# Uses of Class
jdk.jshell.JShell.Builder

Packages that use JShell.Builder
Package
Description
jdk.jshell
Provides interfaces for creating tools, such as a Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL), which interactively evaluate "snippets" of Java programming language code.

## Uses of JShell.Builder in jdk.jshell

Methods in jdk.jshell that return JShell.Builder
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static JShell.Builder`
JShell.`builder()`
Factory method for `JShell.Builder` which, in-turn, is used for creating instances of `JShell`.
`JShell.Builder`
JShell.Builder.`compilerOptions(String... options)`
Adds compiler options.
`JShell.Builder`
JShell.Builder.`console(JShellConsole console)`
Sets the console for the running evalution.
`JShell.Builder`
JShell.Builder.`err(PrintStream err)`
Sets the error output for the running evaluation (it's `System.err`).
`JShell.Builder`
JShell.Builder.`executionEngine(String executionControlSpec)`
Sets the custom engine for execution.
`JShell.Builder`
JShell.Builder.`executionEngine(ExecutionControlProvider executionControlProvider, Map<String,String> executionControlParameters)`
Sets the custom engine for execution.
`JShell.Builder`
JShell.Builder.`fileManager(Function<StandardJavaFileManager,StandardJavaFileManager> mapping)`
Configure the `FileManager` to be used by compilation and source analysis.
`JShell.Builder`
JShell.Builder.`idGenerator(BiFunction<Snippet,Integer,String> generator)`
Sets the generator of identifying names for Snippets.
`JShell.Builder`
JShell.Builder.`in(InputStream in)`
Sets the input for the running evaluation (it's `System.in`).
`JShell.Builder`
JShell.Builder.`out(PrintStream out)`
Sets the output for the running evaluation (it's `System.out`).
`JShell.Builder`
JShell.Builder.`remoteVMOptions(String... options)`
Sets additional VM options for launching the VM.
`JShell.Builder`
JShell.Builder.`tempVariableNameGenerator(Supplier<String> generator)`
Sets a generator of temp variable names for `VarSnippet` of `Snippet.SubKind.TEMP_VAR_EXPRESSION_SUBKIND`.