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

DrJava is an educational IDE that includes an REPL pane.

There is an Eclipse plugin as well, but it hasn't worked for me. I think it just hasn't been updated in a while. So what I generally do is keep a DrJava window open for the "what happens if I do this" questions.

EclipseShell might be good too, but I haven't used it yet.