| Package | Description |
|---|---|
| javax.script |
The scripting API consists of interfaces and classes that define
Java TM Scripting Engines and provides
a framework for their use in Java applications.
|
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
CompiledScript |
Compilable.compile (Reader script)
Compiles the script (source read from
Reader) for
later execution. |
|
CompiledScript |
Compilable.compile (String script)
Compiles the script (source represented as a
String) for
later execution. |
|
Object |
CompiledScript.eval ()
Executes the program stored in the
CompiledScript object. |
|
Object |
CompiledScript.eval (Bindings bindings)
Executes the program stored in the
CompiledScript object using
the supplied Bindings of attributes as the ENGINE_SCOPE of the
associated ScriptEngine during script execution. |
|
Object |
AbstractScriptEngine.eval (Reader reader)
eval(Reader) calls the abstract
eval(Reader, ScriptContext) passing the value of the context
field. |
|
Object |
ScriptEngine.eval (Reader reader)
Same as
eval(String) except that the source of the script is
provided as a Reader |
|
Object |
AbstractScriptEngine.eval (Reader reader,
Bindings bindings)
eval(Reader, Bindings) calls the abstract
eval(Reader, ScriptContext) method, passing it a ScriptContext
whose Reader, Writers and Bindings for scopes other that ENGINE_SCOPE
are identical to those members of the protected context field. |
|
Object |
ScriptEngine.eval (Reader reader,
Bindings n)
Same as
eval(String, Bindings) except that the source of the script
is provided as a Reader. |
|
Object |
ScriptEngine.eval (Reader reader,
ScriptContext context)
Same as
eval(String, ScriptContext) where the source of the script
is read from a Reader. |
|
abstract Object |
CompiledScript.eval (ScriptContext context)
Executes the program stored in this
CompiledScript object. |
|
Object |
AbstractScriptEngine.eval (String script)
Same as
eval(Reader) except that the abstract
eval(String, ScriptContext) is used. |
|
Object |
ScriptEngine.eval (String script)
Executes the specified script.
|
|
Object |
AbstractScriptEngine.eval (String script,
Bindings bindings)
Same as
eval(Reader, Bindings) except that the abstract
eval(String, ScriptContext) is used. |
|
Object |
ScriptEngine.eval (String script,
Bindings n)
Executes the script using the
Bindings argument as the ENGINE_SCOPE
Bindings of the ScriptEngine during the script execution. |
|
Object |
ScriptEngine.eval (String script,
ScriptContext context)
Causes the immediate execution of the script whose source is the String
passed as the first argument.
|
|
Object |
Invocable.invokeFunction (String name,
Object... args)
Used to call top-level procedures and functions defined in scripts.
|
|
Object |
Invocable.invokeMethod (Object thiz,
String name,
Object... args)
Calls a method on a script object compiled during a previous script execution,
which is retained in the state of the
ScriptEngine. |
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