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## javax.script
Interface ScriptEngineFactory

    public interface ScriptEngineFactory

`ScriptEngineFactory` is used to describe and instantiate `ScriptEngines`.
Each class implementing `ScriptEngine` has a corresponding factory that exposes metadata describing the engine class.
The `ScriptEngineManager` uses the service provider mechanism described in the Jar File Specification to obtain instances of all `ScriptEngineFactories` available in the current ClassLoader.

Since:
  1.6

Method Summary
`String` | `getEngineName()` Returns the full name of the `ScriptEngine`.
`String` | `getEngineVersion()` Returns the version of the `ScriptEngine`.
`List<String>` | `getExtensions()` Returns an immutable list of filename extensions, which generally identify scripts written in the language supported by this `ScriptEngine`.
`String` | `getLanguageName()` Returns the name of the scripting langauge supported by this `ScriptEngine`.
`String` | `getLanguageVersion()` Returns the version of the scripting language supported by this `ScriptEngine`.
`String` | `getMethodCallSyntax(String obj, String m, String... args)` Returns a String which can be used to invoke a method of a Java object using the syntax of the supported scripting language.
`List<String>` | `getMimeTypes()` Returns an immutable list of mimetypes, associated with scripts that can be executed by the engine.
`List<String>` | `getNames()` Returns an immutable list of short names for the `ScriptEngine`, which may be used to identify the `ScriptEngine` by the `ScriptEngineManager`.
`String` | `getOutputStatement(String toDisplay)` Returns a String that can be used as a statement to display the specified String using the syntax of the supported scripting language.
`Object` | `getParameter(String key)` Returns the value of an attribute whose meaning may be implementation-specific.
`String` | `getProgram(String... statements)` Returns A valid scripting language executable progam with given statements.
`ScriptEngine` | `getScriptEngine()` Returns an instance of the `ScriptEngine` associated with this `ScriptEngineFactory`.

Method Detail

### getEngineName

    String getEngineName()

  Returns the full name of the `ScriptEngine`. For instance an implementation based on the Mozilla Rhino Javascript engine might return Rhino Mozilla Javascript Engine.

  Returns:
    The name of the engine implementation.

### getEngineVersion

    String getEngineVersion()

  Returns the version of the `ScriptEngine`.

  Returns:
    The `ScriptEngine` implementation version.

### getExtensions

    List<String> getExtensions()

  Returns an immutable list of filename extensions, which generally identify scripts written in the language supported by this `ScriptEngine`. The array is used by the `ScriptEngineManager` to implement its `getEngineByExtension` method.

  Returns:
    The list of extensions.

### getMimeTypes

    List<String> getMimeTypes()

  Returns an immutable list of mimetypes, associated with scripts that can be executed by the engine. The list is used by the `ScriptEngineManager` class to implement its `getEngineByMimetype` method.

  Returns:
    The list of mime types.

### getNames

    List<String> getNames()

  Returns an immutable list of short names for the `ScriptEngine`, which may be used to identify the `ScriptEngine` by the `ScriptEngineManager`. For instance, an implementation based on the Mozilla Rhino Javascript engine might return list containing {"javascript", "rhino"}.

### getLanguageName

    String getLanguageName()

  Returns the name of the scripting langauge supported by this `ScriptEngine`.

  Returns:
    The name of the supported language.

### getLanguageVersion

    String getLanguageVersion()

  Returns the version of the scripting language supported by this `ScriptEngine`.

  Returns:
    The version of the supported language.

### getParameter

    Object getParameter(String key)

  Returns the value of an attribute whose meaning may be implementation-specific. Keys for which the value is defined in all implementations are:
  - ScriptEngine.ENGINE
  - ScriptEngine.ENGINE_VERSION
  - ScriptEngine.NAME
  - ScriptEngine.LANGUAGE
  - ScriptEngine.LANGUAGE_VERSION

  The values for these keys are the Strings returned by `getEngineName`, `getEngineVersion`, `getName`, `getLanguageName` and `getLanguageVersion` respectively.
  A reserved key, `THREADING`, whose value describes the behavior of the engine with respect to concurrent execution of scripts and maintenance of state is also defined. These values for the `THREADING` key are:

  `null` - The engine implementation is not thread safe, and cannot be used to execute scripts concurrently on multiple threads.

  `"MULTITHREADED"` - The engine implementation is internally thread-safe and scripts may execute concurrently although effects of script execution on one thread may be visible to scripts on other threads.

  `"THREAD-ISOLATED"` - The implementation satisfies the requirements of "MULTITHREADED", and also, the engine maintains independent values for symbols in scripts executing on different threads.

  `"STATELESS"` - The implementation satisfies the requirements of `"THREAD-ISOLATED"`. In addition, script executions do not alter the mappings in the `Bindings` which is the engine scope of the `ScriptEngine`. In particular, the keys in the `Bindings` and their associated values are the same before and after the execution of the script.

  Implementations may define implementation-specific keys.

  Parameters:
    `key` - The name of the parameter
  Returns:
    The value for the given parameter. Returns `null` if no value is assigned to the key.

### getMethodCallSyntax

    String getMethodCallSyntax(String obj,
                               String m,
                               String... args)

  Returns a String which can be used to invoke a method of a Java object using the syntax of the supported scripting language. For instance, an implementaton for a Javascript engine might be;

  ``

       public String getMethodCallSyntax(String obj,
                                         String m, String... args) {
            String ret = obj;
            ret += "." + m + "(";
            for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
                ret += args[i];
                if (i == args.length - 1) {
                    ret += ")";
                } else {
                    ret += ",";
                }
            }
            return ret;
       }

  Parameters:
    `obj` - The name representing the object whose method is to be invoked. The name is the one used to create bindings using the `put` method of `ScriptEngine`, the `put` method of an `ENGINE_SCOPE` `Bindings`,or the `setAttribute` method of `ScriptContext`. The identifier used in scripts may be a decorated form of the specified one.
    `m` - The name of the method to invoke.
    `args` - names of the arguments in the method call.
  Returns:
    The String used to invoke the method in the syntax of the scripting language.

### getOutputStatement

    String getOutputStatement(String toDisplay)

  Returns a String that can be used as a statement to display the specified String using the syntax of the supported scripting language. For instance, the implementaton for a Perl engine might be;

       public String getOutputStatement(String toDisplay) {
            return "print(" + toDisplay + ")";
       }

  Parameters:
    `toDisplay` - The String to be displayed by the returned statement.
  Returns:
    The string used to display the String in the syntax of the scripting language.

### getProgram

    String getProgram(String... statements)

  Returns A valid scripting language executable progam with given statements. For instance an implementation for a PHP engine might be:

       public String getProgram(String... statements) {
            $retval = "<?\n";
            int len = statements.length;
            for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
                $retval += statements[i] + ";\n";
            }
            $retval += "?>";

       }

  Parameters:
    `statements` - The statements to be executed. May be return values of calls to the `getMethodCallSyntax` and `getOutputStatement` methods.
  Returns:
    The Program

### getScriptEngine

    ScriptEngine getScriptEngine()

  Returns an instance of the `ScriptEngine` associated with this `ScriptEngineFactory`. A new ScriptEngine is generally returned, but implementations may pool, share or reuse engines.

  Returns:
    A new `ScriptEngine` instance.

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