Package: org.codehaus.groovy.runtime

## [Java] Class IOGroovyMethods

- org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.IOGroovyMethods

- This class defines new groovy methods for Files, URLs, URIs which appear on normal JDK classes inside the Groovy environment. Static methods are used with the first parameter being the destination class, i.e. `public static long size(File self)` provides a `size()` method for `File`.

  NOTE: While this class contains many 'public' static methods, it is primarily regarded as an internal class (its internal package name suggests this also). We value backwards compatibility of these methods when used within Groovy but value less backwards compatibility at the Java method call level. I.e. future versions of Groovy may remove or move a method call in this file but would normally aim to keep the method available from within Groovy.

  Authors:
    James Strachan
    Jeremy Rayner
    Sam Pullara
    Rod Cope
    Guillaume Laforge
    John Wilson
    Hein Meling
    Dierk Koenig
    Pilho Kim
    Marc Guillemot
    Russel Winder
    bing ran
    Jochen Theodorou
    Paul King
    Michael Baehr
    Joachim Baumann
    Alex Tkachman
    Ted Naleid
    Brad Long
    Jim Jagielski
    Rodolfo Velasco
    jeremi Joslin
    Hamlet D'Arcy
    Cedric Champeau
    Tim Yates
    Dinko Srkoc

- - ### Methods Summary

    Methods
    Type Params | Return Type | Name and description
    --- | --- | ---
    `` | `static void` | `eachByte(InputStream is, Closure closure)` Traverse through each byte of the specified stream.
    `` | `static void` | `eachByte(InputStream is, int bufferLen, Closure closure)` Traverse through each the specified stream reading bytes into a buffer and calling the 2 parameter closure with this buffer and the number of bytes.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `eachLine(InputStream stream, String charset, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through this stream reading with the provided charset, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `eachLine(InputStream stream, String charset, int firstLine, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through this stream reading with the provided charset, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `eachLine(InputStream stream, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through this stream, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `eachLine(InputStream stream, int firstLine, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through this stream, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `eachLine(Reader self, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through the given reader line by line.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `eachLine(Reader self, int firstLine, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through the given reader line by line.
    `` | `static void` | `eachObject(ObjectInputStream ois, Closure closure)` Iterates through the given object stream object by object.
    `` | `static void` | `filterLine(Reader reader, Writer writer, Closure closure)` Filter the lines from a reader and write them on the writer, according to a closure which returns true if the line should be included.
    `` | `static Writable` | `filterLine(Reader reader, Closure closure)` Filter the lines from this Reader, and return a Writable which can be used to stream the filtered lines to a destination.
    `` | `static Writable` | `filterLine(InputStream self, Closure predicate)` Filter lines from an input stream using a closure predicate.
    `` | `static Writable` | `filterLine(InputStream self, String charset, Closure predicate)` Filter lines from an input stream using a closure predicate.
    `` | `static void` | `filterLine(InputStream self, Writer writer, Closure predicate)` Uses a closure to filter lines from this InputStream and pass them to the given writer.
    `` | `static void` | `filterLine(InputStream self, Writer writer, String charset, Closure predicate)` Uses a closure to filter lines from this InputStream and pass them to the given writer.
    `` | `static byte[]` | `getBytes(InputStream is)` Read the content of this InputStream and return it as a byte[].
    `` | `static String` | `getText(InputStream is)` Read the content of this InputStream and return it as a String.
    `` | `static String` | `getText(InputStream is, String charset)` Read the content of this InputStream using specified charset and return it as a String.
    `` | `static String` | `getText(Reader reader)` Read the content of the Reader and return it as a String.
    `` | `static String` | `getText(BufferedReader reader)` Read the content of the BufferedReader and return it as a String.
    `` | `static Iterator<String>` | `iterator(Reader self)` Creates an iterator which will traverse through the reader a line at a time.
    `` | `static Iterator<Byte>` | `iterator(InputStream self)` Standard iterator for a input stream which iterates through the stream content in a byte-based fashion.
    `` | `static Iterator<Byte>` | `iterator(DataInputStream self)` Standard iterator for a data input stream which iterates through the stream content a Byte at a time.
    `` | `static Writer` | `leftShift(Writer self, Object value)` Overloads the leftShift operator for Writer to allow an object to be written using Groovy's default representation for the object.
    `` | `static Appendable` | `leftShift(Appendable self, Object value)` Overloads the leftShift operator for Appendable to allow an object to be appended using Groovy's default representation for the object.
    `` | `static Writer` | `leftShift(OutputStream self, Object value)` Overloads the leftShift operator to provide an append mechanism to add values to a stream.
    `` | `static void` | `leftShift(ObjectOutputStream self, Object value)` Overloads the leftShift operator to add objects to an ObjectOutputStream.
    `` | `static OutputStream` | `leftShift(OutputStream self, InputStream in)` Pipe an InputStream into an OutputStream for efficient stream copying.
    `` | `static OutputStream` | `leftShift(OutputStream self, byte[] value)` Overloads the leftShift operator to provide an append mechanism to add bytes to a stream.
    `` | `static ObjectInputStream` | `newObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream)` Create an object input stream for this input stream.
    `` | `static ObjectInputStream` | `newObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream, ClassLoader classLoader)` Create an object input stream for this input stream using the given class loader.
