Module java.scripting
Package javax.script

Interface Compilable

public interface Compilable
The optional interface implemented by ScriptEngines whose methods compile scripts to a form that can be executed repeatedly without recompilation.
Since:
1.6

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    CompiledScript
    compile​(Reader script)
    Compiles the script (source read from Reader) for later execution.
    CompiledScript
    compile​(String script)
    Compiles the script (source represented as a String) for later execution.

  • Method Details

    • compile

      CompiledScript compile​(String script) throws ScriptException
      Compiles the script (source represented as a String) for later execution.
      Parameters:
      script - The source of the script, represented as a String.
      Returns:
      An instance of a subclass of CompiledScript to be executed later using one of the eval methods of CompiledScript.
      Throws:
      ScriptException - if compilation fails.
      NullPointerException - if the argument is null.

    • compile

      CompiledScript compile​(Reader script) throws ScriptException
      Compiles the script (source read from Reader) for later execution. Functionality is identical to compile(String) other than the way in which the source is passed.
      Parameters:
      script - The reader from which the script source is obtained.
      Returns:
      An instance of a subclass of CompiledScript to be executed later using one of its eval methods of CompiledScript.
      Throws:
      ScriptException - if compilation fails.
      NullPointerException - if argument is null.