Package org.codehaus.groovy.runtime

# Class GroovyCategorySupport

java.lang.Object
org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.GroovyCategorySupport

public class GroovyCategorySupport extends Object
Support methods for Groovy category usage

- ## Nested Class Summary

  Nested Classes
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `static class`
  `GroovyCategorySupport.CategoryMethod`
  `static class`
  `GroovyCategorySupport.CategoryMethodList`
  `static class`
  `GroovyCategorySupport.ThreadCategoryInfo`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `GroovyCategorySupport()`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static GroovyCategorySupport.CategoryMethodList`
  `getCategoryMethods(String name)`
  This method is used to pull all the new methods out of the local thread context with a particular name.
  `static AtomicInteger`
  `getCategoryNameUsage(String name)`
  `static String`
  `getPropertyCategoryGetterName(String propertyName)`
  `static String`
  `getPropertyCategorySetterName(String propertyName)`
  `static boolean`
  `hasCategoryInAnyThread()`
  Deprecated.
  use `hasCategoryInCurrentThread()`
  `static boolean`
  `hasCategoryInCurrentThread()`
  `static <T> T`
  `use(Class categoryClass, Closure<T> closure)`
  Create a scope based on given categoryClass and invoke closure within that scope.
  `static <T> T`
  `use(List<Class> categoryClasses, Closure<T> closure)`
  Create a scope based on given categoryClasses and invoke closure within that scope.

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

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### GroovyCategorySupport

    public GroovyCategorySupport()

- ## Method Details

  - ### getCategoryNameUsage

    public static AtomicInteger getCategoryNameUsage(String name)

  - ### use

    public static <T> T use(Class categoryClass, Closure<T> closure)
    Create a scope based on given categoryClass and invoke closure within that scope.
    Parameters:
      `categoryClass` - the class containing category methods
      `closure` - the closure during which to make the category class methods available
    Returns:
      the value returned from the closure

  - ### use

    public static <T> T use(List<Class> categoryClasses, Closure<T> closure)
    Create a scope based on given categoryClasses and invoke closure within that scope.
    Parameters:
      `categoryClasses` - the list of classes containing category methods
      `closure` - the closure during which to make the category class methods available
    Returns:
      the value returned from the closure

  - ### hasCategoryInCurrentThread

    public static boolean hasCategoryInCurrentThread()

  - ### hasCategoryInAnyThread

    @Deprecated public static boolean hasCategoryInAnyThread()
    Deprecated.
    use `hasCategoryInCurrentThread()`

  - ### getCategoryMethods

    public static GroovyCategorySupport.CategoryMethodList getCategoryMethods(String name)
    This method is used to pull all the new methods out of the local thread context with a particular name.
    Parameters:
      `name` - the method name of interest
    Returns:
      the list of methods

  - ### getPropertyCategoryGetterName

    public static String getPropertyCategoryGetterName(String propertyName)

  - ### getPropertyCategorySetterName

    public static String getPropertyCategorySetterName(String propertyName)