Shorthand way for assigning object properties in Groovy?

Question

I create Groovy objects using this convention...

Item item1 = new Item( name: "foo", weight: "150")

...is there a shorthand convention for manipulating properties object? something like this...

item1( name: "hello", weight: "175") //this does not work, btw ;-)

...instead of...

item1.name = "hello"
item1.weight = "175"

Answer 1

You have the with method, as described by the great Mr Haki

item1.with{
    name = "hello"
    weight = "175"
}

Answer 2

Yes, you can do it like this:

item1.metaClass.setProperties(item1, [name: "hello", weight: "175"])