStream in, Closure closure)` Helper method to create a new Reader for a stream and then passes it into the closure.
`static Object` | `withReader(InputStream in, String charset, Closure closure)` Helper method to create a new Reader for a stream and then passes it into the closure.
`static Object` | `withStream(InputStream stream, Closure closure)` Allows this input stream to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is flushed and closed before this method returns.
`static Object` | `withStream(OutputStream os, Closure closure)` Passes this OutputStream to the closure, ensuring that the stream is closed after the closure returns, regardless of errors.
`static Object` | `withStreams(Socket socket, Closure closure)` Passes the Socket's InputStream and OutputStream to the closure.
`static Object` | `withWriter(File file, Closure closure)` Creates a new BufferedWriter for this file, passes it to the closure, and ensures the stream is flushed and closed after the closure returns.
`static Object` | `withWriter(File file, String charset, Closure closure)` Creates a new BufferedWriter for this file, passes it to the closure, and ensures the stream is flushed and closed after the closure returns.
`static Object` | `withWriter(Writer writer, Closure closure)` Allows this writer to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is flushed and closed before this method returns.
`static Object` | `withWriter(OutputStream stream, Closure closure)` Creates a writer from this stream, passing it to the given closure.
`static Object` | `withWriter(OutputStream stream, String charset, Closure closure)` Creates a writer from this stream, passing it to the given closure.
`static void` | `withWriter(Process self, Closure closure)` @deprecated use ProcessGroovyMethods#withWriter(Process, Closure)
`static Object` | `withWriterAppend(File file, String charset, Closure closure)` Create a new BufferedWriter which will append to this file.
`static Object` | `withWriterAppend(File file, Closure closure)` Create a new BufferedWriter for this file in append mode.
`static void` | `write(Writer self, Writable writable)` A helper method so that dynamic dispatch of the writer.write(object) method will always use the more efficient Writable.writeTo(writer) mechanism if the object implements the Writable interface.
`static void` | `write(File file, String text)` Write the text to the File.
`static void` | `write(File file, String text, String charset)` Write the text to the File, using the specified encoding.
`static void` | `writeLine(BufferedWriter writer, String line)` Write the text and append a newline (using the platform's line-ending).
`static BitSet` | `xor(BitSet left, BitSet right)` Bitwise XOR together two BitSets.
`static Number` | `xor(Number left, Number right)` Bitwise XOR together two Numbers.
`static Boolean` | `xor(Boolean left, Boolean right)` Exclusive disjunction of two boolean operators

Methods inherited from class DefaultGroovyMethodsSupport
cloneSimilarCollection, cloneSimilarMap, closeQuietly, closeWithWarning, createSimilarCollection, createSimilarCollection, createSimilarList, createSimilarMap, createSimilarOrDefaultCollection, createSimilarSet, normaliseIndex, sameType, subListBorders, subListBorders

Methods inherited from class Object
wait, wait, wait, equals, toString, hashCode, getClass, notify, notifyAll

Field Detail

### additionals

    public static final Class[] additionals

Method Detail

### 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

### accept

    public static Socket accept(ServerSocket serverSocket, Closure closure)

  Accepts a connection and passes the resulting Socket to the closure which runs in a new Thread.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `serverSocket` - a ServerSocket
    `closure` - a Closure
  Returns:
    a Socket
  See Also:
    ServerSocket.accept
  Since:
    1.0

### accept

    public static Socket accept(ServerSocket serverSocket, boolean runInANewThread, Closure closure)

  Accepts a connection and passes the resulting Socket to the closure which runs in a new Thread or the calling thread, as needed.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `serverSocket` - a ServerSocket
    `runInANewThread` - This flag should be true, if the closure should be invoked in a new thread, else false.
    `closure` - a Closure
  Returns:
    a Socket
  See Also:
    ServerSocket.accept
  Since:
    1.7.6

### addAll

    public static boolean addAll(Collection self, T[] items)

  Adds all of the elements in the specified array to this collection. The behavior of this operation is undefined if the specified array is modified while the operation is in progress.
  Parameters:
    `items` - array containing elements to be added to this collection
  Returns:
    `true` if this collection changed as a result of the call
  See Also:
    Collection.addAll
  Since:
    1.7.2

### addAll

    public static boolean addAll(List self, int index, T[] items)

  Inserts all of the elements in the specified array into this 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.
  Parameters:
    `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
  See Also:
    List.addAll
  Since:
    1.7.2

### 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

### 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

### 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

### any

    public static boolean any(Object self, Closure closure)

  Iterates over the contents of an object or collection, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one element.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the object over which we iterate
    `closure` - the closure predicate used for matching
  Returns:
    true if any iteration for the object matches the closure predicate
  Since:
    1.0

### any

    public static boolean any(Map self, Closure closure)

  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
    `closure` - 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})
  Parameters:
    `self` - the object over which we iterate
  Returns:
    true if any item in the collection matches the closure predicate
  Since:
    1.5.0

### append

    public static void append(File file, Object text)

  Append the text at the end of the File.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `text` - the text to append at the end of the File
  Since:
    1.0

### append

    public static void append(File file, byte[] bytes)

  Append bytes to the end of a File.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `bytes` - the byte array to append to the end of the File
  Since:
    1.5.1

### append

    public static void append(File self, InputStream stream)

  Append binary data to the file. It will not be interpreted as text.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `stream` - stream to read data from.
  Since:
    1.5.0

### append

    public static void append(File file, Object text, String charset)

  Append the text at the end of the File, using a specified encoding.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `text` - the text to append at the end of the File
    `charset` - the charset used
  Since:
    1.0

### 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 an Boolean instance to a boolean value.
  Parameters:
    `bool` - the Boolean
  Returns:
    the boolean value
  Since:
    1.7.0

### asBoolean

    public static boolean asBoolean(Matcher matcher)

  Coerce a Matcher instance to a boolean value.
  Parameters:
    `matcher` - the matcher
  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(CharSequence string)

  Coerce a string (an instance of CharSequence) to a boolean value. A string is coerced to false if it is of length 0, and to true otherwise.
  Parameters:
    `string` - the character sequence
  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(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, and to true otherwise.
  Parameters:
    `number` - the number
  Returns:
    the boolean value
  Since:
    1.7.0

### asBoolean

    @Deprecated
    public static boolean asBoolean(GroovyResultSet grs)

  deprecated:
    use SqlGroovyMethods#asBoolean(GroovyResultSet)

### asImmutable

    public static Map asImmutable(Map self)

  A convenience method for creating an immutable map.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Map
  Returns:
    an immutable Map
  See Also:
    Collections.unmodifiableMap
  Since:
    1.0

### asImmutable

    public static SortedMap asImmutable(SortedMap self)

  A convenience method for creating an immutable sorted map.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a SortedMap
  Returns:
    an immutable SortedMap
  See Also:
    Collections.unmodifiableSortedMap
  Since:
    1.0

### asImmutable

    public static List asImmutable(List self)

  A convenience method for creating an immutable list
  Parameters:
    `self` - a List
  Returns:
    an immutable List
  See Also:
    Collections.unmodifiableList
  Since:
    1.0

### asImmutable

    public static Set asImmutable(Set self)

  A convenience method for creating an immutable list.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Set
  Returns:
    an immutable Set
  See Also:
    Collections.unmodifiableSet
  Since:
    1.0

### asImmutable

    public static SortedSet asImmutable(SortedSet self)

  A convenience method for creating an immutable sorted set.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a SortedSet
  Returns:
    an immutable SortedSet
  See Also:
    Collections.unmodifiableSortedSet
  Since:
    1.0

### asImmutable

    public static Collection asImmutable(Collection self)

  A convenience method for creating an immutable Collection.

      def mutable = [1,2,3]
       def immutable = mutable.asImmutable()
       mutable << 4
       try {
         immutable << 4
         assert false
       } catch (UnsupportedOperationException) {
         assert true
       }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
  Returns:
    an immutable Collection
  See Also:
    Collections.unmodifiableCollection
  Since:
    1.5.0

### asList

    public static List asList(Collection self)

  Converts this Collection to a List. Returns the original Collection if it is already a List.

  Example usage:

      assert new HashSet().asList() instanceof List

  Parameters:
    `self` - a collection to be converted into a List
  Returns:
    a newly created List if this collection is not already a List
  Since:
    1.0

### asSynchronized

    public static Map asSynchronized(Map self)

  A convenience method for creating a synchronized Map.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Map
  Returns:
    a synchronized Map
  See Also:
    Collections.synchronizedMap
  Since:
    1.0

### asSynchronized

    public static SortedMap asSynchronized(SortedMap self)

  A convenience method for creating a synchronized SortedMap.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a SortedMap
  Returns:
    a synchronized SortedMap
  See Also:
    Collections.synchronizedSortedMap
  Since:
    1.0

### asSynchronized

    public static Collection asSynchronized(Collection self)

  A convenience method for creating a synchronized Collection.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
  Returns:
    a synchronized Collection
  See Also:
    Collections.synchronizedCollection
  Since:
    1.0

### asSynchronized

    public static List asSynchronized(List self)

  A convenience method for creating a synchronized List.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a List
  Returns:
    a synchronized List
  See Also:
    Collections.synchronizedList
  Since:
    1.0

### asSynchronized

    public static Set asSynchronized(Set self)

  A convenience method for creating a synchronized Set.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Set
  Returns:
    a synchronized Set
  See Also:
    Collections.synchronizedSet
  Since:
    1.0

### asSynchronized

    public static SortedSet asSynchronized(SortedSet self)

  A convenience method for creating a synchronized SortedSet.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a SortedSet
  Returns:
    a synchronized SortedSet
  See Also:
    Collections.synchronizedSortedSet
  Since:
    1.0

### asType

    public static Object asType(Collection col, Class 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 {link #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
  See Also:
    asType(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
  Since:
    1.0

### asType

    public static Object asType(Object[] ary, Class clazz)

  Converts the given array to either a List, Set, or SortedSet. If the given class is something else, the call is deferred to {link #asType(Object,Class)}.
  Parameters:
    `ary` - an array
    `clazz` - the desired class
  Returns:
    the object resulting from this type conversion
  See Also:
    asType(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
  Since:
    1.5.1

### asType

    public static Object asType(Closure cl, Class 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 Object asType(Map map, Class 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

### asType

    public static Object asType(Number self, Class 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

### asType

    public static Object asType(File f, Class c)

  Converts this File to a Writable or delegates to default asType(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class).
  Parameters:
    `f` - a File
    `c` - the desired class
  Returns:
    the converted object
  Since:
    1.0

### asType

    public static Object asType(GString self, Class c)

  Converts the GString to a File, or delegates to the default asType(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class)
  Parameters:
    `self` - a GString
    `c` - the desired class
  Returns:
    the converted object
  Since:
    1.5.0

### asType

    public static Object asType(String self, Class c)

  Provides a method to perform custom 'dynamic' type conversion to the given class using the `as` operator.

  Example: `'123' as Double`

  By default, the following types are supported:

  - List
  - BigDecimal
  - BigInteger
  - Long
  - Integer
  - Short
  - Byte
  - Character
  - Double
  - Float
  - File
  - Subclasses of Enum (Java 5 and above)
  If any other type is given, the call is delegated to asType(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Class).
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `c` - the desired class
  Returns:
    the converted object
  Since:
    1.0

### asType

    public static Object asType(Object obj, Class 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

### asWritable

    public static File asWritable(File file)

  Converts this File to a Writable.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
  Returns:
    a File which wraps the input file and which implements Writable
  Since:
    1.0

### asWritable

    public static File asWritable(File file, String encoding)

  Allows a file to return a Writable implementation that can output itself to a Writer stream.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `encoding` - the encoding to be used when reading the file's contents
  Returns:
    File which wraps the input file and which implements Writable
  Since:
    1.0

### bitwiseNegate

    public static Pattern bitwiseNegate(String self)

  Turns a String into a regular expression Pattern
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String to convert into a regular expression
  Returns:
    the regular expression pattern
  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

### callClosureForLine

    protected static Object callClosureForLine(Closure closure, String line, int counter)

### callClosureForMapEntry

    protected static Object callClosureForMapEntry(Closure closure, def entry)

### callClosureForMapEntryAndCounter

    protected static Object callClosureForMapEntryAndCounter(Closure closure, def entry, int counter)

### capitalize

    public static String capitalize(String self)

  Convenience method to capitalize the first letter of a string (typically the first letter of a word). Example usage:

       assert 'h'.capitalize() == 'H'
       assert 'hello'.capitalize() == 'Hello'
       assert 'hello world'.capitalize() == 'Hello world'
       assert 'Hello World' ==
           'hello world'.split(' ').collect{ it.capitalize() }.join(' ')

  Parameters:
    `self` - The string to capitalize
  Returns:
    String The capitalized String result of split
  Since:
    1.7.3

### center

    public static String center(String self, Number numberOfChars, String padding)

  Pad a String to a minimum length specified by `numberOfChars`, appending the supplied padding String around the original as many times as needed keeping it centered. If the String is already the same size or bigger than the target `numberOfChars`, then the original String is returned. An example:

       ['A', 'BB', 'CCC', 'DDDD'].each{ println '|' + it.center(6, '+') + '|' }

  will produce output like:

       |++A+++|
       |++BB++|
       |+CCC++|
       |+DDDD+|

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String object
    `numberOfChars` - the total minimum number of characters of the resulting string
    `padding` - the charaters used for padding
  Returns:
    the String centered with padded characters around it
  Since:
    1.0

### center

    public static String center(String self, Number numberOfChars)

  Pad a String to a minimum length specified by `numberOfChars` by adding the space character around it as many times as needed so that it remains centered. If the String is already the same size or bigger than the target `numberOfChars`, then the original String is returned. An example:

       ['A', 'BB', 'CCC', 'DDDD'].each{ println '|' + it.center(6) + '|' }

  will produce output like:

       |  A   |
       |  BB  |
       | CCC  |
       | DDDD |

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String object
    `numberOfChars` - the total minimum number of characters of the resulting string
  Returns:
    the String centered with padded characters around it
  See Also:
    center(String, Number, String)
  Since:
    1.0

### clearTime

    @Deprecated
    public static void clearTime(Date self)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.clearTime

### clearTime

    @Deprecated
    public static void clearTime(def self)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.clearTime

### clearTime

    @Deprecated
    public static void clearTime(Calendar self)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.clearTime

### collect

    public static List collect(Object self, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this object transforming each value into a new value using the closure as a transformer, 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` - the values of the object to transform
    `closure` - the closure used to transform each element of the collection
  Returns:
    a List of the transformed values
  Since:
    1.0

### collect

    public static Collection collect(Object self, Collection collection, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this object transforming each object into a new value using the closure as a transformer and adding it to the collection, returning the resulting collection.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the values of the object to transform
    `collection` - the Collection to which the transformed values are added
    `closure` - the closure used to map each element of the collection
  Returns:
    the given collection after the transformed values are added
  Since:
    1.0

### collect

    public static List collect(Collection self, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this collection transforming each entry into a new value using the closure as a transformer, returning a list of transformed values.

      assert [2,4,6] == [1,2,3].collect { it * 2 }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a collection
    `closure` - the closure used for mapping
  Returns:
    a List of the transformed values
  Since:
    1.0

### collect

    public static Collection collect(Collection self, Collection collection, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this collection transforming each value into a new value using the closure as a transformer, returning an initial collection plus the transformed values.

      assert [1,2,3] as HashSet == [2,4,5,6].collect(new HashSet()) { (int)(it / 2) }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a collection
    `collection` - an initial Collection to which the transformed values are added
    `closure` - the closure used to transform each element of the collection
  Returns:
    the resulting collection of transformed values
  Since:
    1.0

### collect

    public static Collection collect(Map self, Collection collection, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this Map transforming each entry into a new value using the closure as a transformer, returning a list of transformed values.

      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
    `collection` - the Collection to which the mapped values are added
    `closure` - the closure used for mapping, which can take one (Map.Entry) or two (key, value) parameters
  Returns:
    a List of the mapped values
  Since:
    1.0

### collect

    public static List collect(Map self, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this Map transforming each entry into a new value using the closure as a transformer, 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
    `closure` - the closure used to map each element of the collection
  Returns:
    the resultant collection
  Since:
    1.0

### collectAll

    public static List collectAll(Collection self, Closure closure)

  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],[]].collectAll { it * 2 }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a collection
    `closure` - the closure used to transform each element of the collection
  Returns:
    the resultant collection
  Since:
    1.5.2

### collectAll

    public static Collection collectAll(Collection self, Collection collection, Closure closure)

  Recursively iterates through this collection transforming each non-Collection value into a new value using the closure as a transformer. Returns a potentially nested collection of transformed values.

      def x = [1,[2,3],[4],[]].collectAll(new Vector()) { it * 2 }
       assert x == [2,[4,6],[8],[]]
       assert x instanceof Vector

  Parameters:
    `self` - a collection
    `collection` - an initial Collection to which the transformed values are added
    `closure` - the closure used to transform each element of the collection
  Returns:
    the resultant collection
  Since:
    1.5.2

### collectEntries

    public static Map collectEntries(Map self, Map result, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this Map transforming each entry using the closure as a transformer, 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']

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Map
    `result` - the Map into which the mapped entries are put
    `closure` - the closure used for mapping, 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
  See Also:
    collect(Map, Collection, Closure)
  Since:
    1.7.9

### collectEntries

    public static Map collectEntries(Map self, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this Map transforming each entry using the closure as a transformer, 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']

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Map
    `closure` - the closure used for mapping, 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
  See Also:
    collect(Map, Collection, Closure)
  Since:
    1.7.9

### collectEntries

    public static Map collectEntries(Collection self, Map result, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this Collection transforming each item using the closure as a transformer into a map entry, returning a map of the transformed entries.

