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Closures

Closures are blocks of code that can be passed and stored.

Beginner 10 min read Lesson 3 of 150 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Use { args -> ... }.
  • it is the implicit single argument.
  • Closures capture scope.

In plain English

Closures are blocks of code that can be passed and stored.

  • Use { args -> ... }.
  • it is the implicit single argument.
  • Closures capture scope.
closures.groovyGROOVY
def double = { n -> n * 2 }
println [1, 2, 3].collect(double)
println [1, 2, 3].collect { it + 1 }
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Answer from memory: What is the implicit closure argument?

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