Is there something like python's interactive REPL mode, but for Java?

Question

Is there something like python\'s interactive REPL mode, but for Java? So that I can, for example, type InetAddress.getAllByName( localHostName ) in a window, a

Answer 1

It's part of OpenJDK 9!

A REPL called JShell (developed by Oracle) has been released as part of JDK 9.

Just download JDK 9, and launch bin/jshell.

Resources

• blogs.oracle.com: Inside JShell
• DZone: Java 9 (Part 2): JShell Step by Step
• OpenJDK project Kulla
• Java Enhancement Proposal, JEP 222: jshell: Java Shell (Read-Eval-Print Loop)