How I can remove extension from string in list (groovy)?

Question

I have list def list = ['values.txt'] and I want to remove extension from filename and receive string . How I can do this ?

Expecting result is -- filename = 'values' .

Answer 1

If you happen to open ANY Groovy book or tutorial you would find a lot of solutions.

For example:

def list = ['values.txt']
def noExtensions = list.collect{ it.split( /\./ )[ 0 ] }
assert ['values'] == noExtensions