Inner Methods are not Supported

Here is an example: 

def typeCheck(String type,String value) {
    def answer;
    if (type.contains(value)) {
        answer = value;
    }else{
        answer = "notfound";
    }
    return answer;
}

I want to call this procedure from my project file:

def rh = typeCheck(employeeRecord.HTReason.toString(),'Rehire');

Mark

Nevermind, the issue was a missing }.

Mark

Sorry to bother you but can you be more specific about what the problem is with these lines of code? I don’t really understand.

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 The "Inner methods are not supported" error in IntelliJ (and Groovy itself) means you cannot define a method inside another method or a closure. Groovy methods must be defined at the top level of a script or within a class. 

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Thanks for the clarification, Mark! Just to add for anyone else running into this: the "Inner methods are not supported" error usually happens when you accidentally define a method inside another method or closure, which Groovy (and IntelliJ) doesn’t allow.

To fix it, make sure all your def methods—like typeCheck()—are defined at the top level of your script or inside a class, not nested within another method.

// ✅ Correct: method defined at top level
def typeCheck(String type, String value) {
   return type.contains(value) ? value : "notfound"
}

def rh = typeCheck(employeeRecord.HTReason.toString(), 'Rehire')
 

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I remember back when I was learning game development, Slither io was all the rage and I was trying to implement some complex AI for a snake bot. Faced similar problems with nested functions causing all sorts of compiler chaos. I ended up restructuring my code into classes to manage the AI logic more effectively and it somehow worked!

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This reminds me of a time debugging a particularly stubborn piece of animation code. I was pulling my hair out for hours, trying to get a character to smoothly transition between poses. Turns out, the internal calculations were all wrong, creating a jarring, unexpected jump. Sharing this little adventure – feels a bit like coding a level in Slope Game , eh? Frustrating until that satisfying breakthrough!
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Alright, here's a stab at it. Inner methods throwing a wrench in the works, huh? This sounds like a right pickle! Methods hiding inside other methods, a bit like code inception, I suppose. I can see why IntelliJ might balk. Sounds like a real pain. I once had a function within a function in Python that Geometry Dash, let me tell you, drove me mad until I refactored it into separate, distinct routines for clarity and proper execution. Hope you figure out a clean solution! Good luck.
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Okay, inner methods, eh? Sounds like a coding conundrum alright. So, IntelliJ's throwing a tantrum about inner methods? A bit archaic, but I get it. Perhaps refactoring into classes is the way to go? Or consider using closures or functions outside the scope of the current method. Remember, sometimes the solution is simply restructuring. I once had a similar issue when trying to nest functions within functions in JavaScript. 

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