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

Jython, JIRB for JRuby, Groovy (groovyconsole et al) and Beanshell are all viable options.

I've used the InteractiveConsole for Jython, it really worked nicely in the app.