downvoted because it's confusing. OP is about groovy and if people scan-read quickly the answers, we might think it's a valid groovy syntax proposed.

In Groovy you also have to be aware that in addition to ==~, alias "Match operator", there is also =~, alias "Find Operator" and ~, alias "Pattern operator". All are explained here.

In groovy, the bitwise operators can be overridden with the leftShift (<<) and rightShift (>>) methods defined on the class. It's idiomatic groovy to use the leftShift method for append …

Dec 8, 2012 · My current work project allows user-provided expressions to be evaluated in specific contexts, as a way for them to extend and influence the workflow. These expressions …

Nowadays I hear a lot about "Groovy on Grails" and I want to know more about it: What is Groovy? What is Grails? What kind of applications are built using Groovy on Grails?

Apache Groovy is a powerful, optionally typed and dynamic language, with static-typing and static compilation capabilities, for the javaplatform aimed at improving developer productivity thanks …

Apr 28, 2014 · 24 == in Groovy is roughly equivalent to equals(), however, you'll find it's different from Java when comparing different classes with the same value - if the class is Comparable. …

In a GString (groovy string), any valid Groovy expression can be enclosed in the $ {...} including method calls etc. This is detailed in the following page.

According to the Groovy docs, the == is just a "clever" equals() as it also takes care of avoiding NullPointerException: Java’s == is actually Groovy’s is() method, and Groovy’s == is a clever …

Aug 16, 2012 · Groovy has also an operator === that can be used for objects equality === is equivalent to o1.is(o2) triple quoted string triple single quoted string class java.lang.String …