Invocable (Java SE 26 & JDK 26)
Description: declaration: module: java.scripting, package: javax.script, interface: Invocable
Keywords: javax.script.Invocable interface

# Interface Invocable

public interface Invocable
The optional interface implemented by ScriptEngines whose methods allow the invocation of procedures in scripts that have previously been executed.

Since:
  1.6

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `<T> T`
  `getInterface(Class<T> clasz)`
  Returns an implementation of an interface using functions compiled in the interpreter.
  `<T> T`
  `getInterface(Object thiz, Class<T> clasz)`
  Returns an implementation of an interface using member functions of a scripting object compiled in the interpreter.
  `Object`
  `invokeFunction(String name, Object... args)`
  Used to call top-level procedures and functions defined in scripts.
  `Object`
  `invokeMethod(Object thiz, String name, Object... args)`
  Calls a method on a script object compiled during a previous script execution, which is retained in the state of the `ScriptEngine`.

- ## Method Details

  - ### invokeMethod

    Object invokeMethod(Object thiz, String name, Object... args) throws ScriptException, NoSuchMethodException
    Calls a method on a script object compiled during a previous script execution, which is retained in the state of the `ScriptEngine`.
    Parameters:
      `thiz` - If the procedure is a member of a class defined in the script and thiz is an instance of that class returned by a previous execution or invocation, the named method is called through that instance.
      `name` - The name of the procedure to be called.
      `args` - Arguments to pass to the procedure. The rules for converting the arguments to scripting variables are implementation-specific.
    Returns:
      The value returned by the procedure. The rules for converting the scripting variable returned by the script method to a Java Object are implementation-specific.
    Throws:
      `ScriptException` - if an error occurs during invocation of the method.
      `NoSuchMethodException` - if method with given name or matching argument types cannot be found.
      `NullPointerException` - if the method name is null.
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the specified thiz is null or the specified Object is does not represent a scripting object.

  - ### invokeFunction

    Object invokeFunction(String name, Object... args) throws ScriptException, NoSuchMethodException
    Used to call top-level procedures and functions defined in scripts.
    Parameters:
      `name` - of the procedure or function to call
      `args` - Arguments to pass to the procedure or function
    Returns:
      The value returned by the procedure or function
    Throws:
      `ScriptException` - if an error occurs during invocation of the method.
      `NoSuchMethodException` - if method with given name or matching argument types cannot be found.
      `NullPointerException` - if method name is null.

  - ### getInterface

    <T> T getInterface(Class<T> clasz)
    Returns an implementation of an interface using functions compiled in the interpreter. The methods of the interface may be implemented using the `invokeFunction` method.
    Type Parameters:
      `T` - the type of the interface to return
    Parameters:
      `clasz` - The `Class` object of the interface to return.
    Returns:
      An instance of requested interface - null if the requested interface is unavailable, i. e. if compiled functions in the `ScriptEngine` cannot be found matching the ones in the requested interface.
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the specified `Class` object is null or is not an interface.

  - ### getInterface

    <T> T getInterface(Object thiz, Class<T> clasz)
    Returns an implementation of an interface using member functions of a scripting object compiled in the interpreter. The methods of the interface may be implemented using the `invokeMethod` method.
    Type Parameters:
      `T` - the type of the interface to return
    Parameters:
      `thiz` - The scripting object whose member functions are used to implement the methods of the interface.
      `clasz` - The `Class` object of the interface to return.
    Returns:
      An instance of requested interface - null if the requested interface is unavailable, i. e. if compiled methods in the `ScriptEngine` cannot be found matching the ones in the requested interface.
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if the specified `Class` object is null or is not an interface, or if the specified Object is null or does not represent a scripting object.