    `` | `static ObjectOutputStream` | `newObjectOutputStream(OutputStream outputStream)` Create an object output stream for this output stream.
    `` | `static PrintWriter` | `newPrintWriter(Writer writer)` Create a new PrintWriter for this Writer.
    `` | `static PrintWriter` | `newPrintWriter(OutputStream stream)` Create a new PrintWriter for this OutputStream.
    `` | `static BufferedReader` | `newReader(InputStream self)` Creates a reader for this input stream.
    `` | `static BufferedReader` | `newReader(InputStream self, String charset)` Creates a reader for this input stream, using the specified charset as the encoding.
    `` | `static Writer` | `newWriter(OutputStream stream)` Creates a writer for this stream.
    `` | `static Writer` | `newWriter(OutputStream stream, String charset)` Creates a writer for this stream using the given charset.
    `` | `static String` | `readLine(Reader self)` Read a single, whole line from the given Reader.
    `` | `static List<String>` | `readLines(InputStream stream)` Reads the stream into a list, with one element for each line.
    `` | `static List<String>` | `readLines(InputStream stream, String charset)` Reads the stream into a list, with one element for each line.
    `` | `static List<String>` | `readLines(Reader reader)` Reads the reader into a list of Strings, with one entry for each line.
    `` | `static void` | `setBytes(OutputStream os, byte[] bytes)` Write the byte[] to the output stream.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `splitEachLine(Reader self, String regex, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through the given reader line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `splitEachLine(Reader self, Pattern pattern, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through the given reader line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator Pattern.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `splitEachLine(InputStream stream, String regex, String charset, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through the given InputStream line by line using the specified encoding, splitting each line using the given separator.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `splitEachLine(InputStream stream, Pattern pattern, String charset, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through the given InputStream line by line using the specified encoding, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `splitEachLine(InputStream stream, String regex, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through the given InputStream line by line, splitting each line using the given separator.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `splitEachLine(InputStream stream, Pattern pattern, Closure<T> closure)` Iterates through the given InputStream line by line, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern.
    `` | `static void` | `transformChar(Reader self, Writer writer, Closure closure)` Transforms each character from this reader by passing it to the given closure.
    `` | `static void` | `transformLine(Reader reader, Writer writer, Closure closure)` Transforms the lines from a reader with a Closure and write them to a writer.
    `<T, U extends Closeable>` | `static T` | `withCloseable(U self, Closure<T> action)` Allows this closeable to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is closed once the closure has been executed and before this method returns.
    `` | `static Appendable` | `withFormatter(Appendable self, Closure closure)` Invokes a Closure that uses a Formatter taking care of resource handling.
    `` | `static Appendable` | `withFormatter(Appendable self, Locale locale, Closure closure)` Invokes a Closure that uses a Formatter taking care of resource handling.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `withObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file and pass it to the closure.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `withObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream, ClassLoader classLoader, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file and pass it to the closure.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `withObjectOutputStream(OutputStream outputStream, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new ObjectOutputStream for this output stream and then pass it to the closure.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `withPrintWriter(Writer writer, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new PrintWriter for this Writer.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `withPrintWriter(OutputStream stream, Closure<T> closure)` Create a new PrintWriter for this OutputStream.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `withReader(Reader reader, Closure<T> closure)` Allows this reader to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is closed before this method returns.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `withReader(InputStream in, Closure<T> closure)` Helper method to create a new Reader for a stream and then passes it into the closure.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `withReader(InputStream in, String charset, Closure<T> closure)` Helper method to create a new Reader for a stream and then passes it into the closure.
    `<T, U extends InputStream>` | `static T` | `withStream(U stream, Closure<T> closure)` Allows this input stream to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is flushed and closed before this method returns.
    `<T, U extends OutputStream>` | `static T` | `withStream(U os, Closure<T> closure)` Passes this OutputStream to the closure, ensuring that the stream is closed after the closure returns, regardless of errors.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `withWriter(Writer writer, Closure<T> closure)` Allows this writer to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is flushed and closed before this method returns.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `withWriter(OutputStream stream, Closure<T> closure)` Creates a writer from this stream, passing it to the given closure.
    `<T>` | `static T` | `withWriter(OutputStream stream, String charset, Closure<T> closure)` Creates a writer from this stream, passing it to the given closure.
    `` | `static void` | `write(Writer self, Writable writable)` A helper method so that dynamic dispatch of the writer.write(object) method will always use the more efficient Writable.writeTo(writer) mechanism if the object implements the Writable interface.
    `` | `static void` | `writeLine(BufferedWriter writer, String line)` Write the text and append a newline (using the platform's line-ending).

