[GROOVY-4174] Support for String translation similar to unix 'tr' command

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.2
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.3, 1.8-beta-1
• Component/s: groovy-jdk
• Assignee: Paul King
• Reporter: Paul King
• Created: 19/Apr/10 10:09
• Updated: 07/Apr/15 19:06
• Resolved: 19/Apr/10 10:48

Description

Unix has a 'tr' translation command. It would be good for Groovy to support something similar.
Translations similar to what 'tr' does can be achieved using regular expressions but the
notation required is much more compact and the implementation can be much more efficient.