Groovy - Map count(Object initialCount, Closure closure) method

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Description

Groovy Map count(Object initialCount, Closure closure) method count the number of occurences of items which satisfy the given closure.

Syntax

public List count(Object initialCount, Closure closure)

Parameters

• initialCount − start counter

• closure − a closure taking one argument as Map.Entry or two arguments as key value pairs.

Return Value

the number of occurences + start counter

Example - Counting entries of a particular size in a Map of String and String

Following is an example of the usage of this method −

main.groovy

// define a map
def map = ["A" : "Apple", "B" : "Banana", "C": "Carrot"] 

// count values which are more than 5 characters in size using one argument closure
result = map.count(100){ entry -> entry.value.length() > 5 }

println(result)

// count values which are more than 5 characters in size using two arguments closure
result = map.count(100){ key, value -> value.length() > 5 }

println(result)

Output

When we run the above program, we will get the following result −

102
102

Example - Counting odd entries of a Map of Integer and Integer

Following is an example of the usage of this method −

main.groovy

// define a map
def map = [1 : 11, 2 : 12, 3: 13] 

// count values which are odd using one argument closure
result = map.count(100){ entry -> entry.value % 2 != 0 }

println(result)

// count values which are odd using two arguments closure
result = map.count(100){ key, value -> value % 2 != 0}

println(result)

Output

When we run the above program, we will get the following result −

102
102

Example - Counting odd entries of a Map of Integer and Objects

Following is an example of the usage of this method −

main.groovy

// define a map
def map = [1 : new Student(1, "Julie"), 2 : new Student(2, "Robert"), 3 : new Student(3, "Adam")] 

// count values which are odd using one argument closure
result = map.count(100){ entry -> entry.value.getRollNo() % 2 != 0 }

println(result)

// count values which are odd using two arguments closure
result = map.count(100){ key, value -> value.getRollNo() % 2 != 0 }

println(result)

class Student{
   int rollNo
   String name

   Student(int rollNo, String name){
      this.rollNo = rollNo
      this.name = name
   }

   @Override
   public boolean equals(Object obj) {
      Student s = (Student)obj
      return this.rollNo == s.rollNo && this.name.equalsIgnoreCase(s.name)
   }
   
   @Override
   public String toString() {
      return "[ " + this.rollNo + ", " + this.name + " ]"
   }
}

Output

When we run the above program, we will get the following result −

102
102