  - ### Inherited Methods Summary

    Inherited Methods
    Methods inherited from class | Name
    --- | ---
    `class DefaultGroovyMethodsSupport` | `cloneSimilarCollection, cloneSimilarMap, closeQuietly, closeWithWarning, createSimilarArray, createSimilarCollection, createSimilarCollection, createSimilarCollection, createSimilarList, createSimilarMap, createSimilarOrDefaultCollection, createSimilarSet, normaliseIndex, sameType, subListBorders, subListBorders`
    `class Object` | `wait, wait, wait, equals, toString, hashCode, getClass, notify, notifyAll`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### public static void eachByte(InputStream is, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="byte") Closure closure)

      Traverse through each byte of the specified stream. The stream is closed after the closure returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `is` - stream to iterate over, closed after the method call
        `closure` - closure to apply to each byte
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static void eachByte(InputStream is, int bufferLen, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class, options="byte[],Integer") Closure closure)

      Traverse through each the specified stream reading bytes into a buffer and calling the 2 parameter closure with this buffer and the number of bytes.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `is` - stream to iterate over, closed after the method call.
        `bufferLen` - the length of the buffer to use.
        `closure` - a 2 parameter closure which is passed the byte[] and a number of bytes successfully read.
      Since:
        1.8

    - #### <T> public static T eachLine(InputStream stream, String charset, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options={"String","String,Integer"}) Closure<T> closure)

      Iterates through this stream reading with the provided charset, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The stream is closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - a stream
        `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
        `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number starting at line 1)
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        eachLine(java.io.InputStream, java.lang.String, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.5.5

    - #### <T> public static T eachLine(InputStream stream, String charset, int firstLine, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options={"String","String,Integer"}) Closure<T> closure)

      Iterates through this stream reading with the provided charset, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The stream is closed after this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - a stream
        `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
        `firstLine` - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)
        `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number)
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        eachLine(java.io.Reader, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.5.7

    - #### <T> public static T eachLine(InputStream stream, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options={"String","String,Integer"}) Closure<T> closure)

      Iterates through this stream, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The stream is closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - a stream
        `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number starting at line 1)
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        eachLine(java.io.InputStream, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.5.6

    - #### <T> public static T eachLine(InputStream stream, int firstLine, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options={"String","String,Integer"}) Closure<T> closure)

      Iterates through this stream, passing each line to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. The stream is closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - a stream
        `firstLine` - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)
        `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number)
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        eachLine(java.io.Reader, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.5.7

