Package groovy.lang

## Class Binding

- java.lang.Object
- - groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
  - - groovy.lang.Binding

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `GroovyObject`
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    `FactoryBuilderSupport`, `ServletBinding`

      public class Binding
      extends GroovyObjectSupport

  Represents the variable bindings of a script which can be altered from outside the script object or created outside of a script and passed into it.

  Binding instances are not supposed to be used in a multi-threaded context.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `Binding()` |
    `Binding​(String[] args)` | A helper constructor used in main(String[]) method calls
    `Binding​(Map variables)` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `Object` | `getProperty​(String property)` | Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator
    `Object` | `getVariable​(String name)` |
    `Map` | `getVariables()` |
    `boolean` | `hasVariable​(String name)` | Simple check for whether the binding contains a particular variable or not.
    `void` | `removeVariable​(String name)` | remove the variable with the specified name
    `void` | `setProperty​(String property, Object newValue)` | Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator
    `void` | `setVariable​(String name, Object value)` | Sets the value of the given variable

    - ### Methods inherited from class groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport

      `getMetaClass, setMetaClass`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface groovy.lang.GroovyObject

      `invokeMethod`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Binding

          public Binding()

    - #### Binding

          public Binding​(Map variables)

    - #### Binding

          public Binding​(String[] args)

      A helper constructor used in main(String[]) method calls
      Parameters:
        `args` - are the command line arguments from a main()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getVariable

          public Object getVariable​(String name)

      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the variable to lookup
      Returns:
        the variable value

    - #### setVariable

          public void setVariable​(String name,
                                  Object value)

      Sets the value of the given variable
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the variable to set
        `value` - the new value for the given variable

    - #### removeVariable

          public void removeVariable​(String name)

      remove the variable with the specified name
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the variable to remove

    - #### hasVariable

          public boolean hasVariable​(String name)

      Simple check for whether the binding contains a particular variable or not.
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the variable to check for

    - #### getVariables

          public Map getVariables()

    - #### getProperty

          public Object getProperty​(String property)

      Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator
      Parameters:
        `property` - the name of the property of interest
      Returns:
        the given property

    - #### setProperty

          public void setProperty​(String property,
                                  Object newValue)

      Overloaded to make variables appear as bean properties or via the subscript operator
      Parameters:
        `property` - the name of the property of interest
        `newValue` - the new value for the property