       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']

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
    `result` - the Map into which the collected entries are put
    `closure` - the closure used for mapping, 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
  See Also:
    collect(Map, Collection, Closure)
  Since:
    1.7.9

### collectEntries

    public static Map collectEntries(Object[] self, Map result, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this array transforming each item using the closure as a transformer into a map entry, returning a map of the 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']

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
    `result` - the Map into which the collected entries are put
    `closure` - the closure used for mapping, 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
  See Also:
    collect(Map, Collection, Closure)
  Since:
    1.7.9

### collectEntries

    public static Map collectEntries(Collection self, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this Collection transforming each item using the closure as a transformer into a map entry, returning a map of the 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']

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
    `closure` - the closure used for mapping, 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
  See Also:
    collectEntries(Collection, Map, Closure)
  Since:
    1.7.9

### collectEntries

    public static Map collectEntries(Object[] self, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this array transforming each item using the closure as a transformer into a map entry, returning a map of the 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']

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
    `closure` - the closure used for mapping, 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
  See Also:
    collectEntries(Collection, Map, Closure)
  Since:
    1.7.9

### combinations

    public static List combinations(Collection self)

  Adds GroovyCollections#combinations(Collection) as a method on collections.

      assert [['a', 'b'],[1, 2, 3]].combinations() == [['a', 1], ['b', 1], ['a', 2], ['b', 2], ['a', 3], ['b', 3]]

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection of lists
  Returns:
    a List of the combinations found
  See Also:
    GroovyCollections.combinations
  Since:
    1.5.0

### 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 comparision of both numbers
  Since:
    1.0

### consumeProcessErrorStream

    @Deprecated
    public static Thread consumeProcessErrorStream(Process self, OutputStream err)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessErrorStream(Process, OutputStream)

### consumeProcessErrorStream

    @Deprecated
    public static Thread consumeProcessErrorStream(Process self, StringBuffer error)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessErrorStream(Process, Appendable)

### consumeProcessErrorStream

    @Deprecated
    public static Thread consumeProcessErrorStream(Process self, Writer err)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessErrorStream(Process, Appendable)

### consumeProcessOutput

    @Deprecated
    public static void consumeProcessOutput(Process self)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessOutput(Process)

### consumeProcessOutput

    @Deprecated
    public static void consumeProcessOutput(Process self, StringBuffer output, StringBuffer error)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessOutput(Process, Appendable, Appendable)

### consumeProcessOutput

    @Deprecated
    public static void consumeProcessOutput(Process self, OutputStream output, OutputStream error)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessOutput(Process, OutputStream, OutputStream)

### consumeProcessOutputStream

    @Deprecated
    public static Thread consumeProcessOutputStream(Process self, StringBuffer output)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessOutputStream(Process, Appendable)

### consumeProcessOutputStream

    @Deprecated
    public static Thread consumeProcessOutputStream(Process self, Writer output)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessOutputStream(Process, Appendable)

### consumeProcessOutputStream

    @Deprecated
    public static Thread consumeProcessOutputStream(Process self, OutputStream output)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#consumeProcessOutputStream(Process, OutputStream)

### contains

    public static boolean contains(String self, String text)

  Provide an implementation of contains() like Collection.contains to make Strings more polymorphic. This method is not required on JDK 1.5 onwards
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `text` - a String to look for
  Returns:
    true if this string contains the given text
  Since:
    1.0

### containsAll

    public static boolean containsAll(Collection self, Object[] items)

  Returns `true` if this collection contains all of the elements in the specified array.
  Parameters:
    `items` - array to be checked for containment in this collection
  Returns:
    `true` if this collection contains all of the elements in the specified array
  See Also:
    Collection.containsAll
  Since:
    1.7.2

### 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 Number count(Collection self, Object value)

  Counts the number of occurrences of the given value inside this collection. Comparison is done using Groovy's == operator (using `compareTo(value) == 0` or `equals(value)` ).

      assert [2,4,2,1,3,5,2,4,3].count(4) == 2

  Parameters:
    `self` - the collection within which we count the number of occurrences
    `value` - the value being searched for
  Returns:
    the number of occurrences
  Since:
    1.0

### 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 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

### count

    public static int count(String self, String text)

  Count the number of occurencies of a substring.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `text` - a substring
  Returns:
    the number of occurrencies of the given string inside this String
  Since:
    1.0

### createStringBufferWriter

    protected static StringBufferWriter createStringBufferWriter(StringBuffer self)

### createStringWriter

    protected static StringWriter createStringWriter(String self)

### decodeBase64

    @Deprecated
    public static byte[] decodeBase64(String value)

  deprecated:
    moved to EncodingGroovyMethods.decodeBase64

### deleteDir

    public static boolean deleteDir(File self)

  Deletes a directory with all contained files and subdirectories.

  The method returns

  - true, when deletion was successful
  - true, when it is called for a non existing directory
  - false, when it is called for a file which isn't a directory
  - false, when directory couldn't be deleted
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
  Returns:
    true if the file doesn't exist or deletion was successful
  Since:
    1.6.0

### denormalize

    public static String denormalize(String self)

  Return a String with lines (separated by LF, CR/LF, or CR) terminated by the platform specific line separator.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String object
  Returns:
    the denormalized string
  Since:
    1.6.0

### disjoint

    public static boolean disjoint(Collection left, Collection right)

  Returns `true` if the intersection of two collections is empty.

      assert [1,2,3].disjoint([3,4,5]) == false

      assert [1,2].disjoint([3,4]) == true

  Parameters:
    `left` - a Collection
    `right` - a Collection
  Returns:
    boolean `true` if the intersection of two collections is empty, `false` otherwise.
  Since:
    1.0

### 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

### 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

### dump

    public static String dump(Object self)

  Generates a detailed dump string of an object showing its class, hashCode and fields.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an object
  Returns:
    the dump representation
  Since:
    1.0

### each

    public static 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.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the object over which we iterate
    `closure` - the closure applied on each element found
  Returns:
    the self Object
  Since:
    1.0

### each

    public static Map each(Map 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

### eachByte

    public static void eachByte(File self, Closure closure)

  Traverse through each byte of this File
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `closure` - a closure
  See Also:
    eachByte(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.0

### eachByte

    public static void eachByte(File self, int bufferLen, Closure closure)

  Traverse through the bytes of this File, bufferLen bytes at a time.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `bufferLen` - the length of the buffer to use.
    `closure` - a 2 parameter closure which is passed the byte[] and a number of bytes successfully read.
  See Also:
    eachByte(java.io.InputStream, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.7.4

### 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
  See Also:
    each(java.lang.Object, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### 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
  See Also:
    each(java.lang.Object, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### eachByte

    public static void eachByte(InputStream is, Closure closure)

  Traverse through each byte of the specified stream. The stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `is` - stream to iterate over, closed after the method call
    `closure` - closure to apply to each byte
  Since:
    1.0

### eachByte

    public static void eachByte(InputStream is, int bufferLen, Closure closure)

  Traverse through each the specified stream reading bytes into a buffer and calling the 2 parameter closure with this buffer and the number of bytes.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `is` - stream to iterate over, closed after the method call.
    `bufferLen` - the length of the buffer to use.
    `closure` - a 2 parameter closure which is passed the byte[] and a number of bytes successfully read.
  Since:
    1.7.4

### eachByte

    public static void eachByte(URL url, Closure closure)

  Reads the InputStream from this URL, passing each byte to the given closure. The URL stream will be closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `url` - url to iterate over
    `closure` - closure to apply to each byte
  See Also:
    eachByte(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.0

### eachByte

    public static void eachByte(URL url, int bufferLen, Closure closure)

  Reads the InputStream from this URL, passing a byte[] and a number of bytes to the given closure. The URL stream will be closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `url` - url to iterate over
    `bufferLen` - the length of the buffer to use.
    `closure` - a 2 parameter closure which is passed the byte[] and a number of bytes successfully read.
  See Also:
    eachByte(java.io.InputStream, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.7.4

### eachDir

    public static void eachDir(File self, Closure closure)

  Invokes the closure for each subdirectory in this directory, ignoring regular files.
  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the given directory does not exist
  throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the provided File object does not represent a directory
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File (that happens to be a folder/directory)
    `closure` - a closure (first parameter is the subdirectory file)
  See Also:
    File.listFiles
    eachFile(java.io.File, groovy.io.FileType, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.0

### eachDirMatch

    public static void eachDirMatch(File self, Object nameFilter, Closure closure)

  Invokes the closure for each subdirectory whose name (dir.name) matches the given nameFilter in the given directory - calling the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method to determine if a match occurs. This method can be used with different kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc. Only subdirectories are matched; regular files are ignored.
  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the given directory does not exist
  throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the provided File object does not represent a directory
  Parameters:
    `self` - a file
    `nameFilter` - the nameFilter to perform on the name of the directory (using the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method)
    `closure` - the closure to invoke
  See Also:
    eachFileMatch(java.io.File, groovy.io.FileType, java.lang.Object, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.0

### eachDirRecurse

    public static void eachDirRecurse(File self, Closure closure)

  Invokes the closure for each descendant directory of this directory. Sub-directories are recursively searched in a depth-first fashion. Only subdirectories are passed to the closure; regular files are ignored.
  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the given directory does not exist
  throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the provided File object does not represent a directory
  Parameters:
    `self` - a directory
    `closure` - a closure
  See Also:
    eachFileRecurse(java.io.File, groovy.io.FileType, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.0

### eachFile

    public static void eachFile(File self, FileType fileType, Closure closure)

  Invokes the closure for each 'child' file in this 'parent' folder/directory. Both regular files and subfolders/subdirectories can be processed depending on the fileType enum value.
  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the given directory does not exist
  throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the provided File object does not represent a directory
  Parameters:
    `self` - a file object
    `fileType` - if normal files or directories or both should be processed
    `closure` - the closure to invoke
  Since:
    1.7.1

### eachFile

    public static void eachFile(File self, Closure closure)

  Invokes the closure for each 'child' file in this 'parent' folder/directory. Both regular files and subfolders/subdirectories are processed.
  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the given directory does not exist
  throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the provided File object does not represent a directory
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File (that happens to be a folder/directory)
    `closure` - a closure (first parameter is the 'child' file)
  See Also:
    File.listFiles
    eachFile(java.io.File, groovy.io.FileType, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.0

### eachFileMatch

    public static void eachFileMatch(File self, FileType fileType, Object nameFilter, Closure closure)

  Invokes the closure for each file whose name (file.name) matches the given nameFilter in the given directory - calling the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method to determine if a match occurs. This method can be used with different kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc. Both regular files and subdirectories may be candidates for matching depending on the value of fileType.

       // collect names of files in baseDir matching supplied regex pattern
       import static groovy.io.FileType.*
       def names = []
       baseDir.eachFileMatch FILES, ~/foo\d\.txt/, { names << it.name }
       assert names == ['foo1.txt', 'foo2.txt']

       // remove all *.bak files in baseDir
       baseDir.eachFileMatch FILES, ~/.*\.bak/, { File bak -> bak.delete() }

       // print out files > 4K in size from baseDir
       baseDir.eachFileMatch FILES, { new File(baseDir, it).size() > 4096 }, { println "$it.name ${it.size()}" }

  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the given directory does not exist
  throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the provided File object does not represent a directory
  Parameters:
    `self` - a file
    `fileType` - whether normal files or directories or both should be processed
    `nameFilter` - the filter to perform on the name of the file/directory (using the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method)
    `closure` - the closure to invoke
  Since:
    1.7.1

### eachFileMatch

    public static void eachFileMatch(File self, Object nameFilter, Closure closure)

  Invokes the closure for each file whose name (file.name) matches the given nameFilter in the given directory - calling the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method to determine if a match occurs. This method can be used with different kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc. Both regular files and subdirectories are matched.
  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the given directory does not exist
  throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the provided File object does not represent a directory
  Parameters:
    `self` - a file
    `nameFilter` - the nameFilter to perform on the name of the file (using the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method)
    `closure` - the closure to invoke
  See Also:
    eachFileMatch(java.io.File, groovy.io.FileType, java.lang.Object, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.0

### eachFileRecurse

    public static void eachFileRecurse(File self, FileType fileType, Closure closure)

  Invokes the closure for each descendant file in this directory. Sub-directories are recursively searched in a depth-first fashion. Both regular files and subdirectories may be passed to the closure depending on the value of fileType.
  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the given directory does not exist
  throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the provided File object does not represent a directory
  Parameters:
    `self` - a file object
    `fileType` - if normal files or directories or both should be processed
    `closure` - the closure to invoke on each file
  Since:
    1.7.1

### eachFileRecurse

    public static void eachFileRecurse(File self, Closure closure)

  Invokes the closure for each descendant file in this directory. Sub-directories are recursively searched in a depth-first fashion. Both regular files and subdirectories are passed to the closure.
  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the given directory does not exist
  throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the provided File object does not represent a directory
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `closure` - a closure
  See Also:
    eachFileRecurse(java.io.File, groovy.io.FileType, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.0

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(String self, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this String line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. If a 2 arg closure is found the line count is passed as the second argument.
  throws:
    java.io.IOException if an error occurs
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.lang.String, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(String self, int firstLine, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this String line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. If a 2 arg closure is found the line count is passed as the second argument.
  throws:
    java.io.IOException if an error occurs
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `firstLine` - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)
    `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.7

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(File self, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this file line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The file is read using a reader which is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number starting at line 1)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.io.File, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(File self, String charset, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this file line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The file is read using a reader which is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
    `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number starting at line 1)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.io.File, java.lang.String, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(File self, int firstLine, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this file line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The file is read using a reader which is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `firstLine` - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)
    `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.io.Reader, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.7

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(File self, String charset, int firstLine, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this file line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The file is read using a reader which is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
    `firstLine` - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)
    `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.io.Reader, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(InputStream stream, String charset, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this stream reading with the provided charset, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The stream is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `stream` - a stream
    `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
    `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number starting at line 1)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.io.InputStream, java.lang.String, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(InputStream stream, String charset, int firstLine, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this stream reading with the provided charset, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The stream is closed after this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `stream` - a stream
    `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
    `firstLine` - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)
    `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.io.Reader, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.7

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(InputStream stream, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this stream, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The stream is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `stream` - a stream
    `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number starting at line 1)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.io.InputStream, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.6

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(InputStream stream, int firstLine, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this stream, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The stream is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `stream` - a stream
    `firstLine` - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)
    `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.io.Reader, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.7

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(URL url, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the lines read from the URL's associated input stream passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The stream is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `url` - a URL to open and read
    `closure` - a closure to apply on each line (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number starting at line 1)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.net.URL, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.6

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(URL url, int firstLine, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the lines read from the URL's associated input stream passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The stream is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `url` - a URL to open and read
    `firstLine` - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)
    `closure` - a closure to apply on each line (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.io.InputStream, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.7

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(URL url, String charset, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the lines read from the URL's associated input stream passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The stream is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `url` - a URL to open and read
    `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
    `closure` - a closure to apply on each line (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number starting at line 1)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.net.URL, java.lang.String, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.6

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(URL url, String charset, int firstLine, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the lines read from the URL's associated input stream passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The stream is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `url` - a URL to open and read
    `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
    `firstLine` - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)
    `closure` - a closure to apply on each line (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.io.Reader, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.7

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(Reader self, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the given reader line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. If the closure has two arguments, the line count is passed as the second argument. The Reader is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Reader, closed after the method returns
    `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number starting at line 1)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    eachLine(java.io.Reader, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.6

### eachLine

    public static Object eachLine(Reader self, int firstLine, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the given reader line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. If the closure has two arguments, the line count is passed as the second argument. The Reader is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Reader, closed after the method returns
    `firstLine` - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)
    `closure` - a closure which will be passed each line (or for 2 arg closures the line and line count)
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.7

### eachMatch

    public static String eachMatch(String self, String regex, Closure closure)

  Process each regex group matched substring of the given string. If the closure parameter takes one argument, an array with all match groups is passed to it. If the closure takes as many arguments as there are match groups, then each parameter will be one match group.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the source string
    `regex` - a Regex string
    `closure` - a closure with one parameter or as much parameters as groups
  Returns:
    the source string
  Since:
    1.6.0

### eachMatch

    public static String eachMatch(String self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)

  Process each regex group matched substring of the given pattern. If the closure parameter takes one argument, an array with all match groups is passed to it. If the closure takes as many arguments as there are match groups, then each parameter will be one match group.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the source string
    `pattern` - a regex Pattern
    `closure` - a closure with one parameter or as much parameters as groups
  Returns:
    the source string
  Since:
    1.6.1

### eachObject

    public static void eachObject(File self, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the given file object by object.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  throws:
    ClassNotFoundException if the class is not found.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `closure` - a closure
  See Also:
    eachObject(java.io.ObjectInputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.0

### eachObject

    public static void eachObject(ObjectInputStream ois, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the given object stream object by object. The ObjectInputStream is closed afterwards.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  throws:
    ClassNotFoundException if the class is not found.
  Parameters:
    `ois` - an ObjectInputStream, closed after the operation
    `closure` - a closure
  Since:
    1.0

### eachPermutation

    public static Iterator eachPermutation(Collection self, Closure closure)

  Iterates over all permutations of a collection, running a closure for each iteration.

      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

### eachWithIndex

    public static Object eachWithIndex(Object 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.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object
    `closure` - a Closure to operate on each item
  Returns:
    the self Object
  Since:
    1.0

### eachWithIndex

    public static Map eachWithIndex(Map 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

### encodeBase64

    @Deprecated
    public static Writable encodeBase64(Byte[] data, boolean chunked)

  deprecated:
    moved to EncodingGroovyMethods.encodeBase64

### encodeBase64

    @Deprecated
    public static Writable encodeBase64(Byte[] data)

  deprecated:
    moved to EncodingGroovyMethods.encodeBase64

### encodeBase64

    @Deprecated
    public static Writable encodeBase64(byte[] data, boolean chunked)

  deprecated:
    moved to EncodingGroovyMethods.encodeBase64

### encodeBase64

    @Deprecated
    public static Writable encodeBase64(byte[] data)

  deprecated:
    moved to EncodingGroovyMethods.encodeBase64

### 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 operand array.
  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` - this 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` - this List
    `right` - this 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` - this List
    `right` - the List being compared to.
  Returns:
    boolean `true` if the contents of both lists are identical, `false` otherwise.
  Since:
    1.0

### every

    public static boolean every(Object self, Closure closure)

  Used to determine if the given predicate closure is valid (i.e.&nsbp;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
    `closure` - the closure predicate used for matching
  Returns:
    true if every iteration of the object matches the closure predicate
  Since:
    1.0

### every

    public static boolean every(Map self, Closure closure)

  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
    `closure` - 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})`
  Parameters:
    `self` - the object over which we iterate
  Returns:
    true if every item in the collection matches the closure predicate
  Since:
    1.5.0

### execute

    public static Process execute(String self)

  Executes the command specified by `self` as a command-line process.

  For more control over Process construction you can use `java.lang.ProcessBuilder` (JDK 1.5+).

  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a command line String
  Returns:
    the Process which has just started for this command line representation
  Since:
    1.0

### execute

    public static Process execute(String self, String[] envp, File dir)

  Executes the command specified by `self` with environment defined by `envp` and under the working directory `dir`.

  For more control over Process construction you can use `java.lang.ProcessBuilder` (JDK 1.5+).

  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a command line String to be executed.
    `envp` - an array of Strings, each element of which has environment variable settings in the format name=value, or `null` if the subprocess should inherit the environment of the current process.
    `dir` - the working directory of the subprocess, or `null` if the subprocess should inherit the working directory of the current process.
  Returns:
    the Process which has just started for this command line representation.
  Since:
    1.0

### execute

    public static Process execute(String self, List envp, File dir)

  Executes the command specified by `self` with environment defined by `envp` and under the working directory `dir`.

  For more control over Process construction you can use `java.lang.ProcessBuilder` (JDK 1.5+).

  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a command line String to be executed.
    `envp` - a List of Objects (converted to Strings using toString), each member of which has environment variable settings in the format name=value, or `null` if the subprocess should inherit the environment of the current process.
    `dir` - the working directory of the subprocess, or `null` if the subprocess should inherit the working directory of the current process.
  Returns:
    the Process which has just started for this command line representation.
  Since:
    1.0

### execute

    public static Process execute(String[] commandArray)

  Executes the command specified by the given `String` array. The first item in the array is the command; the others are the parameters.

  For more control over Process construction you can use `java.lang.ProcessBuilder` (JDK 1.5+).

  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `commandArray` - an array of `String`containing the command name and parameters as separate items in the array.``
  Returns:
    the Process which has just started for this command line representation.
  Since:
    1.0

### execute

    public static Process execute(String[] commandArray, String[] envp, File dir)

  Executes the command specified by the `String` array given in the first parameter, with the environment defined by `envp` and under the working directory `dir`. The first item in the array is the command; the others are the parameters.

  For more control over Process construction you can use `java.lang.ProcessBuilder` (JDK 1.5+).

  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `commandArray` - an array of `String`containing the command name and parameters as separate items in the array.``
    `envp` - an array of Strings, each member of which has environment variable settings in the format name=value, or `null` if the subprocess should inherit the environment of the current process.
    `dir` - the working directory of the subprocess, or `null` if the subprocess should inherit the working directory of the current process.
  Returns:
    the Process which has just started for this command line representation.
  Since:
    1.7.1

### execute

    public static Process execute(String[] commandArray, List envp, File dir)

  Executes the command specified by the `String` array given in the first parameter, with the environment defined by `envp` and under the working directory `dir`. The first item in the array is the command; the others are the parameters.