    - #### <T> public static T eachLine(Reader self, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options={"String","String,Integer"}) Closure<T> closure)

      Iterates through the given reader line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. If the closure has two arguments, the line count is passed as the second argument. The Reader is closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Reader, closed after the method returns
        `closure` - a closure (arg 1 is line, optional arg 2 is line number starting at line 1)
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        eachLine(java.io.Reader, int, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.5.6

    - #### <T> public static T eachLine(Reader self, int firstLine, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options={"String","String,Integer"}) Closure<T> closure)

      Iterates through the given reader line by line. Each line is passed to the given 1 or 2 arg closure. If the closure has two arguments, the line count is passed as the second argument. The Reader is closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Reader, closed after the method returns
        `firstLine` - the line number value used for the first line (default is 1, set to 0 to start counting from 0)
        `closure` - a closure which will be passed each line (or for 2 arg closures the line and line count)
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      Since:
        1.5.7

    - #### public static void eachObject(ObjectInputStream ois, Closure closure)

      Iterates through the given object stream object by object. The ObjectInputStream is closed afterwards.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      throws:
        ClassNotFoundException if the class is not found.
      Parameters:
        `ois` - an ObjectInputStream, closed after the operation
        `closure` - a closure
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static void filterLine(Reader reader, Writer writer, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String") Closure closure)

      Filter the lines from a reader and write them on the writer, according to a closure which returns true if the line should be included. Both Reader and Writer are closed after the operation.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `reader` - a reader, closed after the call
        `writer` - a writer, closed after the call
        `closure` - the closure which returns booleans
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static Writable filterLine(Reader reader, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String") Closure closure)

      Filter the lines from this Reader, and return a Writable which can be used to stream the filtered lines to a destination. The closure should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.

      Parameters:
        `reader` - this reader
        `closure` - a closure used for filtering
      Returns:
        a Writable which will use the closure to filter each line from the reader when the Writable#writeTo(Writer) is called.
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static Writable filterLine(InputStream self, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String") Closure predicate)

      Filter lines from an input stream using a closure predicate. The closure will be passed each line as a String, and it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.

      Parameters:
        `self` - an input stream
        `predicate` - a closure which returns boolean and takes a line
      Returns:
        a writable which writes out the filtered lines
      See Also:
        filterLine(java.io.Reader, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static Writable filterLine(InputStream self, String charset, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String") Closure predicate)

      Filter lines from an input stream using a closure predicate. The closure will be passed each line as a String, and it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.

      throws:
        UnsupportedEncodingException if the encoding specified is not supported
      Parameters:
        `self` - an input stream
        `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
        `predicate` - a closure which returns boolean and takes a line
      Returns:
        a writable which writes out the filtered lines
      See Also:
        filterLine(java.io.Reader, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.6.8

    - #### public static void filterLine(InputStream self, Writer writer, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String") Closure predicate)

      Uses a closure to filter lines from this InputStream and pass them to the given writer. The closure will be passed each line as a String, and it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - the InputStream
        `writer` - a writer to write output to
        `predicate` - a closure which returns true if a line should be accepted
      See Also:
        filterLine(java.io.Reader, java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static void filterLine(InputStream self, Writer writer, String charset, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String") Closure predicate)

      Uses a closure to filter lines from this InputStream and pass them to the given writer. The closure will be passed each line as a String, and it should return `true` if the line should be passed to the writer.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - the InputStream
        `writer` - a writer to write output to
        `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
        `predicate` - a closure which returns true if a line should be accepted
      See Also:
        filterLine(java.io.Reader, java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.6.8

    - #### public static byte[] getBytes(InputStream is)

      Read the content of this InputStream and return it as a byte[]. The stream is closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `is` - an input stream
      Returns:
        the byte[] from that InputStream
      Since:
        1.7.1

    - #### public static String getText(InputStream is)

      Read the content of this InputStream and return it as a String. The stream is closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `is` - an input stream
      Returns:
        the text from that URL
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static String getText(InputStream is, String charset)

      Read the content of this InputStream using specified charset and return it as a String. The stream is closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `is` - an input stream
        `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
      Returns:
        the text from that URL
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static String getText(Reader reader)

      Read the content of the Reader and return it as a String. The reader is closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `reader` - a Reader whose content we want to read
      Returns:
        a String containing the content of the buffered reader
      See Also:
        getText(java.io.BufferedReader)
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static String getText(BufferedReader reader)

      Read the content of the BufferedReader and return it as a String. The BufferedReader is closed afterwards.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `reader` - a BufferedReader whose content we want to read
      Returns:
        a String containing the content of the buffered reader
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static Iterator<String> iterator(Reader self)

      Creates an iterator which will traverse through the reader a line at a time.

