CHAPTER 10
Scripting in Java
In this chapter, you will learn
- What scripting in Java is
- How to execute scripts from Java and how to pass parameters to scripts
- How the ScriptContext is used in executing scripts
- How to use the Java programming language in scripts
- How to implement a script engine
- How to use the jrunscript and jjs command-line tools to execute scripts
What Is Scripting in Java?
Some believe that the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) can execute programs written only in the Java programming language. However, that is not true. The JVM executes language-neutral bytecode. It can execute programs written in any programming language, if the ...
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