## groovy.lang
Class Binding

    java.lang.Object
      groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
          groovy.lang.Binding

All Implemented Interfaces:
  GroovyObject

Direct Known Subclasses:
  FactoryBuilderSupport, ServletBinding

    public class Binding

extends GroovyObjectSupport

Represents the variable bindings of a script which can be altered from outside the script object or created outside of a script and passed into it.

Version:
  $Revision: 9818 $
Author:
  James Strachan

Constructor Summary
`Binding()`
`Binding(Map variables)`
`Binding(String[] args)` A helper constructor used in main(String[]) method calls

Method Summary
`Object` `getProperty(String property)` Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator
`Object` `getVariable(String name)`
`Map` `getVariables()`
`void` `setProperty(String property, Object newValue)` Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator
`void` `setVariable(String name, Object value)` Sets the value of the given variable

Methods inherited from class groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
`getMetaClass, invokeMethod, setMetaClass`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### Binding

    public Binding()

### Binding

    public Binding(Map variables)

### Binding

    public Binding(String[] args)

  A helper constructor used in main(String[]) method calls

  Parameters:
    `args` - are the command line arguments from a main()

Method Detail

### getVariable

    public Object getVariable(String name)

  Parameters:
    `name` - the name of the variable to lookup
  Returns:
    the variable value

### setVariable

    public void setVariable(String name,
                            Object value)

  Sets the value of the given variable

  Parameters:
    `name` - the name of the variable to set
    `value` - the new value for the given variable

### getVariables

    public Map getVariables()

### getProperty

    public Object getProperty(String property)

  Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator

  Specified by:
    `getProperty` in interface `GroovyObject`
  Overrides:
    `getProperty` in class `GroovyObjectSupport`
  Parameters:
    `property` - the name of the property of interest
  Returns:
    the given property

### setProperty

    public void setProperty(String property,
                            Object newValue)

  Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator

  Specified by:
    `setProperty` in interface `GroovyObject`
  Overrides:
    `setProperty` in class `GroovyObjectSupport`
  Parameters:
    `property` - the name of the property of interest
    `newValue` - the new value for the property

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