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## A

abs() - Method in class java.lang.Double
  Get the absolute value
accept(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.net.ServerSocket
  Accepts a connection and passes the resulting Socket to the closure which runs in a new Thread
addShutdownHook(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Allows the usage of addShutdownHook without getting the runtime first
and(java.lang.Boolean right) - Method in class java.lang.Boolean
and(java.lang.Number right) - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Bitwise AND together two Numbers
and(java.util.BitSet right) - Method in class java.util.BitSet
  Bitwise AND together two BitSets
any() - Method in class java.lang.Object
  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(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Iterates over the contents of an object or collection, and checks whether a predicate is valid for at least one element
append(byte[] bytes) - Method in class java.io.File
  Append bytes to the end of a File
append(java.lang.Object text) - Method in class java.io.File
  Append the text at the end of the File
append(java.lang.Object text, java.lang.String charset) - Method in class java.io.File
  Append the text at the end of the File, using a specified encoding
asImmutable() - Method in class java.util.Collection
  A convenience method for creating an immutable Collection
asList() - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Converts this collection to a List
asSynchronized() - Method in class java.util.Collection
  A convenience method for creating a synchronized Collection
asType(java.lang.Class c) - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Transform this number to a the given type, using the 'as' operator following types are supported in addition to the default {@link #asType(Object,Class)}:
  - BigDecimal
  - BigInteger
  - Double
  - Float
asType(java.lang.Class clazz) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Converts the given array to either a List, Set, or SortedSet call is deferred to {link #asType(Object,Class)}
asType(java.lang.Class type) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Converts a given object to a type the "as" operator and is overloadable as any other operator
asWritable() - Method in class java.io.File
  Converts this File to a {@link Writable}
asWritable(java.lang.String encoding) - Method in class java.io.File
  Allows a file to return a Writable implementation that can output itself to a Writer stream

## B

bitwiseNegate() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Turns a String into a regular expression pattern

## C

center(java.lang.Number numberOfChars) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Center a String and padd it with spaces appended around it
center(java.lang.Number numberOfChars, java.lang.String padding) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Center a String and padd it with the characters appended around it
collect(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  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
      def types = list

collect(java.util.Collection collection, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  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
collectAll(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Recursively iterates through this collection transforming each non-Collection value into a new value using the closure as a transformer list of transformed values
collectAll(java.util.Collection collection, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Recursively iterates through this collection transforming each non-Collection value into a new value using the closure as a transformer collection of transformed values
combinations() - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Adds GroovyCollections#combinations(Collection) as a method on collections
compareTo(java.lang.Character right) - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Compare two Characters digit (i representation
compareTo(java.lang.Number right) - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Compare a Character and a Number digit (i representation
consumeProcessErrorStream(java.io.OutputStream err) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Gets the error stream from a process and reads it to keep the process from blocking due to a full buffer The processed stream data is appended to the supplied OutputStream A new Thread is started, so this method will return immediately
consumeProcessErrorStream(java.io.Writer err) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Gets the error stream from a process and reads it to keep the process from blocking due to a full buffer The processed stream data is appended to the supplied Writer A new Thread is started, so this method will return immediately
consumeProcessErrorStream(java.lang.StringBuffer error) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Gets the error stream from a process and reads it to keep the process from blocking due to a full buffer The processed stream data is appended to the supplied StringBuffer A new Thread is started, so this method will return immediately
consumeProcessOutput() - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Gets the output and error streams from a process and reads them to keep the process from blocking due to a full output buffer two Threads are started, so this method will return immediately
consumeProcessOutput(java.io.OutputStream output, java.io.OutputStream error) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Gets the output and error streams from a process and reads them to keep the process from blocking due to a full output buffer The processed stream data is appended to the supplied OutputStream For this, two Threads are started, so this method will return immediately
consumeProcessOutput(java.lang.StringBuffer output, java.lang.StringBuffer error) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Gets the output and error streams from a process and reads them to keep the process from blocking due to a full output buffer The processed stream data is appended to the supplied StringBuffer For this, two Threads are started, so this method will return immediately
consumeProcessOutputStream(java.io.OutputStream output) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Gets the output stream from a process and reads it to keep the process from blocking due to a full output buffer The processed stream data is appended to the supplied OutputStream A new Thread is started, so this method will return immediately
consumeProcessOutputStream(java.io.Writer output) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Gets the output stream from a process and reads it to keep the process from blocking due to a full output buffer The processed stream data is appended to the supplied Writer A new Thread is started, so this method will return immediately
consumeProcessOutputStream(java.lang.StringBuffer output) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Gets the output stream from a process and reads it to keep the process from blocking due to a full output buffer The processed stream data is appended to the supplied StringBuffer A new Thread is started, so this method will return immediately
contains(java.lang.String text) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Provide an implementation of contains() like {@link Collection#contains(Object)} to make Strings more polymorphic This method is not required on JDK 1
count(java.lang.Object value) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  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)` )
count(java.lang.String text) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Count the number of occurencies of a substring

