docs/source/MultiScopes.java

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import javax.script.Bindings;
import javax.script.ScriptContext;
import javax.script.ScriptEngine;
import javax.script.ScriptEngineManager;
import javax.script.SimpleScriptContext;

@SuppressWarnings("javadoc")
public class MultiScopes {
    public static void main(final String[] args) throws Exception {
        final ScriptEngineManager manager = new ScriptEngineManager();
        final ScriptEngine engine = manager.getEngineByName("nashorn");

        engine.put("x", "hello");
        // print global variable "x"
        engine.eval("print(x);");
        // the above line prints "hello"

        // Now, pass a different script context
        final ScriptContext newContext = new SimpleScriptContext();
        newContext.setBindings(engine.createBindings(), ScriptContext.ENGINE_SCOPE);
        final Bindings engineScope = newContext.getBindings(ScriptContext.ENGINE_SCOPE);

        // add new variable "x" to the new engineScope
        engineScope.put("x", "world");

        // execute the same script - but this time pass a different script context
        engine.eval("print(x);", newContext);
        // the above line prints "world"
    }
}