      Parameters:
        `self` - a Reader object
      Returns:
        an Iterator for the Reader
      See Also:
        BufferedReader.readLine
      Since:
        1.5.0

    - #### public static Iterator<Byte> iterator(InputStream self)

      Standard iterator for a input stream which iterates through the stream content in a byte-based fashion.

      Parameters:
        `self` - an InputStream object
      Returns:
        an Iterator for the InputStream
      Since:
        1.5.0

    - #### public static Iterator<Byte> iterator(DataInputStream self)

      Standard iterator for a data input stream which iterates through the stream content a Byte at a time.

      Parameters:
        `self` - a DataInputStream object
      Returns:
        an Iterator for the DataInputStream
      Since:
        1.5.0

    - #### public static Writer leftShift(Writer self, Object value)

      Overloads the leftShift operator for Writer to allow an object to be written using Groovy's default representation for the object.

      throws:
        IOException if an I/O error occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Writer
        `value` - an Object whose default representation will be written to the Writer
      Returns:
        the writer on which this operation was invoked
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static Appendable leftShift(Appendable self, Object value)

      Overloads the leftShift operator for Appendable to allow an object to be appended using Groovy's default representation for the object.

      throws:
        IOException if an I/O error occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - an Appendable
        `value` - an Object whose default representation will be appended to the Appendable
      Returns:
        the Appendable on which this operation was invoked
      Since:
        2.1.0

    - #### public static Writer leftShift(OutputStream self, Object value)

      Overloads the leftShift operator to provide an append mechanism to add values to a stream.

      throws:
        java.io.IOException if an I/O error occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - an OutputStream
        `value` - a value to append
      Returns:
        a Writer
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static void leftShift(ObjectOutputStream self, Object value)

      Overloads the leftShift operator to add objects to an ObjectOutputStream.

      throws:
        IOException if an I/O error occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - an ObjectOutputStream
        `value` - an object to write to the stream
      Since:
        1.5.0

    - #### public static OutputStream leftShift(OutputStream self, InputStream in)

      Pipe an InputStream into an OutputStream for efficient stream copying.

      throws:
        IOException if an I/O error occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - stream on which to write
        `in` - stream to read from
      Returns:
        the outputstream itself
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static OutputStream leftShift(OutputStream self, byte[] value)

      Overloads the leftShift operator to provide an append mechanism to add bytes to a stream.

      throws:
        IOException if an I/O error occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - an OutputStream
        `value` - a value to append
      Returns:
        an OutputStream
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static ObjectInputStream newObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream)

      Create an object input stream for this input stream.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `inputStream` - an input stream
      Returns:
        an object input stream
      Since:
        1.5.0

    - #### public static ObjectInputStream newObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream, ClassLoader classLoader)

      Create an object input stream for this input stream using the given class loader.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `inputStream` - an input stream
        `classLoader` - the class loader to use when loading the class
      Returns:
        an object input stream
      Since:
        1.5.0

    - #### public static ObjectOutputStream newObjectOutputStream(OutputStream outputStream)

      Create an object output stream for this output stream.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `outputStream` - an output stream
      Returns:
        an object output stream
      Since:
        1.5.0

    - #### public static PrintWriter newPrintWriter(Writer writer)

      Create a new PrintWriter for this Writer.

      Parameters:
        `writer` - a Writer
      Returns:
        a PrintWriter
      Since:
        1.6.0

    - #### public static PrintWriter newPrintWriter(OutputStream stream)

      Create a new PrintWriter for this OutputStream.