## D

decodeBase64() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Decode the String from Base64 into a byte array
disjoint(java.util.Collection right) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Returns `true` if the intersection of two collections is empty
div(java.lang.Character right) - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Divide one Character by another digit (i representation
div(java.lang.Number right) - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Divide a Character by a Number digit (i representation
downto(java.lang.Number to, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Double
  Iterates from this number down to the given number, inclusive, decrementing by one each time
dump() - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Generates a detailed dump string of an object showing its class, hashCode and fields

## E

each(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Iterates through an aggregate type or data structure, passing each item to the given closure method by simply providing an "iterator()" method from the resulting iterator will be passed to the closure
eachByte(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Byte[]
  Traverse through each byte of this Byte array
eachDir(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Invokes the closure for each directory in this directory, ignoring regular files
eachDirMatch(java.lang.Object filter, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Invokes the closure for each directory whose name (dir - calling the isCase() method to determine if a match occurs with different kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc
eachDirRecurse(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Invokes the closure for each descendant directory of this directory Sub-directories are recursively searched in a depth-first fashion Only directories are passed to the closure; regular files are ignored
eachFile(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Invokes the closure for each file in the given directory
eachFileMatch(java.lang.Object filter, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Invokes the closure for each file whose name (file - calling the isCase() method to determine if a match occurs with different kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc
eachFileRecurse(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Invokes the closure for each descendant file in this directory Sub-directories are recursively searched in a depth-first fashion
eachLine(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Iterates through this String line by line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure the line count is passed as the second argument
eachLine(int firstLine, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Iterates through this String line by line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure the line count is passed as the second argument
eachLine(java.lang.String charset, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.InputStream
  Iterates through this stream reading with the provided charset, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure
eachLine(java.lang.String charset, int firstLine, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.InputStream
  Iterates through this stream reading with the provided charset, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure
eachMatch(java.lang.String regex, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Process each regex group matched substring of the given string 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
eachObject(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Iterates through the given file object by object
eachWithIndex(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  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
encodeBase64() - Method in class java.lang.Byte[]
  Produce a Writable object which writes the Base64 encoding of the byte array Calling toString() on the result returns the encoding as a String information on Base64 encoding and chunking see `RFC 4648`
encodeBase64(boolean chunked) - Method in class java.lang.Byte[]
  Produce a Writable object which writes the Base64 encoding of the byte array Calling toString() on the result returns the encoding as a String information on Base64 encoding and chunking see `RFC 4648`
equals(int[] right) - Method in class primitive-types.int[]
  Compare the contents of this array to the contents of the given array
equals(java.lang.Object[] right) - Method in class java.util.List
  Determines if the contents of this list are equal to the contents of the given array in the same order `false` if either collection is `null`
equals(java.util.List right) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Determines if the contents of this array are equal to the contents of the given list, in the same order `false` if either collection is `null`
every() - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Iterates over every element of a collection, and checks whether all elements are `true` according to the Groovy Truth Equivalent to `self`
every(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Used to determine if the given predicate closure is valid (i `true` for all items in this data structure) A simple example for a list:

      def list = [3,4,5]
      def greaterThanTwo = list

execute() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Executes the given string as a command line process over the process mechanism in JDK 1
execute(java.lang.String[] envp, java.io.File dir) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Executes the command specified by the `self` with environments `envp` under the working directory `dir` For more control over the process mechanism in JDK 1
execute(java.util.List envp, java.io.File dir) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Executes the command specified by the `self` with environments `envp` under the working directory `dir` For more control over the process mechanism in JDK 1

