// Example #1<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
def<\/span> splitMe<\/span> =<\/span> '<\/span>First<\/span> sentence<\/span>.<\/span> Second<\/span>.<\/span>'<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
def<\/span> cl<\/span> =<\/span> {<\/span> split<\/span>(<\/span>'.'<\/span>)<\/span> }<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
cl<\/span>.<\/span>resolveStrategy<\/span> =<\/span> Closure<\/span>.<\/span>DELEGATE_FIRST<\/span><\/div>cl<\/span>.<\/span>delegate<\/span> =<\/span> splitMe<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
def<\/span> sentences<\/span> =<\/span> cl<\/span>()<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
// Example #2 (shorthand for #1)<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
def<\/span> splitMe<\/span> =<\/span> '<\/span>First<\/span> sentence<\/span>.<\/span> Second<\/span>.<\/span>'<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
def<\/span> cl<\/span> =<\/span> {<\/span> split<\/span>(<\/span>'.'<\/span>)<\/span> }<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
def<\/span> sentences<\/span> =<\/span> splitMe<\/span>.<\/span>with<\/span>(<\/span>cl<\/span>)<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
// Example #3 (the infamous it)<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
def<\/span> splitMe<\/span> =<\/span> '<\/span>First<\/span> sentence<\/span>.<\/span> Second<\/span>.<\/span>'<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
def<\/span> cl<\/span> =<\/span> {<\/span> it<\/span>.<\/span>split<\/span>(<\/span>'.'<\/span>)<\/span> }<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
def<\/span> sentences<\/span> =<\/span> cl<\/span>.<\/span>call<\/span>(<\/span>splitMe<\/span>)<\/span><\/div><\/pre><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n