Method Detail

• getMimeTypes

  String[] getMimeTypes()

  Returns the content types of the scripting languages this interpreter handles.

• evaluate

  Object evaluate(Reader scriptreader,
                String description)
                  throws InterpreterException,
                         IOException

  This method should evaluate a piece of script associated to a given description.

  Parameters:

  scriptreader - a java.io.Reader on the piece of script

  description - description which can be later used (e.g., for error messages).

  Returns:

  if no exception is thrown during the call, should return the value of the last expression evaluated in the script

  Throws:

  InterpreterException

  IOException

• evaluate

  Object evaluate(Reader scriptreader)
                  throws InterpreterException,
                         IOException

  This method should evaluate a piece of script.

  Parameters:

  scriptreader - a java.io.Reader on the piece of script

  Returns:

  if no exception is thrown during the call, should return the value of the last expression evaluated in the script

  Throws:

  InterpreterException

  IOException

• evaluate

  Object evaluate(String script)
                  throws InterpreterException

  This method should evaluate a piece of script using a String instead of a Reader. This usually allows do easily do some caching.

  Parameters:

  script - the piece of script

  Returns:

  if no exception is thrown during the call, should return the value of the last expression evaluated in the script

  Throws:

  InterpreterException

• bindObject

  void bindObject(String name,
                Object object)

  This method should register a particular Java Object in the environment of the interpreter.

  Parameters:

  name - the name of the script object to create

  object - the Java object

• setOut

  void setOut(Writer output)

  This method should change the output Writer that will be used when output function of the scripting langage is used.

  Parameters:

  output - the new out Writer.

• dispose

  void dispose()

  This method can dispose resources used by the interpreter when it is no longer used. Be careful, you SHOULD NOT use this interpreter instance after calling this method.