## F

filterLine(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Filters the lines of a File and creates a Writeable in return to stream the filtered lines
filterLine(groovy.lang.Closure predicate) - Method in class java.io.InputStream
  Filter lines from an input stream using a closure predicate will be passed each line as a String, and it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer
filterLine(java.io.Writer writer, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Filter the lines from this File, and write them to the given writer based on the given closure predicate
filterLine(java.io.Writer writer, groovy.lang.Closure predicate) - Method in class java.io.InputStream
  Uses a closure to filter lines from this InputStream and pass them to the given writer it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer
find(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Finds the first value matching the closure condition
findAll(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Finds all items matching the closure condition
findIndexOf(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  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
findIndexOf(int startIndex, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  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
findIndexValues(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  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
findIndexValues(int startIndex, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  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
findLastIndexOf(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  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
findLastIndexOf(int startIndex, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  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
first() - Method in class java.util.List
  Returns the first item from the List
flatten() - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Flatten a collection collections have their contents (recursively) added to the new collection WARNING: Any Maps found in the collection are flattened to the Map's values and merged into the flattened collection may change in a future release use flatten(Collection, Closure) with an identity closure
flatten(groovy.lang.Closure flattenUsing) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Flatten a collection 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
format(java.lang.String format) - Method in class java.util.Date
  Return a String representing this date in the given format

## G

get(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object defaultValue) - Method in class java.util.Map
  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
getAt(groovy.lang.EmptyRange range) - Method in class java.lang.CharSequence
  Support the range subscript operator for CharSequence or StringBuffer with EmptyRange
getAt(groovy.lang.IntRange range) - Method in class java.lang.CharSequence
  Support the range subscript operator for CharSequence or StringBuffer with IntRange
getAt(groovy.lang.ObjectRange range) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
getAt(groovy.lang.Range range) - Method in class java.lang.CharSequence
  Support the range subscript operator for CharSequence
getAt(int field) - Method in class java.util.Date
  Support the subscript operator for a Date
getAt(int idx) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Support the subscript operator for an Array
getAt(int index) - Method in class java.lang.CharSequence
  Support the subscript operator for CharSequence
getAt(java.lang.Object key) - Method in class java.util.Map
  Support the subscript operator for a Map
getAt(java.lang.String property) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Allows the subscript operator to be used to lookup dynamic property values `bean[somePropertyNameExpression]` of groovy is neater and more concise but only works with compile-time known property names
getAt(java.util.Collection indices) - Method in class java.lang.CharSequence
  Allows a List to be used as the indices to be used on a CharSequence
getChars() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Converts the given String into an array of characters Alias for toCharArray
getCount() - Method in class java.util.regex.Matcher
  Find the number of Strings matched to the given Matcher
getDateString() - Method in class java.util.Date
  Return a string representation of the 'day' portion of this date according to the locale-specific format used by {@link DateFormat}
getDateTimeString() - Method in class java.util.Date
  Return a string representation of the date and time time portion of this Date instance, according to the locale-specific format used by {@link DateFormat} preset for the day portion and {@link DateFormat#MEDIUM} for the time portion of the string
getErr() - Method in class java.lang.Process
  An alias method so that a process appears similar to System you can use process
getIn() - Method in class java.lang.Process
  An alias method so that a process appears similar to System you can use process
getLastMatcher() - Method in class java.util.regex.Matcher
  Get the last hidden matcher that the system used to do a match
getMetaClass() - Method in class java.lang.Class
  Adds a "metaClass" property to all class objects so you can use the syntax `String`
getMetaPropertyValues() - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Retrieves the list of {@link MetaProperty} objects for 'self' and wraps it in a list of {@link PropertyValue} objects that additionally provide the value for each property of 'self'
getOut() - Method in class java.lang.Process
  An alias method so that a process appears similar to System you can use process
getProperties() - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Convenience method that calls {@link #getMetaPropertyValues(Object)}(self) and provides the data in form of simple key/value pairs, i type() information
getRootLoader() - Method in class java.lang.ClassLoader
  Iterates through the classloader parents until it finds a loader with a class named "org `null` will be returned a direct comparison using == may fail as the class may be loaded through different classloaders
getText() - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Read the text of the output stream of the Process
getText(java.lang.String charset) - Method in class java.io.File
  Read the content of the File using the specified encoding and return it as a String
getTimeString() - Method in class java.util.Date
  Return a string representation of the time portion of this date according to the locale-specific format used by {@link DateFormat}
grep(java.lang.Object filter) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Iterates over every element of the collection and returns each item that matches the given filter - calling the `{@link #isCase(Object,Object)}` method used by switch statements kinds of filters like regular expressions, classes, ranges etc Example:

      def list = ['a', 'b', 'aa', 'bc' ]
      def filtered = list

groupBy(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Sorts all collection members into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure item should be grouped by distinct key returned from the closure, with each value being a list of items for that group
groupEntriesBy(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.util.Map
  Groups all map entries into groups determined by the supplied mapping closure key and value (depending on the number of parameters the closure accepts) and should return the key that each item should be grouped under 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

