The Java platforms (J2SE and J2EE) are filled with rich and useful features, making Java an extremely useful resource for more than mere programming. To use Java, a good scripting tool is needed.

Some Java applications’ requirements make integration with a scripting language necessary. For example, your users may need to write scripts that drive the application, extend it, or contain loops and ...

It has recently become popular to differentiate between the Java platform and the Java language, but many Java developers still are unsure of how to incorporate scripting into Java application ...

Nashorn, pronounced “nass-horn,” is German for “rhinoceros,” and it’s one of the animal names for a German tank destroyer used in World War II. It’s also the name of the replacement — introduced with ...

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Script languages have been experiencing a renaissance over the past few years. There are many open-source projects such as Jython, Groovy and Bean Shell to allow the scripting environment to interact ...

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JavaBox tries to answer the question, "Where is the thing that will let me run scripts written in Java within my Java application?" JavaBox is a simple container ("sandbox") for executing scripts ...