FYI, you want pieces.length, not pieces.size.String.split returns a String[], which you get the length of using .length
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/String.html#split(java.lang.String) On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 1:01 PM Slide <slide.o....@gmail.com> wrote: > This is off topic of what you are asking, but why not just use > context.echo instead of context.sh? Also, use string interpolation: > > context.echo "first element ${pieces[0]}" > > Note: you must use double quotes for this to work. > > Also, you can def and assign on the same line: > > def pieces = path.split('/'). > > path.split takes a regular expression, so you need to make sure you are > escaping anything that needs to be escaped (in your case it doesn't look > like anything does, just something to keep in mind). > > On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 12:53 PM Peter Berghold <salty.cowd...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Given an input of: >> /data/ci/jenkins/workspace/PeterBLaboratory/Test-unittestlibobjs-10/somesubdir/somefile.txt >> >> I have a function: >> >> >> def basename(path){ >> def pieces >> >> pieces = path.split("/") >> >> context.sh 'echo first element: ' + pieces[0] >> context.sh 'echo path: ' + path >> context.sh 'echo parts: ' + pieces.size >> >> def idx >> idx = pieces.size - 1 >> >> return pieces[idx] >> } >> >> and I expect it to return the last element in a split array based on the >> character '/' >> >> What I'm seeing instead is: >> >> groovy.lang.MissingPropertyException: Exception evaluating property 'size' >> for java.util.Arrays$ArrayList, Reason: >> groovy.lang.MissingPropertyException: No such property: size for class: >> java.lang.String >> >> >> what the heck is going on here? >> >> It also looks like path.split is not behaving as I'd expect and returning >> an array of strings based on the delimiter. Thoughts folks? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Jenkins Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to jenkinsci-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/CAArvnv3AbsixuXJ14epdqLOJFg5hspnwiCuDCAvyLx61dxLwRA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/CAArvnv3AbsixuXJ14epdqLOJFg5hspnwiCuDCAvyLx61dxLwRA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to jenkinsci-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/CAPiUgVeduU%2Bmhr_iBE9DdYEOpntMHDTYwqqYUHQDhJ%3DR89MJbg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
