Script (groovy 2.4.5 API)
Date: 2015-09-17

Package: groovy.lang

## [Java] Class Script

- groovy.lang.Script

- This object represents a Groovy script

  Authors:
    James Strachan
    Guillaume Laforge

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and description
    `protected Script ()`
    `protected Script (Binding binding)`

  - ### Methods Summary

    Methods
    Type | Name and description
    --- | ---
    `Object` | `evaluate(String expression)` A helper method to allow the dynamic evaluation of groovy expressions using this scripts binding as the variable scope
    `Object` | `evaluate(File file)` A helper method to allow the dynamic evaluation of groovy expressions using this scripts binding as the variable scope
    `Binding` | `getBinding()`
    `Object` | `getProperty(String property)`
    `Object` | `invokeMethod(String name, Object args)` Invoke a method (or closure in the binding) defined.
    `void` | `print(Object value)` Prints the value to the current 'out' variable which should be a PrintWriter or at least have a print() method defined on it.
    `void` | `printf(String format, Object value)` Prints a formatted string using the specified format string and argument.
    `void` | `printf(String format, Object[] values)` Prints a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.
    `void` | `println()` Prints a newline to the current 'out' variable which should be a PrintWriter or at least have a println() method defined on it.
    `void` | `println(Object value)` Prints the value and a newline to the current 'out' variable which should be a PrintWriter or at least have a println() method defined on it.
    `Object` | `run()` The main instance method of a script which has variables in scope as defined by the current Binding instance.
    `void` | `run(File file, String[] arguments)` A helper method to allow scripts to be run taking command line arguments
    `void` | `setBinding(Binding binding)`
    `void` | `setProperty(String property, Object newValue)`

  - ### Inherited Methods Summary

    Inherited Methods
    Methods inherited from class | Name
    --- | ---
    `class GroovyObjectSupport` | `getMetaClass, getProperty, invokeMethod, setMetaClass, setProperty`
    `class Object` | `wait, wait, wait, equals, toString, hashCode, getClass, notify, notifyAll`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### protected Script()

    - #### protected Script(Binding binding)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### public Object evaluate(String expression)

      A helper method to allow the dynamic evaluation of groovy expressions using this scripts binding as the variable scope

      Parameters:
        `expression` - is the Groovy script expression to evaluate

    - #### public Object evaluate(File file)

      A helper method to allow the dynamic evaluation of groovy expressions using this scripts binding as the variable scope

      Parameters:
        `file` - is the Groovy script to evaluate

    - #### public Binding getBinding()

    - #### public Object getProperty(String property)

    - #### public Object invokeMethod(String name, Object args)

      Invoke a method (or closure in the binding) defined.

      Parameters:
        `name` - method to call
        `args` - arguments to pass to the method
      Returns:
        value

    - #### public void print(Object value)

      Prints the value to the current 'out' variable which should be a PrintWriter or at least have a print() method defined on it. If there is no 'out' property then print to standard out.

    - #### public void printf(String format, Object value)

      Prints a formatted string using the specified format string and argument.

      Parameters:
        `format` - the format to follow
        `value` - the value to be formatted

    - #### public void printf(String format, Object[] values)

      Prints a formatted string using the specified format string and arguments.

      Parameters:
        `format` - the format to follow
        `values` - an array of values to be formatted

    - #### public void println()

      Prints a newline to the current 'out' variable which should be a PrintWriter or at least have a println() method defined on it. If there is no 'out' property then print to standard out.

    - #### public void println(Object value)

      Prints the value and a newline to the current 'out' variable which should be a PrintWriter or at least have a println() method defined on it. If there is no 'out' property then print to standard out.

    - #### public Object run()

      The main instance method of a script which has variables in scope as defined by the current Binding instance.

    - #### public void run(File file, String[] arguments)

      A helper method to allow scripts to be run taking command line arguments

    - #### public void setBinding(Binding binding)

    - #### public void setProperty(String property, Object newValue)