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35 package org.codehaus.groovy.runtime;
36
37 import groovy.lang.Closure;
38
39 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
40
41 /***
42 * This class defines all the new static groovy methods which appear on normal JDK
43 * classes inside the Groovy environment. Static methods are used with the
44 * first parameter as the destination class.
45 *
46 * @author Guillaume Laforge
47 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $
48 */
49 public class DefaultGroovyStaticMethods {
50
51 /***
52 * Start a Thread with the given closure as a Runnable instance.
53 *
54 * @param closure the Runnable closure
55 * @return the started thread
56 */
57 public static Thread start(Thread self, Closure closure) {
58 Thread thread = new Thread(closure);
59 thread.start();
60 return thread;
61 }
62
63 /***
64 * Start a daemon Thread with the given closure as a Runnable instance.
65 *
66 * @param closure the Runnable closure
67 * @return the started thread
68 */
69 public static Thread startDaemon(Thread self, Closure closure) {
70 Thread thread = new Thread(closure);
71 thread.setDaemon(true);
72 thread.start();
73 return thread;
74 }
75
76 /***
77 * Get the last hidden matcher that system used to do a match.
78 *
79 * @param matcher
80 * @return
81 */
82 public static Matcher getLastMatcher(Matcher matcher) {
83 return RegexSupport.getLastMatcher();
84 }
85 }