## H

hasGroup() - Method in class java.util.regex.Matcher
  Check whether a Matcher contains a group or not
head() - Method in class java.util.List
  Returns the first item from the List

## I

identity(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Allows the closure to be called for the object reference self synonym for 'with()'
inject(java.lang.Object initialValue, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Iterates through the given array of objects, passing in the initial value to the closure along with the current iterated item then passing into the next iteration the value of the previous closure
inject(java.lang.Object value, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Iterates through the given object, passing in the initial value to the closure along with the current iterated item then passing into the next iteration the value of the previous closure
inspect() - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Inspects returns the String that matches what would be typed into a terminal to create this object
intdiv(java.lang.Character right) - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Integer Divide two Characters
intdiv(java.lang.Number right) - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Integer Divide a Character by a Number
intersect(java.util.Collection right) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Create a Collection composed of the intersection of both collections elements that exist in both collections are added to the resultant collection
invokeMethod(java.lang.String method, java.lang.Object arguments) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Provide a dynamic method invocation method which can be overloaded in classes to implement dynamic proxies easily
is(java.lang.Object other) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Identity check we need some fallback to check for object identity 'is' operator, like so: `def same = (this is that)`
isBigDecimal() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Determine if a String can be parsed into a BigDecimal
isBigInteger() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Determine if a String can be parsed into a BigInteger
isCase(java.lang.Number switchValue) - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Special 'case' implementation for all numbers, which delegates to the `compareTo()` method for comparing numbers of different types
isCase(java.lang.Object switchValue) - Method in class java.lang.Class
  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
      }

isDigit() - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Determines if a character is a digit Synonym for 'Character
isDouble() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Determine if a String can be parsed into a Double
isFloat() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Determine if a String can be parsed into a Float
isInteger() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Determine if a String can be parsed into an Integer
isLetter() - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Determines if a character is a letter Synonym for 'Character
isLetterOrDigit() - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Determines if a character is a letter or digit Synonym for 'Character
isLong() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Determine if a String can be parsed into a Long
isLowerCase() - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Determine if a Character is lowercase Synonym for 'Character
isNumber() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Determine if a String can be parsed into a Number Synonym for 'isBigDecimal()'
isUpperCase() - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Determine if a Character is uppercase Synonym for 'Character
isWhitespace() - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Determines if a character is a whitespace character Synonym for 'Character
iterator() - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Attempts to create an Iterator for the given object by first converting it to a Collection

## J

join(java.lang.String separator) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Concatenates the `toString()` representation of each items in this array, with the given String as a separator between each item

## L

last() - Method in class java.util.List
  Returns the last item from the List
leftShift(byte[] bytes) - Method in class java.io.File
  Write bytes to a File
leftShift(byte[] value) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Overloads the left shift operator to provide an append mechanism to pipe into a Process
leftShift(java.io.InputStream in) - Method in class java.io.OutputStream
  Pipe an InputStream into an OutputStream for efficient stream copying
leftShift(java.lang.Number operand) - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Implementation of the left shift operator for integral types Number types throw UnsupportedOperationException
leftShift(java.lang.Object text) - Method in class java.io.File
  Write the text to the File
leftShift(java.lang.Object value) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Overloads the left shift operator (<<) to provide an append mechanism to pipe data to a Process
leftShift(java.util.Map$Entry entry) - Method in class java.util.Map
  Overloads the left shift operator to provide an easy way to append Map

