java.io
Class Reader

eachLine

public void eachLine(groovy.lang.Closure closure)

Iterates through the given reader line by line. The Reader is closed afterwards

Parameters:

closure - a closure.

filterLine

public void filterLine(java.io.Writer writer, groovy.lang.Closure closure)

Filter the lines from a reader and write them on the writer, according to a closure which returns true or false. Both Reader and Writer are closed after the operation.

Parameters:

writer - a writer, closed after the call.

closure - the closure which returns booleans.

filterLine

public groovy.lang.Writable filterLine(groovy.lang.Closure closure)

Filter the lines of a Reader and create a Writable in return to stream the filtered lines.

Parameters:

closure - a closure returning a boolean indicating to filter or not a line.

Returns:

a Writable closure

getText

public java.lang.String getText()

Reads the content of the Reader and returns it as a String

Returns:

a String containing the content of the buffered reader

iterator

public java.util.Iterator iterator()

Returns:

an Iterator for the Reader

readLine

public java.lang.String readLine()

Read a single, whole line from the given Reader

Returns:

a line

readLines

public java.util.List readLines()

Reads the reader into a list of Strings for each line

Returns:

a List of lines

splitEachLine

public void splitEachLine(java.lang.String sep, groovy.lang.Closure closure)

Iterates through the given reader line by line, splitting on the separator. The Reader is closed afterwards.

Parameters:

sep - a String separator.

closure - a closure.

transformChar

public void transformChar(java.io.Writer writer, groovy.lang.Closure closure)

Transforms the characters from a self with a Closure and writes them to a writer.

Parameters:

writer - a Writer to receive the transformed characters.

closure - a closure that performs the required transformation.

transformLine

public void transformLine(java.io.Writer writer, groovy.lang.Closure closure)

Transforms the lines from a reader with a Closure and write them to a writer. Both Reader and Writer are closed after the operation

Parameters:

writer - Where transformed lines are written. Writer is closed afterwards..

closure - Single parameter closure that is called to transform each line of text from the reader, before writing it to the writer..

withReader

public void withReader(groovy.lang.Closure closure)

Allows a Reader to be used, calling the closure with the reader and then ensuring that the reader is closed down again irrespective of whether exceptions occur or the

Parameters:

closure - the closure that the writer is passed into.