Package: groovy.lang

## Class GString

- - ### Methods Summary

    Methods
    Return type | Name and parameters
    --- | ---
    `Object` | `asType(Class c)` Converts the GString to a File, or delegates to the default DefaultGroovyMethods#asType(Object,Class).
    `String` | `drop(int num)` A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method.
    `String` | `dropRight(int num)` A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#dropRight(int).
    `String` | `dropWhile(Closure condition)` A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method.
    `String` | `getAt(IntRange range)` Supports the range subscript operator for GString with IntRange.
    `String` | `getAt(Range range)` Supports the range subscript operator for GString.
    `String` | `getAt(int index)` Supports the subscript operator for GString.
    `String` | `take(int num)` A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method.
    `String` | `takeAfter(CharSequence searchString)` A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeAfter(CharSequence).
    `String` | `takeBefore(String searchString)` A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeBefore(CharSequence).
    `String` | `takeBetween(CharSequence enclosure)` A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeBetween(CharSequence).
    `String` | `takeBetween(CharSequence enclosure, int occurrence)` A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeBetween(CharSequence, int).
    `String` | `takeBetween(CharSequence from, CharSequence to)` A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeBetween(CharSequence, CharSequence).
    `String` | `takeBetween(CharSequence from, CharSequence to, int occurrence)` A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeBetween(CharSequence, CharSequence, int).
    `String` | `takeRight(int num)` A String variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeRight(int).
    `String` | `takeWhile(Closure condition)` A GString variant of the equivalent GString method.

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

    `addShutdownHook`, `any`, `any`, `asBoolean`, `asType`, `collect`, `collect`, `collect`, `dump`, `each`, `eachMatch`, `eachMatch`, `eachWithIndex`, `every`, `every`, `find`, `find`, `findAll`, `findAll`, `findIndexOf`, `findIndexOf`, `findIndexValues`, `findIndexValues`, `findLastIndexOf`, `findLastIndexOf`, `findResult`, `findResult`, `getAt`, `getMetaClass`, `getMetaPropertyValues`, `getProperties`, `grep`, `grep`, `hasProperty`, `identity`, `inject`, `inject`, `inspect`, `invokeMethod`, `is`, `isCase`, `iterator`, `metaClass`, `print`, `print`, `printf`, `printf`, `println`, `println`, `println`, `putAt`, `respondsTo`, `respondsTo`, `setMetaClass`, `split`, `sprintf`, `sprintf`, `stream`, `tap`, `toString`, `use`, `use`, `use`, `with`, `with`, `withCloseable`, `withStream`, `withTraits`

  - #### Methods inherited from interface java.lang.CharSequence

    `asBoolean`, `asType`, `bitwiseNegate`, `capitalize`, `center`, `center`, `contains`, `containsIgnoreCase`, `count`, `denormalize`, `digest`, `drop`, `dropRight`, `dropWhile`, `eachLine`, `eachLine`, `endsWithAny`, `endsWithIgnoreCase`, `expand`, `expand`, `expandLine`, `find`, `find`, `find`, `find`, `findAll`, `findAll`, `findAll`, `findAll`, `getAt`, `getAt`, `getAt`, `getAt`, `getAt`, `getChars`, `isAllWhitespace`, `isBigDecimal`, `isBigInteger`, `isBlank`, `isCase`, `isDouble`, `isFloat`, `isInteger`, `isLong`, `isNumber`, `leftShift`, `matches`, `md5`, `minus`, `minus`, `multiply`, `next`, `normalize`, `padLeft`, `padLeft`, `padRight`, `padRight`, `plus`, `previous`, `readLines`, `replace`, `replace`, `replaceAll`, `replaceAll`, `replaceAll`, `replaceAll`, `replaceFirst`, `replaceFirst`, `replaceFirst`, `replaceFirst`, `reverse`, `sha256`, `size`, `split`, `splitEachLine`, `splitEachLine`, `startsWithAny`, `startsWithIgnoreCase`, `stripIndent`, `stripIndent`, `stripIndent`, `stripMargin`, `stripMargin`, `stripMargin`, `take`, `takeAfter`, `takeBefore`, `takeBetween`, `takeBetween`, `takeBetween`, `takeBetween`, `takeRight`, `takeWhile`, `toBigDecimal`, `toBigInteger`, `toDouble`, `toFloat`, `toInteger`, `toList`, `toLong`, `toSet`, `toShort`, `toURI`, `toURL`, `tokenize`, `tokenize`, `tokenize`, `tr`, `uncapitalize`, `unexpand`, `unexpand`, `unexpandLine`

  - #### Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

    `numberAwareCompareTo`

- - ### Methods Detail

    - #### public Object asType(Class c)

      Converts the GString to a File, or delegates to the default DefaultGroovyMethods#asType(Object,Class).