## M

max() - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Adds max() method to Object arrays
max(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Selects the maximum value found from the Object array using the given closure as a comparator number) for each item passed
max(java.util.Comparator comparator) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Selects the maximum value found from the Object array using the given comparator
min() - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Adds min() method to Object arrays
min(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Selects the minimum value found from the Object array using the given closure as a comparator number) for each item passed
min(java.util.Comparator comparator) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Selects the minimum value found from the Object array using the given comparator
minus(int days) - Method in class java.util.Date
  Subtract a number of days from this date and returns the new date
minus(java.lang.Character right) - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Subtract one Characters from another by converting them both to their Integer representations digit (i representation
minus(java.lang.Number right) - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Subtract a Number from a Character digit (i representation
minus(java.lang.Object operand) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Create a new object array composed of the elements of the first array minus the operand
minus(java.lang.Object target) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Remove a part of a String of target within self with '' and returns the result target is a regex Pattern, the first occurrence of that pattern will be removed (using regex matching), otherwise the first occurrence of target
minus(java.lang.Object[] removeMe) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Create an array composed of the elements of the first array minus the elements of the given array
minus(java.util.Collection operands) - Method in class java.util.Set
  Create a Set composed of the elements of the first set minus the elements of the given collection

  TODO: remove using number comparator?
minus(java.util.Collection removeMe) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Create an array composed of the elements of the first array minus the elements of the given collection
mod(java.lang.Number right) - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Performs a division modulus operation
multiply(java.lang.Character right) - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Multiply two Characters digit (i representation
multiply(java.lang.Double right) - Method in class java.math.BigDecimal
  Multiply a BigDecimal and a Double Note: This method was added to enforce the Groovy rule of BigDecimal*Double == Double multiply(BigDecimal) method in BigDecimal would respond and return a BigDecimal instead over Number, the Number*Number method is not choosen as in older versions of Groovy
multiply(java.lang.Number factor) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Repeat a String a certain number of times
multiply(java.lang.Number right) - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Multiply a Character by a Number digit (i representation
multiply(java.math.BigInteger right) - Method in class java.math.BigDecimal
  Multiply a BigDecimal and a BigInteger Note: This method was added to enforce the Groovy rule of BigDecimal*long == long multiply(BigDecimal) method in BigDecimal would respond and return a BigDecimal instead over Number, the Number*Number method is not choosen as in older versions of Groovy types in Groovy

## N

newDataInputStream() - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a data input stream for this file
newDataOutputStream() - Method in class java.io.File
  Creates a new data output stream for this file
newInputStream() - Method in class java.io.File
  Creates a buffered input stream for this file
newInstance() - Method in class java.lang.Class
  Convenience method to dynamically create a new instance of this class
newInstance(java.lang.Object[] args) - Method in class java.lang.Class
  Helper to construct a new instance from the given arguments The constructor is called based on the number and types in the args array `newInstance()` for the default (no-arg) constructor
newObjectInputStream() - Method in class java.io.File
  Create an object input stream for this file
newObjectOutputStream() - Method in class java.io.File
  Create an object output stream for this file
newOutputStream() - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a buffered output stream for this file
newPrintWriter() - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a new PrintWriter for this file
newPrintWriter(java.lang.String charset) - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a new PrintWriter for this file, using specified charset
newReader() - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a buffered reader for this file
newReader(java.lang.String charset) - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a buffered reader for this file, using the specified charset as the encoding
newWriter() - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a buffered writer for this file
newWriter(boolean append) - Method in class java.io.File
  Creates a buffered writer for this file, optionally appending to the existing file content
newWriter(java.lang.String charset) - Method in class java.io.File
  Creates a buffered writer for this file, writing data using the given encoding
newWriter(java.lang.String charset, boolean append) - Method in class java.io.File
  Helper method to create a buffered writer for a file charset is "UTF-16BE" or "UTF-16LE", the requisite byte order mark is written to the stream before the writer is returned
next() - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Increment a Character by one
numberAwareCompareTo(java.lang.Comparable other) - Method in class java.lang.Comparable
  Provides a method that compares two comparables using Groovy's default number aware comparator

## O

or(java.lang.Boolean right) - Method in class java.lang.Boolean
or(java.lang.Number right) - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Bitwise OR together two numbers
or(java.lang.Process right) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Overrides the or operator to allow one Process to asynchronously pipe data to another Process
or(java.util.BitSet right) - Method in class java.util.BitSet
  Bitwise OR together two BitSets between two bit sets

