Groovy – File I/O
Groovy provides a number of helper methods when working with I/O. Groovy provides easier classes to provide the following functionalities for files. Reading filesWriting to filesTraversing file treesReading and writing…
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Groovy – Methods
A method is in Groovy is defined with a return type or with the def keyword. Methods can receive any number of arguments. It’s not necessary that the types are explicitly defined…
Groovy – Nested Switch Statement
It is also possible to have a nested set of switch statements. The general form of the statement is shown below − switch(expression) { case expression #1: statement #1 ... case expression…
Groovy – Switch Statement
Sometimes the nested if-else statement is so common and is used so often that an easier statement was designed called the switch statements. switch(expression) { case expression #1: statement #1 ... case…
Groovy – Nested If Statement
Sometimes there is a requirement to have multiple if statement embedded inside of each other. The general form of this statement is − if(condition) { statement #1 statement #2 ...…
Groovy – If/Else Statement
The next decision-making statement we will see is the if/else statement. The general form of this statement is − if(condition) { statement #1 statement #2 ... } else{ statement #3 statement #4…
Groovy – If Statement
The first decision-making statement is the if statement. The general form of this statement is − if(condition) { statement #1 statement #2 ... } The general working of this statement is that…
Groovy – Decision Making
Decision-making structures require that the programmer specify one or more conditions to be evaluated or tested by the program, along with a statement or statements to be executed if the…
Groovy – Continue Statement
The continue statement complements the break statement. Its use is restricted to while and for loops. When a continue statement is executed, control is immediately passed to the test condition…
Groovy – Break Statement
The break statement is used to alter the flow of control inside loops and switch statements. We have already seen the break statement in action in conjunction with the switch statement. The…