Scripting in Java teaches you how to use the Java Scripting API and JavaScript to execute scripts and take advantage of the features of a scripting language while developing Java applications. The book also covers topics that enable scripting languages to take advantage of Java features and the Java class library, including the new Java Collections and JavaFX 8 APIs. Most of the examples in this book use JavaScript on the Nashorn engine.

Author Kishori Sharan will show you scripts in JavaScript to demonstrate its power and use in your Java applications. Some of the examples use the jrunscript and jjs command-line tools. Furthermore, debugging is discussed to equip you for situations when or if you encounter any issues with this kind of Java scripting. After reading and using this book, you will have most of what you need to do scripting in Java.

Kishori Sharan has earned a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems degree from Troy State University, Alabama. He is a Sun Certified Java 2 programmer. He has vast experience in providing training to professional developers in Java, JSP, EJB, and Web technology. He possesses over ten years of experience in implementing enterprise level Java application.

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Chapter 2: Executing Scripts

Chapter 3: Passing Parameters to Scripts

Chapter 4: Writing Scripts in Nashorn

Chapter 5: Procedures and Compiled Scripts

Chapter 6: Using Java in Scripting Languages

Chapter 7: Collections

Chapter 8: Implementing a Script Engine

Chapter 9: The jrunscript Command-Line Shell

Chapter 10: The jjs Command Line Tool

Chapter 11: Using JavaFX in Nashorn

Chapter 12: Java APIs for Nashorn

Chapter 13: Debugging, Tracing, and Profiling Scripts