  For more control over Process construction you can use `java.lang.ProcessBuilder` (JDK 1.5+).

  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `commandArray` - an array of `String`containing the command name and parameters as separate items in the array.``
    `envp` - a List of Objects (converted to Strings using toString), each member of which has environment variable settings in the format name=value, or `null` if the subprocess should inherit the environment of the current process.
    `dir` - the working directory of the subprocess, or `null` if the subprocess should inherit the working directory of the current process.
  Returns:
    the Process which has just started for this command line representation.
  Since:
    1.7.1

### execute

    public static Process execute(List commands)

  Executes the command specified by the given list. The toString() method is called for each item in the list to convert into a resulting String. The first item in the list is the command the others are the parameters.

  For more control over Process construction you can use `java.lang.ProcessBuilder` (JDK 1.5+).

  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `commands` - a list containing the command name and parameters as separate items in the list.
  Returns:
    the Process which has just started for this command line representation.
  Since:
    1.0

### execute

    public static Process execute(List commands, String[] envp, File dir)

  Executes the command specified by the given list, with the environment defined by `envp` and under the working directory `dir`. The first item in the list is the command; the others are the parameters. The toString() method is called on items in the list to convert them to Strings.

  For more control over Process construction you can use `java.lang.ProcessBuilder` (JDK 1.5+).

  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `commands` - a List containing the command name and parameters as separate items in the list.
    `envp` - an array of Strings, each member of which has environment variable settings in the format name=value, or `null` if the subprocess should inherit the environment of the current process.
    `dir` - the working directory of the subprocess, or `null` if the subprocess should inherit the working directory of the current process.
  Returns:
    the Process which has just started for this command line representation.
  Since:
    1.7.1

### execute

    public static Process execute(List commands, List envp, File dir)

  Executes the command specified by the given list, with the environment defined by `envp` and under the working directory `dir`. The first item in the list is the command; the others are the parameters. The toString() method is called on items in the list to convert them to Strings.

  For more control over Process construction you can use `java.lang.ProcessBuilder` (JDK 1.5+).

  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `commands` - a List containing the command name and parameters as separate items in the list.
    `envp` - a List of Objects (converted to Strings using toString), each member of which has environment variable settings in the format name=value, or `null` if the subprocess should inherit the environment of the current process.
    `dir` - the working directory of the subprocess, or `null` if the subprocess should inherit the working directory of the current process.
  Returns:
    the Process which has just started for this command line representation.
  Since:
    1.7.1

### expand

    public static String expand(String self)

  Expands all tabs into spaces with tabStops of size 8.
  Parameters:
    `self` - A String to expand
  Returns:
    The expanded String
  See Also:
    expand(java.lang.String, int)
  Since:
    1.7.3

### expand

    public static String expand(String self, int tabStop)

  Expands all tabs into spaces.
  Parameters:
    `self` - A String to expand
    `tabStop` - The number of spaces a tab represents
  Returns:
    The expanded String
  Since:
    1.7.3

### expandLine

    public static String expandLine(String self, int tabStop)

  Expands all tabs into spaces.
  Parameters:
    `self` - A line to expand
    `tabStop` - The number of spaces a tab represents
  Returns:
    The expanded String
  Since:
    1.7.3

### filterLine

    public static void filterLine(Reader reader, Writer writer, Closure closure)

  Filter the lines from a reader and write them on the writer, according to a closure which returns true if the line should be included. Both Reader and Writer are closed after the operation.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `reader` - a reader, closed after the call
    `writer` - a writer, closed after the call
    `closure` - the closure which returns booleans
  Since:
    1.0

### filterLine

    public static Writable filterLine(File self, Closure closure)

  Filters the lines of a File and creates a Writeable in return to stream the filtered lines.
  throws:
    IOException if `self` is not readable
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `closure` - a closure which returns a boolean indicating to filter the line or not
  Returns:
    a Writable closure
  See Also:
    filterLine(java.io.Reader, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.0

### filterLine

    public static Writable filterLine(File self, String charset, Closure closure)

  Filters the lines of a File and creates a Writeable in return to stream the filtered lines.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
    `closure` - a closure which returns a boolean indicating to filter the line or not
  Returns:
    a Writable closure
  See Also:
    filterLine(java.io.Reader, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### filterLine

    public static void filterLine(File self, Writer writer, Closure closure)

  Filter the lines from this File, and write them to the given writer based on the given closure predicate.
  throws:
    IOException if `self` is not readable
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `writer` - a writer destination to write filtered lines to
    `closure` - a closure which takes each line as a parameter and returns `true` if the line should be written to this writer.
  See Also:
    filterLine(java.io.Reader, java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.0

### filterLine

    public static void filterLine(File self, Writer writer, String charset, Closure closure)

  Filter the lines from this File, and write them to the given writer based on the given closure predicate.
  throws:
    IOException if an IO error occurs
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `writer` - a writer destination to write filtered lines to
    `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
    `closure` - a closure which takes each line as a parameter and returns `true` if the line should be written to this writer.
  See Also:
    filterLine(java.io.Reader, java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### filterLine

    public static Writable filterLine(Reader reader, Closure closure)

  Filter the lines from this Reader, and return a Writable which can be used to stream the filtered lines to a destination. The closure should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.
  Parameters:
    `reader` - this reader
    `closure` - a closure used for filtering
  Returns:
    a Writable which will use the closure to filter each line from the reader when the Writable#writeTo(Writer) is called.
  Since:
    1.0

### filterLine

    public static Writable filterLine(InputStream self, Closure predicate)

  Filter lines from an input stream using a closure predicate. The closure will be passed each line as a String, and it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an input stream
    `predicate` - a closure which returns boolean and takes a line
  Returns:
    a writable which writes out the filtered lines
  See Also:
    filterLine(java.io.Reader, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.0

### filterLine

    public static Writable filterLine(InputStream self, String charset, Closure predicate)

  Filter lines from an input stream using a closure predicate. The closure will be passed each line as a String, and it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.
  throws:
    UnsupportedEncodingException if the encoding specified is not supported
  Parameters:
    `self` - an input stream
    `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
    `predicate` - a closure which returns boolean and takes a line
  Returns:
    a writable which writes out the filtered lines
  See Also:
    filterLine(java.io.Reader, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### filterLine

    public static void filterLine(InputStream self, Writer writer, Closure predicate)

  Uses a closure to filter lines from this InputStream and pass them to the given writer. The closure will be passed each line as a String, and it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the InputStream
    `writer` - a writer to write output to
    `predicate` - a closure which returns true if a line should be accepted
  See Also:
    filterLine(java.io.Reader, java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.0

### filterLine

    public static void filterLine(InputStream self, Writer writer, String charset, Closure predicate)

  Uses a closure to filter lines from this InputStream and pass them to the given writer. The closure will be passed each line as a String, and it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the InputStream
    `writer` - a writer to write output to
    `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
    `predicate` - a closure which returns true if a line should be accepted
  See Also:
    filterLine(java.io.Reader, java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### filterLine

    public static Writable filterLine(URL self, Closure predicate)

  Filter lines from a URL using a closure predicate. The closure will be passed each line as a String, and it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.
  throws:
    IOException if an IO exception occurs
  Parameters:
    `self` - a URL
    `predicate` - a closure which returns boolean and takes a line
  Returns:
    a writable which writes out the filtered lines
  See Also:
    filterLine(java.io.Reader, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### filterLine

    public static Writable filterLine(URL self, String charset, Closure predicate)

  Filter lines from a URL using a closure predicate. The closure will be passed each line as a String, and it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.
  throws:
    IOException if an IO exception occurs
  Parameters:
    `self` - the URL
    `charset` - opens the URL with a specified charset
    `predicate` - a closure which returns boolean and takes a line
  Returns:
    a writable which writes out the filtered lines
  See Also:
    filterLine(java.io.Reader, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### filterLine

    public static void filterLine(URL self, Writer writer, Closure predicate)

  Uses a closure to filter lines from this URL and pass them to the given writer. The closure will be passed each line as a String, and it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the URL
    `writer` - a writer to write output to
    `predicate` - a closure which returns true if a line should be accepted
  See Also:
    filterLine(java.io.Reader, java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### filterLine

    public static void filterLine(URL self, Writer writer, String charset, Closure predicate)

  Uses a closure to filter lines from this URL and pass them to the given writer. The closure will be passed each line as a String, and it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the URL
    `writer` - a writer to write output to
    `charset` - opens the URL with a specified charset
    `predicate` - a closure which returns true if a line should be accepted
  See Also:
    filterLine(java.io.Reader, java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### find

    public static Object find(Object self, Closure closure)

  Finds the first value matching the closure condition
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object with an iterator returning its values
    `closure` - a closure condition
  Returns:
    the first Object found
  Since:
    1.0

### find

    public static T find(Collection 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
  Since:
    1.0

### find

    public static def find(Map 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

### find

    public static String find(String self, String regex)

  Finds the first occurrence of a regular expression String within a String. If the regex doesn't match, null will be returned.

  For example, if the regex doesn't match the result is null:

           assert null == "New York, NY".find(/\d{5}/)

  If it does match, we get the matching string back:

            assert "10292" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(/\d{5}/)

  If we have capture groups in our expression, we still get back the full match

            assert "10292-0098" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(/(\d{5})-?(\d{4})/)

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `regex` - the capturing regex
  Returns:
    a String containing the matched portion, or null if the regex doesn't match
  Since:
    1.6.1

### find

    public static String find(String self, Pattern pattern)

  Finds the first occurrence of a compiled regular expression Pattern within a String. If the pattern doesn't match, null will be returned.

  For example, if the pattern doesn't match the result is null:

           assert null == "New York, NY".find(~/\d{5}/)

  If it does match, we get the matching string back:

            assert "10292" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(~/\d{5}/)

  If we have capture groups in our expression, the groups are ignored and we get back the full match:

            assert "10292-0098" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(~/(\d{5})-?(\d{4})/)

  If you need to work with capture groups, then use the closure version of this method or use Groovy's matcher operators or use `eachMatch`.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `pattern` - the compiled regex Pattern
  Returns:
    a String containing the matched portion, or null if the regex pattern doesn't match
  Since:
    1.6.1

### find

    public static String find(String self, String regex, Closure closure)

  Finds the first occurrence of a regular expression String within a String. If the regex doesn't match, the closure will not be called and find will return null.

  For example, if the regex doesn't match, the result is null:

           assert null == "New York, NY".find(~/\d{5}/) { match -> return "-$match-"}

  If it does match and we don't have any capture groups in our regex, there is a single parameter on the closure that the match gets passed to:

            assert "-10292-" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(~/\d{5}/) { match -> return "-$match-"}

  If we have capture groups in our expression, our closure has one parameter for the match, followed by one for each of the capture groups:

            assert "10292" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(~/(\d{5})-?(\d{4})/) { match, zip, plusFour ->
                assert match == "10292-0098"
                assert zip == "10292"
                assert plusFour == "0098"
                return zip
            }

  If we have capture groups in our expression, and our closure has one parameter, the closure will be passed an array with the first element corresponding to the whole match, followed by an element for each of the capture groups:

            assert "10292" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(~/(\d{5})-?(\d{4})/) { match, zip, plusFour ->
                assert array[0] == "10292-0098"
                assert array[1] == "10292"
                assert array[2] == "0098"
                return array[1]
            }

  If a capture group is optional, and doesn't match, then the corresponding value for that capture group passed to the closure will be null as illustrated here:

            assert "2339999" == "adsf 233-9999 adsf".find(~/(\d{3})?-?(\d{3})-(\d{4})/) { match, areaCode, exchange, stationNumber ->
                assert "233-9999" == match
                assert null == areaCode
                assert "233" == exchange
                assert "9999" == stationNumber
                return "$exchange$stationNumber"
            }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `regex` - the capturing regex string
    `closure` - the closure that will be passed the full match, plus each of the capturing groups
  Returns:
    a String containing the result of the closure, or null if the regex pattern doesn't match
  Since:
    1.6.1

### find

    public static String find(String self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)

  Finds the first occurrence of a compiled regular expression Pattern within a String. If the pattern doesn't match, the closure will not be called and find will return null.

  For example, if the pattern doesn't match, the result is null:

           assert null == "New York, NY".find(~/\d{5}/) { match -> return "-$match-"}

  If it does match and we don't have any capture groups in our regex, there is a single parameter on the closure that the match gets passed to:

            assert "-10292-" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(~/\d{5}/) { match -> return "-$match-"}

  If we have capture groups in our expression, our closure has one parameter for the match, followed by one for each of the capture groups:

            assert "10292" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(~/(\d{5})-?(\d{4})/) { match, zip, plusFour ->
                assert match == "10292-0098"
                assert zip == "10292"
                assert plusFour == "0098"
                return zip
            }

  If we have capture groups in our expression, and our closure has one parameter, the closure will be passed an array with the first element corresponding to the whole match, followed by an element for each of the capture groups:

            assert "10292" == "New York, NY 10292-0098".find(~/(\d{5})-?(\d{4})/) { match, zip, plusFour ->
                assert array[0] == "10292-0098"
                assert array[1] == "10292"
                assert array[2] == "0098"
                return array[1]
            }

  If a capture group is optional, and doesn't match, then the corresponding value for that capture group passed to the closure will be null as illustrated here:

            assert "2339999" == "adsf 233-9999 adsf".find(~/(\d{3})?-?(\d{3})-(\d{4})/) { match, areaCode, exchange, stationNumber ->
                assert "233-9999" == match
                assert null == areaCode
                assert "233" == exchange
                assert "9999" == stationNumber
                return "$exchange$stationNumber"
            }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `pattern` - the compiled regex Pattern
    `closure` - the closure that will be passed the full match, plus each of the capturing groups
  Returns:
    a String containing the result of the closure, or null if the regex pattern doesn't match
  Since:
    1.6.1

### findAll

    public static Collection findAll(Collection 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 Collection findAll(Object self, Closure closure)

  Finds all items matching the closure condition.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object with an Iterator returning its values
    `closure` - a closure condition
  Returns:
    a List of the values found
  Since:
    1.6.0

### findAll

    public static Map findAll(Map 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.

      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 List findAll(String self, String regex)

  Finds all occurrences of a regular expression string within a String. A List is returned containing all full matches or an empty list if there are no matches within the string.

  For example, if the regex doesn't match, it returns an empty list:

       assert [] == "foo".findAll(/(\w*) Fish/)

  Any regular expression matches are returned in a list, and all regex capture groupings are ignored, only the full match is returned:

       def expected = ["One Fish", "Two Fish", "Red Fish", "Blue Fish"]
       assert expected == "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish".findAll(/(\w*) Fish/)

  If you need to work with capture groups, then use the closure version of this method or use Groovy's matcher operators or use `eachMatch`.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `regex` - the capturing regex String
  Returns:
    a List containing all full matches of the regex within the string, an empty list will be returned if there are no matches
  Since:
    1.6.1

### findAll

    public static List findAll(String self, Pattern pattern)

  Finds all occurrences of a regular expression Pattern within a String. A List is returned containing all full matches or an empty list if there are no matches within the string.

  For example, if the pattern doesn't match, it returns an empty list:

       assert [] == "foo".findAll(~/(\w*) Fish/)

  Any regular expression matches are returned in a list, and all regex capture groupings are ignored, only the full match is returned:

       def expected = ["One Fish", "Two Fish", "Red Fish", "Blue Fish"]
       assert expected == "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish".findAll(~/(\w*) Fish/)

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `pattern` - the compiled regex Pattern
  Returns:
    a List containing all full matches of the Pattern within the string, an empty list will be returned if there are no matches
  Since:
    1.6.1

### findAll

    public static List findAll(String self, String regex, Closure closure)

  Finds all occurrences of a regular expression string within a String. Any matches are passed to the specified closure. The closure is expected to have the full match in the first parameter. If there are any capture groups, they will be placed in subsequent parameters.

  If there are no matches, the closure will not be called, and an empty List will be returned.

  For example, if the regex doesn't match, it returns an empty list:

       assert [] == "foo".findAll(/(\w*) Fish/) { match, firstWord -> return firstWord }

  Any regular expression matches are passed to the closure, if there are no capture groups, there will be one parameter for the match:

       assert ["couldn't", "wouldn't"] == "I could not, would not, with a fox.".findAll(/.ould/) { match -> "${match}n't"}

  If there are capture groups, the first parameter will be the match followed by one parameter for each capture group:

       def orig = "There's a Wocket in my Pocket"
       assert ["W > Wocket", "P > Pocket"] == orig.findAll(/(.)ocket/) { match, firstLetter -> "$firstLetter > $match" }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `regex` - the capturing regex String
    `closure` - will be passed the full match plus each of the capturing groups
  Returns:
    a List containing all full matches of the regex within the string, an empty list will be returned if there are no matches
  Since:
    1.6.1

### findAll

    public static List findAll(String self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)

  Finds all occurrences of a compiled regular expression Pattern within a String. Any matches are passed to the specified closure. The closure is expected to have the full match in the first parameter. If there are any capture groups, they will be placed in subsequent parameters.

  If there are no matches, the closure will not be called, and an empty List will be returned.

