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ASF GitHub Bot commented on GROOVY-11656: ----------------------------------------- paulk-asert merged PR #2216: URL: https://github.com/apache/groovy/pull/2216 > Create SGM#getLength methods for StringBuilder/StringBuffer > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: GROOVY-11656 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-11656 > Project: Groovy > Issue Type: New Feature > Reporter: Paul King > Assignee: Paul King > Priority: Major > > This would allow arithmetic assignment operators to be used: > {code:groovy} > def sb = new StringBuilder() > sb << 'foobar' > sb.length -= 3 > assert sb.toString() == 'foo' > {code} -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)