Package groovy.util

## Class NodeBuilder

- java.lang.Object
- - groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
  - - groovy.util.BuilderSupport
    - - groovy.util.NodeBuilder

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `GroovyObject`

      public class NodeBuilder
      extends BuilderSupport

  A helper class for creating nested trees of Node objects for handling arbitrary data

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `NodeBuilder()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected Object` | `createNode​(Object name)` |
    `protected Object` | `createNode​(Object name, Object value)` |
    `protected Object` | `createNode​(Object name, Map attributes)` |
    `protected Object` | `createNode​(Object name, Map attributes, Object value)` |
    `protected Node` | `getCurrentNode()` |
    `static NodeBuilder` | `newInstance()` |
    `protected void` | `setParent​(Object parent, Object child)` |

    - ### Methods inherited from class groovy.util.BuilderSupport

      `doInvokeMethod, getCurrent, getName, invokeMethod, invokeMethod, nodeCompleted, postNodeCompletion, setClosureDelegate, setCurrent`

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

      `getMetaClass, getProperty, setMetaClass, setProperty`

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### NodeBuilder

          public NodeBuilder()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### newInstance

          public static NodeBuilder newInstance()

    - #### setParent

          protected void setParent​(Object parent,
                                   Object child)

      Specified by:
        `setParent` in class `BuilderSupport`

    - #### createNode

          protected Object createNode​(Object name)

      Specified by:
        `createNode` in class `BuilderSupport`

    - #### createNode

          protected Object createNode​(Object name,
                                      Object value)

      Specified by:
        `createNode` in class `BuilderSupport`

    - #### createNode

          protected Object createNode​(Object name,
                                      Map attributes)

      Specified by:
        `createNode` in class `BuilderSupport`

    - #### createNode

          protected Object createNode​(Object name,
                                      Map attributes,
                                      Object value)

      Specified by:
        `createNode` in class `BuilderSupport`

    - #### getCurrentNode

          protected Node getCurrentNode()