  For example, if the pattern doesn't match, it returns an empty list:

       assert [] == "foo".findAll(~/(\w*) Fish/) { match, firstWord -> return firstWord }

  Any regular expression matches are passed to the closure, if there are no capture groups, there will be one parameter for the match:

       assert ["couldn't", "wouldn't"] == "I could not, would not, with a fox.".findAll(~/.ould/) { match -> "${match}n't"}

  If there are capture groups, the first parameter will be the match followed by one parameter for each capture group:

       def orig = "There's a Wocket in my Pocket"
       assert ["W > Wocket", "P > Pocket"] == orig.findAll(~/(.)ocket/) { match, firstLetter -> "$firstLetter > $match" }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `pattern` - the compiled regex Pattern
    `closure` - will be passed the full match plus each of the capturing groups
  Returns:
    a List containing all full matches of the regex Pattern within the string, an empty list will be returned if there are no matches
  Since:
    1.6.1

### findIndexOf

    public static int findIndexOf(Object self, Closure closure)

  Iterates over the elements of an iterable collection 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
    `closure` - the filter to perform a match on the collection
  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 closure)

  Iterates over the elements of an iterable collection of items, starting from a specified startIndex, and returns the index of the first item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the iteration object over which to iterate
    `startIndex` - start matching from this index
    `closure` - the filter to perform a match on the collection
  Returns:
    an integer that is the index of the first matched object or -1 if no match was found
  Since:
    1.5.0

### findIndexValues

    public static List findIndexValues(Object self, Closure closure)

  Iterates over the elements of an iterable collection 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
    `closure` - the filter to perform a match on the collection
  Returns:
    a list of numbers corresponding to the index values of all matched objects
  Since:
    1.5.2

### findIndexValues

    public static List findIndexValues(Object self, Number startIndex, Closure closure)

  Iterates over the elements of an iterable collection 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
    `closure` - the filter to perform a match on the collection
  Returns:
    a list of numbers corresponding to the index values of all matched objects
  Since:
    1.5.2

### findLastIndexOf

    public static int findLastIndexOf(Object self, Closure closure)

  Iterates over the elements of an iterable collection of items and returns the index of the last item that matches the condition specified in the closure.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the iteration object over which to iterate
    `closure` - the filter to perform a match on the collection
  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 closure)

  Iterates over the elements of an iterable collection 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
    `closure` - the filter to perform a match on the collection
  Returns:
    an integer that is the index of the last matched object or -1 if no match was found
  Since:
    1.5.2

### findResult

    public static Object findResult(Object self, Object defaultResult, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the object and returns the first non-null result from the closure, otherwise returns the defaultResult
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object with an iterator returning its values
    `defaultResult` - an Object that should be returned if all closure results are null
    `closure` - a closure that returns a non-null value when processing should stop
  Returns:
    the first non-null result of the closure, otherwise the default value
  Since:
    1.7.5

### findResult

    public static Object findResult(Object self, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the object and returns the first non-null result from the closure
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object with an iterator returning its values
    `closure` - a closure that returns a non-null value when processing should stop
  Returns:
    the first non-null result of the closure
  Since:
    1.7.5

### findResult

    public static Object findResult(Collection self, Object defaultResult, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the object and returns the first non-null result from the closure, if all are null, it returns the defaultResult. 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` - a Collection
    `defaultResult` - an Object that should be returned if all closure results are null
    `closure` - a closure that returns a non-null value when processing should stop and a value should be returned
  Returns:
    the first non-null result of the closure
  Since:
    1.7.5

### findResult

    public static Object findResult(Collection self, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the object and returns the first non-null result from the closure. Example:

      def list = [1,2,3]
       assert "Found 2" == list.findResult { it > 1 ? "Found $it" : null }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
    `closure` - a closure that returns a non-null value when processing should stop and a value should be returned
  Returns:
    the first non-null result of the closure
  Since:
    1.7.5

### findResult

    public static Object findResult(Map self, Object defaultResult, Closure closure)

  Returns the first non-null closure result by passing each map entry to the closure, otherwise it returns the defaultResult. 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}" }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Map
    `defaultResult` - an Object that should be returned if all closure results are null
    `closure` - a 1 or 2 arg Closure that returns a non-null value when processing should stop and a value should be returned
  Returns:
    a Map.Entry where the key is the key of the first non-null result of the closure and the value is that result
  Since:
    1.7.5

### findResult

    public static Object findResult(Map self, Closure closure)

  Returns the first non-null closure result by passing each map entry to the closure. 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}" }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Map
    `closure` - a 1 or 2 arg Closure that returns a non-null value when processing should stop and a value should be returned
  Returns:
    a Map.Entry where the key is the key of the first non-null result of the closure and the value is that result
  Since:
    1.7.5

### first

    public static T first(List self)

  Returns the first item from the List.

      def list = [3, 4, 2]
       assert list.first() == 3
       assert list == [3, 4, 2]

  throws:
    NoSuchElementException if the list is empty and you try to access the first() item.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a List
  Returns:
    the first item from the List
  Since:
    1.5.5

### first

    public static T first(T[] self)

  Returns the first item from the Object array.

      def array = [3, 4, 2].toArray()
       assert array.first() == 3

  throws:
    NoSuchElementException if the array is empty and you try to access the first() item.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object array
  Returns:
    the first item from the Object array
  Since:
    1.7.3

### 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(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 Collection flatten(Collection self, Closure flattenUsing)

  Flatten a collection. This collection 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` - a Collection
    `flattenUsing` - a closure to determine how to flatten non-Array, non-Collection elements
  Returns:
    a flattened Collection
  Since:
    1.6.0

### format

    @Deprecated
    public static String format(Date self, String format)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.format

### format

    @Deprecated
    public static String format(Calendar self, String pattern)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.format

### get

    public static V get(Map 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 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

### getAt

    public static CharSequence getAt(CharSequence text, int index)

  Support the subscript operator for CharSequence.
  Parameters:
    `text` - a CharSequence
    `index` - the index of the Character to get
  Returns:
    the Character at the given index
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    public static String getAt(String text, int index)

  Support the subscript operator for String.
  Parameters:
    `text` - a String
    `index` - the index of the Character to get
  Returns:
    the Character at the given index
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    public static CharSequence getAt(CharSequence text, Range range)

  Support the range subscript operator for CharSequence
  Parameters:
    `text` - a CharSequence
    `range` - a Range
  Returns:
    the subsequence CharSequence
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    public static CharSequence getAt(CharSequence text, IntRange range)

  Support the range subscript operator for CharSequence or StringBuffer with IntRange
  Parameters:
    `text` - a CharSequence
    `range` - an IntRange
  Returns:
    the subsequence CharSequence
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    public static CharSequence getAt(CharSequence text, EmptyRange range)

  Support the range subscript operator for CharSequence or StringBuffer with EmptyRange
  Parameters:
    `text` - a CharSequence
    `range` - an EmptyRange
  Returns:
    the subsequence CharSequence
  Since:
    1.5.0

### getAt

    public static String getAt(String text, IntRange range)

  Support the range subscript operator for String with IntRange
  Parameters:
    `text` - a String
    `range` - an IntRange
  Returns:
    the resulting String
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    public static String getAt(String text, EmptyRange range)

  Support the range subscript operator for String with EmptyRange
  Parameters:
    `text` - a String
    `range` - an EmptyRange
  Returns:
    the resulting String
  Since:
    1.5.0

### getAt

    public static String getAt(String text, Range range)

  Support the range subscript operator for String
  Parameters:
    `text` - a String
    `range` - a Range
  Returns:
    a substring corresponding to the Range
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    public static Object getAt(Matcher matcher, int idx)

  Support the subscript operator, e.g. matcher[index], for a regex Matcher.

  For an example using no group match,

          def p = /ab[d|f]/
          def m = "abcabdabeabf" =~ p
          assert 2 == m.count
          assert 2 == m.size() // synonym for m.getCount()
          assert ! m.hasGroup()
          assert 0 == m.groupCount()
          def matches = ["abd", "abf"]
          for (i in 0..<m.count) {
            assert m[i] == matches[i]
          }

  For an example using group matches,

          def p = /(?:ab([c|d|e|f]))/
          def m = "abcabdabeabf" =~ p
          assert 4 == m.count
          assert m.hasGroup()
          assert 1 == m.groupCount()
          def matches = [["abc", "c"], ["abd", "d"], ["abe", "e"], ["abf", "f"]]
          for (i in 0..<m.count) {
            assert m[i] == matches[i]
          }

  For another example using group matches,

          def m = "abcabdabeabfabxyzabx" =~ /(?:ab([d|x-z]+))/
          assert 3 == m.count
          assert m.hasGroup()
          assert 1 == m.groupCount()
          def matches = [["abd", "d"], ["abxyz", "xyz"], ["abx", "x"]]
          for (i in 0..<m.count) {
            assert m[i] == matches[i]
          }

  Parameters:
    `matcher` - a Matcher
    `idx` - an index
  Returns:
    object a matched String if no groups matched, list of matched groups otherwise.
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    public static List getAt(List 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 sublist based on range borders or a new list if range is reversed
  See Also:
    List.subList
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    public static List getAt(List 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 sublist based on range borders or a new list if range is reversed
  See Also:
    List.subList
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    public static List getAt(List 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 List getAt(T[] self, Collection indices)

  Select a List of items from an Object array using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Array of Objects
    `indices` - a Collection of indices
  Returns:
    a new list of the values at the given indices
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    public static CharSequence getAt(CharSequence self, Collection indices)

  Select a List of characters from a CharSequence using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a CharSequence
    `indices` - a Collection of indices
  Returns:
    a CharSequence consisting of the characters at the given indices
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    public static String getAt(String self, Collection indices)

  Select a List of characters from a String using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `indices` - a Collection of indices
  Returns:
    a String consisting of the characters at the given indices
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    public static List getAt(Matcher self, Collection indices)

  Select a List of values from a Matcher using a Collection to identify the indices to be selected.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Matcher
    `indices` - a Collection of indices
  Returns:
    a String of the values at the given indices
  Since:
    1.6.0

### getAt

    public static List 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 List 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 List 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 List 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

### getAt

    public static T getAt(List 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 getAt(Iterator 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 V getAt(Map self, K key)

  Support the subscript operator for a Map.

      def map = [a:10]
       assert map["a"] == 10

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Map
    `key` - an Object as a key for the map
  Returns:
    the value corresponding to the given key
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    public static List getAt(Collection coll, String property)

  Support the subscript operator for List

      assert [String, Long, Integer] == ["a",5L,2]["class"]

  Parameters:
    `coll` - a Collection
    `property` - a String
  Returns:
    a List
  Since:
    1.0

### getAt

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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
  See Also:
    BitSet
  Since:
    1.5.0

### 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
  See Also:
    BitSet
    IntRange
  Since:
    1.5.0

### getAt

    @Deprecated
    public static int getAt(Date self, int field)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.getAt

### getBytes

    public static byte[] getBytes(File file)

  Read the content of the File and returns it as a byte[].
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - the file whose content we want to read
  Returns:
    a String containing the content of the file
  Since:
    1.7.1

### getBytes

    public static byte[] getBytes(URL url)

  Read the content of this URL and returns it as a byte[].
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `url` - URL to read content from
  Returns:
    the byte[] from that URL
  Since:
    1.7.1

### getBytes

    public static byte[] getBytes(InputStream is)

  Read the content of this InputStream and return it as a byte[]. The stream is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `is` - an input stream
  Returns:
    the byte[] from that InputStream
  Since:
    1.7.1

### getChars

    public static char[] getChars(String self)

  Converts the given String into an array of characters. Alias for toCharArray.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    an array of characters
  See Also:
    String.toCharArray
  Since:
    1.6.0

### getCount

    public static int getCount(Matcher matcher)

  Find the number of Strings matched to the given Matcher.
  Parameters:
    `matcher` - a Matcher
  Returns:
    int the number of Strings matched to the given matcher.
  Since:
    1.0

### getDateString

    @Deprecated
    public static String getDateString(Date self)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.getDateString

### getDateTimeString

    @Deprecated
    public static String getDateTimeString(Date self)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.getDateTimeString

### getErr

    @Deprecated
    public static InputStream getErr(Process self)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#getErr(Process)

### getIn

    @Deprecated
    public static InputStream getIn(Process self)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#getIn(Process)

### 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

### getMetaPropertyValues

    public static List 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
  See Also:
    Expando.getMetaPropertyValues
  Since:
    1.0

### getOut

    @Deprecated
    public static OutputStream getOut(Process self)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#getOut(Process)

### 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.&nsbp;without type() information.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the receiver object
  Returns:
    meta properties as Map of key/value pairs
  Since:
    1.0

### 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
  See Also:
    RootLoader
  Since:
    1.5.0

### getSubList

    protected static List getSubList(List self, List splice)

### getText

    public static String getText(File file, String charset)

  Read the content of the File using the specified encoding and return it as a String.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - the file whose content we want to read
    `charset` - the charset used to read the content of the file
  Returns:
    a String containing the content of the file
  Since:
    1.0

### getText

    public static String getText(File file)

  Read the content of the File and returns it as a String.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - the file whose content we want to read
  Returns:
    a String containing the content of the file
  Since:
    1.0

### getText

    public static String getText(URL url)

  Read the content of this URL and returns it as a String.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `url` - URL to read content from
  Returns:
    the text from that URL
  Since:
    1.0

### getText

    public static String getText(URL url, String charset)

  Read the data from this URL and return it as a String. The connection stream is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `url` - URL to read content from
    `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
  Returns:
    the text from that URL
  See Also:
    URLConnection.getInputStream
  Since:
    1.0

### getText

    public static String getText(InputStream is)

  Read the content of this InputStream and return it as a String. The stream is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `is` - an input stream
  Returns:
    the text from that URL
  Since:
    1.0

### getText

    public static String getText(InputStream is, String charset)

  Read the content of this InputStream using specified charset and return it as a String. The stream is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `is` - an input stream
    `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
  Returns:
    the text from that URL
  Since:
    1.0

### getText

    public static String getText(Reader reader)

  Read the content of the Reader and return it as a String. The reader is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `reader` - a Reader whose content we want to read
  Returns:
    a String containing the content of the buffered reader
  See Also:
    getText(java.io.BufferedReader)
  Since:
    1.0

### getText

    public static String getText(BufferedReader reader)

  Read the content of the BufferedReader and return it as a String. The BufferedReader is closed afterwards.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `reader` - a BufferedReader whose content we want to read
  Returns:
    a String containing the content of the buffered reader
  Since:
    1.0

### getText

    @Deprecated
    public static String getText(Process self)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#getText(Process)

### getTimeString

    @Deprecated
    public static String getTimeString(Date self)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.getTimeString

### grep

    public static Collection grep(Object self, Object filter)

  Iterates over every element of the collection 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' ]
       def filtered = list.grep( ~/a+/ ) //contains 'a' and 'aa'

  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

### groupAnswer

    protected static void groupAnswer(Map answer, T element, Object 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

### groupBy

    public static Map groupBy(Collection self, Closure closure)

  Sorts all collection 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.

      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:
    1.0

### groupBy

    public static Map groupBy(Map self, Closure 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

### groupEntriesBy

    public static Map groupEntriesBy(Map self, Closure 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

### hasGroup

    public static boolean hasGroup(Matcher matcher)

  Check whether a Matcher contains a group or not.
  Parameters:
    `matcher` - a Matcher
  Returns:
    boolean `true` if matcher contains at least one group.
  Since:
    1.0

### 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
  See Also:
    MetaObjectProtocol.hasProperty
  Since:
    1.6.1

### head

    public static T head(List self)

  Returns the first item from the List.

      def list = [3, 4, 2]
       assert list.head() == 3
       assert list == [3, 4, 2]

  throws:
    NoSuchElementException if the list is empty and you try to access the head() item.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a List
  Returns:
    the first item from the List
  Since:
    1.5.5

### head

    public static T head(T[] self)

  Returns the first item from the Object array.

      def array = [3, 4, 2].toArray()
       assert array.head() == 3

  throws:
    NoSuchElementException if the array is empty and you try to access the head() item.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object array
  Returns:
    the first item from the Object array
  Since:
    1.7.3

### identity

    public static Object identity(Object self, Closure 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

### inject

    public static Object inject(Collection self, Object value, Closure 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` in functional parlance.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
    `value` - a value
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value of the last iteration
  Since:
    1.0

### inject

    public static Object inject(Iterator self, Object value, Closure 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` - a Collection
    `value` - a value
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value of the last iteration
  Since:
    1.5.0

### inject

    public static Object inject(Object self, Object value, Closure 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` - a Collection
    `value` - a value
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value of the last iteration
  Since:
    1.5.0

### inject

    public static Object inject(Object[] self, Object initialValue, Closure 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` - an initialValue
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value of the last iteration
  Since:
    1.5.0

### inspect

    public static String inspect(Object self)

  Inspects returns the String that matches what would be typed into a terminal to create this object.
  Parameters:
    `self` - any Object
  Returns:
    a String that matches what would be typed into a terminal to create this object. e.g. [1, 'hello'].inspect() -> [1, "hello"]
  Since:
    1.0

### 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

### intersect

    public static Collection intersect(Collection left, Collection right)

  Create a Collection composed of the intersection of both collections. Any elements that exist in both collections are added to the resultant collection.

      assert [4,5] == [1,2,3,4,5].intersect([4,5,6,7,8])

  Parameters:
    `left` - a Collection
    `right` - a Collection
  Returns:
    a Collection as an intersection of both collections
  Since:
    1.5.6

### intersect

    public static Map intersect(Map left, Map 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

### 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

### 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

### isAllWhitespace

    public static boolean isAllWhitespace(String self)

  True if a String only contains whitespace characters.
  Parameters:
    `self` - The String to check the characters in
  Returns:
    true If all characters are whitespace characters
  See Also:
    Character.isWhitespace

### isBigDecimal

    public static boolean isBigDecimal(String self)

  Determine if a String can be parsed into a BigDecimal.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    true if the string can be parsed
  Since:
    1.5.0

### isBigInteger

    public static boolean isBigInteger(String self)

  Determine if a String can be parsed into a BigInteger.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    true if the string can be parsed
  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(String caseValue, Object switchValue)

  'Case' implementation for a String, which uses String#equals(Object) in order to allow Strings to be used in switch statements. For example:

      switch( str ) {
         case 'one' :
         // etc...
       }

  Note that this returns `true` for the case where both the 'switch' and 'case' operand is `null`.
  Parameters:
    `caseValue` - the case value
    `switchValue` - the switch value
  Returns:
    true if the switchValue's toString() equals the caseValue
  Since:
    1.0

### isCase

    public static boolean isCase(GString caseValue, Object switchValue)

  'Case' implementation for a GString, which simply calls the equivalet method for String.
  Parameters:
    `caseValue` - the case value
    `switchValue` - the switch value
  Returns:
    true if the switchValue's toString() equals the caseValue
  Since:
    1.6.0

### isCase

    public static boolean isCase(Class caseValue, Object switchValue)

  Special 'Case' implementation for Class, which allows testing for a certain class in a switch statement. For example:

      switch( obj ) {
         case List :
           // obj is a list
           break;
         case Set :
           // etc
       }
           Parameters:caseValue -    the case valueswitchValue -  the switch valueReturns:true if the switchValue is deemed to be assignable from the given classSince: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
  See Also:
    Collection.contains
  Since:
    1.0

### 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(Pattern caseValue, Object switchValue)

  'Case' implementation for the Pattern class, which allows testing a String against a number of regular expressions. For example:

      switch( str ) {
         case ~/one/ :
           // the regex 'one' matches the value of str
       }

  Note that this returns true for the case where both the pattern and the 'switch' values are `null`.
  Parameters:
    `caseValue` - the case value
    `switchValue` - the switch value
  Returns:
    true if the switchValue is deemed to match the caseValue
  Since:
    1.0

### 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

### 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
  See Also:
    Character.isDigit
  Since:
    1.5.7

### isDouble

    public static boolean isDouble(String self)

  Determine if a String can be parsed into a Double.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    true if the string can be parsed
  Since:
    1.5.0

### isFloat

    public static boolean isFloat(String self)

  Determine if a String can be parsed into a Float.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    true if the string can be parsed
  Since:
    1.5.0

### isInteger

    public static boolean isInteger(String self)

  Determine if a String can be parsed into an Integer.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    true if the string can be parsed
  Since:
    1.5.0

### 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
  See Also:
    Character.isLetter
  Since:
    1.5.7

### 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
  See Also:
    Character.isLetterOrDigit
  Since:
    1.5.7

### isLong

    public static boolean isLong(String self)

  Determine if a String can be parsed into a Long.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    true if the string can be parsed
  Since:
    1.5.0

### 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
  See Also:
    Character.isLowerCase
  Since:
    1.5.7

### isNumber

    public static boolean isNumber(String self)

  Determine if a String can be parsed into a Number. Synonym for 'isBigDecimal()'.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    true if the string can be parsed
  See Also:
    isBigDecimal(java.lang.String)
  Since:
    1.5.0

### 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
  See Also:
    Character.isUpperCase
  Since:
    1.5.7

### 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
  See Also:
    Character.isWhitespace
  Since:
    1.5.7

### iterator

    public static Iterator 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.
  See Also:
    DefaultTypeTransformation.asCollection
  Since:
    1.6.4

### 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.
  See Also:
    DefaultTypeTransformation.asCollection
  Since:
    1.0

### iterator

    public static Iterator iterator(Enumeration enumeration)

  Allows an Enumeration to behave like an Iterator. Note that the Iterator.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 Iterator iterator(Matcher matcher)

  Returns an Iterator which traverses each match.
  Parameters:
    `matcher` - a Matcher object
  Returns:
    an Iterator for a Matcher
  See Also:
    Matcher.group
  Since:
    1.0

### iterator

    public static Iterator iterator(Reader self)

  Creates an iterator which will traverse through the reader a line at a time.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Reader object
  Returns:
    an Iterator for the Reader
  See Also:
    BufferedReader.readLine
  Since:
    1.5.0

