Interface JShellConsole

public interface JShellConsole
An interface providing functionality for Console in the user's snippet.

When a snippet calls a method on Console, the corresponding method in this interface will be called.

Since:
21
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  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Charset
    charset()
    Returns the Charset object used for the Console.
    void
    flush()
    Flushes the console and forces any buffered output to be written immediately.
    Reader
    reader()
    Retrieves the unique Reader object associated with this console.
    String
    readLine(String prompt)
    Provides a prompt, then reads a single line of text from the console.
    char[]
    readPassword(String prompt)
    Provides a prompt, then reads a password or passphrase from the console with echoing disabled.
    PrintWriter
    writer()
    Retrieves the unique PrintWriter object associated with this console.

  • Method Details

    • writer

      PrintWriter writer()
      Retrieves the unique PrintWriter object associated with this console.
      Returns:
      The printwriter associated with this console
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    • reader

      Reader reader()
      Retrieves the unique Reader object associated with this console.
      Returns:
      The reader associated with this console
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    • readLine

      String readLine(String prompt) throws IOError
      Provides a prompt, then reads a single line of text from the console.
      Parameters:
      prompt - A prompt.
      Returns:
      A string containing the line read from the console, not including any line-termination characters, or null if an end of stream has been reached.
      Throws:
      IOError - If an I/O error occurs.
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    • readPassword

      char[] readPassword(String prompt) throws IOError
      Provides a prompt, then reads a password or passphrase from the console with echoing disabled.
      Parameters:
      prompt - A prompt.
      Returns:
      A character array containing the password or passphrase read from the console, not including any line-termination characters, or null if an end of stream has been reached.
      Throws:
      IOError - If an I/O error occurs.
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    • flush

      void flush()
      Flushes the console and forces any buffered output to be written immediately.
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    • charset

      Charset charset()
      Returns the Charset object used for the Console.
      Returns:
      a Charset object used for the Console
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