      Parameters:
        `stream` - an OutputStream
      Returns:
        a PrintWriter
      Since:
        2.2.0

    - #### public static BufferedReader newReader(InputStream self)

      Creates a reader for this input stream.

      Parameters:
        `self` - an input stream
      Returns:
        a reader
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static BufferedReader newReader(InputStream self, String charset)

      Creates a reader for this input stream, using the specified charset as the encoding.

      throws:
        UnsupportedEncodingException if the encoding specified is not supported
      Parameters:
        `self` - an input stream
        `charset` - the charset for this input stream
      Returns:
        a reader
      Since:
        1.6.0

    - #### public static Writer newWriter(OutputStream stream)

      Creates a writer for this stream.

      Parameters:
        `stream` - the stream which is used and then closed
      Returns:
        the newly created Writer
      Since:
        2.2.0

    - #### public static Writer newWriter(OutputStream stream, String charset)

      Creates a writer for this stream using the given charset.

      throws:
        UnsupportedEncodingException if an encoding exception occurs.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - the stream which is used and then closed
        `charset` - the charset used
      Returns:
        the newly created Writer
      Since:
        2.2.0

    - #### public static String readLine(Reader self)

      Read a single, whole line from the given Reader. This method is designed for use with Readers that support the `mark()` operation like BufferReader. It has a fallback behavior for Readers that don't support mark() but the behavior doesn't correctly detect multi-character line termination (e.g. carriage return followed by linefeed). We recommend for Readers that don't support mark() you consider using one of the following methods instead: eachLine, readLines, or iterator.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Reader
      Returns:
        a line
      See Also:
        readLines(java.io.Reader)
        iterator(java.io.Reader)
        eachLine(java.io.Reader, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static List<String> readLines(InputStream stream)

      Reads the stream into a list, with one element for each line.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - a stream
      Returns:
        a List of lines
      See Also:
        readLines(java.io.Reader)
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static List<String> readLines(InputStream stream, String charset)

      Reads the stream into a list, with one element for each line.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - a stream
        `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
      Returns:
        a List of lines
      See Also:
        readLines(java.io.Reader)
      Since:
        1.6.8

    - #### public static List<String> readLines(Reader reader)

      Reads the reader into a list of Strings, with one entry for each line. The reader is closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `reader` - a Reader
      Returns:
        a List of lines
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static void setBytes(OutputStream os, byte[] bytes)

      Write the byte[] to the output stream. The stream is closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `os` - an output stream
        `bytes` - the byte[] to write to the output stream
      Since:
        1.7.1

    - #### <T> public static T splitEachLine(Reader self, String regex, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options="List") Closure<T> closure)

      Iterates through the given reader line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. The Reader is closed afterwards.

      Here is an example:

           def s = 'The 3 quick\nbrown 4 fox'
           def result = ''
           new StringReader(s).splitEachLine(/\d/){ parts ->
               result += "${parts[0]}_${parts[1]}|"
           }
           assert result == 'The _ quick|brown _ fox|'

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      throws:
        java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Reader, closed after the method returns
        `regex` - the delimiting regular expression
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        String.split
      Since:
        1.5.5

    - #### <T> public static T splitEachLine(Reader self, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options="List") Closure<T> closure)

      Iterates through the given reader line by line, splitting each line using the given regex separator Pattern. For each line, the given closure is called with a single parameter being the list of strings computed by splitting the line around matches of the given regular expression. The Reader is closed afterwards.

      Here is an example:

           def s = 'The 3 quick\nbrown 4 fox'
           def result = ''
           new StringReader(s).splitEachLine(~/\d/){ parts ->
               result += "${parts[0]}_${parts[1]}|"
           }
           assert result == 'The _ quick|brown _ fox|'

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      throws:
        java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Reader, closed after the method returns
        `pattern` - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        String.split
      Since:
        1.6.8

    - #### <T> public static T splitEachLine(InputStream stream, String regex, String charset, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options="List") Closure<T> closure)

      Iterates through the given InputStream line by line using the specified encoding, splitting each line using the given separator. The list of tokens for each line is then passed to the given closure. Finally, the stream is closed.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      throws:
        java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
      Parameters:
        `stream` - an InputStream
        `regex` - the delimiting regular expression
        `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.lang.String, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.5.5