### iterator

    public static Iterator iterator(InputStream self)

  Standard iterator for a input stream which iterates through the stream content in a byte-based fashion.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an InputStream object
  Returns:
    an Iterator for the InputStream
  Since:
    1.5.0

### iterator

    public static Iterator iterator(DataInputStream self)

  Standard iterator for a data input stream which iterates through the stream content a Byte at a time.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a DataInputStream object
  Returns:
    an Iterator for the DataInputStream
  Since:
    1.5.0

### iterator

    public static Iterator iterator(File self)

  Just throws a DeprecationException. DO NOT USE. It used to provide an iterator for text file content one line at a time.
  throws:
    IOException if there is a problem processing the file (e.g. file is not found)
  deprecated:
    use File#eachLine instead please
  Parameters:
    `self` - a file object
  Returns:
    a line-based iterator
  Since:
    1.5.0

### iterator

    public static Iterator iterator(Iterator 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

### iterator

    @Deprecated
    public static Iterator iterator(def nodeList)

  deprecated:
    moved to XmlGroovyMethods.iterator

### 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(Collection self, String separator)

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

      assert "1, 2, 3" == [1,2,3].join(", ")

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection of objects
    `separator` - a String separator
  Returns:
    the joined String
  Since:
    1.0

### join

    public static String join(Object[] self, String separator)

  Concatenates the `toString()` representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an array of Object
    `separator` - a String separator
  Returns:
    the joined String
  Since:
    1.0

### last

    public static T last(List self)

  Returns the last item from the List.

      def list = [3, 4, 2]
       assert list.last() == 2
       assert list == [3, 4, 2]

  throws:
    NoSuchElementException if the list is empty and you try to access the last() item.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a List
  Returns:
    the last item from the List
  Since:
    1.5.5

### last

    public static T last(T[] self)

  Returns the last item from the Object array.

      def array = [3, 4, 2].toArray()
       assert array.last() == 2

  throws:
    NoSuchElementException if the array is empty and you try to access the last() item.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an ObjectArray
  Returns:
    the last item from the Object array
  Since:
    1.7.3

### leftShift

    public static Collection leftShift(Collection 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 BlockingQueue leftShift(BlockingQueue self, T value)

  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.
  Since:
    1.7.1

### leftShift

    public static Map leftShift(Map self, def 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 Map leftShift(Map self, Map 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 StringBuffer leftShift(String self, Object value)

  Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append multiple objects as string representations to a String.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `value` - an Obect
  Returns:
    a StringBuffer built from this string
  Since:
    1.0

### leftShift

    public static StringBuffer leftShift(StringBuffer self, Object value)

  Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append multiple objects as string representations to a StringBuffer.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a StringBuffer
    `value` - a value to append
  Returns:
    the StringBuffer on which this operation was invoked
  Since:
    1.0

### leftShift

    public static Writer leftShift(Writer self, Object value)

  Overloads the left shift operator to provide a mechanism to append values to a writer.
  throws:
    IOException if an I/O error occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Writer
    `value` - a value to append
  Returns:
    the writer on which this operation was invoked
  Since:
    1.0

### 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

### leftShift

    public static Writer leftShift(OutputStream self, Object value)

  Overloads the leftShift operator to provide an append mechanism to add values to a stream.
  throws:
    IOException if an I/O error occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an OutputStream
    `value` - a value to append
  Returns:
    a Writer
  Since:
    1.0

### leftShift

    public static void leftShift(ObjectOutputStream self, Object value)

  Overloads the leftShift operator to add objects to an ObjectOutputStream.
  throws:
    IOException if an I/O error occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an ObjectOutputStream
    `value` - an object to write to the stream
  Since:
    1.5.0

### leftShift

    public static OutputStream leftShift(OutputStream self, InputStream in)

  Pipe an InputStream into an OutputStream for efficient stream copying.
  throws:
    IOException if an I/O error occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - stream on which to write
    `in` - stream to read from
  Returns:
    the outputstream itself
  Since:
    1.0

### leftShift

    public static OutputStream leftShift(OutputStream self, byte[] value)

  Overloads the leftShift operator to provide an append mechanism to add bytes to a stream.
  throws:
    IOException if an I/O error occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an OutputStream
    `value` - a value to append
  Returns:
    an OutputStream
  Since:
    1.0

### leftShift

    public static File leftShift(File file, Object text)

  Write the text to the File.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `text` - the text to write to the File
  Returns:
    the original file
  Since:
    1.0

### leftShift

    public static File leftShift(File file, byte[] bytes)

  Write bytes to a File.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `bytes` - the byte array to append to the end of the File
  Returns:
    the original file
  Since:
    1.5.0

### leftShift

    public static File leftShift(File file, InputStream data)

  Append binary data to the file. See append(java.io.File, java.io.InputStream)
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `data` - an InputStream of data to write to the file
  Returns:
    the file
  Since:
    1.5.0

### leftShift

    public static Writer leftShift(Socket self, Object value)

  Overloads the left shift operator to provide an append mechanism to add things to the output stream of a socket
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Socket
    `value` - a value to append
  Returns:
    a Writer
  Since:
    1.0

### leftShift

    public static OutputStream leftShift(Socket self, byte[] value)

  Overloads the left shift operator to provide an append mechanism to add bytes to the output stream of a socket
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Socket
    `value` - a value to append
  Returns:
    an OutputStream
  Since:
    1.0

### leftShift

    @Deprecated
    public static Writer leftShift(Process self, Object value)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#leftShift(Process, Object)

### leftShift

    @Deprecated
    public static OutputStream leftShift(Process self, byte[] value)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#leftShift(Process, byte[])

### matches

    public static boolean matches(String self, Pattern pattern)

  Tells whether or not self matches the given compiled regular expression Pattern.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the string that is to be matched
    `pattern` - the regex Pattern to which the string of interest is to be matched
  Returns:
    The resulting `String`
  See Also:
    String.matches
  Since:
    1.6.1

### max

    public static def max(Map 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

### max

    public static T max(Collection self)

  Adds max() method to Collection objects.

      assert 5 == [2,3,1,5,4].max()

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
  Returns:
    the maximum value
  See Also:
    GroovyCollections.max
  Since:
    1.0

### max

    public static T max(Iterator 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
  See Also:
    GroovyCollections.max
  Since:
    1.5.5

### max

    public static T max(T[] self)

  Adds max() method to Object arrays.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object array
  Returns:
    the maximum value
  See Also:
    max(java.util.Collection)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### max

    public static T max(Collection self, Closure closure)

  Selects an item in the collection having the maximum value as determined by the supplied closure. 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` - a Collection
    `closure` - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine the correct ordering
  Returns:
    the maximum value
  Since:
    1.0

### max

    public static T max(Iterator 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
  See Also:
    max(java.util.Collection, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### max

    public static 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 Object array
    `closure` - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering
  Returns:
    the maximum value
  See Also:
    max(java.util.Collection, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### max

    public static T max(Collection self, Comparator comparator)

  Selects the maximum value found in the collection using the given comparator.

      assert "hello" == ["hello","hi","hey"].max( { a, b -> a.length() <=> b.length() } as Comparator )

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
    `comparator` - a Comparator
  Returns:
    the maximum value
  Since:
    1.0

### max

    public static T max(Iterator self, Comparator 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 max(T[] self, Comparator comparator)

  Selects the maximum value found from the Object array using the given comparator.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object array
    `comparator` - a Comparator
  Returns:
    the maximum value
  Since:
    1.5.5

### metaClass

    public static MetaClass metaClass(Class self, Closure closure)

  Sets/updates the metaclass for a given class to a closure.
  throws:
    GroovyRuntimeException if the metaclass can't be set for this class
  Parameters:
    `self` - the class whose metaclass we wish to update
    `closure` - the closure representing the new metaclass
  Returns:
    the new metaclass value
  Since:
    1.6.0

### metaClass

    public static MetaClass metaClass(Object self, Closure closure)

  Sets/updates the metaclass for a given object to a closure.
  throws:
    GroovyRuntimeException if the metaclass can't be set for this object
  Parameters:
    `self` - the object whose metaclass we wish to update
    `closure` - the closure representing the new metaclass
  Returns:
    the new metaclass value
  Since:
    1.6.0

### min

    public static T min(Collection self)

  Adds min() method to Collection objects.

      assert 2 == [4,2,5].min()

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
  Returns:
    the minimum value
  See Also:
    GroovyCollections.min
  Since:
    1.0

### min

    public static T min(Iterator 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
  See Also:
    min(java.util.Collection)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### min

    public static T min(T[] self)

  Adds min() method to Object arrays.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object array
  Returns:
    the minimum value
  See Also:
    min(java.util.Collection)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### min

    public static T min(Collection self, Comparator comparator)

  Selects the minimum value found in the collection using the given comparator.

      assert "hi" == ["hello","hi","hey"].min( { a, b -> a.length() <=> b.length() } as Comparator )

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
    `comparator` - a Comparator
  Returns:
    the minimum value
  Since:
    1.0

### min

    public static T min(Iterator self, Comparator comparator)

  Selects the minimum value found from the Iterator using the given comparator.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Iterator
    `comparator` - a Comparator
  Returns:
    the minimum value
  See Also:
    min(java.util.Collection, java.util.Comparator)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### min

    public static T min(T[] self, Comparator comparator)

  Selects the minimum value found from the Object array using the given comparator.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object array
    `comparator` - a Comparator
  Returns:
    the minimum value
  See Also:
    min(java.util.Collection, java.util.Comparator)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### min

    public static T min(Collection self, Closure closure)

  Selects an item in the collection having the minimum value as determined by the supplied closure. 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` - a Collection
    `closure` - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine the correct ordering
  Returns:
    the minimum value
  Since:
    1.0

### min

    public static def min(Map 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

### min

    public static T min(Iterator 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
  See Also:
    min(java.util.Collection, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### min

    public static 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 Object array
    `closure` - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering
  Returns:
    the minimum value
  See Also:
    min(java.util.Collection, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### minus

    public static Set minus(Set self, Collection operands)

  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` - this Set
    `other` - the Set being compared to
  Returns:
    `true` if the contents of both sets are identical

### minus

    public static Set minus(Set self, Object operand)

  Create a Set composed of the elements of the first set minus the operand.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a set object
    `operand` - the operand to remove from the set
  Returns:
    the resulting set
  Since:
    1.5.0

### minus

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static T[] minus(T[] self, Collection removeMe)

  Create an array composed of the elements of the first array minus the elements of the given collection.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an object array
    `removeMe` - a Collection of elements to remove
  Returns:
    an array with the supplied elements removed
  Since:
    1.5.5

### minus

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static T[] minus(T[] self, T[] removeMe)

  Create an array composed of the elements of the first array minus the elements of the given array.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an object array
    `removeMe` - an array of elements to remove
  Returns:
    an array with the supplied elements removed
  Since:
    1.5.5

### minus

    public static List minus(List 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 supplied elements removed
  Since:
    1.0

### minus

    public static List minus(List self, Object operand)

  Create a new List composed of the elements of the first list minus every occurrence of the operand.

      assert ["a", 5, 5, true] - 5 == ["a", true]

  Parameters:
    `self` - a List object
    `operand` - an element to remove from the list
  Returns:
    the resulting List with the operand removed
  Since:
    1.0

### minus

    public static T[] minus(T[] self, Object operand)

  Create a new object array composed of the elements of the first array minus the operand.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an object array
    `operand` - an element to remove from the array
  Returns:
    a new array with the operand removed
  Since:
    1.5.5

### minus

    public static Map minus(Map self, Map operands)

  Create a Map composed of the entries of the first map minus the entries of the given map.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a map object
    `operands` - the entries to remove from the map
  Returns:
    the resulting map
  Since:
    1.7.4

### minus

    public static String minus(String self, Object target)

  Remove a part of a String. This replaces the first occurrence of target within self with '' and returns the result. If target is a regex Pattern, the first occurrence of that pattern will be removed (using regex matching), otherwise the first occurrence of target.toString() will be removed.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `target` - an object representing the part to remove
  Returns:
    a String minus the part to be removed
  Since:
    1.0

### minus

    public static Number minus(Character left, Number right)

  todo:
    maybe a double dispatch thing to handle new large numbers?

### 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

### minus

    @Deprecated
    public static Date minus(Date self, int days)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.minus

### minus

    @Deprecated
    public static def minus(def self, int days)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.minus

### minus

    @Deprecated
    public static int minus(Calendar self, Calendar then)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.minus

### minus

    @Deprecated
    public static int minus(Date self, Date then)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.minus

### mixin

    public static void mixin(MetaClass self, List 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 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

### 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

### multiply

    public static List multiply(Collection self, Number factor)

  Create a List composed of the elements of this list, 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

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
    `factor` - the number of times to append
  Returns:
    the multiplied list
  Since:
    1.0

### multiply

    public static String multiply(String self, Number factor)

  Repeat a String a certain number of times.
  throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the number of repetitions is < 0
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String to be repeated
    `factor` - the number of times the String should be repeated
  Returns:
    a String composed of a repetition
  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 multiplcation (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

### newDataInputStream

    public static DataInputStream newDataInputStream(File file)

  Create a data input stream for this file
  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the file is not found.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
  Returns:
    a DataInputStream of the file
  Since:
    1.5.0

### newDataOutputStream

    public static DataOutputStream newDataOutputStream(File file)

  Creates a new data output stream for this file.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a file object
  Returns:
    the created DataOutputStream
  Since:
    1.5.0

### newInputStream

    public static BufferedInputStream newInputStream(File file)

  Creates a buffered input stream for this file.
  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the file is not found.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
  Returns:
    a BufferedInputStream of the file
  Since:
    1.0

### newInputStream

    public static BufferedInputStream newInputStream(URL url)

  Creates a buffered input stream for this URL.
  throws:
    MalformedURLException is thrown if the URL is not well formed
  throws:
    IOException if an I/O error occurs while creating the input stream
  Parameters:
    `url` - a URL
  Returns:
    a BufferedInputStream for the URL
  Since:
    1.5.2

### newInstance

    public static T newInstance(Class 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 newInstance(Class 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

### newObjectInputStream

    public static ObjectInputStream newObjectInputStream(File file)

  Create an object input stream for this file.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a file
  Returns:
    an object input stream
  Since:
    1.5.0

### newObjectInputStream

    public static ObjectInputStream newObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream)

  Create an object input stream for this input stream.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `inputStream` - an input stream
  Returns:
    an object input stream
  Since:
    1.5.0

### newObjectInputStream

    public static ObjectInputStream newObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream, ClassLoader classLoader)

  Create an object input stream for this input stream using the given class loader.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `inputStream` - an input stream
    `classLoader` - the class loader to use when loading the class
  Returns:
    an object input stream
  Since:
    1.5.0

### newObjectInputStream

    public static ObjectInputStream newObjectInputStream(File file, ClassLoader classLoader)

  Create an object input stream for this file using the given class loader.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a file
    `classLoader` - the class loader to use when loading the class
  Returns:
    an object input stream
  Since:
    1.5.0

### newObjectOutputStream

    public static ObjectOutputStream newObjectOutputStream(File file)

  Create an object output stream for this file.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a file
  Returns:
    an object output stream
  Since:
    1.5.0

### newObjectOutputStream

    public static ObjectOutputStream newObjectOutputStream(OutputStream outputStream)

  Create an object output stream for this output stream.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `outputStream` - an output stream
  Returns:
    an object output stream
  Since:
    1.5.0

### newOutputStream

    public static BufferedOutputStream newOutputStream(File file)

  Create a buffered output stream for this file.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a file object
  Returns:
    the created OutputStream
  Since:
    1.0

### newPrintWriter

    public static PrintWriter newPrintWriter(File file)

  Create a new PrintWriter for this file.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
  Returns:
    the created PrintWriter
  Since:
    1.0

### newPrintWriter

    public static PrintWriter newPrintWriter(File file, String charset)

  Create a new PrintWriter for this file, using specified charset.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `charset` - the charset
  Returns:
    a PrintWriter
  Since:
    1.0

### newPrintWriter

    public static PrintWriter newPrintWriter(Writer writer)

  Create a new PrintWriter for this file, using specified charset.
  Parameters:
    `writer` - a writer
  Returns:
    a PrintWriter
  Since:
    1.6.0

### newReader

    public static BufferedReader newReader(File file)

  Create a buffered reader for this file.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
  Returns:
    a BufferedReader
  Since:
    1.0

### newReader

    public static BufferedReader newReader(File file, String charset)

  Create a buffered reader for this file, using the specified charset as the encoding.
  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the File was not found
  throws:
    UnsupportedEncodingException if the encoding specified is not supported
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `charset` - the charset for this File
  Returns:
    a BufferedReader
  Since:
    1.0

### newReader

    public static BufferedReader newReader(InputStream self)

  Creates a reader for this input stream.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an input stream
  Returns:
    a reader
  Since:
    1.0

### newReader

    public static BufferedReader newReader(InputStream self, String charset)

  Creates a reader for this input stream, using the specified charset as the encoding.
  throws:
    UnsupportedEncodingException if the encoding specified is not supported
  Parameters:
    `self` - an input stream
    `charset` - the charset for this input stream
  Returns:
    a reader
  Since:
    1.6.0

### newReader

    public static BufferedReader newReader(URL url)

  Creates a buffered reader for this URL.
  throws:
    MalformedURLException is thrown if the URL is not well formed
  throws:
    IOException if an I/O error occurs while creating the input stream
  Parameters:
    `url` - a URL
  Returns:
    a BufferedReader for the URL
  Since:
    1.5.5

### newReader

    public static BufferedReader newReader(URL url, String charset)

  Creates a buffered reader for this URL using the given encoding.
  throws:
    MalformedURLException is thrown if the URL is not well formed
  throws:
    IOException if an I/O error occurs while creating the input stream
  Parameters:
    `url` - a URL
    `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
  Returns:
    a BufferedReader for the URL
  Since:
    1.5.5

### newWriter

    public static BufferedWriter newWriter(File file)

  Create a buffered writer for this file.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
  Returns:
    a BufferedWriter
  Since:
    1.0

### newWriter

    public static BufferedWriter newWriter(File file, boolean append)

  Creates a buffered writer for this file, optionally appending to the existing file content.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `append` - true if data should be appended to the file
  Returns:
    a BufferedWriter
  Since:
    1.0

### newWriter

    public static BufferedWriter newWriter(File file, String charset, boolean append)

  Helper method to create a buffered writer for a file. If the given charset is "UTF-16BE" or "UTF-16LE", the requisite byte order mark is written to the stream before the writer is returned.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `charset` - the name of the encoding used to write in this file
    `append` - true if in append mode
  Returns:
    a BufferedWriter
  Since:
    1.0

### newWriter

    public static BufferedWriter newWriter(File file, String charset)

  Creates a buffered writer for this file, writing data using the given encoding.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `charset` - the name of the encoding used to write in this file
  Returns:
    a BufferedWriter
  Since:
    1.0

### next

    public static String next(String self)

  This method is called by the ++ operator for the class String. It increments the last character in the given string. If the character in the string is Character.MAX_VALUE a Character.MIN_VALUE will be appended. The empty string is incremented to a string consisting of the character Character.MIN_VALUE.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    an incremented 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

### next

    @Deprecated
    public static Date next(Date self)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.next

### next

    @Deprecated
    public static def next(def self)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.next

### normalize

    public static String normalize(String self)

  Return a String with linefeeds and carriage returns normalized to linefeeds.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String object
  Returns:
    the normalized string
  Since:
    1.6.0

### 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

### 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

### 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

### 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

### or

    @Deprecated
    public static Process or(Process left, Process right)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#or(Process, Process)

### padLeft

    public static String padLeft(String self, Number numberOfChars, String padding)

  Pad a String to a minimum length specified by `numberOfChars`, adding the supplied padding String as many times as needed to the left. If the String is already the same size or bigger than the target `numberOfChars`, then the original String is returned. An example:

       println 'Numbers:'
       [1, 10, 100, 1000].each{ println it.toString().padLeft(5, '*') }
       [2, 20, 200, 2000].each{ println it.toString().padLeft(5, '*_') }

  will produce output like:

       Numbers:
       ****1
       ***10
       **100
       *1000
       *_*_2
       *_*20
       *_200
       *2000

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String object
    `numberOfChars` - the total minimum number of characters of the resulting string
    `padding` - the charaters used for padding
  Returns:
    the String padded to the left
  Since:
    1.0

### padLeft

    public static String padLeft(String self, Number numberOfChars)

  Pad a String to a minimum length specified by `numberOfChars` by adding the space character to the left as many times as needed. If the String is already the same size or bigger than the target `numberOfChars`, then the original String is returned. An example:

       println 'Numbers:'
       [1, 10, 100, 1000].each{ println it.toString().padLeft(5) }

  will produce output like:

       Numbers:
           1
          10
         100
        1000

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String object
    `numberOfChars` - the total minimum number of characters of the resulting string
  Returns:
    the String padded to the left
  See Also:
    padLeft(String, Number, String)
  Since:
    1.0

### padRight

    public static String padRight(String self, Number numberOfChars, String padding)

  Pad a String to a minimum length specified by `numberOfChars`, adding the supplied padding String as many times as needed to the right. If the String is already the same size or bigger than the target `numberOfChars`, then the original String is returned. An example:

       ['A', 'BB', 'CCC', 'DDDD'].each{ println it.padRight(5, '#') + it.size() }

  will produce output like:

       A####1
       BB###2
       CCC##3
       DDDD#4

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String object
    `numberOfChars` - the total minimum number of characters of the resulting string
    `padding` - the charaters used for padding
  Returns:
    the String padded to the right
  Since:
    1.0

### padRight

    public static String padRight(String self, Number numberOfChars)

  Pad a String to a minimum length specified by `numberOfChars` by adding the space character to the right as many times as needed. If the String is already the same size or bigger than the target `numberOfChars`, then the original String is returned. An example:

       ['A', 'BB', 'CCC', 'DDDD'].each{ println it.padRight(5) + it.size() }

  will produce output like:

       A    1
       BB   2
       CCC  3
       DDDD 4

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String object
    `numberOfChars` - the total minimum number of characters of the resulting string
  Returns:
    the String padded to the right
  Since:
    1.0

### permutations

    public static Set permutations(List self)

  Finds all permutations of a collection. E.g.