## P

padLeft(java.lang.Number numberOfChars) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Pad a String with the spaces appended to the left
padLeft(java.lang.Number numberOfChars, java.lang.String padding) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Pad a String with the characters appended to the left
padRight(java.lang.Number numberOfChars) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Pad a String with the spaces appended to the right
padRight(java.lang.Number numberOfChars, java.lang.String padding) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Pad a String with the characters appended to the right
parse(java.lang.String format, java.lang.String input) - Method in class java.util.Date
  This convenience method acts as a wrapper for {@link SimpleDateFormat}
pipeTo(java.lang.Process right) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Allows one Process to asynchronously pipe data to another Process
plus(int days) - Method in class java.util.Date
  Add a number of days to this date and returns the new date
plus(java.lang.Character right) - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Add two Characters through '9') and add the results This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged
plus(java.lang.Number right) - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Add a Character and a Number This operation will always create a new object for the result, while the operands remain unchanged of the digits '0' through '9', and the result is addition of the integer conversion of this character plus the operand
plus(java.lang.Object right) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Create a collection as a union of a Collection and an Object 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
plus(java.lang.Object value) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Appends the String representation of the given operand to this string
plus(java.lang.String right) - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Appends a String to the string representation of this number
plus(java.lang.String value) - Method in class java.lang.StringBuffer
  Appends a String to this StringBuffer
plus(java.util.Collection right) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Create a Collection as a union of two collections 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
plus(java.util.Map right) - Method in class java.util.Map

  Returns a new Map containing all entries from `left` and `right`, giving precedence to `right` will appear in the resultant map with values from the `right` operand or Properties, the returned Map will preserve that type, otherwise a HashMap will be returned

  Roughly equivalent to `Map m = new HashMap(); m but with some additional logic to preserve the `left` Map type for common cases as described above`
pop() - Method in class java.util.List
  Removes the last item from the List is similar to push and pop on a Stack
power(java.lang.Number exponent) - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Power of a Number to a certain exponent
previous() - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Decrement a Character by one
print(java.io.PrintWriter out) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Print to a console in interactive format
print(java.lang.Object value) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Print a value to the standard output stream
printf(java.lang.String format, java.lang.Object arg) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Prints a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments (Only works with JDK1

  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
      ( 1
      ( 0x41
      ( 07
      ( 7
      ( 7
      ( 7
      ( 7

printf(java.lang.String format, java.lang.Object[] values) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Printf to a console (Only works with JDK1
println() - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Print a linebreak to the standard output stream
println(java.io.PrintWriter out) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Print to a console in interactive format
println(java.lang.Object value) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Print a value (followed by a newline) to the standard output stream
push(java.lang.Object value) - Method in class java.util.List
  Appends an item to the List
putAt(groovy.lang.EmptyRange range, java.lang.Object value) - Method in class java.lang.StringBuffer
  Support the range subscript operator for StringBuffer
putAt(groovy.lang.IntRange range, boolean value) - Method in class java.util.BitSet
  Support assigning a range of values with a single assignment statement
putAt(groovy.lang.IntRange range, java.lang.Object value) - Method in class java.lang.StringBuffer
  Support the range subscript operator for StringBuffer treated as characters within the buffer
putAt(groovy.lang.IntRange range, java.util.Collection col) - Method in class java.util.List
  List subscript assignment operator when given a range as the index and the assignment operand is a collection Example: `myList[3 range are relaced with items from the collection`
putAt(int idx, java.lang.Boolean newValue) - Method in class primitive-types.boolean[]
putAt(int idx, java.lang.Object newValue) - Method in class primitive-types.byte[]
putAt(int idx, java.lang.Object value) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Support the subscript operator for an Array
putAt(int index, boolean value) - Method in class java.util.BitSet
  Support subscript-style assignment for a BitSet
putAt(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value) - Method in class java.util.Map
  A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators
putAt(java.lang.String property, java.lang.Object newValue) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Allows the subscript operator to be used to set dynamically named property values `bean[somePropertyNameExpression] = foo` of groovy is neater and more concise but only works with property names which are known at compile time
putAt(java.util.List splice, java.lang.Object value) - Method in class java.util.List
  A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators
putAt(java.util.List splice, java.util.List values) - Method in class java.util.List
  A helper method to allow lists to work with subscript operators

## R

readBytes() - Method in class java.io.File
  Reads the content of the file into a byte array
readLine() - Method in class java.io.InputStream
  Just throws a DeprecationException
readLines() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Return the lines of a String as a List of Strings
replaceAll(java.lang.String regex, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Replaces all occurrencies of a captured group by the result of a closure on that text

  For examples,

      assert "FOOBAR-FOOBAR-" == "foobar-FooBar-"

      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-"