      Parameters:
        `c` - the desired class
      Returns:
        the converted object
      Since:
        1.5.0

    - #### public String drop(int num)

      A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method.

      Parameters:
        `num` - the number of characters to drop from this GString
      Returns:
        a String consisting of all characters except the first `num` ones, or else an empty String, if the toString() of this GString has less than `num` characters.
      Since:
        2.3.7
      See Also:
        String#drop(int)

    - #### public String dropRight(int num)

      A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#dropRight(int).

      Parameters:
        `num` - number of characters
      Returns:
        String after removing the right `num` chars and empty of the `num` is greater than the length of the CharSequence
      Since:
        3.0.0

    - #### public String dropWhile(Closure condition)

      A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method.

      Parameters:
        `condition` - the closure that while continuously evaluating to true will cause us to drop elements from the front of the original GString
      Returns:
        the shortest suffix of the given GString such that the given closure condition evaluates to true for each element dropped from the front of the CharSequence
      Since:
        2.3.7
      See Also:
        CharSequence#dropWhile(Closure)

    - #### public String getAt(IntRange range)

      Supports the range subscript operator for GString with IntRange.

      Parameters:
        `range` - an IntRange
      Returns:
        the String of characters corresponding to the provided range
      Since:
        2.3.7

    - #### public String getAt(Range range)

      Supports the range subscript operator for GString.

      Parameters:
        `range` - a Range
      Returns:
        the String of characters corresponding to the provided range
      Since:
        2.3.7

    - #### public String getAt(int index)

      Supports the subscript operator for GString.

      Parameters:
        `index` - the index of the Character to get
      Returns:
        the Character at the given index
      Since:
        2.3.7

    - #### public String take(int num)

      A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method.

      Parameters:
        `num` - the number of chars to take from this GString
      Returns:
        a String consisting of the first `num` chars, or else the whole GString if it has less than `num` elements.
      Since:
        2.3.7

    - #### public String takeAfter(CharSequence searchString)

      A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeAfter(CharSequence).

      Parameters:
        `searchString` - CharSequence that is searched in this CharSequence
      Returns:
        String that is after the given searchString and empty string if it does not exist
      Since:
        3.0.0

    - #### public String takeBefore(String searchString)

      A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeBefore(CharSequence).

      Parameters:
        `searchString` - CharSequence that is searched in this CharSequence
      Returns:
        String that is before the given searchString
      Since:
        3.0.0

    - #### public String takeBetween(CharSequence enclosure)

      A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeBetween(CharSequence).

      Parameters:
        `enclosure` - Enclosure CharSequence
      Returns:
        String between the 2 subsequent `enclosure` strings
      Since:
        3.0.0

    - #### public String takeBetween(CharSequence enclosure, int occurrence)

      A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeBetween(CharSequence, int).

      Parameters:
        `enclosure` - Enclosure CharSequence
        `occurrence` - nth occurrence being returned
      Returns:
        String between the nth occurrence of pair of `enclosure` strings
      Since:
        3.0.0

    - #### public String takeBetween(CharSequence from, CharSequence to)

      A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeBetween(CharSequence, CharSequence).

      Parameters:
        `from` - beginning of search
        `to` - end of search
      Returns:
        String that is in between the given two CharSequences and empty if the unavailable inputs are given
      Since:
        3.0.0

    - #### public String takeBetween(CharSequence from, CharSequence to, int occurrence)

      A GString variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeBetween(CharSequence, CharSequence, int).

      Parameters:
        `from` - beginning of search
        `to` - end of search
        `occurrence` - nth occurrence that is to be returned. 0 represents first one
      Returns:
        the String that is in between the given nth (specified by occurrence) pair of `from` and `to` CharSequences and empty if the unavailable inputs are given.
      Since:
        3.0.0

    - #### public String takeRight(int num)

      A String variant of the equivalent CharSequence method CharSequence#takeRight(int).

      Parameters:
        `num` - the number of chars to take from this GString from the right
      Returns:
        a String consisting of the last `num` chars, or else the whole GString if it has less than `num` elements.
      Since:
        3.0.0

    - #### public String takeWhile(Closure condition)

      A GString variant of the equivalent GString method.

      Parameters:
        `condition` - the closure that must evaluate to true to continue taking elements
      Returns:
        a prefix of elements in the GString where each element passed to the given closure evaluates to true
      Since:
        2.3.7