When BeanShell evaluates a script, it parses the characters in the input stream into lexical entities, called ASTs; Beanshell then executes these lexical entities once they form self-contained ...

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Some Java applications’ requirements make integration with a scripting language necessary. For example, your users may need to write scripts that drive the application, extend it, or contain loops and ...