Ex 4: Groovy - Groovin' with Groovy
import java.util.*
class Erase {
    public static main(args) {
	names = [ "Ted", "Fred", "Jed", "Ned" ]
	System.out.println(names)
        e = new Erase()
	short_names = e.filterLongerThan(names, 3)
	System.out.println (short_names.size())
	for (s in short_names) {
	    System.out.println(s)
	}
    }
    public filterLongerThan (strings, length) {
	result = new ArrayList()
	for (s in strings) {
	    if (s.length() < length+1) {
		result.add(s)
	    }
	}
	return result
    }
}

[Example 4 Output]

(Example 4)