      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 Collection of items
  Returns:
    the permutations from the list
  Since:
    1.7.0

### pipeTo

    @Deprecated
    public static Process pipeTo(Process left, Process right)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#pipeTo(Process, Process)

### plus

    public static Map plus(Map left, Map 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

### plus

    public static Map plus(Map self, Collection 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

### plus

    public static Collection plus(Collection left, Collection 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 Collection plus(Collection 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 String plus(String left, Object value)

  Appends the String representation of the given operand to this string.
  Parameters:
    `left` - a String
    `value` - any Object
  Returns:
    the new string with the object appended
  Since:
    1.0

### plus

    public static String plus(Number value, String right)

  Appends a String to the string representation of this number.
  Parameters:
    `value` - a Number
    `right` - a String
  Returns:
    a String
  Since:
    1.0

### plus

    public static String plus(StringBuffer left, String value)

  Appends a String to this StringBuffer.
  Parameters:
    `left` - a StringBuffer
    `value` - a String
  Returns:
    a String
  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
  See Also:
    Integer.valueOf
  Since:
    1.0

### 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
  See Also:
    Integer.valueOf
  Since:
    1.0

### 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
  See Also:
    plus(java.lang.Number, java.lang.Character)
  Since:
    1.0

### plus

    @Deprecated
    public static Date plus(Date self, int days)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.plus

### plus

    @Deprecated
    public static def plus(def self, int days)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.plus

### pop

    public static T pop(List self)

  Removes the last item from the List. Using add() and pop() is similar to push and pop on a Stack.

      def list = ["a", false, 2]
       assert list.pop() == 2
       assert list == ["a", false]

  throws:
    NoSuchElementException if the list is empty and you try to pop() it.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a List
  Returns:
    the item removed from the List
  Since:
    1.0

### power

    public static Number power(Number self, Number exponent)

  Power of a Number to a certain exponent. Called by the '**' operator.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Number
    `exponent` - a Number exponent
  Returns:
    a Number to the power of a certain exponent
  Since:
    1.0

### power

    public static Number power(BigDecimal self, Integer exponent)

  Power of a BigDecimal to an integer certain exponent. If the exponent is positive, call the BigDecimal.pow(int) method to maintain precision. Called by the '**' operator.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a BigDecimal
    `exponent` - an Integer exponent
  Returns:
    a Number to the power of a the exponent

### power

    public static Number power(BigInteger self, Integer exponent)

  Power of a BigInteger to an integer certain exponent. If the exponent is positive, call the BigInteger.pow(int) method to maintain precision. Called by the '**' operator.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a BigInteger
    `exponent` - an Integer exponent
  Returns:
    a Number to the power of a the exponent

### power

    public static Number power(Integer self, Integer exponent)

  Power of an integer to an integer certain exponent. If the exponent is positive, convert to a BigInteger and call BigInteger.pow(int) method to maintain precision. Called by the '**' operator.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Integer
    `exponent` - an Integer exponent
  Returns:
    a Number to the power of a the exponent

### power

    public static Number power(Long self, Integer exponent)

  Power of a long to an integer certain exponent. If the exponent is positive, convert to a BigInteger and call BigInteger.pow(int) method to maintain precision. Called by the '**' operator.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Long
    `exponent` - an Integer exponent
  Returns:
    a Number to the power of a the exponent

### previous

    public static String previous(String self)

  This method is called by the -- operator for the class String. It decrements the last character in the given string. If the character in the string is Character.MIN_VALUE it will be deleted. The empty string can't be decremented.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    a String with a decremented digit at the end
  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

### previous

    @Deprecated
    public static Date previous(Date self)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.previous

### previous

    @Deprecated
    public static def previous(def self)

  deprecated:
    moved to DateGroovyMethods.previous

### primitiveArrayGet

    protected static Object primitiveArrayGet(Object self, int idx)

  Implements the getAt(int) method for primitve 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 primitve 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 primitve 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 primitve 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

### 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

### printf

    public static void printf(Object self, String format, Object[] values)

  Printf to a console (Only works with JDK1.5 or later).
  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(Object self, String format, Object arg)

  Prints a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.

  For 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

### 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

### push

    public static boolean push(List self, T value)

  Appends an item to the List. Synonym for add().

      def list = [3, 4, 2]
       list.push("x")
       assert list == [3, 4, 2, "x"]

  throws:
    NoSuchElementException if the list is empty and you try to pop() it.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a List
    `value` - element to be appended to this list.
  Returns:
    `true` (as per the general contract of the `Collection.add` method).
  Since:
    1.5.5

### putAll

    public static Map putAll(Map self, Collection 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

### 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

### putAt

    public static void putAt(List 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 void putAt(StringBuffer self, IntRange range, Object value)

  Support the range subscript operator for StringBuffer. Index values are treated as characters within the buffer.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a StringBuffer
    `range` - a Range
    `value` - the object that's toString() will be inserted
  Since:
    1.0

### putAt

    public static void putAt(StringBuffer self, EmptyRange range, Object value)

  Support the range subscript operator for StringBuffer.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a StringBuffer
    `range` - a Range
    `value` - the object that's toString() will be inserted
  Since:
    1.0

### 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
  See Also:
    putAt(java.util.List, groovy.lang.EmptyRange, java.lang.Object)
  Since:
    1.0

### 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 relaced 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 relaced 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

### putAt

    public static V putAt(Map 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

### 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
  See Also:
    BitSet
    Range
  Since:
    1.5.0

### 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
  See Also:
    BitSet
  Since:
    1.5.0

### readBytes

    public static byte[] readBytes(File file)

  Reads the content of the file into a byte array.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
  Returns:
    a byte array with the contents of the file.
  Since:
    1.0

### readLine

    public static String readLine(Reader self)

  Read a single, whole line from the given Reader.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Reader
  Returns:
    a line
  Since:
    1.0

### readLines

    public static List readLines(String self)

  Return the lines of a String as a List of Strings.
  throws:
    java.io.IOException if an error occurs
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String object
  Returns:
    a list of lines
  Since:
    1.5.5

### readLines

    public static List readLines(File file)

  Reads the file into a list of Strings, with one item for each line.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
  Returns:
    a List of lines
  See Also:
    readLines(java.io.Reader)
  Since:
    1.0

### readLines

    public static List readLines(File file, String charset)

  Reads the file into a list of Strings, with one item for each line.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
  Returns:
    a List of lines
  See Also:
    readLines(java.io.Reader)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### readLines

    public static List readLines(InputStream stream)

  Reads the stream into a list, with one element for each line.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `stream` - a stream
  Returns:
    a List of lines
  See Also:
    readLines(java.io.Reader)
  Since:
    1.0

### readLines

    public static List readLines(InputStream stream, String charset)

  Reads the stream into a list, with one element for each line.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `stream` - a stream
    `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
  Returns:
    a List of lines
  See Also:
    readLines(java.io.Reader)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### readLines

    public static List readLines(URL self)

  Reads the URL contents into a list, with one element for each line.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a URL
  Returns:
    a List of lines
  See Also:
    readLines(java.io.Reader)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### readLines

    public static List readLines(URL self, String charset)

  Reads the URL contents into a list, with one element for each line.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a URL
    `charset` - opens the URL with a specified charset
  Returns:
    a List of lines
  See Also:
    readLines(java.io.Reader)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### readLines

    public static List readLines(Reader reader)

  Reads the reader into a list of Strings, with one entry for each line. The reader is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `reader` - a Reader
  Returns:
    a List of lines
  Since:
    1.0

### removeAll

    public static boolean removeAll(Collection self, T[] items)

  Removes all of this collection's elements that are also contained in the specified array. After this call returns, this collection will contain no elements in common with the specified array.
  Parameters:
    `items` - array containing elements to be removed from this collection
  Returns:
    `true` if this collection changed as a result of the call
  See Also:
    Collection.removeAll
  Since:
    1.7.2

### removeAll

    public static boolean removeAll(Collection self, Closure closure)

  Removes the elements in this collection that are matched according to the specified closure condition.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection to be modified
    `closure` - a closure condition
  Returns:
    `true` if this collection changed as a result of the call
  See Also:
    Iterator.remove
  Since:
    1.7.2

### renameTo

    public static boolean renameTo(File self, String newPathName)

  Renames the file. It's a shortcut for File.renameTo
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `newPathName` - The new pathname for the named file
  Returns:
    `true` if and only if the renaming succeeded; `false` otherwise
  Since:
    1.7.4

### replaceAll

    public static String replaceAll(String self, Pattern pattern, String replacement)

  Replaces all substrings of a String that match the given compiled regular expression with the given replacement.

  Note that backslashes (`\`) and dollar signs (`$`) in the replacement string may cause the results to be different than if it were being treated as a literal replacement string; see Matcher.replaceAll. Use Matcher.quoteReplacement to suppress the special meaning of these characters, if desired.

  Parameters:
    `self` - the string that is to be matched
    `pattern` - the regex Pattern to which the string of interest is to be matched
    `replacement` - the string to be substituted for the first match
  Returns:
    The resulting `String`
  See Also:
    String.replaceAll
  Since:
    1.6.1

### replaceAll

    public static String replaceAll(String self, String regex, Closure closure)

  Replaces all occurrences of a captured group by the result of a closure on that text.

  For examples,

           assert "hellO wOrld" == "hello world".replaceAll("(o)") { it[0].toUpperCase() }

           assert "FOOBAR-FOOBAR-" == "foobar-FooBar-".replaceAll("(([fF][oO]{2})[bB]ar)", { Object[] it -> it[0].toUpperCase() })

           Here,
                it[0] is the global string of the matched group
                it[1] is the first string in the matched group
                it[2] is the second string in the matched group

           assert "FOO-FOO-" == "foobar-FooBar-".replaceAll("(([fF][oO]{2})[bB]ar)", { x, y, z -> z.toUpperCase() })

           Here,
                x is the global string of the matched group
                y is the first string in the matched group
                z is the second string in the matched group

  Note that unlike String.replaceAll(String regex, String replacement), where the replacement string treats '$' and '\' specially (for group substitution), the result of the closure is converted to a string and that value is used literally for the replacement.

  throws:
    java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `regex` - the capturing regex
    `closure` - the closure to apply on each captured group
  Returns:
    a String with replaced content
  See Also:
    Matcher.quoteReplacement
    replaceAll(String, Pattern, Closure)
  Since:
    1.0

### replaceAll

    public static String replaceAll(String self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)

  Replaces all occurrences of a captured group by the result of a closure call on that text.

  For examples,

           assert "hellO wOrld" == "hello world".replaceAll(~"(o)") { it[0].toUpperCase() }

           assert "FOOBAR-FOOBAR-" == "foobar-FooBar-".replaceAll(~"(([fF][oO]{2})[bB]ar)", { it[0].toUpperCase() })

           Here,
                it[0] is the global string of the matched group
                it[1] is the first string in the matched group
                it[2] is the second string in the matched group

           assert "FOOBAR-FOOBAR-" == "foobar-FooBar-".replaceAll(~"(([fF][oO]{2})[bB]ar)", { Object[] it -> it[0].toUpperCase() })

           Here,
                it[0] is the global string of the matched group
                it[1] is the first string in the matched group
                it[2] is the second string in the matched group

           assert "FOO-FOO-" == "foobar-FooBar-".replaceAll("(([fF][oO]{2})[bB]ar)", { x, y, z -> z.toUpperCase() })

           Here,
                x is the global string of the matched group
                y is the first string in the matched group
                z is the second string in the matched group

  Note that unlike String.replaceAll(String regex, String replacement), where the replacement string treats '$' and '\' specially (for group substitution), the result of the closure is converted to a string and that value is used literally for the replacement.

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `pattern` - the capturing regex Pattern
    `closure` - the closure to apply on each captured group
  Returns:
    a String with replaced content
  See Also:
    Matcher.quoteReplacement
  Since:
    1.6.8

### replaceFirst

    public static String replaceFirst(String self, Pattern pattern, String replacement)

  Replaces the first substring of a String that matches the given compiled regular expression with the given replacement.

  Note that backslashes (`\`) and dollar signs (`$`) in the replacement string may cause the results to be different than if it were being treated as a literal replacement string; see Matcher.replaceFirst. Use Matcher.quoteReplacement to suppress the special meaning of these characters, if desired.

  Parameters:
    `self` - the string that is to be matched
    `pattern` - the regex Pattern to which the string of interest is to be matched
    `replacement` - the string to be substituted for the first match
  Returns:
    The resulting `String`
  See Also:
    String.replaceFirst
  Since:
    1.6.1

### replaceFirst

    public static String replaceFirst(String self, String regex, Closure closure)

  Replaces the first occurrence of a captured group by the result of a closure call on that text.

  For example (with some replaceAll variants thrown in for comparison purposes),

       assert "hellO world" == "hello world".replaceFirst("(o)") { it[0].toUpperCase() } // first match
       assert "hellO wOrld" == "hello world".replaceAll("(o)") { it[0].toUpperCase() }   // all matches

       assert '1-FISH, two fish' == "one fish, two fish".replaceFirst(/([a-z]{3})\s([a-z]{4})/) { [one:1, two:2][it[1]] + '-' + it[2].toUpperCase() }
       assert '1-FISH, 2-FISH' == "one fish, two fish".replaceAll(/([a-z]{3})\s([a-z]{4})/) { [one:1, two:2][it[1]] + '-' + it[2].toUpperCase() }

  throws:
    java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `regex` - the capturing regex
    `closure` - the closure to apply on the first captured group
  Returns:
    a String with replaced content
  See Also:
    Matcher.quoteReplacement
    replaceFirst(String, Pattern, Closure)
  Since:
    1.7.7

### replaceFirst

    public static String replaceFirst(String self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)

  Replaces the first occurrence of a captured group by the result of a closure call on that text.

  For example (with some replaceAll variants thrown in for comparison purposes),

       assert "hellO world" == "hello world".replaceFirst(~"(o)") { it[0].toUpperCase() } // first match
       assert "hellO wOrld" == "hello world".replaceAll(~"(o)") { it[0].toUpperCase() }   // all matches

       assert '1-FISH, two fish' == "one fish, two fish".replaceFirst(~/([a-z]{3})\s([a-z]{4})/) { [one:1, two:2][it[1]] + '-' + it[2].toUpperCase() }
       assert '1-FISH, 2-FISH' == "one fish, two fish".replaceAll(~/([a-z]{3})\s([a-z]{4})/) { [one:1, two:2][it[1]] + '-' + it[2].toUpperCase() }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `pattern` - the capturing regex Pattern
    `closure` - the closure to apply on the first captured group
  Returns:
    a String with replaced content
  See Also:
    replaceAll(String, Pattern, Closure)
  Since:
    1.7.7

### respondsTo

    public static List 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
  See Also:
    MetaObjectProtocol.respondsTo
  Since:
    1.6.0

### respondsTo

    public static List 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
  See Also:
    MetaObjectProtocol.respondsTo
  Since:
    1.6.1

### retainAll

    public static boolean retainAll(Collection self, T[] items)

  Retains only the elements in this collection 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.
  Parameters:
    `items` - array containing elements to be retained from this collection
  Returns:
    `true` if this collection changed as a result of the call
  See Also:
    Collection.retainAll
  Since:
    1.7.2

### retainAll

    public static boolean retainAll(Collection self, Closure closure)

  Retains only the elements in this collection that are matched according to the specified closure condition. In other words, removes from this collection all of its elements that don't match.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection to be modified
    `closure` - a closure condition
  Returns:
    `true` if this collection changed as a result of the call
  See Also:
    Iterator.remove
  Since:
    1.7.2

### reverse

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static T[] reverse(T[] self)

  Reverse the items in an Object array.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object array
  Returns:
    an array containing the reversed items
  Since:
    1.5.5

### reverse

    public static String reverse(String self)

  Creates a new string which is the reverse (backwards) of this string
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    a new string with all the characters reversed.
  See Also:
    StringBuilder.reverse
  Since:
    1.0

### reverse

    public static List reverse(List self)

  Reverses the list. The result is a new List with the identical contents 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

### reverse

    public static Iterator reverse(Iterator 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

### reverseEach

    public static Map reverseEach(Map 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
  See Also:
    each(Map, Closure)
  Since:
    1.7.2

### reverseEach

    public static List reverseEach(List 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[] reverseEach(T[] self, Closure closure)

  Iterate over each element of the array in the reverse order.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object array
    `closure` - a closure to which each item is passed
  Returns:
    the original array
  Since:
    1.5.2

### 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

### 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

### 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

### 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

### setBytes

    public static void setBytes(File file, byte[] bytes)

  Write the bytes from the byte array to the File.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - the file to write to
    `bytes` - the byte[] to write to the file
  Since:
    1.7.1

### setBytes

    public static void setBytes(OutputStream os, byte[] bytes)

