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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T02:58:20+00:00 2026-05-11T02:58:20+00:00

like this: Groovy: map = [‘a’:1,’b’:2] doubler = this.&doubleMethod map.each(doubler) println map What’s the

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map = ['a':1,'b':2] doubler = this.&doubleMethod map.each(doubler) println map 

What’s the ‘&’ used for here?

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  1. 2026-05-11T02:58:21+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 2:58 am

    the .& operator is a method reference, i.e. it turns the indicated method into a closure so that it can be passed to other methods that want a closure as an argument.

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