How to create an object from a string in Java (how to eval a string)?

Question

I know eval is \"evil\", but I\'m using it in a way that the user can\'t ever abuse it.

Let\'s say I\'ve got a string \"new Integer(5)\". I want to do something suc

Answer 1

You can use Java Scripting API. Default language is JavaScript, but you can plug in any language. it would require java 1.6 though.