Is there a way to run short bits of Java code without compiling?

Question

Is there a way to run or simulate running Java statements (kind of like IDLE - the Python GUI) without compiling and running the executable? I want to quickly test statement

Answer 1

Use JShell, which is included by default starting from JDK 9. It is command-line based Read Eval Print Loop (REPL), where you can enter Java code, and get the results immediately.