Question

I create Groovy objects using this convention…

Item item1 = new Item( name: "foo", weight: "150")

…is there a shorthand convention for manipulating properties object? something like this…

item1( name: "hello", weight: "175") //this does not work, btw ;-)

…instead of…

item1.name = "hello"
item1.weight = "175"

Answer 1

You have the with method, as described by the great Mr Haki

item1.with{
    name = "hello"
    weight = "175"
}