    - #### <T> public static T splitEachLine(InputStream stream, Pattern pattern, String charset, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options="List") Closure<T> closure)

      Iterates through the given InputStream line by line using the specified encoding, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern. The list of tokens for each line is then passed to the given closure. Finally, the stream is closed.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - an InputStream
        `pattern` - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter
        `charset` - opens the stream with a specified charset
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.6.8

    - #### <T> public static T splitEachLine(InputStream stream, String regex, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options="List") Closure<T> closure)

      Iterates through the given InputStream line by line, splitting each line using the given separator. The list of tokens for each line is then passed to the given closure. The stream is closed before the method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      throws:
        java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException if the regular expression's syntax is invalid
      Parameters:
        `stream` - an InputStream
        `regex` - the delimiting regular expression
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.lang.String, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.5.6

    - #### <T> public static T splitEachLine(InputStream stream, Pattern pattern, @ClosureParams(value=FromString.class,options="List") Closure<T> closure)

      Iterates through the given InputStream line by line, splitting each line using the given separator Pattern. The list of tokens for each line is then passed to the given closure. The stream is closed before the method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - an InputStream
        `pattern` - the regular expression Pattern for the delimiter
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the last value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        splitEachLine(java.io.Reader, java.util.regex.Pattern, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.6.8

    - #### public static void transformChar(Reader self, Writer writer, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String") Closure closure)

      Transforms each character from this reader by passing it to the given closure. The Closure should return each transformed character, which will be passed to the Writer. The reader and writer will be both be closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Reader object
        `writer` - a Writer to receive the transformed characters
        `closure` - a closure that performs the required transformation
      Since:
        1.5.0

    - #### public static void transformLine(Reader reader, Writer writer, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.lang.String") Closure closure)

      Transforms the lines from a reader with a Closure and write them to a writer. Both Reader and Writer are closed after the operation.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `reader` - Lines of text to be transformed. Reader is closed afterwards.
        `writer` - Where transformed lines are written. Writer is closed afterwards.
        `closure` - Single parameter closure that is called to transform each line of text from the reader, before writing it to the writer.
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### <T, U extends Closeable> public static T withCloseable(U self, @ClosureParams(value=FirstParam.class) Closure<T> action)

      Allows this closeable to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is closed once the closure has been executed and before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - the Closeable
        `action` - the closure taking the Closeable as parameter
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Since:
        2.4.0

    - #### public static Appendable withFormatter(Appendable self, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.util.Formatter") Closure closure)

      Invokes a Closure that uses a Formatter taking care of resource handling. A Formatter is created and passed to the Closure as its argument. After the Closure executes, the Formatter is flushed and closed releasing any associated resources.

      Parameters:
        `self` - an Appendable
        `closure` - a 1-arg Closure which will be called with a Formatter as its argument
      Returns:
        the Appendable on which this operation was invoked
      Since:
        2.1.0

    - #### public static Appendable withFormatter(Appendable self, Locale locale, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.util.Formatter") Closure closure)

      Invokes a Closure that uses a Formatter taking care of resource handling. A Formatter is created using the given Locale and passed to the Closure as its argument. After the Closure executes, the Formatter is flushed and closed releasing any associated resources.

      Parameters:
        `self` - an Appendable
        `locale` - a Locale used when creating the Formatter
        `closure` - a 1-arg Closure which will be called with a Formatter as its argument
      Returns:
        the Appendable on which this operation was invoked
      Since:
        2.1.0

    - #### <T> public static T withObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.io.ObjectInputStream") Closure<T> closure)

      Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file and pass it to the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `inputStream` - an input stream
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        withStream(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.5.0

    - #### <T> public static T withObjectInputStream(InputStream inputStream, ClassLoader classLoader, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.io.ObjectInputStream") Closure<T> closure)

      Create a new ObjectInputStream for this file and pass it to the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `inputStream` - an input stream
        `classLoader` - the class loader to use when loading the class
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        withStream(java.io.InputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.5.0

