How to run Java source code within a Java program

Question

I have wrote some code to compile a Java source code. It then produces the .class file. The problem is how do I run it?

For example, I am ok with the name of the pro

Answer 1

You need to create a classloader (a URLClassLoader will probably be fine) which will load the just-compiled class file. (So for a URLClassLoader, the compilation output path should be one of the URLs).

Then, load the compiled class using the classloader, and execute it using reflection.

Class c = cl.loadClass("ClassName");

... etc.