      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

reverse() - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Reverse the items in an Object array
reverseEach(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Iterate over each element of the array in the reverse order
rightShift(java.lang.Number operand) - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Implementation of the right shift operator for integral types Number types throw UnsupportedOperationException
rightShiftUnsigned(java.lang.Number operand) - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Implementation of the right shift (unsigned) operator for integral types Number types throw UnsupportedOperationException
round() - Method in class java.lang.Double
  Round the value
runAfter(int delay, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.util.Timer
  Allows a simple syntax for using timers given closure after the given delay

## S

setIndex(int idx) - Method in class java.util.regex.Matcher
  Set the position of the given Matcher to the given index
setText(java.lang.String text) - Method in class java.io.File
  Synonym for write(text) allowing file
size() - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Provide the standard Groovy `size()` method for an array
sleep(long milliseconds) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Sleep for so many milliseconds, even if interrupted
sleep(long milliseconds, groovy.lang.Closure onInterrupt) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Sleep for so many milliseconds, using a given closure for interrupt processing
sort() - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Sorts the given Object array into sorted order assumed to be comparable
sort(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Sorts the given Object array into a newly created array using the given comparator
sort(java.util.Comparator comparator) - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Sorts the given Object array into sorted order using the given comparator
split() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Convenience method to split a string (with whitespace as delimiter) Like tokenize, but returns an Array of Strings instead of a List
splitEachLine(java.lang.String sep, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Iterates through the given String line by line, splitting each line using the given separator the given closure
splitEachLine(java.lang.String sep, java.lang.String charset, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.InputStream
  Iterates through the given InputStream line by line using the specified encoding, splitting each line using the given separator for each line is then passed to the given closure is closed
spread() - Method in class java.util.Map
  Synonym for {@link #toSpreadMap(Map)}
sprintf(java.lang.String format, java.lang.Object arg) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Returns a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments

  TODO: remove duplication with printf
sprintf(java.lang.String format, java.lang.Object[] values) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Sprintf to a string (Only works with JDK1
start(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Thread
  Start a Thread with the given closure as a Runnable instance
start(java.lang.String name, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Thread
  Start a Thread with a given name and the given closure as a Runnable instance
startDaemon(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Thread
  Start a daemon Thread with the given closure as a Runnable instance
startDaemon(java.lang.String name, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Thread
  Start a daemon Thread with a given name and the given closure as a Runnable instance
step(java.lang.Number to, java.lang.Number stepNumber, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Iterates from this number up to the given number using a step increment Each intermediate number is passed to the given closure

      0
      println it
      }

  Prints even numbers 0 through 8
subMap(java.util.Collection keys) - Method in class java.util.Map
  Creates a sub-Map containing the given keys List
sum() - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Sums the items in a collection "plus" method on all items in the collection
sum(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Sums the result of apply a closure to each item of a collection `coll `coll``
sum(java.lang.Object initialValue) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Sums the items in a collection, adding the result to some initial value
sum(java.lang.Object initialValue, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Sums the result of apply a closure to each item of a collection to sum intial value `coll `coll``

## T

tail() - Method in class java.util.List
  Returns the items from the List excluding the first item
times(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Executes the closure this many times, starting from zero index is passed to the closure each time Example:

      10
      println it
      }

  Prints the numbers 0 through 9
toArrayString() - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Returns the string representation of the given array displays the contents of the array, similar to an array literal, i `{1, 2, "a"}`
toBigDecimal() - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Transform a Number into a BigDecimal
toBigInteger() - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Transform this Number into a BigInteger
toBoolean() - Method in class java.lang.String
  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
toCharacter() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Converts the given string into a Character object using the first character in the string
toDouble() - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Transform a Number into a Double
toFloat() - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Transform a Number into a Float
toInteger() - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Transform a Number into an Integer
toList() - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Allows conversion of arrays into a mutable List
toListString() - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Returns the string representation of the given list displays the contents of the list, similar to a list literal, i `[1, 2, a]`
toLong() - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Transform a Number into a Long
toLowerCase() - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Converts the character to lowercase Synonym for 'Character
toMapString() - Method in class java.util.Map
  Returns the string representation of this map contents of the map, i
toRowResult() - Method in class java.sql.ResultSet
  Returns a GroovyRowResult given a ResultSet
toShort() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Parse a String into a Short
toSpreadMap() - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Creates a spreadable map from this array
toString() - Method in class java.lang.Object[]
  Returns the string representation of this array's contents
toURI() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Transforms a String representing a URI into a URI object
toURL() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Transforms a String representing a URL into a URL object
toUpperCase() - Method in class java.lang.Character
  Converts the character to uppercase Synonym for 'Character
tokenize() - Method in class java.lang.String
  Tokenize a String (with a whitespace as the delimiter)
tokenize(java.lang.String token) - Method in class java.lang.String
  Tokenize a String based on the given string delimiter
transformChar(java.io.Writer writer, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.Reader
  Transforms each character from this reader by passing it to the given closure will be passed to the Writer closed before this method returns
transformLine(java.io.Writer writer, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.Reader
  Transforms the lines from a reader with a Closure and write them to a writer closed after the operation
transpose() - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Adds GroovyCollections#transpose(Collection) as a method on collections