    - #### <T> public static T withObjectOutputStream(OutputStream outputStream, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.io.ObjectOutputStream") Closure<T> closure)

      Create a new ObjectOutputStream for this output stream and then pass it to the closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `outputStream` - am output stream
        `closure` - a closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        withStream(java.io.OutputStream, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.5.0

    - #### <T> public static T withPrintWriter(Writer writer, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.io.PrintWriter") Closure<T> closure)

      Create a new PrintWriter for this Writer. The writer is passed to the closure, and will be closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `writer` - a writer
        `closure` - the closure to invoke with the PrintWriter
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Since:
        1.6.0

    - #### <T> public static T withPrintWriter(OutputStream stream, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.io.PrintWriter") Closure<T> closure)

      Create a new PrintWriter for this OutputStream. The writer is passed to the closure, and will be closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - an OutputStream
        `closure` - the closure to invoke with the PrintWriter
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Since:
        2.2.0

    - #### <T> public static T withReader(Reader reader, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.io.Reader") Closure<T> closure)

      Allows this reader to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `reader` - the reader which is used and then closed
        `closure` - the closure that the writer is passed into
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Since:
        1.5.2

    - #### <T> public static T withReader(InputStream in, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.io.Reader") Closure<T> closure)

      Helper method to create a new Reader for a stream and then passes it into the closure. The reader (and this stream) is closed after the closure returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `in` - a stream
        `closure` - the closure to invoke with the InputStream
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        InputStreamReader
      Since:
        1.5.2

    - #### <T> public static T withReader(InputStream in, String charset, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.io.Reader") Closure<T> closure)

      Helper method to create a new Reader for a stream and then passes it into the closure. The reader (and this stream) is closed after the closure returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `in` - a stream
        `charset` - the charset used to decode the stream
        `closure` - the closure to invoke with the reader
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        InputStreamReader
      Since:
        1.5.6

    - #### <T, U extends InputStream> public static T withStream(U stream, @ClosureParams(value=FirstParam.class) Closure<T> closure)

      Allows this input stream to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is flushed and closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - the stream which is used and then closed
        `closure` - the closure that the stream is passed into
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Since:
        1.5.2

    - #### <T, U extends OutputStream> public static T withStream(U os, @ClosureParams(value=FirstParam.class) Closure<T> closure)

      Passes this OutputStream to the closure, ensuring that the stream is closed after the closure returns, regardless of errors.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `os` - the stream which is used and then closed
        `closure` - the closure that the stream is passed into
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Since:
        1.5.2

    - #### <T> public static T withWriter(Writer writer, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.io.Writer") Closure<T> closure)

      Allows this writer to be used within the closure, ensuring that it is flushed and closed before this method returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `writer` - the writer which is used and then closed
        `closure` - the closure that the writer is passed into
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Since:
        1.5.2

    - #### <T> public static T withWriter(OutputStream stream, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.io.Writer") Closure<T> closure)

      Creates a writer from this stream, passing it to the given closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - the stream which is used and then closed
        `closure` - the closure that the writer is passed into
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        withWriter(java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.5.2

    - #### <T> public static T withWriter(OutputStream stream, String charset, @ClosureParams(value=SimpleType.class, options="java.io.Writer") Closure<T> closure)

      Creates a writer from this stream, passing it to the given closure. This method ensures the stream is closed after the closure returns.

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - the stream which is used and then closed
        `charset` - the charset used
        `closure` - the closure that the writer is passed into
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      See Also:
        withWriter(java.io.Writer, groovy.lang.Closure)
      Since:
        1.5.2

    - #### public static void write(Writer self, Writable writable)

      A helper method so that dynamic dispatch of the writer.write(object) method will always use the more efficient Writable.writeTo(writer) mechanism if the object implements the Writable interface.

      throws:
        IOException if an I/O error occurs.
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Writer
        `writable` - an object implementing the Writable interface
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### public static void writeLine(BufferedWriter writer, String line)

      Write the text and append a newline (using the platform's line-ending).

      throws:
        IOException if an IOException occurs.
      Parameters:
        `writer` - a BufferedWriter
        `line` - the line to write
      Since:
        1.0