public class GroovyCategorySupport extends Object
Support methods for Groovy category usage
| Modifiers | Name | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| static class | GroovyCategorySupport.CategoryMethod | |
| static class | GroovyCategorySupport.CategoryMethodList | |
| static class | GroovyCategorySupport.ThreadCategoryInfo | 
| Type Params | Return Type | Name and description | 
|---|---|---|
|  | public static GroovyCategorySupport.CategoryMethodList | getCategoryMethods(String name)This method is used to pull all the new methods out of the local thread context with a particular name. | 
|  | public static AtomicInteger | getCategoryNameUsage(String name) | 
|  | public static String | getPropertyCategoryGetterName(String propertyName) | 
|  | public static String | getPropertyCategorySetterName(String propertyName) | 
|  | public static boolean | hasCategoryInAnyThread()
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|  | public static boolean | hasCategoryInCurrentThread() | 
| <T> | public static T | use(Class categoryClass, Closure<T> closure)Create a scope based on given categoryClass and invoke closure within that scope. | 
| <T> | public static T | use(List<Class> categoryClasses, Closure<T> closure)Create a scope based on given categoryClasses and invoke closure within that scope. | 
This method is used to pull all the new methods out of the local thread context with a particular name.
name -  the method name of interestCreate a scope based on given categoryClass and invoke closure within that scope.
categoryClass -  the class containing category methodsclosure -  the closure during which to make the category class methods availableCreate a scope based on given categoryClasses and invoke closure within that scope.
categoryClasses -  the list of classes containing category methodsclosure -  the closure during which to make the category class methods available