## U

unaryMinus() - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Negates the number a single operand, i
unique() - Method in class java.util.Collection
  Modifies this collection to remove all duplicated items, using the default comparator
unique(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  A convenience method for making a collection unique using a closure as a comparator argument passed will be each element, and the closure should return a value used for comparison (either using {@link Comparable#compareTo(Object)} or Object#equals() ) 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)
unique(java.util.Comparator comparator) - Method in class java.util.Collection
  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
      return p1
      else
      return p1
      }

      public boolean equals(Object obj) {
      return this
      }
      }

      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
      assert( list2 == list && list == [a, b, c] )

  `
upto(java.lang.Number to, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Double
  Iterates from this number up to the given number, inclusive, incrementing by one each time
use(java.lang.Class categoryClass, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Scoped use method
use(java.lang.Object[] array) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  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`
use(java.util.List categoryClassList, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Scoped use method with list of categories

## W

waitForOrKill(long numberOfMillis) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Wait for the process to finish during a certain amount of time, otherwise stops the process
with(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Object
  Allows the closure to be called for the object reference self
withDataInputStream(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a new DataInputStream for this file and passes it into the closure This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns
withDataOutputStream(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a new DataOutputStream for this file and passes it into the closure This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns
withInputStream(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a new InputStream for this file and passes it into the closure This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns
withObjectInputStream(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file and pass it to the closure This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns
withObjectOutputStream(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a new ObjectOutputStream for this file and then pass it to the closure returns
withObjectStreams(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.net.Socket
  Creates an InputObjectStream and an OutputObjectStream from a Socket, and passes them to the closure returns, even if an exception is thrown
withOutputStream(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Creates a new buffered OutputStream as stdin for this process, passes it to the closure, and ensures the stream is flushed and closed after the closure returns A new Thread is started, so this method will return immediately
withPrintWriter(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a new PrintWriter for this file which is then passed it into the given closure is closed after the closure returns
withPrintWriter(java.lang.String charset, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a new PrintWriter with a specified charset for this file before this method returns
withReader(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a new BufferedReader for this file and then passes it into the closure, ensuring the reader is closed after the closure returns
withReader(java.lang.String charset, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  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
withStream(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.InputStream
  Allows this input stream to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is flushed and closed before this method returns
withStreams(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.net.Socket
  Passes the Socket's InputStream and OutputStream to the closure streams will be closed after the closure returns, even if an exception is thrown
withWriter(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.lang.Process
  Creates a new BufferedWriter as stdin for this process, passes it to the closure, and ensures the stream is flushed and closed after the closure returns A new Thread is started, so this method will return immediately
withWriter(java.lang.String charset, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  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
withWriterAppend(groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a new BufferedWriter for this file in append mode is passed to the closure and is closed after the closure returns
withWriterAppend(java.lang.String charset, groovy.lang.Closure closure) - Method in class java.io.File
  Create a new BufferedWriter which will append to this file this method returns
write(groovy.lang.Writable writable) - Method in class java.io.Writer
  A helper method so that dynamic dispatch of the writer will always use the more efficient Writable object implements the Writable interface
write(java.lang.String text) - Method in class java.io.File
  Write the text to the File
write(java.lang.String text, java.lang.String charset) - Method in class java.io.File
  Write the text to the File, using the specified encoding
writeLine(java.lang.String line) - Method in class java.io.BufferedWriter
  Write the text and append a newline (using the platform's line-ending)

## X

xor(java.lang.Boolean right) - Method in class java.lang.Boolean
xor(java.lang.Number right) - Method in class java.lang.Number
  Bitwise XOR together two Numbers
xor(java.util.BitSet right) - Method in class java.util.BitSet
  Bitwise XOR together two BitSets between two bit sets

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