Need Groovy syntax help for generating a Closure from a String

Question

I\'m trying to generate a closure from a string. The code inside the closure references a DSL function build(). The errors I\'m getting imply that Groovy is trying to exec

Answer 1

In addition to Michael Easter's answer, you could also pass the script's binding through to the GroovyShell

def build = { ->
  "BUILD $it"
}

def shell = new GroovyShell( this.binding )
def c = shell.evaluate( "{ -> build( 'tim_yates' ) }" )

c()