groovy.lang

## Class Binding

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

All Implemented Interfaces:
  GroovyObject

Direct Known Subclasses:
  FactoryBuilderSupport, ServletBinding

    public class Binding
    extends GroovyObjectSupport

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

Binding instances are not supposed to be used in a multithreaded context.

### Constructor Summary

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

### Method Summary

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

### Methods inherited from class groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport

`getMetaClass, 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(java.util.Map variables)

#### Binding

    public Binding(java.lang.String[] args)

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

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

### Method Detail

#### getVariable

    public java.lang.Object getVariable(java.lang.String name)

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

#### setVariable

    public void setVariable(java.lang.String name,
                   java.lang.Object value)

Sets the value of the given variable

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

#### hasVariable

    public boolean hasVariable(java.lang.String name)

Simple check for whether the binding contains a particular variable or not.

Parameters:
  `name` - the name of the variable to check for

#### getVariables

    public java.util.Map getVariables()

#### getProperty

    public java.lang.Object getProperty(java.lang.String property)

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

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(java.lang.String property,
                   java.lang.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