diff --git a/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/closures/Closures.groovy b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/closures/Closures.groovy
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+package com.baeldung.closures
+
+class Closures {
+    
+    def printWelcome = {
+        println "Welcome to Closures!"
+    }
+    
+    def print = { name ->
+        println name
+    }
+    
+    def formatToLowerCase(name) {
+        return name.toLowerCase()
+    }
+    def formatToLowerCaseClosure = { name ->
+        return name.toLowerCase()
+    }
+    
+    def count=0
+    
+    def increaseCount = {
+        count++
+    }
+    
+    def greet = {
+        return "Hello! ${it}"
+    }
+   
+    def multiply = { x, y ->
+        return x*y
+    }
+    
+    def calculate = {int x, int y, String operation ->
+        
+        //log closure
+        def log = {
+            println "Performing $it"
+        }
+        
+        def result = 0    
+        switch(operation) {
+            case "ADD":
+                log("Addition")
+                result = x+y
+                break
+            case "SUB":
+                log("Subtraction")
+                result = x-y
+                break
+            case "MUL":
+                log("Multiplication")
+                result = x*y
+                break
+            case "DIV":
+                log("Division")
+                result = x/y
+                break
+        }
+        return result
+    }
+    
+    def addAll = { int... args ->
+        return args.sum()
+    }
+    
+    def volume(Closure areaCalculator, int... dimensions) {
+        if(dimensions.size() == 3) {
+            
+            //consider dimension[0] = length, dimension[1] = breadth, dimension[2] = height
+            //for cube and cuboid
+            return areaCalculator(dimensions[0], dimensions[1]) * dimensions[2]
+        } else if(dimensions.size() == 2) {
+            
+            //consider dimension[0] = radius, dimension[1] = height
+            //for cylinder and cone
+            return areaCalculator(dimensions[0]) * dimensions[1]
+        } else if(dimensions.size() == 1) {
+            
+            //consider dimension[0] = radius
+            //for sphere
+            return areaCalculator(dimensions[0]) * dimensions[0]
+        }
+        
+    }
+     
+}
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diff --git a/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/closures/Employee.groovy b/core-groovy/src/main/groovy/com/baeldung/closures/Employee.groovy
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+package com.baeldung.closures
+
+class Employee {
+    
+    String fullName
+}
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diff --git a/core-groovy/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/closures/ClosuresUnitTest.groovy b/core-groovy/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/closures/ClosuresUnitTest.groovy
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+package com.baeldung.closures
+
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+class ClosuresUnitTest extends GroovyTestCase {
+
+    Closures closures = new Closures()
+    
+    void testDeclaration() {
+        
+        closures.print("Hello! Closure")
+        closures.formatToLowerCaseClosure("Hello! Closure")
+        
+        closures.print.call("Hello! Closure")
+        closures.formatToLowerCaseClosure.call("Hello! Closure")
+        
+    }
+    
+    void testClosureVsMethods() {   
+        assert closures.formatToLowerCase("TONY STARK") == closures.formatToLowerCaseClosure("Tony STark")
+    }
+    
+    void testParameters() {
+        //implicit parameter
+        assert closures.greet("Alex") == "Hello! Alex"
+        
+        //multiple parameters
+        assert closures.multiply(2, 4) == 8
+        
+        assert closures.calculate(12, 4, "ADD") == 16
+        assert closures.calculate(12, 4, "SUB") == 8
+        assert closures.calculate(43, 8, "DIV") == 5.375
+                
+        //varags
+        assert closures.addAll(12, 10, 14) == 36
+       
+    }
+    
+    void testClosureAsAnArgument() {
+        assert closures.volume({ l, b -> return l*b }, 12, 6, 10) == 720
+        
+        assert closures.volume({ radius -> return Math.PI*radius*radius/3 }, 5, 10) == Math.PI * 250/3
+    }
+    
+    void testGStringsLazyEvaluation() {
+        def name = "Samwell"
+        def welcomeMsg = "Welcome! $name"
+        
+        assert welcomeMsg == "Welcome! Samwell"
+        
+        // changing the name does not affect original interpolated value
+        name = "Tarly"
+        assert welcomeMsg != "Welcome! Tarly"
+        
+        def fullName = "Tarly Samson"
+        def greetStr = "Hello! ${-> fullName}"
+        
+        assert greetStr == "Hello! Tarly Samson"
+
+        // this time changing the variable affects the interpolated String's value
+        fullName = "Jon Smith"
+        assert greetStr == "Hello! Jon Smith"
+    }
+    
+    void testClosureInLists() {
+        def list = [10, 11, 12, 13, 14, true, false, "BUNTHER"]
+        list.each {
+            println it
+        }
+        
+        assert [13, 14] == list.findAll{ it instanceof Integer && it >= 13}
+    }
+    
+    void testClosureInMaps() {
+        def map = [1:10, 2:30, 4:5]
+        
+        assert [10, 60, 20] == map.collect{it.key * it.value}
+    }
+    
+}
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