Grumble. Still doesn't work, but it may be because I'm working within a DSL (Artifactory)
Thanks!!! On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 12:01 PM, Sergei Egorov <bsid...@gmail.com> wrote: > Make it static, i.e. append "static" before "def" > > On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 6:57 PM Guy Matz <guym...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks! Not working, though. Getting: >> No such property: compareVersions for class: Sorters >> >> with: >> >> class Sorters { >> def compareVersions = { afile, bfile -> >> return getVersion(afile).toInteger() <=> >> getVersion(bfile).toInteger() >> } >> } >> >> and called with: >> >> res.sort(Sorters.compareVersions) >> >> >> Any thoughts are appreciated! Thanks!! >> >> >> >> On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 11:43 AM, Søren Berg Glasius (GR8Conf EU) < >> sbglas...@gr8conf.org> wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> You can define it in a class as a static closure >>> >>> >>> class Sorters { >>> static compareVersions = { a,b -> >>> return getVersion(a).toInteger() <=> getVersion(b).toInteger() >>> } >>> } >>> >>> and use it like: >>> >>> list.sort(Sorters.compareVersions) >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Søren Berg Glasius >>> GR8Conf Europe organizing team >>> >>> GR8Conf ApS >>> Mobile: +45 40 44 91 88, Web: www.gr8conf.eu, Skype: sbglasius >>> Company Address: Buchwaldsgade 50, 5000 Odense C, Denmark >>> Personal Address: Hedevej 1, Gl. Rye, 8680 Ry, Denmark >>> --- GR8Conf - Dedicated to the Groovy Ecosystem >>> >>> 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 17:42:21 >>> To: users@groovy.apache.org <users@groovy.apache.org> >>> <users@groovy.apache.org> >>> Subject: Re: re-using a comparison closure >>> >>> 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) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Søren Berg Glasius >>>> GR8Conf Europe organizing team >>>> >>>> GR8Conf ApS >>>> Mobile: +45 40 44 91 88, Web: www.gr8conf.eu, Skype: sbglasius >>>> Company Address: Buchwaldsgade 50, 5000 Odense C, Denmark >>>> Personal Address: Hedevej 1, Gl. Rye, 8680 Ry, Denmark >>>> --- GR8Conf - Dedicated to the Groovy Ecosystem >>>> >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>