| |
| package javax.script; |
| |
| /** |
| * The Invocable interface (optional) contains methods which allow |
| * the Java application to invoke intermediate codes in the |
| * underlying scripting interpreter. |
| * |
| * @author Nandika Jayawardana <nandika@opensource.lk> |
| * @author Sanka Samaranayake <sanka@opensource.lk> |
| */ |
| public interface Invocable { |
| |
| /** |
| * Invokes a scripting procedure with the given name using the |
| * array of objects as its arguments set. |
| * |
| * @param methodName name of the scripting procedure |
| * @param args arguments set for the scripting procedure |
| * @return resultant object after the execution of the procedure |
| * @throws ScriptException if the invocation of the scripting procedure |
| * fails |
| */ |
| public Object call(String methodName, Object[] args) |
| throws ScriptException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Invokes a procedure on an object which already defined in the |
| * script using the array of objects as its arguments set. |
| * |
| * @param methodName name of the procedure to be invoked |
| * @param thiz object on which the procedure is called |
| * @param args arguments set for the procedure |
| * @return resultant object after the execution of the |
| * procedure |
| * @throws ScriptException if the invocation of the procedure |
| * fails |
| */ |
| public Object call(String methodName,Object thiz,Object[] args) throws |
| ScriptException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Retrieves an instance of java class whose methods are |
| * impelemented using procedures in script which are in the |
| * intermediate code repository in the underlying interpreter. |
| * |
| * @param clasz an interface which the returned class must |
| * implement |
| * @return an instance of the class which implement the specified |
| * interface |
| */ |
| public Object getInterface(Class clasz); |
| |
| } |
