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- All Known Implementing Classes:
- NashornScriptEngine
 
 public interface CompilableThe optional interface implemented by ScriptEngines whose methods compile scripts to a form that can be executed repeatedly without recompilation.- Since:
- 1.6
 
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Method SummaryAll Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description CompiledScriptcompile(Reader script)Compiles the script (source read fromReader) for later execution.CompiledScriptcompile(String script)Compiles the script (source represented as aString) for later execution.
 
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Method Detail- 
compileCompiledScript compile(String script) throws ScriptException Compiles the script (source represented as aString) for later execution.- Parameters:
- script- The source of the script, represented as a- String.
- Returns:
- An instance of a subclass of CompiledScriptto be executed later using one of theevalmethods ofCompiledScript.
- Throws:
- ScriptException- if compilation fails.
- NullPointerException- if the argument is null.
 
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compileCompiledScript compile(Reader script) throws ScriptException Compiles the script (source read fromReader) for later execution. Functionality is identical tocompile(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 CompiledScriptto be executed later using one of itsevalmethods ofCompiledScript.
- Throws:
- ScriptException- if compilation fails.
- NullPointerException- if argument is null.
 
 
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