helper

Helper methods for common operations. Provides utilities for class lookup and link resolution in scripts.

Methods

Method	Return Type	Description
helper.findClass(canonicalText)	ClassContext?	Find a class by its fully qualified name
helper.resolveLink(canonicalText)	ElementContext?	Resolve a single link reference (class, method, or field)
helper.resolveLinks(canonicalText)	List<ElementContext>	Resolve all link references

Examples

Find a class by name

method.return=groovy:```
def cls = helper.findClass("com.example.Result")
return cls ? cls.name() : it.returnType().name()
```

Resolve a link reference

method.return=groovy:```
def linked = helper.resolveLink("com.example.User")
return linked ? linked.name() : null
```

Notes

• The helper tool provides convenience methods for class lookup and link resolution
• Use helper in combination with it.type() / it.returnType() for type-related operations

See Also

• it - Current context object (includes type methods)
• tool - General utility methods
• logger - Logging utility