Thanks! Now, I have a number of methods that need access to that closure .
. . Can I make the closure global? Is there a better way?
Thanks again,
Guy
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 11:30 AM, Søren Berg Glasius (GR8Conf EU) <
sbglas...@gr8conf.org> wrote:
> Hi Guy
>
> Just assign the variable
>
> def comapreVersions = { a,b ->
> return getVersion(a).toInteger() <=> getVersion(b).toInteger()
> }
>
> and then use it in your sort:
>
>
> list.sort(compareVersions)
>
>
>
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> Søren Berg Glasius
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> From: Guy Matz <guym...@gmail.com> <guym...@gmail.com>
> Reply: users@groovy.apache.org <users@groovy.apache.org>
> <users@groovy.apache.org>
> Date: May 16, 2016 at 17:28:34
> To: users@groovy.apache.org <users@groovy.apache.org>
> <users@groovy.apache.org>
> Subject: re-using a comparison closure
>
> Hi!
> I have to sort a list of strings based on a number within the string . .
> . I am able to sort using something like:
> list.sort( { a,b -> getVersion(a) <=> getVersion(b)})
>
> I need to use this in a bunch of places in my code and was hoping to
> replace it with a method, like:
> list.sort( compareVersions)
>
> with compareVersions:
> def compareVersions(a, b) {
> return getVersion(a).toInteger() <=> getVersion(b).toInteger()
> }
>
> putting the method (compoareVersions) into the sort as a param doesn't
> work. Anyone know what I'm missing?
>
> Thanks!!
> Guy
>
>