  Write the byte[] to the output stream. The stream is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `os` - an output stream
    `bytes` - the byte[] to write to the output stream
  Since:
    1.7.1

### setIndex

    public static void setIndex(Matcher matcher, int idx)

  Set the position of the given Matcher to the given index.
  Parameters:
    `matcher` - a Matcher
    `idx` - the index number
  Since:
    1.0

### setMetaClass

    public static void setMetaClass(Class self, MetaClass metaClass)

  Sets the metaclass for a given class.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the class whose metaclass we wish to set
    `metaClass` - the new MetaClass
  Since:
    1.6.0

### setMetaClass

    public static void setMetaClass(Object self, MetaClass metaClass)

  Set the metaclass for an object
  Parameters:
    `self` - the object whose metaclass we want to set
    `metaClass` - the new metaclass value
  Since:
    1.6.0

### setText

    public static void setText(File file, String text)

  Synonym for write(text) allowing file.text = 'foo'.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `text` - the text to write to the File
  See Also:
    write(java.io.File, java.lang.String)
  Since:
    1.5.1

### setText

    public static void setText(File file, String text, String charset)

  Synonym for write(text, charset) allowing:

       myFile.setText('some text', charset)

  or with some help from `ExpandoMetaClass`, you could do something like:

       myFile.metaClass.setText = { String s -> delegate.setText(s, 'UTF-8') }
       myfile.text = 'some text'

  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - A File
    `charset` - The charset used when writing to the file
    `text` - The text to write to the File
  See Also:
    write(java.io.File, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
  Since:
    1.7.3

### 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(String text)

  Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for `String`.
  Parameters:
    `text` - a String
  Returns:
    the length of the String
  Since:
    1.0

### size

    public static int size(StringBuffer buffer)

  Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for `StringBuffer`.
  Parameters:
    `buffer` - a StringBuffer
  Returns:
    the length of the StringBuffer
  Since:
    1.0

### size

    public static long size(File self)

  Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for `File`.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a file object
  Returns:
    the file's size (length)
  Since:
    1.5.0

### size

    public static long size(Matcher self)

  Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for `Matcher`.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a matcher object
  Returns:
    the matcher's size (count)
  Since:
    1.5.0

### 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

### 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
  See Also:
    Array.getLength
  Since:
    1.5.0

### 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
  See Also:
    Array.getLength
  Since:
    1.0

### 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
  See Also:
    Array.getLength
  Since:
    1.0

### 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
  See Also:
    Array.getLength
  Since:
    1.0

### 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
  See Also:
    Array.getLength
  Since:
    1.0

### 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
  See Also:
    Array.getLength
  Since:
    1.0

### 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
  See Also:
    Array.getLength
  Since:
    1.0

### 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
  See Also:
    Array.getLength
  Since:
    1.0

### sort

    public static List sort(Collection self)

  Sorts the given collection into a sorted list. The collection items are assumed to be comparable.

      assert [1,2,3] == [3,1,2].sort()

  Parameters:
    `self` - the collection to be sorted
  Returns:
    the sorted collection as a List
  Since:
    1.0

### sort

    public static Map sort(Map 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.

      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 map to be sorted
    `closure` - a Closure used as a comparator
  Returns:
    the sorted map
  Since:
    1.6.0

### sort

    public static Map sort(Map self, Comparator comparator)

  Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered Map using the specified key comparator to determine the ordering.

      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 map to be sorted
    `comparator` - a Comparator
  Returns:
    the sorted map
  Since:
    1.7.2

### sort

    public static Map sort(Map self)

  Sorts the elements from the given map into a new ordered Map using the natural ordering of the keys to determine the ordering.

      map = [ba:3, cz:6, ab:5].sort()
       assert map*.value == [5, 3, 6]

  Parameters:
    `self` - the map to be sorted
  Returns:
    the sorted map
  Since:
    1.7.2

### sort

    public static T[] sort(T[] self)

  Sorts the given Object array into 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 Iterator sort(Iterator 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 Iterator sort(Iterator self, Comparator comparator)

  Sorts the given iterator items into a sorted iterator using the comparator.
  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 List sort(Collection self, Comparator comparator)

  Sorts the Collection using the given comparator. The elements are sorted into a new list, and the existing collection is unchanged.

      assert ["hi","hey","hello"] == ["hello","hi","hey"].sort( { a, b -> a.length() <=> b.length() } as Comparator )

      assert ["hello","Hey","hi"] == ["hello","hi","Hey"].sort(String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER)

  Parameters:
    `self` - a collection to be sorted
    `comparator` - a Comparator used for the comparison
  Returns:
    a newly created sorted List
  Since:
    1.0

### sort

    public static T[] sort(T[] self, Comparator comparator)

  Sorts the given Object 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 Iterator sort(Iterator 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static T[] sort(T[] self, Closure closure)

  Sorts the given Object 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 to be sorted
    `closure` - a Closure used to determine the correct ordering
  Returns:
    the sorted array
  Since:
    1.5.5

### sort

    public static List sort(Collection self, Closure closure)

  Sorts this Collection 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.

      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` - a Collection to be sorted
    `closure` - a 1 or 2 arg Closure used to determine the correct ordering
  Returns:
    a newly created sorted List
  Since:
    1.0

### sort

    public static SortedSet sort(SortedSet self)

  Avoids doing unnecessary work when sorting an already sorted set.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an identity function for an already sorted set
  Returns:
    the sorted set
  Since:
    1.0

### 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 containing whose first item is the accepted values and whose second item is the rejected values
  Since:
    1.6.0

### split

    public static Collection split(Collection 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.

      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 containing whose first item is the accepted values and whose second item is the rejected values
  Since:
    1.6.0

### split

    public static String[] split(String self)

  Convenience method to split a string (with whitespace as delimiter) Like tokenize, but returns an Array of Strings instead of a List
  Parameters:
    `self` - the string to split
  Returns:
    String[] result of split
  Since:
    1.5.0

### split

    public static String[] split(GString self)

  Convenience method to split a GString (with whitespace as delimiter).
  Parameters:
    `self` - the GString to split
  Returns:
    String[] result of split
  See Also:
    split(java.lang.String)
  Since:
    1.6.1

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(File self, String regex, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. Finally the resources used for processing the file are closed.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  throws:
    java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `regex` - the delimiting regular expression
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.lang.String, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(File self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression Pattern. Finally the resources used for processing the file are closed.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `pattern` - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(File self, String regex, String charset, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. Finally the resources used for processing the file are closed.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  throws:
    java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `regex` - the delimiting regular expression
    `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.lang.String, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(File self, Pattern pattern, String charset, Closure closure)

  Iterates through this file line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator Pattern. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. Finally the resources used for processing the file are closed.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `pattern` - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter
    `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(URL self, String regex, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the input stream associated with this URL line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. Finally the resources used for processing the URL are closed.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  throws:
    java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
  Parameters:
    `self` - a URL to open and read
    `regex` - the delimiting regular expression
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.lang.String, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(URL self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the input stream associated with this URL line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator Pattern. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. Finally the resources used for processing the URL are closed.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a URL to open and read
    `pattern` - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(URL self, String regex, String charset, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the input stream associated with this URL line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. Finally the resources used for processing the URL are closed.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  throws:
    java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
  Parameters:
    `self` - a URL to open and read
    `regex` - the delimiting regular expression
    `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.lang.String, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(URL self, Pattern pattern, String charset, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the input stream associated with this URL line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator Pattern. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. Finally the resources used for processing the URL are closed.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a URL to open and read
    `pattern` - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter
    `charset` - opens the file with a specified charset
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(Reader self, String regex, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the given reader line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. The Reader is closed afterwards.

  Here is an example:

       def s = 'The 3 quick\nbrown 4 fox'
       def result = ''
       new StringReader(s).splitEachLine(/\d/){ parts ->
           result += "${parts[0]}_${parts[1]}|"
       }
       assert result == 'The _ quick|brown _ fox|'

  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  throws:
    java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Reader, closed after the method returns
    `regex` - the delimiting regular expression
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    String.split
  Since:
    1.5.5

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(Reader self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the given reader line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator Pattern. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. The Reader is closed afterwards.

  Here is an example:

       def s = 'The 3 quick\nbrown 4 fox'
       def result = ''
       new StringReader(s).splitEachLine(~/\d/){ parts ->
           result += "${parts[0]}_${parts[1]}|"
       }
       assert result == 'The _ quick|brown _ fox|'

  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  throws:
    java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Reader, closed after the method returns
    `pattern` - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    String.split
  Since:
    1.6.8

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(InputStream stream, String regex, String charset, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the given InputStream line by line using the specified encoding, splitting each line using the given separator. The list of tokens for each line is then passed to the given closure. Finally, the stream is closed.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  throws:
    java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
  Parameters:
    `stream` - an InputStream
    `regex` - the delimiting regular expression
    `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.lang.String, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.5

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(InputStream stream, Pattern pattern, String charset, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the given InputStream line by line using the specified encoding, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern. The list of tokens for each line is then passed to the given closure. Finally, the stream is closed.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `stream` - an InputStream
    `pattern` - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter
    `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(InputStream stream, String regex, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the given InputStream line by line, splitting each line using the given separator. The list of tokens for each line is then passed to the given closure. The stream is closed before the method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  throws:
    java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
  Parameters:
    `stream` - an InputStream
    `regex` - the delimiting regular expression
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.lang.String, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.6

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(InputStream stream, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the given InputStream line by line, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern. The list of tokens for each line is then passed to the given closure. The stream is closed before the method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `stream` - an InputStream
    `pattern` - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.6.8

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(String self, String regex, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the given String line by line, splitting each line using the given separator. The list of tokens for each line is then passed to the given closure.
  throws:
    java.io.IOException if an error occurs
  throws:
    java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `regex` - the delimiting regular expression
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    String.split
  Since:
    1.5.5

### splitEachLine

    public static Object splitEachLine(String self, Pattern pattern, Closure closure)

  Iterates through the given String line by line, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern. The list of tokens for each line is then passed to the given closure.
  throws:
    java.io.IOException if an error occurs
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `pattern` - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the last value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    Pattern.split
  Since:
    1.6.8

### 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

### sprintf

    public static String sprintf(Object self, String format, Object[] values)

  Sprintf to a string (Only works with JDK1.5 or later).
  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

### 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

### stripIndent

    public static String stripIndent(String self)

  Strip leading spaces from every line in a String. The line with the least number of leading spaces determines the number to remove. Lines only containing whitespace are ignored when calculating the number of leading spaces to strip.

       assert '  A\n B\nC' == '   A\n  B\n C'.stripIndent()

  Parameters:
    `self` - The String to strip the leading spaces from
  See Also:
    stripIndent(String, int)
  Since:
    1.7.3

### stripIndent

    public static String stripIndent(String self, int numChars)

  Strip `numChar` leading characters from every line in a String.

       assert 'DEF\n456' == '''ABCDEF\n123456'''.stripIndent(3)

  Parameters:
    `self` - The String to strip the characters from
    `numChars` - The number of characters to strip
  Since:
    1.7.3

### stripMargin

    public static String stripMargin(String self)

  Strip leading whitespace/control characters followed by '|' from every line in a String.

       assert 'ABC\n123\n456' == '''ABC
                                   |123
                                   |456'''.stripMargin()

  Parameters:
    `self` - The String to strip the margin from
  See Also:
    stripMargin(String, char)
  Since:
    1.7.3

### stripMargin

    public static String stripMargin(String self, String marginChar)

  Strip leading whitespace/control characters followed by `marginChar` from every line in a String.

  Parameters:
    `self` - The String to strip the margin from
    `marginChar` - Any character that serves as margin delimiter
  See Also:
    stripMargin(String, char)
  Since:
    1.7.3

### stripMargin

    public static String stripMargin(String self, char marginChar)

  Strip leading whitespace/control characters followed by `marginChar` from every line in a String.

       assert 'ABC\n123\n456' == '''ABC
                                   *123
                                   *456'''.stripMargin('*')

  Parameters:
    `self` - The String to strip the margin from
    `marginChar` - Any character that serves as margin delimiter
  Since:
    1.7.3

### subMap

    public static Map subMap(Map map, Collection 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

### subsequences

    public static Set subsequences(List self)

  Finds all non-null subsequences of a list. E.g.

      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

### sum

    public static Object sum(Collection self)

  Sums the items in a collection. This is equivalent to invoking the "plus" method on all items in the collection.

      assert 1+2+3+4 == [1,2,3,4].sum()

  Parameters:
    `self` - Collection of values to add together
  Returns:
    The sum of all of the items
  Since:
    1.0

### sum

    public static Object sum(Object[] self)

  Sums the items in an array. This is equivalent to invoking the "plus" method on all items in the array.
  Parameters:
    `self` - The array of values to add together
  Returns:
    The sum of all of the items
  See Also:
    sum(java.util.Collection)
  Since:
    1.7.1

### sum

    public static Object sum(Iterator 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 Object sum(Collection self, Object initialValue)

  Sums the items in a collection, adding the result to some initial value.

      assert 5+1+2+3+4 == [1,2,3,4].sum(5)

  Parameters:
    `self` - a collection 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:
    1.5.0

### sum

    public static Object sum(Object[] self, Object initialValue)

  Sums the items in an array, adding the result to some initial value.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an array of values to sum
    `initialValue` - the items in the array will be summed to this initial value
  Returns:
    The sum of all of the items.
  Since:
    1.7.1

### sum

    public static Object sum(Iterator 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 Object sum(Collection self, Closure closure)

  Sums the result of apply a closure to each item of a collection. `coll.sum(closure)` is equivalent to: `coll.collect(closure).sum()`.

      assert 4+6+10+12 == [2,3,5,6].sum() { it * 2 }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
    `closure` - a single parameter closure that returns a numeric value.
  Returns:
    The sum of the values returned by applying the closure to each item of the collection.
  Since:
    1.0

### sum

    public static Object sum(Object[] self, Closure closure)

  Sums the result of apply 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 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 Object sum(Iterator self, Closure closure)

  Sums the result of apply 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 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 Object sum(Collection self, Object initialValue, Closure closure)

  Sums the result of applying a closure to each item of a collection to some initial value. `coll.sum(initVal, closure)` is equivalent to: `coll.collect(closure).sum(initVal)`.

      assert 50+4+6+10+12 == [2,3,5,6].sum(50) { it * 2 }

  Parameters:
    `self` - a Collection
    `closure` - a single parameter closure that returns a 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 Object sum(Object[] 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 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 Object sum(Iterator 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 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

### tail

    public static List tail(List 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]

  throws:
    NoSuchElementException if the list is empty and you try to access the tail() item.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a List
  Returns:
    a list without its first element
  Since:
    1.5.6

### tail

    public static T[] tail(T[] self)

  Returns the items from the Object array excluding the first item.

           String[] strings = ["a", "b", "c"]
           def result = strings.tail()
           assert strings.class.componentType == String

  throws:
    NoSuchElementException if the list is empty and you try to access the tail() item.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object array
  Returns:
    an Object array without its first element
  Since:
    1.7.3

### 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

### 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

### toBigDecimal

    public static BigDecimal toBigDecimal(String self)

  Parse a String into a BigDecimal
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    a BigDecimal
  Since:
    1.0

### toBigDecimal

    public static BigDecimal toBigDecimal(Number self)

  Transform a Number into a BigDecimal
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Number
  Returns:
    an BigDecimal
  Since:
    1.0

### toBigInteger

    public static BigInteger toBigInteger(String self)

  Parse a String into a BigInteger
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    a BigInteger
  Since:
    1.0

### toBigInteger

    public static BigInteger toBigInteger(Number self)

  Transform this Number into a BigInteger.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Number
  Returns:
    an BigInteger
  Since:
    1.0

### toBoolean

    public static Boolean toBoolean(String self)

  Converts the given string into a Boolean object. If the trimmed string is "true", "y" or "1" (ignoring case) then the result is true othewrwise it is false.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    The Boolean value
  Since:
    1.0

### 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

### toCharacter

    public static Character toCharacter(String self)

  Converts the given string into a Character object using the first character in the string.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    the first Character
  Since:
    1.0

### toDouble

    public static Double toDouble(String self)

  Parse a String into a Double
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    a Double
  Since:
    1.0

### toDouble

    public static Double toDouble(Number self)

  Transform a Number into a Double
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Number
  Returns:
    an Double
  Since:
    1.0

### toFloat

    public static Float toFloat(String self)

  Parse a String into a Float
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    a Float
  Since:
    1.0

### toFloat

    public static Float toFloat(Number self)

  Transform a Number into a Float
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Number
  Returns:
    an Float
  Since:
    1.0

### toInteger

    public static Integer toInteger(String self)

  Parse a String into an Integer
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    an Integer
  Since:
    1.0

### toInteger

    public static Integer toInteger(Number self)

  Transform a Number into an Integer
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Number
  Returns:
    an Integer
  Since:
    1.0

### toList

    public static List toList(Collection self)

  Convert a Collection to a List. Always returns a new List even if the Collection is already a List.

  Example usage:

      def x = [1,2,3] as HashSet
       assert x.class == HashSet
       assert x.toList() instanceof List

  Parameters:
    `self` - a collection
  Returns:
    a List
  Since:
    1.0

### toList

    public static List toList(Iterator 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 List toList(Enumeration self)

  Convert an enumeration to a List.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an enumeration
  Returns:
    a List
  Since:
    1.5.0

### toList

    public static List 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

### toList

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static List 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

### toList

    public static List toList(String self)

  Converts the given String into a List of strings of one character.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    a List of characters (a 1-character String)
  Since:
    1.0

### 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

### toLong

    public static Long toLong(String self)

  Parse a String into a Long
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    a Long
  Since:
    1.0

### toLong

    public static Long toLong(Number self)

  Transform a Number into a Long
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Number
  Returns:
    an Long
  Since:
    1.0

### 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.
  See Also:
    Character.isLowerCase
    String.toLowerCase
  Since:
    1.5.7

### 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

### toRowResult

    @Deprecated
    public static def toRowResult(def rs)

  deprecated:
    moved to SqlGroovyMethods.toRowResult

### toShort

    public static Short toShort(String self)

  Parse a String into a Short
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    a Short
  Since:
    1.5.7

### toSpreadMap

    public static SpreadMap toSpreadMap(Map self)

  Returns a new `SpreadMap` from this map.

  For examples, if there is defined a function like as

  >          def fn(a, b, c, d) { return a + b + c + d }

  , then all of the following three have the same meaning.

