[GROOVY-4574] consistency of the regex apis: replaceFirst with Closure

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 1.7.5
• Fix Version/s: 1.7.7, 1.8-beta-4
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Dierk König
• Created: 09/Dec/10 15:54
• Updated: 08/Feb/11 23:25
• Resolved: 08/Feb/11 23:18

Description

The GDK provides Closure-using methods

String.replaceAll(String x) {}  // in GDK 
String.replaceAll(Pattern x) {} // in GDK 

but fails to provide for consistency

String.replaceFirst(String x)  {} // missing in GDK 
String.replaceFirst(Pattern x) {} // missing in GDK