groovy.lang

## Class GString

- java.lang.Object
- - groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
  - - groovy.lang.GString

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Buildable, GroovyObject, Writable, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.CharSequence, java.lang.Comparable

Direct Known Subclasses:
  GStringImpl

    public abstract class GString
    extends GroovyObjectSupport
    implements java.lang.Comparable, java.lang.CharSequence, Writable, Buildable, java.io.Serializable

Represents a String which contains embedded values such as "hello there ${user} how are you?" which can be evaluated lazily. Advanced users can iterate over the text and values to perform special processing, such as for performing SQL operations, the values can be substituted for ? and the actual value objects can be bound to a JDBC statement. The lovely name of this class was suggested by Jules Gosnell and was such a good idea, I couldn't resist :)

See Also:
  Serialized Form

### Field Summary

Fields
`static GString` `EMPTY` A GString containing a single empty String and no values.

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`GString(java.lang.Object values)`
`GString(java.lang.Object[] values)`

### Method Summary

Methods
`void` `build(GroovyObject builder)`
`char` `charAt(int index)`
`int` `compareTo(java.lang.Object that)`
`boolean` `equals(GString that)`
`boolean` `equals(java.lang.Object that)`
`abstract java.lang.String[]` `getStrings()`
`java.lang.Object` `getValue(int idx)`
`int` `getValueCount()`
`java.lang.Object[]` `getValues()`
`int` `hashCode()`
`java.lang.Object` `invokeMethod(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object args)` Overloaded to implement duck typing for Strings so that any method that can't be evaluated on this object will be forwarded to the toString() object instead.
`int` `length()`
`java.util.regex.Pattern` `negate()` Turns a String into a regular expression pattern
`GString` `plus(GString that)`
`GString` `plus(java.lang.String that)`
`java.lang.CharSequence` `subSequence(int start, int end)`
`java.lang.String` `toString()`
`java.io.Writer` `writeTo(java.io.Writer out)` Writes this object to the given writer.

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

`getMetaClass, getProperty, setMetaClass, setProperty`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

### Field Detail

#### EMPTY

    public static final GString EMPTY

A GString containing a single empty String and no values.

### Constructor Detail

#### GString

    public GString(java.lang.Object values)

#### GString

    public GString(java.lang.Object[] values)

### Method Detail

#### getStrings

    public abstract java.lang.String[] getStrings()

#### invokeMethod

    public java.lang.Object invokeMethod(java.lang.String name,
                                java.lang.Object args)

Overloaded to implement duck typing for Strings so that any method that can't be evaluated on this object will be forwarded to the toString() object instead.

Specified by:
  `invokeMethod` in interface `GroovyObject`
Overrides:
  `invokeMethod` in class `GroovyObjectSupport`
Parameters:
  `name` - the name of the method to call
  `args` - the arguments to use for the method call
Returns:
  the result of invoking the method

#### getValues

    public java.lang.Object[] getValues()

#### plus

    public GString plus(GString that)

#### plus

    public GString plus(java.lang.String that)

#### getValueCount

    public int getValueCount()

#### getValue

    public java.lang.Object getValue(int idx)

#### toString

    public java.lang.String toString()

Specified by:
  `toString` in interface `java.lang.CharSequence`
Overrides:
  `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`

#### writeTo

    public java.io.Writer writeTo(java.io.Writer out)
                           throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: `Writable`

Writes this object to the given writer.

This is used to defer content creation until the point when it is streamed to the output destination. Oftentimes, content will be defined but not necessarily created (as is may be the case with a Closure definition.) In that case, the output is then 'deferred' to the point when it is serialized to the writer. This class may be used whenever an object should be responsible for creating its own textual representation, but creating the entire output as a single String would be inefficient (such as outputting a multi-gigabyte XML document.)

Specified by:
  `writeTo` in interface `Writable`
Parameters:
  `out` - the Writer to which this Writable should output its data.
Returns:
  the Writer that was passed
Throws:
  `java.io.IOException` - if an error occurred while outputting data to the writer

#### build

    public void build(GroovyObject builder)

Specified by:
  `build` in interface `Buildable`

#### equals

    public boolean equals(java.lang.Object that)

Overrides:
  `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`

#### equals

    public boolean equals(GString that)

#### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

Overrides:
  `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`

#### compareTo

    public int compareTo(java.lang.Object that)

Specified by:
  `compareTo` in interface `java.lang.Comparable`

#### charAt

    public char charAt(int index)

Specified by:
  `charAt` in interface `java.lang.CharSequence`

#### length

    public int length()

Specified by:
  `length` in interface `java.lang.CharSequence`

#### subSequence

    public java.lang.CharSequence subSequence(int start,
                                     int end)

Specified by:
  `subSequence` in interface `java.lang.CharSequence`

#### negate

    public java.util.regex.Pattern negate()

Turns a String into a regular expression pattern

Returns:
  the regular expression pattern