  >          println fn(a:1, [b:2, c:3].toSpreadMap(), d:4)
  >          println fn(a:1, *:[b:2, c:3], d:4)
  >          println fn(a:1, b:2, c:3, d:4)

  Parameters:
    `self` - a list to be converted into a spreadmap
  Returns:
    a newly created Spreadmap if this list is not null and its size is positive.
  See Also:
    SpreadMap.SpreadMap
  Since:
    1.0

### toSpreadMap

    public static SpreadMap toSpreadMap(Object[] self)

  Creates a spreadable map from this array.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an object array
  Returns:
    a newly created Spreadmap
  See Also:
    SpreadMap.SpreadMap
  Since:
    1.0

### 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
  See Also:
    toMapString(java.util.Map)
  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
  See Also:
    toListString(java.util.Collection)
  Since:
    1.0

### toString

    public static String toString(Object[] self)

  Returns the string representation of this array's contents.
  Parameters:
    `self` - an Object[]
  Returns:
    the string representation
  See Also:
    toArrayString(java.lang.Object[])
  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

### toURI

    public static URI toURI(String self)

  Transforms a String representing a URI into a URI object.
  throws:
    URISyntaxException is thrown if the URI is not well formed.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the String representing a URI
  Returns:
    a URI
  Since:
    1.0

### toURL

    public static URL toURL(String self)

  Transforms a String representing a URL into a URL object.
  throws:
    MalformedURLException is thrown if the URL is not well formed.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the String representing a URL
  Returns:
    a URL
  Since:
    1.0

### 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.
  See Also:
    Character.isUpperCase
    String.toUpperCase
  Since:
    1.5.7

### tokenize

    public static List tokenize(String self, String token)

  Tokenize a String based on the given string delimiter.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `token` - the delimiter
  Returns:
    a List of tokens
  See Also:
    StringTokenizer.StringTokenizer
  Since:
    1.0

### tokenize

    public static List tokenize(String self, Character token)

  Tokenize a String based on the given character delimiter. For example:

       char pathSep = ':'
       assert "/tmp:/usr".tokenize(pathSep) == ["/tmp", "/usr"]

  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
    `token` - the delimiter
  Returns:
    a List of tokens
  See Also:
    StringTokenizer.StringTokenizer
  Since:
    1.7.2

### tokenize

    public static List tokenize(String self)

  Tokenize a String (with a whitespace as the delimiter).
  Parameters:
    `self` - a String
  Returns:
    a List of tokens
  See Also:
    StringTokenizer.StringTokenizer
  Since:
    1.0

### tr

    public static String tr(String self, String sourceSet, String replacementSet)

  Translates a string by replacing characters from the sourceSet with characters from replacementSet. If the first character from sourceSet appears in the string, it will be replaced with the first character from replacementSet. If the second character from sourceSet appears in the string, it will be replaced with the second character from replacementSet. and so on for all provided replacement characters.

  Here is an example which converts the vowels in a word from lower to uppercase:

       assert 'hello'.tr('aeiou', 'AEIOU') == 'hEllO'

  A character range using regex-style syntax can also be used, e.g. here is an example which converts a word from lower to uppercase:

       assert 'hello'.tr('a-z', 'A-Z') == 'HELLO'

  Hyphens at the start or end of sourceSet or replacementSet are treated as normal hyphens and are not considered to be part of a range specification. Similarly, a hyphen immediately after an earlier range is treated as a normal hyphen. So, '-x', 'x-' have no ranges while 'a-c-e' has the range 'a-c' plus the '-' character plus the 'e' character.

  Unlike the unix tr command, Groovy's tr command supports reverse ranges, e.g.:

       assert 'hello'.tr('z-a', 'Z-A') == 'HELLO'

  If replacementSet is smaller than sourceSet, then the last character from replacementSet is used as the replacement for all remaining source characters as shown here:

       assert 'Hello World!'.tr('a-z', 'A') == 'HAAAA WAAAA!'

  If sourceSet contains repeated characters, the last specified replacement is used as shown here:

       assert 'Hello World!'.tr('lloo', '1234') == 'He224 W4r2d!'

  The functionality provided by tr can be achieved using regular expressions but tr provides a much more compact notation and efficient implementation for certain scenarios.
  Parameters:
    `self` - the string that is to be translated
    `sourceSet` - the set of characters to translate from
    `replacementSet` - the set of replacement characters
  Returns:
    The resulting translated `String`
  See Also:
    StringUtil.tr
  Since:
    1.7.3

### transformChar

    public static void transformChar(Reader self, Writer writer, Closure closure)

  Transforms each character from this reader by passing it to the given closure. The Closure should return each transformed character, which will be passed to the Writer. The reader and writer will be both be closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Reader object
    `writer` - a Writer to receive the transformed characters
    `closure` - a closure that performs the required transformation
  Since:
    1.5.0

### transformLine

    public static void transformLine(Reader reader, Writer writer, Closure closure)

  Transforms the lines from a reader with a Closure and write them to a writer. Both Reader and Writer are closed after the operation.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `reader` - Lines of text to be transformed. Reader is closed afterwards.
    `writer` - Where transformed lines are written. Writer is closed afterwards.
    `closure` - Single parameter closure that is called to transform each line of text from the reader, before writing it to the writer.
  Since:
    1.0

### transpose

    public static List transpose(List self)

  Adds GroovyCollections#transpose(List) as a method on lists.

      def result = [['a', 'b'], [1, 2]].transpose()
       assert result == [['a', 1], ['b', 2]]

  Parameters:
    `self` - a List of lists
  Returns:
    a List of the transposed lists
  See Also:
    GroovyCollections.transpose
  Since:
    1.5.0

### traverse

    public static void traverse(File self, Map options, Closure closure)

  Invokes `closure` for each descendant file in this directory tree. Sub-directories are recursively traversed as found. The traversal can be adapted by providing various options in the `options` Map according to the following keys:
  type
    A FileType enum to determine if normal files or directories or both are processed
  preDir
    A Closure run before each directory is processed and optionally returning a FileVisitResult value which can be used to control subsequent processing.
  preRoot
    A boolean indicating that the 'preDir' closure should be applied at the root level
  postDir
    A Closure run after each directory is processed and optionally returning a FileVisitResult value which can be used to control subsequent processing.
  postRoot
    A boolean indicating that the 'postDir' closure should be applied at the root level
  visitRoot
    A boolean indicating that the given closure should be applied for the root dir (not applicable if the 'type' is set to FileType.FILES)
  maxDepth
    The maximum number of directory levels when recursing (default is -1 which means infinite, set to 0 for no recursion)
  filter
    A filter to perform on traversed files/directories (using the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method). If set, only files/dirs which match are candidates for visiting.
  nameFilter
    A filter to perform on the name of traversed files/directories (using the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method). If set, only files/dirs which match are candidates for visiting. (Must not be set if 'filter' is set)
  excludeFilter
    A filter to perform on traversed files/directories (using the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method). If set, any candidates which match won't be visited.
  excludeNameFilter
    A filter to perform on the names of traversed files/directories (using the isCase(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object) method). If set, any candidates which match won't be visited. (Must not be set if 'excludeFilter' is set)
  sort
    A Closure which if set causes the files and subdirectories for each directory to be processed in sorted order. Note that even when processing only files, the order of visited subdirectories will be affected by this parameter.
  This example prints out file counts and size aggregates for groovy source files within a directory tree:

       def totalSize = 0
       def count = 0
       def sortByTypeThenName = { a, b ->
           a.isFile() != b.isFile() ? a.isFile() <=> b.isFile() : a.name <=> b.name
       }
       rootDir.traverse(
               type         : FILES,
               nameFilter   : ~/.*\.groovy/,
               preDir       : { if (it.name == '.svn') return SKIP_SUBTREE },
               postDir      : { println "Found $count files in $it.name totalling $totalSize bytes"
                               totalSize = 0; count = 0 },
               postRoot     : true
               sort         : sortByTypeThenName
       ) {it -> totalSize += it.size(); count++ }

  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the given directory does not exist
  throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the provided File object does not represent a directory or illegal filter combinations are supplied
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `options` - a Map of options to alter the traversal behavior
    `closure` - the Closure to invoke on each file/directory and optionally returning a FileVisitResult value which can be used to control subsequent processing
  See Also:
    sort(java.util.Collection, groovy.lang.Closure)
    FileVisitResult
    FileType
  Since:
    1.7.1

### traverse

    public static void traverse(File self, Closure closure)

  Invokes the closure for each descendant file in this directory tree. Sub-directories are recursively traversed in a depth-first fashion. Convenience method for traverse(java.io.File, java.util.Map, groovy.lang.Closure) when no options to alter the traversal behavior are required.
  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the given directory does not exist
  throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the provided File object does not represent a directory
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `closure` - the Closure to invoke on each file/directory and optionally returning a FileVisitResult value which can be used to control subsequent processing
  See Also:
    traverse(java.io.File, java.util.Map, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.7.1

### traverse

    public static void traverse(File self, Map options)

  Invokes the closure specified with key 'visit' in the options Map for each descendant file in this directory tree. Convenience method for traverse(java.io.File, java.util.Map, groovy.lang.Closure) allowing the 'visit' closure to be included in the options Map rather than as a parameter.
  throws:
    FileNotFoundException if the given directory does not exist
  throws:
    IllegalArgumentException if the provided File object does not represent a directory or illegal filter combinations are supplied
  Parameters:
    `self` - a File
    `options` - a Map of options to alter the traversal behavior
  See Also:
    traverse(java.io.File, java.util.Map, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.7.1

### 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 Double
  Returns:
    the Double truncated to 0 decimal places (i.e. a synonym for floor)
  Since:
    1.6.0

### trunc

    public static double trunc(Double number)

  Truncate the value
  Parameters:
    `number` - a Double
  Returns:
    the Double truncated to 0 decimal places (i.e. a synonym for floor)
  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

### 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

### unexpand

    public static String unexpand(String self)

  Replaces sequences of whitespaces with tabs using tabStops of size 8.
  Parameters:
    `self` - A String to unexpand
  Returns:
    The unexpanded String
  See Also:
    unexpand(java.lang.String, int)
  Since:
    1.7.3

### unexpand

    public static String unexpand(String self, int tabStop)

  Replaces sequences of whitespaces with tabs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - A String to unexpand
    `tabStop` - The number of spaces a tab represents
  Returns:
    The unexpanded String
  Since:
    1.7.3

### unexpandLine

    public static String unexpandLine(String self, int tabStop)

  Replaces sequences of whitespaces with tabs within a line.
  Parameters:
    `self` - A line to unexpand
    `tabStop` - The number of spaces a tab represents
  Returns:
    The unexpanded String
  Since:
    1.7.3

### unique

    public static Iterator unique(Iterator self)

  Returns an iterator equivalent to this iterator all duplicated items removed by using the default 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:
    the modified Iterator
  Since:
    1.5.5

### unique

    public static Collection unique(Collection self)

  Modifies this collection to remove all duplicated items, using the default comparator.

      assert [1,3] == [1,3,3].unique()

  Parameters:
    `self` - a collection
  Returns:
    the now modified collection
  Since:
    1.0

### unique

    public static Iterator unique(Iterator self, Closure closure)

  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 or Object.equals). 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
    `closure` - a Closure used to determine unique items
  Returns:
    the modified Iterator
  Since:
    1.5.5

### unique

    public static Collection unique(Collection 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 or Object.equals). 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

### unique

    public static Iterator unique(Iterator self, Comparator 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
  Returns:
    the modified Iterator
  Since:
    1.5.5

### unique

    public static Collection unique(Collection self, Comparator comparator)

  Remove all duplicates from a given Collection. Works on the receiver object and 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
               public String toString() {
                   return fname + " " + lname
               }
           }

           class PersonComparator implements Comparator {
               public 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)
               }

               public 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

### 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

### use

    public static Object use(Object self, Class categoryClass, Closure 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

### use

    public static Object use(Object self, List categoryClassList, Closure 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 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

### waitForOrKill

    @Deprecated
    public static void waitForOrKill(Process self, long numberOfMillis)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#waitForOrKill(Process, long)

### waitForProcessOutput

    @Deprecated
    public static void waitForProcessOutput(Process self)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#waitForProcessOutput(Process)

### waitForProcessOutput

    @Deprecated
    public static void waitForProcessOutput(Process self, StringBuffer output, StringBuffer error)

  deprecated:
    use #waitForProcessOutput(Process, Appendable, Appendable)

### waitForProcessOutput

    @Deprecated
    public static void waitForProcessOutput(Process self, OutputStream output, OutputStream error)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#waitForProcessOutput(Process, OutputStream, OutputStream)

### with

    public static Object with(Object self, Closure closure)

  Allows the closure to be called for the object reference self
  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

### withDataInputStream

    public static Object withDataInputStream(File file, Closure closure)

  Create a new DataInputStream for this file and passes it into the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    withStream(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withDataOutputStream

    public static Object withDataOutputStream(File file, Closure closure)

  Create a new DataOutputStream for this file and passes it into the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    withStream(java.io.OutputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withDefault

    public static Map withDefault(Map self, Closure init)

  Wraps a map using the delegate 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

### withInputStream

    public static Object withInputStream(File file, Closure closure)

  Create a new InputStream for this file and passes it into the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    withStream(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withInputStream

    public static Object withInputStream(URL url, Closure closure)

  Creates a new InputStream for this URL and passes it into the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `url` - a URL
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    withStream(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withObjectInputStream

    public static Object withObjectInputStream(File file, Closure closure)

  Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file and pass it to the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    withStream(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withObjectInputStream

    public static Object withObjectInputStream(File file, ClassLoader classLoader, Closure closure)

  Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file associated with the given class loader and pass it to the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `classLoader` - the class loader to use when loading the class
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    withStream(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withObjectInputStream

    public static Object withObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream, Closure closure)

  Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file and pass it to the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `inputStream` - an input stream
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    withStream(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.0

### withObjectInputStream

    public static Object withObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream, ClassLoader classLoader, Closure closure)

  Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file and pass it to the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `inputStream` - an input stream
    `classLoader` - the class loader to use when loading the class
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    withStream(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.0

### withObjectOutputStream

    public static Object withObjectOutputStream(File file, Closure closure)

  Create a new ObjectOutputStream for this file and then pass it to the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    withStream(java.io.OutputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.0

### withObjectOutputStream

    public static Object withObjectOutputStream(OutputStream outputStream, Closure closure)

  Create a new ObjectOutputStream for this output stream and then pass it to the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `outputStream` - am output stream
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    withStream(java.io.OutputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.0

### withObjectStreams

    public static Object withObjectStreams(Socket socket, Closure closure)

  Creates an InputObjectStream and an OutputObjectStream from a Socket, and passes them to the closure. The streams will be closed after the closure returns, even if an exception is thrown.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `socket` - this Socket
    `closure` - a Closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.0

### withOutputStream

    public static Object withOutputStream(File file, Closure closure)

  Creates a new OutputStream for this file and passes it into the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    withStream(java.io.OutputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withOutputStream

    @Deprecated
    public static void withOutputStream(Process self, Closure closure)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#withOutputStream(Process, Closure)

### withPrintWriter

    public static Object withPrintWriter(File file, Closure closure)

  Create a new PrintWriter for this file which is then passed it into the given closure. This method ensures its the writer is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `closure` - the closure to invoke with the PrintWriter
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withPrintWriter

    public static Object withPrintWriter(File file, String charset, Closure closure)

  Create a new PrintWriter with a specified charset for this file. The writer is passed to the closure, and will be closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `charset` - the charset
    `closure` - the closure to invoke with the PrintWriter
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withPrintWriter

    public static Object withPrintWriter(Writer writer, Closure closure)

  Create a new PrintWriter with a specified charset for this file. The writer is passed to the closure, and will be closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `writer` - a writer
    `closure` - the closure to invoke with the PrintWriter
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.6.0

### withReader

    public static Object withReader(File file, Closure closure)

  Create a new BufferedReader for this file and then passes it into the closure, ensuring the reader is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a file object
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withReader

    public static Object withReader(File file, String charset, Closure closure)

  Create a new BufferedReader for this file using the specified charset and then passes it into the closure, ensuring the reader is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a file object
    `charset` - the charset for this input stream
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.6.0

### withReader

    public static Object withReader(Reader reader, Closure closure)

  Allows this reader to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `reader` - the reader which is used and then closed
    `closure` - the closure that the writer is passed into
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withReader

    public static Object withReader(URL url, Closure closure)

  Helper method to create a new BufferedReader for a URL and then passes it to the closure. The reader is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `url` - a URL
    `closure` - the closure to invoke with the reader
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withReader

    public static Object withReader(URL url, String charset, Closure closure)

  Helper method to create a new Reader for a URL and then passes it to the closure. The reader is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `url` - a URL
    `charset` - the charset used
    `closure` - the closure to invoke with the reader
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.6

### withReader

    public static Object withReader(InputStream in, Closure closure)

  Helper method to create a new Reader for a stream and then passes it into the closure. The reader (and this stream) is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `in` - a stream
    `closure` - the closure to invoke with the InputStream
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    InputStreamReader
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withReader

    public static Object withReader(InputStream in, String charset, Closure closure)

  Helper method to create a new Reader for a stream and then passes it into the closure. The reader (and this stream) is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `in` - a stream
    `charset` - the charset used to decode the stream
    `closure` - the closure to invoke with the reader
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    InputStreamReader
  Since:
    1.5.6

### withStream

    public static Object withStream(InputStream stream, Closure closure)

  Allows this input stream to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is flushed and closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `stream` - the stream which is used and then closed
    `closure` - the closure that the stream is passed into
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withStream

    public static Object withStream(OutputStream os, Closure closure)

  Passes this OutputStream to the closure, ensuring that the stream is closed after the closure returns, regardless of errors.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `os` - the stream which is used and then closed
    `closure` - the closure that the stream is passed into
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withStreams

    public static Object withStreams(Socket socket, Closure closure)

  Passes the Socket's InputStream and OutputStream to the closure. The streams will be closed after the closure returns, even if an exception is thrown.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `socket` - a Socket
    `closure` - a Closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withWriter

    public static Object withWriter(File file, Closure closure)

  Creates a new BufferedWriter for this file, passes it to the closure, and ensures the stream is flushed and closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withWriter

    public static Object withWriter(File file, String charset, Closure closure)

  Creates a new BufferedWriter for this file, passes it to the closure, and ensures the stream is flushed and closed after the closure returns. The writer will use the given charset encoding.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `charset` - the charset used
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withWriter

    public static Object withWriter(Writer writer, Closure closure)

  Allows this writer to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is flushed and closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `writer` - the writer which is used and then closed
    `closure` - the closure that the writer is passed into
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withWriter

    public static Object withWriter(OutputStream stream, Closure closure)

  Creates a writer from this stream, passing it to the given closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `stream` - the stream which is used and then closed
    `closure` - the closure that the writer is passed into
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    withWriter(java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withWriter

    public static Object withWriter(OutputStream stream, String charset, Closure closure)

  Creates a writer from this stream, passing it to the given closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `stream` - the stream which is used and then closed
    `charset` - the charset used
    `closure` - the closure that the writer is passed into
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  See Also:
    withWriter(java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withWriter

    @Deprecated
    public static void withWriter(Process self, Closure closure)

  deprecated:
    use ProcessGroovyMethods#withWriter(Process, Closure)

### withWriterAppend

    public static Object withWriterAppend(File file, String charset, Closure closure)

  Create a new BufferedWriter which will append to this file. The writer is passed to the closure and will be closed before this method returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `charset` - the charset used
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.2

### withWriterAppend

    public static Object withWriterAppend(File file, Closure closure)

  Create a new BufferedWriter for this file in append mode. The writer is passed to the closure and is closed after the closure returns.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `closure` - a closure
  Returns:
    the value returned by the closure
  Since:
    1.5.2

### write

    public static void write(Writer self, Writable writable)

  A helper method so that dynamic dispatch of the writer.write(object) method will always use the more efficient Writable.writeTo(writer) mechanism if the object implements the Writable interface.
  throws:
    IOException if an I/O error occurs.
  Parameters:
    `self` - a Writer
    `writable` - an object implementing the Writable interface
  Since:
    1.0

### write

    public static void write(File file, String text)

  Write the text to the File.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `text` - the text to write to the File
  Since:
    1.0

### write

    public static void write(File file, String text, String charset)

  Write the text to the File, using the specified encoding.
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `file` - a File
    `text` - the text to write to the File
    `charset` - the charset used
  Since:
    1.0

### writeLine

    public static void writeLine(BufferedWriter writer, String line)

  Write the text and append a newline (using the platform's line-ending).
  throws:
    IOException if an IOException occurs.
  Parameters:
    `writer` - a BufferedWriter
    `line` - the line to write
  Since:
    1.0

### 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

### 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

### 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

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