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2    * $Id: DefaultGroovyStaticMethods.java,v 1.3 2004/05/18 06:15:45 spullara Exp $
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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  }