[GROOVY-1770] use(category){closure} should propagate the value returned by its closure

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.1-beta-1
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: Ben Smith
• Created: 06/Mar/07 13:26
• Updated: 06/Jan/08 16:55
• Resolved: 06/Mar/07 20:28

Description

The use(category)

{closure}

construct doesn't seem to be returning any useful value. It would be useful if it propagated the value returned by its closure. This would a more natural "use" of categories in cases like:

def function() {
return use(HelperFunctions)

{ if (checkSomething) return EARLY //... return LATE }

}

Issue Links

• duplicates: GROOVY-1287 use(category, closure) should return the closures return value.
• relates to: GROOVY-2474 Change all withXXX methods to return the value returned by their closure instead of void